Table 4.

Influence of age on 11 behavioural traits with at least 5% mean difference scores between mares and geldings and univariate p < 0.2. Significant differences appear in bold.

Behavioural Trait	p Value	Coefficient	Odds Ratio per Year	95% Confidence Interval
Chew lead rope when tied	0.001	−0.065	0.940	0.900	0.970
Chews rugs	0.000	−0.151	0.860	0.800	0.930
Will stand for facial area tidied with electric clippers (without sedation)	0.070	0.039	1.040	1.000	1.090
Move away when being caught	0.041	0.032	1.030	1.000	1.060
Push handler when offered food	0.038	−0.034	0.970	0.940	1.000
Hold up one foot when feeding	0.844	−0.004	0.996	0.956	1.038
Will stand for body to be clipped with electric clippers (without sedation)	0.070	0.039	1.040	1.000	1.090
Signs of aggression when signalled to canter on the lunge	0.308	−0.018	0.980	0.950	1.020
Signs of aggression when ridden in arena with other horses	0.203	0.024	1.020	0.990	1.060
Head shake when handled or ridden	0.080	−0.031	0.969	0.936	1.004
Signs of aggression when lunged or worked in round pen	0.370	−0.019	0.981	0.941	1.023