Table 2 Management practices
From: Prevalence and risk factors for laminitis within the Norwegian pony breed Nordlandshest/Lyngshest
Housing, exercise, training ground and farriery | n (%) | Prevalence2017-2019, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Housing conditions | ||
Stabled (daily turnout) | 240 (51.7) | 25 (10.4) |
Outdoor, year-round | 204 (44.0) | 13 (6.4) |
Outdoor, some stabled at night | 20 (4.3) | 1 (5.0) |
Exercise, days/week* | ||
0–3 days/week | 327 (70.5) | 33 (10.1) |
4–7 days/week | 137 (29.5) | 6 (4.4) |
Exercise intensity (n = 380) | ||
Low | 109 (28.7) | 11 (10.1) |
Medium | 229 (60.3) | 20 (8.7) |
High | 42 (11.1) | 1 (2.4) |
Training ground (n = 382) | ||
Soft | 33 (8.6) | 1 (3.0) |
Medium | 327 (85.6) | 29 (8.9) |
Hard | 22 (5.8) | 2 (9.1) |
Farriery routines | ||
Regular shoeing | 199 (42.9) | 19 (9.6) |
Periodical shoeing | 82 (17.7) | 7 (8.5) |
Barefoot | 174 (37.5) | 13 (7.5) |
Trimmed (young horse) | 9 (1.9) | 0 (0) |
Trimming/shoeing intervals | ||
≤ 8 weeks | 308 (66.4) | 23 (7.5) |
9–12 weeks | 126 (27.2) | 14 (11.1) |
> 12 weeks | 28 (6.0) | 2 (7.1) |
Never | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) |