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As The Royal Greenwich Equestrian Centre is a working yard for students and a riding school for members of the public, the yard is constantly busy, noisy with people and horses moving around the yard. Horses are going in and out of the fields which are situated near the location of the study – the Farrier Barn. Students are regularly completing duties and yard work around the barn and with horses on the horse walker unexpected noises and people caused a distraction for the participants. Horses are regularly at the centre for hydrotherapy treatment and during the study horses were used on the treadmill which is situated in the therapy barn just behind the farrier barn. In an ideal situation having a completely quiet yard would be the best possible way to reduce these sudden noises and distractions however, that would not be a viable option. A paper by Rietmann et al., (2004) concluded that these noises and movement can increase heart rate, which the same was seen in the present study. The factors can be difficult to control as stated above so results need to be carefully considered. Rietmann et al., (2004) stated how PSA (Power Spectral Analysis) may be a more effective way at evaluating stresses in the horse rather than heart rate through a monitor or an ECG. However in order to fully understand the benefits of this, This PSA potential would need to be futher researched. The horses in the study were colour coded according to their natural behavioural patterns, these are set by the college and not by the author. Horses who were colour coded as ‘green’ meant that the horse had a positive personality and do not often exhibit undesirable behaviours such as kicking or biting. In the present study, five of the horses were classed as ‘green’ however two of the horses were classed as red or orange. Orange horses meant that they are either likely to exhibit undesirable behaviours whilst a red coloured horse means that they are very likely to exhibit undesirable behaviours. In terms of using these horses for the study, it would have been more beneficial to have the same number of both ‘green horses’ ‘orange horses’ and ‘red horses’. This would make it a fairer representation on the equine population as a whole. However, Hadlow College’s Greenwich site is mainly catered for students studying at a lower level meaning that most of the horses at the site are of a good nature to support these students through their learning. The result of this being the possibility of red and orange horses not being accessible at the site where the study was taking place. It was considered by the author to undertake the 28PDF Image | THE EFFECT OF LIGHT THERAPY ON HEART RATE, HORSES
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