A pilot study on factors influencing the career of Dutch sport horses

Summary Reasons for performing study: Welfare concerns over the reasons for interruption or termination of a sporting career in horses have been expressed. Objectives: To study the career of competition horses and factors that influence career length. Methods: In 2004, 46,576 rider‐horse combinations were registered with the Dutch National Equestrian Federation (KNHS) in dressage, show jumping, eventing and endurance. From this population, approximately 1% of horses in each discipline were selected at random and all recorded competition data from the KNHS registration system collected and supp... Mehr ...