Why are horses high - performance athletes ?
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It is pure fascination to watch the field of steaming Thoroughbreds thundering in full racing speed past the tightly packed stands of spectators in the marvelous mountain arena on the snow-covered lake of St. Moritz! A horse is able to accelerate from 0 to 60 km/h in only a few seconds, the heart rate speeding up to 200 bpm. Per minute, over 300 liters of blood are pumped through the body and about 2000 liters of air are pulled into the lungs. The horse does not need any EPOdoping or high-altitude training to increase its haematocrit (Hct, or the packed cell volume (PCV)), which is the decisive factor defining oxygen transport capacity: The PCV may easily be double depending upon the intensity of work. Everything in a horse is geared towards speed and endurance—starting shortly after its birth.
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