The influence of horse gender on eventing competition performance

Whitaker, T.; Olusola, O; Redwin, L

doi:10.1017/s1478061508017039

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“…Calculating an average ‘points per competition’ by collecting the number of competitions attended where the horse could potentially have gained points removes the effect of the length of career. This is particularly relevant, as highlighted by Whitaker et al , 8 in mares and stallions which may end their career early or take breaks for breeding duties. It is also important as age was not controlled for when gathering data for points, so career lengths of horses sampled will vary.…”

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“…Comparing mares and geldings in eventing, Whitaker and others8 found no significant difference between genders for mean phased and final penalty scores, median rank or points. However, they did not have enough stallions within the dataset for comparative statistical analysis.…”

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“…Using a sample population made up of equal numbers of mares, geldings and stallions intentionally ignores the imbalance in the representation of genders in the competing population, allowing the impact of gender performance to be explored in a situation where there is no imbalance. Whitaker et al 8 suggested controlling for horse age, and all scores in this study were taken from horses between 4–10 years of age on the day of competition.…”

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“…Although there is generally a preference among riders to compete with geldings, 1 there has been relatively few studies focused on the impact of horse gender on performance in eventing competition 6 7 . Comparing mares and geldings in eventing, Whitaker and others 8 found no significant difference between genders for mean phased and final penalty scores, median rank or points. However, they did not have enough stallions within the dataset for comparative statistical analysis.…”

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Effect of horse sex status on British Eventing competition performance: an observational study between 1998 and 2016

2018

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To test the hypothesis that gender affects horse scores in eventing competition, data on the scores and points awarded to 681 horses was collected from the British Eventing website. Equal numbers of mares, geldings and stallions were used, all foaled during or after 1994 and aged 4-10 years. The study included five levels of competition (BE90, BE100, Novice, Intermediate and Advanced) and investigated differences in mean phased scores, total scores and rank in competition. Additionally, the mean and median 'BE points per competition' of each gender were compared. Significant differences in performance between genders were found at all levels except Advanced. Differences were highlighted in average phased and total scores, rank and median points per competition. There was an overall pattern of stallions and geldings outperforming mares, though this was not found to be true at all levels. The only area in which mares were found to perform significantly better than geldings or stallions was showjumping time penalties at BE90.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Effect of horse sex status on British Eventing competition performance: an observational study between 1998 and 2016

2018

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“…In their studies, Whitaker et al (2008) found that stallions and geldings tend to have better results in competition as mares. Gender is dependent on behavior and controllability of horses, for example mares during the cycle can be difficult to manage in competitions (Viklund, 2010).…”

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Influence of genetic parameters to the performance indicators in the championship for young horses

Halo¹,

Mlyneková²,

Gálik³

et al. 2016

Acta fytotechn zootechn

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Slovak Warmblood championship is a competition for young horses of given population, which is organized annually by the recognized breeder organization under the same test conditions. The aim of our study was to analyze genetic parameters and determine their potential impact on the performance indicators in championship for young horses of Slovak Warmblood population. Basic data consisted of the results of 761 horses that have qualified for the finals. From the analysis of genetic parameters on performance indicators we found that all factors: breeder, breed, line, gender, age of horse and year of the competition influenced the final ranking respectively the logarithm of ranking. But on the level of significance was only the factor breeder. The genetic assessment of monitored horses in tested competitions shows that factors breed and line high statistically influence Log R in particular competition. On the border of statistical support were fixed effects -degree of difficulty in the competition and year of competition. Based on our knowledge, we can conclude that in addition to the above factors on the ranking in competitions of sport form of testing has a major impact factor -rider.

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The Impact of Horse Age, Sex, and Number of Riders on Horse Performance in British Eventing Horse Trials

Hanousek

Salavati

Dunkel

2020

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

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Background: Limited research has been undertaken to determine the impact of horse age, sex and number of riders on horse performance in British Eventing (BE) horse trials. Improved understanding of this can aid professionals in planning a competition horse's career.Objectives: To investigate the impact of age, sex and number of riders on the peak performance of horses at each of the main levels of BE competitions. Methods:The best score from each horse competing in BE horse trials in the years 2008 to 2018 were recorded, principal component and hierarchical cluster analysis was performed.Basic data analysis was used to identify variables associated with particular better-performing clusters of horses. The interplay of the combinatory variables was then used to map out the trends in career trajectory for horses competing at each level of competition in the best and worst performing clusters. Results and conclusions:The peak performance of mares was worse than geldings and stallions at all levels. At Novice to Advanced, stallions did not perform as consistently with multiple riders as geldings. The age at which the best performing groups peaked was similar for mares and geldings in all classes, although stallions peaked at an older age than mares and geldings at Novice and Intermediate level. All horses were a minimum of four years old at the time of competition, as per British Eventing rules.

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The influence of horse gender on eventing competition performance

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Effect of horse sex status on British Eventing competition performance: an observational study between 1998 and 2016

Effect of horse sex status on British Eventing competition performance: an observational study between 1998 and 2016

Influence of genetic parameters to the performance indicators in the championship for young horses

The Impact of Horse Age, Sex, and Number of Riders on Horse Performance in British Eventing Horse Trials

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