Table 2.

Frequency table for demographics characteristics and equine industry involvement of respondents to a survey on horse transportation practices in New Zealand.

Predictive variable	Class	Count	Percentage
Gender	Female	947	84.4
	Male	175	15.6
	Total	1,122	100
	Missing values	11	0.9
Age (years)	16–30	276	24.4
	31–45	306	27.1
	46–60	387	34.2
	61+	161	14.3
	Total	1,130	100
	Missing values	3	0.3
Industry Sector	Dressage	131	11.6
	Endurance & Competitive trail riding	54	4.8
	Eventing	120	10.6
	Horse breeding	67	5.9
	Other (Hunting, Western, Polo, Showing, etc.)	96	8.5
	Pony club	78	6.9
	Racing (Thoroughbred and Standardbred)	244	21.5
	Recreational riding	209	18.4
	Show jumping	134	11.8
	Total	1,133	100
Membership	Equestrian Sports New Zealand	423	37.3
	Racing membership	241	21.3
	New Zealand Pony Club Association	98	8.6
	Other (please specify)	171	15.1
	Not registered member of any horse related organization	200	17.7
	Total	1,133	100
Involvement	Amateur	851	75.1
	Professional	282	24.9
	Total	1,133	100
Experience in horse handling (years)	1_5	47	4.2
	6_10	95	8.5
	11_20	271	24.2
	21_30	229	20.4
	31_40	260	23.2
	41_50	149	13.3
	51+	69	6.2
	Total	1,120	100
	Missing values	13	1.1
Equine qualification?	No	446	39.4
	Yes	687	60.6
	Total	1133	100
Number of horses	1_2	197	17.6
	3_5	358	32.1
	6_10	232	20.8
	11_15	96	8.6
	16_30	133	11.9
	31+	100	9.0
	Total	1,116	100
	Missing values	17	1.5
Driving license class	Learner or restricted (probation)	70	6.3
	Full	660	59.4
	Heavy vehicle license	382	34.3
	Total	1,112	100
	Missing values	21	1.8
Understanding of the Animal Welfare Code (Transport within New Zealand 2011)	1–low	198	17.5
	2–some	171	15.1
	3–moderate	394	34.9
	4–high	249	22.1
	5–very high	117	10.4
	Total	1,129	100
	Missing values	4	0.353045
Respondent's self-assessment of ability to identify a horse in distress	1–low	0	0
	2–some	11	1.0
	3–moderate	65	5.7
	4–high	464	41.1
	5–very high	590	52.2
	Total	1,130	100
	Missing values	3	0.3
Assessment of fitness for travel before moving horses	1–never	17	1.5
	2–sometimes	68	6.1
	3–about half the time	50	4.4
	4–most of the time	263	23.3
	5–always	731	64.7
	Total	1,129	100
	Missing values	4	0.3
Mechanical checklist?	1–never	88	7.9
	2–sometimes	204	18.4
	3–about half the time	120	10.8
	4–most of the time	373	33.7
	5–always	323	29.2
	Total	1,108	100
	Missing values	25	2.2
Did the respondents train their horse for loading and traveling?	No	240	21.2
	Yes	893	78.8
	Total	1,133	100
Journey frequency	Daily	79	7.0
	2 to 5 times a week	282	24.9
	Once weekly	276	24.3
	Fortnightly	211	18.6
	Monthly	130	11.5
	Less than once a month	155	13.7
	Total	1,133	100
Journey distance (km)	1_30	315	28.9
	31_60	288	26.4
	61_90	81	7.4
	91_120	168	15.4
	120_240	141	12.9
	241+	98	9.0
	Total	1,091	100
	Missing values	42	3.7

¹Of the qualifications documented, the most commonly reported were certificates from the New Zealand Pony Club (58.2%), New Zealand Racing (e.g., licensed trainer, driver, stable hand)(14.3%), Equestrian Sport New Zealand (e.g., Coach, FEI official, Show Hunter Judge)(6.8%).