Table 2.
Duration, distance, and speed of stallions and mares in warm-up and the breed evaluation field test (BEFT) 1 and effects of sex, age group (age: 4, 5, 6 and ⩾7 years) and whether flying pace (Pace) was shown or not
| Stallions | Mares | P-values | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | Min | Max | n | Mean | Min | Max | RMSE | Sex | Age | Pace | |
| Warm-up | ||||||||||||
| Distance (km) | 85 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 164 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.070 | 0.542 | 0.654 |
| Duration (min:s) | 85 | 19:06 | 03:05 | 49:02 | 174 | 18:48 | 02:00 | 50:28 | 08:47 | 0.806 | 0.786 | 0.088 |
| Average speed in warm-up (km/h) 2 | 85 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 16.8 | 164 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 0.356 | 0.838 | 0.175 |
| Average speed, moving in warm-up (km/h) 3 | 85 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 19.7 | 164 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 17.0 | 2.1 | 0.886 | 0.949 | 0.459 |
| Peak speed in warm-up | 85 | 23.5 | 14.9 | 38.5 | 164 | 23.0 | 15.4 | 38.7 | 2.9 | 0.217 | 0.440 | 0.934 |
| BEFT | ||||||||||||
| Distance (km) | 85 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 162 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.027 | 0.064 | 0.013 |
| Duration (min:s) | 85 | 09:40 | 05:17 | 15:32 | 174 | 09:33 | 06:10 | 13:27 | 01:07 | 0.472 | 0.050 | 0.717 |
| Average speed (km/h) | 85 | 18.0 | 13.2 | 21.1 | 162 | 17.4 | 13.4 | 21.3 | 1.1 | 0.001 | 0.212 | 0.003 |
| Peak speed (km/h) | 85 | 42.1 | 32.0 | 56.8 | 162 | 42.0 | 33.5 | 52.2 | 3.3 | 0.826 | 0.068 | 0.718 |
| Total for warm-up and BEFT | ||||||||||||
| Distance (km) | 85 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 162 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.014 | 0.288 | 0.537 |
| Duration (min:s) | 85 | 28:36 | 12:04 | 60:07 | 174 | 28:13 | 11:24 | 60:40 | 08:50 | 0.752 | 0.700 | 0.084 |
1
Values presented as least square means (mean) and root mean standard error (RMSE) and minimum (min) and maximum (max) values.
2
The average speed in the complete duration of warm-up.
3
The average speed in the duration of warm-up after excluding the part when horses and riders were standing still and waiting to start the riding assessment.