The objective of this study was determine the effect of classical massage therapy on heart rate in horses working in hippotherapy. We hypothesised that massage can be used to improve the horse's welfare, because it mentally relaxes the horse. The relationship between variables were examined to determine whether the selected factors (use or non-use of massage, the method of securing the patient on the horse, way of getting on a horse, place of treatment) influenced the heart rate of two horses working in hippotherapy. The results showed significant but very different effects on heart rate of particular horses subjected to a massage. It was also shown that heart rate of horses working in hippotherapy is highly influenced by environmental factors.
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