Table 6. Generalized linear models results showing that the horses’ lameness cases were influenced by the horses’ personality traits.
The results are shown for the questionnaire ratings (veterinarians and riders) and for the behavioural measures (PCA loadings with quadratic transformation).
Personality trait | Questionnaire | Behaviour |
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Active | F = 73.81; p < 0.001 | - |
Curious | F = 66.77; p < 0.001 | F = 8.71; p = 0.005 |
Equable | F = 8.18; p = 0.007 | - |
Irritable | F = 5.73; p = 0.02 | - |
Playful | F = 40.03; p < 0.001 | F = 6.15; p = 0.02 |
Intelligent | F = 6.70; p = 0.01 | F = 4.43; p = 0.04 |
Reliable | F = 16.36; p < 0.001 | - |
Cooperative | F = 17.04; p < 0.001 | - |
Aggressive | - | F = 5.57; p = 0.02 |
N = 46 in all cases; DF = 45 in all cases