Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

Number

101

109

130

340

n.s.

Mean (± SD)

Mean (± SD)

Mean (± SD)

Mean (± SD)

HR (bpm)

44 (±10)

44 (±9)

43 (±10)

43 (±9)

n.s.

BWT (kg)

405.9^a (±39.2)

422.9^b (±35.3)

411.1^a (±37.0)

413.4 (±37.6)

*

BSA (m²)

3.9^a (±0.2)

4.0^b (±0.2)

3.9^a (±0.2)

3.9 (±0.2)

*

WH (cm)

152.9 (±3.8)

153.5 (±4.0)

152.5 (±4.3)

152.9 (±4.0)

n.s.

TC (cm)

173.5 (±7.6)

174.7 (±6.8)

173.1 (±5.8)

173.8 (±6.7)

n.s.

BL (cm)

154.2 (±7.3)

154.7 (±7.5)

152.9 (±7.4)

153.9 (±7.4)

n.s.

d-career (days)

109.7^a (±69.5)

302.5^b (±175.1)

576.3^c (±268.8)

351.5 (±276.5)

**

Km-career (km)

44.3^a (±49.7)

130.5^b (±82.8)

435.8^c (±323.6)

223.0 (±269.8)

**

females

42

52

64

158

**

geldings

34

36

48

118

intact males

25

21

18

64

Purebred Arabian

49

64

88

201

*

Part-bred Arabians

39

30

31

100

Anglo-Arabians

5

11

8

24

Others

8

4

3

15