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study used a Polar monitor and this type of monitor had been deemed as reliable. Schmidt et al., (2010) also concluded that heart rate was an indicator of stress in the horse, so with the heart rates being low and could indicate that horses were not stressed in the study which is a strength of the study. It means that horses were relaxed and the environment was not stressful to the horse as causing stress onto a horse could be a breach of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. 5.6 Further research potential As a pilot study, the current study has been successful in achieving what was planned. The current study highlighted areas of weakness in the light therapy industry but also showed its’ strengths and relevance to the Equine therapy industry. Especially in regards to lack of research in the area not all the areas needed were addressed through the current study and have therefore not been explored. As a result, there is a large potential for further research in the industry. Firstly, all areas researched in this study require, or would benefit from, further research however in particular surface temperature needs further work. In order to do this successfully the future work should include research into the effects of coat and clip on light therapy specifically. However, the methodology of this study was effective therefore using a similar one would be an effective basis for future work. Secondly, due to the quick growth of light therapy from Danetre’s first year of trading to last year (2017) light therapy is expected to rise over the coming years. With the rise in therapists using the device during treatments, further research needs to be undertaken in order to fully understand other effects of light therapy rather than current understanding of light therapy for wound healing. This would only benefit therapists as they will be able to further understand what they are applying to their clients. Finally, other parameters should be explore for example, the effect of light therapy on muscle tension and if it reduces it. This could be done via an algometer. An algometer measures pressure and pain thresholds. Other explorative routes could include light therapy and arthritis, what could the effect of this be. Both of these 30PDF Image | THE EFFECT OF LIGHT THERAPY ON HEART RATE, HORSES
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