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The aim of this work was to determine if gastric ulcer healing is associated with changes in selected fitness parameters (i.e., speed, heart rate during exercise and recovery, stride length and frequency) in 21 trained showjumping horses affected by gastric ulcers. Four animals were excluded for incomplete healing or loss to follow-up. In the remaining seventeen subjects, all healed completely, and fitness parameters were evaluated before and after healing of EGUS during a ridden exercise. The animals were equipped with a fitness tracker validated for use in horses while they performed both flat work and a small obstacle course. Results show that speed and stride length increased after healing, with no concurrent modification in maximal heart rate recorded during exercise and the heart rate recorded during recovery. 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