Table 1. Distribution of horses according to the outcome of the event and the reason for elimination.

	Event outcome		Reason for elimination
Horses	Qualified	Eliminated	Lameness*	Metabolic disorders	Retired	Other reasons
Number	4294	2738	1765	417	393	163
Percentage	61.06%	38.94%	64.46%	15.23%	14.35%	5.96%

*Significant difference at p<0.05; bold characters = highest values.