From: Could it be colic? Horse-owner decision making and practices in response to equine colic
Role Category | Description | Number |
---|---|---|
Hack/Leisure | 455 (73.0) | |
At Pasture | 251 (40.3) | |
Breeding | Brood mares and stallions | 78 (12.5) |
Lessons | Gymkana, local shows, pony club activities, riding club activities, schooling | 222 (35.6) |
Competition 1 | Dressage (below elementary level), driving (except in competitions), hunter trials/cross country, intro and unaffiliated eventing, jump cross, showing, show jumping | 274 (44.0) |
Competition 2 | Dressage (elementary level and above), driving (in competitions), endurance rides (over 25 miles), hunting, pre-novice, novice and intermediate affiliated eventing | 94 (15.1) |
Competition 3 | Advanced affiliated eventing | 6 (1.0) |
Competition 4 | Racing, horse ball, hunter chasing, point to pointing, polo, polo crosse, team chasing | 18 (2.9) |
Other | Included rescue horses, in hand showing, natural horsemanship (Parelli methods) (n=6), police horse, RDA, side saddle / western riding, TREC and used at equine college. | 21 (3.4) |