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Hippocenter Arpitha Podolí u Brna
Rejchl, David ; Muroň, Ivo (referee) ; Ležatka, Lukáš (advisor)
The topic of the bachelor's thesis is the Hippocentrum Arpitha in Podolí near Brno. This is a medium-sized riding area for training and housing 15 horses and the possibility of opening the area to the general public. The thesis of opening up to the public was crucial to the design approach. The area is divided into two main parts, the first as facilities for the riders and owners of the area, including accommodation, wellness, changing rooms, hygienic and technical facilities. And then the second part for the public with a cafe offering views of the valley and horse pastures, public sanitary facilities, technical and cleaning areas, as well as the main riding area with an auditorium and a walkway. The building is equipped with a spacious foyer that allows company or private parties to be held and creates organizational space in the event of a suburban camp. These two different spaces are contrasted by the appearance of the facades and are connected by a public courtyard dominated by a mature tree. The yard space is partially covered with a subtle monolithic structure. The area is complemented by the necessary storage areas for hay, straw, sawdust and also a manure pit. There are also parking areas for the public on the property, including parking spaces for cars and buses. The parking area is connected to the main building by a paved path that leads around the horse training area, offering the possibility to watch the horses from the residence staircase. There are 4 entrances to serve the area, two operational and two for the public.
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Využití mobilní aplikace AWIN Horse ve vybraném chovu koní
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Marie - Anna
Nowadays, majority of horse owners or breeders are becoming more familiar with the topic of animal welfare and as a result they are willing to provide their horses with the best possible living conditions. This trend goes in hand with necessary changes in the stable technologies, which are trying to get as close as possible to the natural lifestyle of horses. These changes need to take into account not only good nutrition of each animal but also appropriate health condition. Taking into consideration all above mentioned factors, so called active stables are coming to the foreground which meet all the criteria of horse welfare. This system of stabling horses is so unique, because it enables to keep the horses outside during the whole year, together with creating various groups of horses. The whole system is managed by the software and chips, which are placed directly onto the horses. The software and chips communicate with the feeding machines which helps to systematize the day program of each animal. The main aim of this bachelor thesis was to evaluate the level welfare of horses kept in this type of stabling. AWIN welfare assessment protocol for horses was used for the process of evaluation with data entered via the AWINHorse mobile application. In order to provide a good long-term observation, three individual evaluations were performed every six moths. This enabled to determine the factors, which influence the welfare not only of each individual horse, but also of the group itself. This group consisted of individuals aged between 5 to 26 years of age. After evaluating all observations, it has become obvious, that the most challenging criterion is providing the suitable nutrition, mainly for horses prone to obesity, concretely 39 % of horses were described as BCS 4 and 11 % as BCS 5. There has also been monitored slightly higher level of injuries within the herd. Average number of injuries were 8,18 in Assessment I, 1 in Assessment II and 2,46 in Assessment III. The most frequent type of integument alterations was alopecia (73 %), and the most vulnerable parts were hindquarters (27 %), midsection (19 %) and head (15 %). Nasal and ocular discharges were also frequent - only 24 % of horses did not show symptoms of these conditions. On the other hand, a lot of the welfare indicators like swollen joints (11 %), ab-normal breathing (13 %) and coughing (6 %) were observed sporadically. None of the monitored horses were evaluated with poor hair coat condition, signs of hoof neglect, lameness, lesions at mouth corners and prolapse. Thanks to technology a lot of the welfare criteria were accomplished, such as absence of prolonged thirst, comfort around resting and ease of movement. Social interaction was enabled at the highest possible level which had an impact to a occasional presence of agonistic behaviour 13 %. No stereotypies were observed. Majority of horses (96 %) also showed requested reactions in human-animal relationship tests. Factors, which influence the level of welfare were determined as season of the year and integration of new horses into the existing herd. The evaluation is has been evaluated as very beneficial for the breeders as there have been monitored problems, which can be avoided in the future. There have also been suggested ways of correction. The potential of the active stable system has been mainly proven. However, more observations need to be performed in the future in order to provide overall results.
