Variable name | Category | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Horse owner details | |||
Owner’s equestrian sector | Show jumping | 32 | 27 |
Breeding | 19 | 16 | |
Other | 17 | 14 | |
Dressage | 14 | 12 | |
Recreational riding | 11 | 9 | |
Thoroughbred racing | 6 | 5 | |
Showing | 3 | 3 | |
Western | 3 | 3 | |
Pony club | 1 | 1 | |
Unknown | 12 | 10 | |
Relationship with the horse | Professional | 96 | 81 |
Amateur | 10 | 8 | |
Unknown | 12 | 10 | |
Horse details | |||
Horse sex (n = 110) a | Female | 57 | 52 |
Male | 53 | 48 | |
Horse breed (n = 110) a | Warmblood | 60 | 55 |
Thoroughbred | 25 | 23 | |
Quarter Horse | 8 | 7 | |
Other | 17 | 15 | |
Country of stable of departure (n = 110) a | United Kingdom | 42 | 38 |
Belgium | 27 | 25 | |
USA | 16 | 16 | |
Germany | 11 | 10 | |
Other | 14 | 13 | |
Reason for moving the horse by air (n = 110) a | Sale | 59 | 54 |
Breeding | 22 | 20 | |
Competition | 13 | 12 | |
Personal relocation | 10 | 9 | |
Racing | 6 | 5 | |
Horse past travel history | |||
Horse temperament profile | Bad | 20 | 17 |
Good | 64 | 54 | |
Unknown | 34 | 29 | |
Horse experience in road travel | Few trips | 37 | 31 |
Travel regularly | 34 | 29 | |
Unknown | 47 | 40 | |
Horse training to travel | Untrained | 74 | 63 |
Trained | 20 | 17 | |
Unknown | 24 | 20 | |
Horse loading in a vehicle | Easy | 77 | 65 |
Resistant | 21 | 18 | |
Unknown | 20 | 17 | |
Horse previous Transport-Related Problem Behaviors | Yes | 12 | 10 |
No | 85 | 72 | |
Unknown | 21 | 18 |