THE DIFFERENCES IN ARABIAN HORSE BODY MEASUREMENTS USED IN DIFFERENT HORSE SPORTS (RACING AND JEREED)

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Fatih YILDIRIM

Abstract

Numerous sports disciplines employ Arabian horses. The use of Arabian horses bred in Turkey for flat racing and javelin
(jereed) sport was examined in this study, as well as the effects of aging. 13 different physical sections of Arabian male
horses were measured, 43 of which competed in races at the racetracks in Ankara, Adana, Bursa, and Şanlıurfa, and 58
of which took part in javelin competitions in the heart of Erzurum. When the body measurements of male Arabian horses
used for javelin and racing were compared, it was found that there were differences in the croup length (p ˂ 0.01), back
length (p ˂ 0.001), chest depth (p ˂ 0.05), chest circumference (p ˂ 0.001), pectoral chest width (p ˂ 0.01), neck
circumference (p ˂ 0.001), and hock circumference (p ˂ 0.001). The changes in the withers height, croup length, and
chest circumference of male Arabian horses at different ages were found to be significant (p < 0.05), but not in the other
body measurements (p > 0.05). The pectoral chest breadth and hock circumference were shown to be significant in the
usage area of horses (JAVELIN-RACING) x age interaction (p < 0.05). The choice of Arabian racing horses for the
javelin or training purposes was thought to have altered the anatomical structure, which could account for the differences
in various body measurements between racing and javelin horses.

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Fatih YILDIRIM. (2023). THE DIFFERENCES IN ARABIAN HORSE BODY MEASUREMENTS USED IN DIFFERENT HORSE SPORTS (RACING AND JEREED). AgroLife Scientific Journal, 12(2), 248–252. https://doi.org/10.17930/AGL2023231
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