Table 1.

Overview of horses included in the pilot exploratory study

Group	Age (year)	Gender	Breed	Diagnosis
Diseased horses	23	Stallion	Pure Spanish horse	Enteritis
	4	Mare	Crossbred	Impaction of the pelvic flexure
	8	Stallion	Arabian	Impaction of the right dorsal colon
	5	Stallion	Pure Spanish horse	Strangulated lesion in the small intestine
	10	Mare	Crossbred	Fecaloma with ischemia
	7	Gelding	Crossbred	Large colon displacement
Healthy horses	5	Stallion	Pure Spanish horse	Healthy horse
	5	Stallion	Pure Spanish horse	Healthy horse
	15	Gelding	Pure Spanish horse	Healthy horse
	13	Gelding	Crossbred	Healthy horse
	14	Mare	Crossbred	Healthy horse
	4	Mare	Pure Spanish horse	Healthy horse