Study regarding the influence of :breed, sex ant tests on the place at the world champioships for young dressage horses in the year 2018

Abstract

At the World Championship for young dressage horses, year 2018, for the age of 5 years, participated 13 different breeds, belonging to traditional breeds and sport breeds. For this research we examine all 5 year old dressage horses from Euro dressage World Championships for young dressage horses year 2018, divided in 2 groups for breed variable (traditional breeds and sport breeds), and 2 groups for sex, and test variables. Data was manipulated using Excel 2007 (Microsoft) and was analyzed using SPSS Version 21 for Windows (IBM, USA). The aim of the statistical analysis was to explore any differences in the results at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in the year 2018 between horses from different breed, sex and test. The value of alpha was set at 0.05 for all statistical tests. In preliminary test and in consolation test there were no recorded differences between the sexes of the participating horses. Instead, if in the preliminary test and in the consolation test participate both: horses belonging to traditional breeds and horses belonging to sports breeds, in the final test only qualifies horses belonging to sports breeds. The horses results at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in the year 2018 at final test is significantly higher (p = 0.042) in the case of stalions (𝑋 ����=8.7250) compared to geldings (𝑋 ����=4.5800). In conclusion we can say that the higher share of participation in the World Championship for young dressage horses and the qualification of the final tests belongs to the horses of the sports breeds.