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Vliv ročního období na využívání odpočívárny v podmínkách aktivního ustájení koní
MARTINCOVÁ, Veronika
The quality and time of rest is together with feeding and physical activity the most important factor having an impact on both, mental and physical health in horses. This diploma thesis was dealing with the impact of a specific season and age on the use of a rest area in the conditions of active horse stables. The first part of this diploma thesis has processed a literary overview focused on the principles and types of horse-breeding technology and ethological rest activities. The topic of active stables has been sudied in greater detail. Observation was done at an active stable in Mažice. A total of 22 horses were being observed aged 2 to 27 in fifteen 24-hour long intervals using camera footage. The impact of individual seasons (summer, autumn and winter) and age (young, middle-aged and old horses) on the rest activities in rest areas was being observed and evaluated. A difference in the average length of one visit in the seasons observed. In autumn, it was longest on average, 35 minutes in comparison to 30 minutes in winter and summer. In case of lying down the average time of one visit differed significantly - in winter it was 30 minutes and 41 minutes in summer. The rest area was used least by young horses in autumn, 179 minutes per 24 hours. Comparing the utilization the rest areas during the year, a more significant utilization of rest area number 2 (352 minutes per 24 hours) was proven in comparison to the rest area number 1 (161 minutes per 24 hours in summer). Evaluating the day and night, the lowest average time values spent in rest areas were noted during autumn and summer (130 minutes per day and 162 minutes per day). On average, the horses would spend the longest time of 218 minutes per night and during the day in winter of 237 minutes per day in the rest areas. The results show that it is necessary to pay attention to stable design, not only from the perspective of size but also orientation. With regard to the time the horses spend there, they are a significant factor having an impact on the quality of their lives.
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Způsoby hodnocení stresu u koní
ČERNÁ, Michaela
This bachelor's thesis deals with the currently highly addressed issues in horse bree-ding, which is stress. It can be caused by a number of causes and lead to a number of undesirable consequences. These can adversely affect the health, performance or behavior of the animals. Therefore, this is a very important topic for horse breeders. The aim of this bachelor thesis was to write available current information about horse stress and select appropriate methods for its evaluation. The following proce-dures were chosen: heart rate, cortisol levels, body temperature and eye temperatu-re. The observation included 3 individuals who were integrated into the new herd. The most effective way to evaluate the degree of tremor in the incorporation of horses into a new herd was to measure the temperature of the eye using a thermal camera. Within 3 days, the value of the eye temperature dropped from 35.5 °C to 31.6 °C. An invasive and accurate method for determining stress in horses was found-free determination of blood cortisol concentrations, which were recorded at 64.3 nmol / l, 29.7 nmol / l when collected at 17:00 and 149 nmol / l when collected at 10:00. The morning time proved to be more suitable for blood collection to assess the degree of stress. Heart rate was recorded as normal (36 bpm, 44 bpm) and did not reflect the stress response. Rectal temperature measurement has proven difficult to perform in horses in a new environment and under stress. Eye temperature measurement proved to be the most accurate method for asses-sing stress in horses and blood cortisol levels, which is more suitable for scientific purposes. However, the goal of every breeder should be to try to prevent stressful situations, especially by fulfilling the welafre in horse breeding.
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Nepravidelnosti postojů u hříbat po narození a možnosti jejich korekce
SOUKUPOVÁ, Dominika
The diploma thesis was targeted towards on the irregularities of attitudes in foals after birth and the possibility of their correction. A total of 8 foals were monitored, of that 6 were geldings and 2 were mares, of various breeds and ages and from various owners within the Czech Republic.The initial, ongoing and final condition of the foals' hooves was recorded using photographs. The angle of the hoof, the angle of the anterior wall of the hoof and the cleft joint, the angle in the carpal/ankle joint and, in several cases, the angle in the knee joint were measured. The course of orthopedic corrections was also described for all foals.
