Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the characteristics of heart adaptation and the prevalence of valvular regurgitation and heart murmurs in elite dressage horses.
ANIMALS: 15 fit elite (competing at Z2 level and higher) dressage horses and 15 untrained warmblood horses.
METHODES: All horses underwent a physical examination, cardiac auscultation and B-Mode, M- Mode and
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