Vliv zátěže na osvalení a kondici dostihových koní

The theme of the bachelor thesis is the influence of load on muscles and condition of race horses. The work is divided into 8 chapters, which describe horses' systems important for load and condition. The first chapter focuses on the breed of English thoroughbred, its history, breed characteristics and its body construction. In the second chapter there is a brief introduction to horse racing and individual divisions of horse racing competitions. The third and fourth chapters deal with motion apparatus, namely skeletal and muscular systems. The next chapter deals with the respiratory and cardiovascular system. The sixth chapter specializes in adapting the horse to load. The penultimate chapter describes the condition of race horses, followed by the last chapter dealing with the performance of race horses