Table 1.
Overview of bit-related lesions in Icelandic competition horses examined prior to the preliminary rounds
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Bit-related lesions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
Mild |
Severe |
Total (%) |
||
| Discipline | n | Buccal | Bars | Buccal | Bars | |
| 5-gaited tests |
125 |
39 |
16 |
3 |
3 |
61 (49) |
| 4-gaited tests |
117 |
37 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
54 (46) |
| Young-riders |
81 |
22 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
33 (41) |
| T1 |
27 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
13 (48) |
| T2 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 (13) |
| Pace test/races |
66 |
10 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
22 (33) |
| Total (%) | 424 | 111 (26) | 41 (10) | 18 (4) | 14 (3) | 184 (43) |
The variation in the frequency of severe lesions deviated significantly between different disciplines in the preliminary rounds, tested by χ2 tests with four degrees of freedom (df) (P = 0.0104).