Agar C, Gemmill R, Hollands T, Freeman S L
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, College Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK; Cockburn Veterinary Group, Coalville, Leicestershire, UK.
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, College Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK; Elizabeth Smith Veterinary Practice, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, UK.
Vet Rec Open. 2016 Feb 8;3(1):e000154. doi: 10.1136/vetreco-2015-000154. eCollection 2016.
The aim of the study was to determine which types of nutritional supplements were used in dressage and eventing horses, and the reasons that owners used supplements. An online questionnaire was distributed through British Eventing and Dressage websites, to collect data on demographics of owners and their horses, supplements used and their opinion on health and performance problems. Data were evaluated using descriptive analysis, Sign and Fisher's exact tests for quantitative data, and categorisation of qualitative data. In total, 599 responses met the inclusion criteria (441 dressage and 158 eventing horse owners). Participants had 26.4 (3-60) (mean (range)) years of riding experience, owned 1.2 (0-10) horses and used 2 (0-12) supplements in their highest performing horse. The main health and performance issues identified for dressage were 'energy/behaviour', 'lameness' and 'back and muscle problems'. The main issues for eventing were 'stamina and fitness levels',' lameness' and 'energy/behaviour'. The main reasons for using supplements in their highest performing horse were 'joints and mobility', and 'behaviour' for dressage, and 'electrolytes', and 'joints and mobility' for eventing. Lameness and behavioural problems were significant concerns within both disciplines. There was incongruence between owners' opinions of problems within their discipline and their reasons for using supplements.
该研究的目的是确定盛装舞步马和三项赛马使用哪些类型的营养补充剂，以及马主使用补充剂的原因。通过英国三项赛和盛装舞步网站发放了一份在线问卷，以收集有关马主及其马匹的人口统计学数据、所使用的补充剂以及他们对健康和性能问题的看法。使用描述性分析、定量数据的符号检验和费舍尔精确检验以及定性数据分类对数据进行评估。共有599份回复符合纳入标准（441名盛装舞步马主和158名三项赛马主）。参与者有26.4（3 - 60）（平均（范围））年的骑行经验，拥有1.2（0 - 10）匹马，并在其表现最佳的马中使用2（0 - 12）种补充剂。盛装舞步中确定的主要健康和性能问题是“能量/行为”、“跛行”和“背部及肌肉问题”。三项赛的主要问题是“耐力和体能水平”、“跛行”和“能量/行为”。在其表现最佳的马中使用补充剂的主要原因，盛装舞步是“关节和灵活性”以及“行为”，三项赛是“电解质”以及“关节和灵活性”。跛行和行为问题在两个项目中都是重要关注点。马主对其所在项目中的问题的看法与其使用补充剂的原因之间存在不一致。
