Effect of Training on Creatine Kinase enzyme level of Syrian Purebred Arabian Horses

Abstract

The Experiment Was carried out in Damascus Horse race track- Al Demas- Damascus Countryside. The study included (29) Purebred Arabian horses at the ages of 2-9 years which were divided into three groups according to their training backgrounds.

The horses underwent a six-month training program and Creatine kinase values were taken over four periods (before, after, 30min and 60 min of exercise) with a 15-day interval between exercises to determine alterations of CK levels during training.

Results showed that there was a significant effect (P<0.05) of training on CK level and that continuous training led to a decrease in the rising- by -exercise CK level while progressing in the training process. The significant effect was observed in all different groups and within the studied exercising periods.

The experiment showed the CK level as a good indicator for fitness progress level in Syrian purebred Arabian horses during training.