Influence of Horseback Riding and Horse Simulator Riding on Heart Rate Variability: Are There Differences?

This study aimed to compare the heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy young people while riding a real horse or a horse gait simulator. The sample consisted of a group of 23 healthy young adults aged 22.91 (2.37), who rode a horse for five minutes at walking speed and spent five minutes on a horse...

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Main Authors: Santos Villafaina, Carmen Cordón-González, Daniel Collado-Mateo, Juan P. Fuentes-García, J. C. Adsuar, E. Merellano-Navarro, J. A. Parraca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/11/2194