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Populace hnědásků (Melitaeini) na nelesních stanovištích NP Podyjí refaunovaných pastvou koní
HÁJKOVÁ, Klára
This thesis evaluates the impact of refaunation by the Exmoor pony on populations of five Melitaea butterfly species - Melitaea athalia, M. cinxia, M. didyma, M. britomartis and M. aurelia inhabiting xeric grasslands of the Podyjí National Park - Havranické Vřesoviště and Mašovická Střelnice. Both grassland sites are grazed since 2018. I compared adult butterflies' demography structure, mobility, spatial distribution, and habitat requirements with an earlier study carried out before the impact of horses (Vodičková et al., 2019). I detected multiple changes, some of them attributable to the horses (e.g., butterfly spatial distribution) and some not (e.g., population sizes), but also a remarkable stability, e.g., in dispersal parameters.
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Vliv věku koní na kvalitu a dobu jejich odpočinku v podmínkách aktivního ustájení
ZÁHOROVÁ, Pavla
Rest time and its quality, together with feeding and movement, are the most important factors influencing the mental and physical health of horses. This diploma thesis deals with the influence of age on the time and quality of rest for horses newly housed in the conditions of an active stable. In the first part of this diploma thesis is a literature review focused on the ethology, welfare and individual types of horse stables. The topic of active horse stables was elaborated in more detail, because its functionality corresponds to the physiological needs of horses. The monitoring included 6 horses of Czech warmblood, which were divided into 3 age groups (young, middle age and old horses). The monitoring took place in an active stable in Mažice using a camera, that recorded ten consecutive days in the winter season. For the evaluation, 2 parts of the day (day and night) were distinguished. In this diploma thesis are monitored the resting activities of horses in the rest place of active stables, such as feeding, standing, napping while standing or lying and deep sleep. One-factor Anova and Anova for repeated measurements were used for statisti-cal evaluation. It was found that all observed groups of horses used the rest place in the same way, 1/3 of a day. However, each group had a different representation of resting activities. The group of young and middle-aged horses spent about half the time feeding in the rest place, compared to old ones. They significantly (p < 0,05) paid the most attention to napping while standing (40%), while they spent only 30% of the time feeding. The monitored activities were performed by all age groups, especially during the night. The only exception was the feeding of a group of middle age horses, who spent an average 121.7 min during the day with this activity compared to night (93.4 min). Active stable gives horses a choice of activities. As can be seen from the results of the observation, even old horses, accustomed to box housing, have adapted well to this type of housing and they like it.
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Dostupnost chladnokrevných hřebců pro zapouštění klisen v přirozené plemenitbě
BALOUŠKOVÁ, Lidmila
The diploma thesis deals with the availability of cold blood stallions for mating with mares in natural breeding. There are currently three breeds of cold blood horses in the Czech Republic. It is a Noriker horse, a Silesian horse and a Czech-Moravian Belgian horse. In 2020, the total number of horses in the Czech Republic was 92 172, of which 1 352 were Noric horse, 1 365 Silesian horse and 1 971 Czech-Moravian Belgian horse. A total of 132 cold blooded stallions and 532 cold blooded mares were included in the monitoring, which were reproductive active between 2017-2019. In stallions, the age structure, the development of basic body dimensions, the proportion of original genes, the level of performance achieved and the location of the stallion, i.e., the breeding station were monitored. In the case of cold blood mares, the location of the mare was monitored, which was important for determining the distance to the selected stallion. Finally, an economic evaluation was performed
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Výživa a krmení sportovních koní
JANOUŠEK HONESOVÁ, Simona
This bachelor thesis' elaboration literary part is focused on the horse digestive system anatomy and physiology, basic nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, water, vitamins and mineral substances. It analyse basic types of feedstuffs used in horse nutrition and feeding principles and technologies of sport horse feeding. The analysis is done on group of 5 sport horses focused on showjumping. Composition and energy value of feed ration, feeding technology and energy needed for training are evaluated at the end.
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