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Table 2 Horse usage categories and number (and %) of owners (n=623) responding to each category.

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)