Poll Recap: Mud Woes
Jennifer Whittle
March 11, 2014
Of the 758 respondents, 233 (31%) said they are most concerned about slick footing caused by mud this spring.
Of the 758 respondents, 233 (31%) said they are most concerned about slick footing caused by mud this spring.
Of the 896 voters, 641 (72%) said their horses are well-behaved, always stand still, lift their feet when asked, and do not lean or kick.
Of the 608 respondents, 205 (34%) indicated they’ve had a horse diagnosed with gastric ulcers.
Of the 991 respondents, 26% said they’d reduce their horses’ turnout time to reduce spring pasture intake.
Of the 1,638 respondents, 24% said their oldest horse is 26 to 30 years old.
Of the 652 respondents, 236 (36%) said cow hocks are the least-worrisome hind-limb conformation fault.
Of the 764 respondents, 356 (47%) said they use rotational deworming as their parasite control method.
Just over half of the respondents in this week’s poll said they have had a saddle professionally fitted.
Of the 2,580 respondents, 951 (37%) said that they would ride in a western saddle.
Of the 264 respondents, 194 (73%) said they made a horse-related New Year’s resolution for 2014.
Of the 463 voters, 35% (164) said their horses received treats as a holiday surprise this year.
More than half of the readers responding to a recent poll said their horses go barefoot year-round.
Readers use a combination of methods to keep their horses moving and fit during the winter.
Of 1,286 voters, 841 (65%) indicated they feed beet pulp to their horses.
Of 709 voters, 202 (28%) said they were most thankful for family members in their horse-life, while 125 (18%) were thankful for friends.
Seventy percent of readers indicated that they do not body clip their horse during the winter, according to recent poll results.
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