Table 7.
Voluntary and involuntary retirement by the medium-term outcomes for 110 thoroughbred horses after retirement from racing.
| Outcome | Performance | Breeding | Pleasure | Lost to Follow up | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason for Retirement | Eventing/ShowJumping | Show Horse/ Dressage | Pony Club/ All-Rounder |
Total Performance | ||||
| Involuntary retirement | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N |
| MSI | 2 (5) | 4 (10) | 6 (15) | 12 (30) | 19 (48) | 8 (20) | 1 (2) | 40 |
| Upper respiratory | 2 (25) | 0 (0) | 2 (25) | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 |
| Lower respiratory | 2 (33) | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 3 (50) | 1 (17) | 2 (33) | 0 (0) | 6 |
| Cardiac | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| Barrier or behaviour problems | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| Voluntary retirement | ||||||||
| Lack of ability | 6 (25) | 6 (25) | 5 (21) | 17 (71) | 5 (21) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 24 |
| Reached their level | 4 (19) | 2 (10) | 2 (10) | 8 (38) | 11 (52) | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | 21 |
| Impending MSI | 3 (33) | 1 (11) | 1 (11) | 5 (56) | 1 (11) | 3 (33) | 0 (0) | 9 |
| Total for Outcome | 20 (18) | 14 (13) | 16 (15) | 50 (45) | 41 (37) | 17 (16) | 2 (2) | 110 |