Table 2.

Hair cortisol mean values, grouped by season, age, sex, and coat color in different managements. SE = standard error of the mean. * = Significantly higher hair cortisol when different managements are compared.

Variable			Hair Cortisol (ng/mg, Mean ± SE)
			Mixed Management	Natural Management	Paddock	Overall Mean
Season	Spring	n = 39	0.18 ± 0.03	0.22 ± 0.02	0.23 ± 0.02	0.21 ± 0.01
	Summer	n = 46	0.16 ± 0.02	0.24 ± 0.02	0.35 ± 0.05 *	0.26 ± 0.02
	Autumn	n = 40	0.18 ± 0.02	0.23 ± 0.02	0.43 ± 0.08 *	0.3 ± 0.04
	Winter	n = 37	0.15 ± 0.03	0.21 ± 0.03	0.30 ± 0.03 *	0.24 ± 0.02
Age	<15 years old	n = 27	0.14 ± 0.01	0.22 ± 0.02	0.28 ± 0.03	0.22 ± 0.02
	≥15 years old	n = 20	0.23 ± 0.02	0.23 ± 0.01	0.39 ± 0.04	0.3 ± 0.02
Sex	Female	n = 23	0.18 ± 0.02	0.27 ± 0.3	0.33 ± 0.04	0.29 ± 0.02
	Gelding male	n = 24	0.16 ± 0.02	0.21 ± 0.01	0.33 ± 0.04	0.23 ± 0.01
Coat color	Bay-black	n = 21	0.16 ± 0.02	0.20 ± 0.03	0.33 ± 0.04	0.25 ± 0.02
	Diluted-piebald	n = 12	0.16 ± 0.02	0.25 ± 0.02	0.31 ± 0.05	0.25 ± 0.02
	Chestnut	n = 14	0.20 ± 0.03	0.22 ± 0.02	0.34 ± 0.04	0.26 ± 0.02