Horse racing: The performance of young, cold-blooded trotters – heredity, environment and muscular characteristics
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Heredity is of more importance than environment when it comes to young, cold-blooded horses' chances of performing well in races. In spite of large individual variations in muscular characteristics, it seems that the muscles of young, cold-blooded trotters have a relatively low oxidative capacity, which may be one of the reasons why this breed of horses often has a late debut on the horse-racing track.