Table 1 Overview of bit-related lesions in Icelandic competition horses examined prior to the preliminary rounds
Bit-related lesions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Severe | Total (%) | ||||
Discipline | n | Buccal | Bars | Buccal | Bars | |
5-gaited tests | 125 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 61 (49) |
4-gaited tests | 117 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 54 (46) |
Young-riders | 81 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 33 (41) |
T1 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 (48) |
T2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (13) |
Pace test/races | 66 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 (33) |
Total (%) | 424 | 111 (26) | 41 (10) | 18 (4) | 14 (3) | 184 (43) |