Validating a Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare Index through Horse Behaviour and Trainers' Reports of Welfare Issues in Their Horses.

Gender Differences in Responses to the Trainer Survey Of the 14 issues tested, 5 had significant or close-to-significant gender differences: In track design and surface, after combining levels 2, 3 and 4, male respondents (M) were more likely than female respondents (F) to say that their horses raced on other types of tracks (gradual turning turf: M = 17, F = 9; gradual or tight turf or synthetic: M = 10, F = 5; other: M = 16, F = 1) (Χ 2 = 6.1, p = 0.048).

also in 171 other papers