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TABLE 1: Description of horse signalment, work discipline, gait, rider and tack variables collected from a convenience sample of 151 horses enrolled in a study to determine the relationship between Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram scores, gait and behaviour. One horse was withdrawn after in-hand assessment and two horses were withdrawn from ridden exercise because of lameness severity
Variable
Horse Sex (n = 150) Gelding Mare
Stallion
Breed (n = 149) Warmblood/Warmblood cross Cob
Thoroughbred/Thoroughbred cross Irish Sports Horse Pony Other
Work discipline (n = 150) General purpose Riding school Eventing Dressage
Show jumping Racing/Endurance/Western Gait
Lameness in hand (n = 151) No Yes
Forelimb lameness Hindlimb lameness
Lameness ridden (n = 148) No Yes
Forelimb lameness Hindlimb lameness
Lameness in hand or ridden (n = 148) No Yes
Lameness status (n = 148) Not lame
Mild lameness
Moderate lameness Severe lameness
Gait abnormality in canter (n=141) No Yes
Tack
Potential for saddle fit to compromise performance (n = 150) No Yes
24 126
Saddle tree points too tight (n = 150) No Yes
Saddle tree points too close to scapulae (n=150) No Yes
Saddle pommel too low (n = 150) No Yes
Saddle bridges (n = 150) No Yes
Saddle seat position (n = 150) Horizontal
Tips forward Tips backward 38 112
138 12
109 41
125 25
112 6
32
16.0 84.0
25.3 74.7
92.0 8.0
72.7 27.3
83.3 16.7
74.7 4.0
21.3
10.1, 21.9 78.1, 89.9
18.4, 32.3 67.7, 81.6
87.7, 96.3 3.7, 12.3
65.5, 79.8 20.2, 34.5
77.4, 89.3 10.7, 22.6
67.7, 81.6 0.9, 7.1
14.8, 27.9
107 44
13* 36*
56 92
34* 98*
31 117
31 16 99 2
57 84
20.9 79.1
20.9 10.8 66.9 1.4
40.4 59.6
14.4, 27.5 72.5, 85.6
14.4, 27.5 5.8, 15.8 59.3, 74.5 0.0, 3.2
32.3, 48.5 51.5, 67.7
37.8 62.2
30.0, 45.7 54.3, 70.0
70.9 29.1
63.6, 78.1 21.9, 36.4
Number (n)
99 50 1
40 28 26 25 16 14
85 22 19 17 4 3
Percentage (%)
66.0 33.3 0.7
26.8 18.8 17.4 16.8 10.7 9.4
56.7 14.7 12.7 11.3 2.7 2.0
95% Confidence interval (%)
58.4, 73.6 25.8, 40.9 0.0, 2.0
19.7, 34.0 12.5, 25.1 11.4, 23.5 10.8, 22.8 5.8, 15.7 4.7, 14.1
48.7, 64.6 9.0, 20.3 7.3, 18.0 6.3, 16.4 0.1, 5.2 0.0, 4.2
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