Table 4.
Distribution of each type of noseband across each discipline with at least 40 respondents (total n = 2316). The numbers in each cell represent the overall distribution of the type of noseband (columns) within each respective discipline (rows). “Other” categories include Driving, Endurance, Western, Polo/Polocrosse, Hunting, Mounted Games/Horseball and Mustering/Farm Work.
| Discipline | Plain Cavesson | Drop | Figure-of-Eight/Grackle | Hanoverian | Micklem | Sheepskin | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dressage (n = 800) |
43.1% (n = 343) |
8.4% (n = 67) |
0.8% (n = 6) |
32.0% (n = 255) |
13.2% (n = 105) |
0.3% (n = 2) |
2.3% (n = 18) |
| Show-jumping (n = 264) |
32.7% (n = 86) |
6.1% (n = 16) |
6.8% (n = 18) |
35.0% (n = 92) |
18.6% (n = 49) |
0.0% (n = 0) |
0.8% (n = 2) |
| Eventing (n = 209) |
39.2% (n = 82) |
2.4% (n = 5) |
7.2% (n = 15) |
33.0% (n = 69) |
17.2% (n = 36) |
0.0% (n = 0) |
1.0% (n = 2) |
| Racing (n = 50) |
46.0% (n = 23) |
4.0% (n = 2) |
30.0% (n = 15) |
12.0% (n = 6) |
2.0% (n = 1) |
2.0% (n = 1) |
4.0% (n = 2) |
| Natural Horsemanship (n = 40) |
63.9% (n = 23) |
0.0% (n = 0) |
0.0% (n = 0) |
16.7% (n = 6) |
5.6% (n = 2) |
0.0% (n = 0) |
13.9% (n = 5) |
| Pleasure/Fun (n = 360) |
50.6% (n = 182) |
9.2% (n = 33) |
2.2% (n = 8) |
14.2% (n = 51) |
16.4% (n = 59) |
0.8% (n = 3) |
6.7% (n = 24) |
| Trail Riding (n = 191) |
55.6% (n = 104) |
10.2% (n = 19) |
0.5% (n = 1) |
14.4% (n = 27) |
12.3% (n = 23) |
0.5% (n = 1) |
6.4% (n = 12) |
| Pony Club/Working Equitation (n = 161) |
54.7% (n = 87) |
5.7% (n = 9) |
0.6% (n = 1) |
23.9% (n = 38) |
13.8% (n = 22) |
0.0% (n = 0) |
1.3% (n = 2) |
| Showing/Hacking (n = 69) |
52.9% (n = 36) |
1.4% (n = 1) |
0.0% (n = 0) |
18.9% (n = 14) |
18.9% (n = 14) |
1.4% (n = 1) |
2.7% (n = 2) |
| Other (pooled remaining)(n = 141) | 64.4% (n = 121) |
6.9% (n = 13) |
4.3% (n = 8) |
11.2% (n = 21) |
5.9% (n = 11) |
1.1% (n = 2) |
6.4% (n = 12) |