Table 1.
Scheme of the horses involved in the study and group characteristics.
| Stable | Horses (Number) |
Group | Horses (Number) |
Age (Mean ± SD) |
Female (Number) |
Gelding Male (Number) |
Coat Color (Number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 1 | 17 | Mixed management | 6 | 13.8 ± 3.3 | 2 | 4 | diluted/piebald = 1 bay–black = 3 chestnut = 2 |
| Paddock | 11 | 14.2 ± 6.3 | 6 | 5 | diluted/piebald = 2 bay–black = 5 chestnut = 4 |
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| # 2 | 14 | Mixed management | 6 | 9.8 ± 5.7 | 3 | 3 | diluted/piebald = 1 bay–black = 4 chestnut = 1 |
| Paddock | 8 | 8.6 ± 5.4 | 5 | 3 | diluted/piebald = 2 bay–black = 5 chestnut = 1 |
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| # 3 | 16 | Natural Management | 16 | 17.7 ± 6.4 | 5 | 11 | diluted/piebald = 6 bay–black = 4 chestnut = 6 |