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Participation frequency and performance of horses in national shows of Campolina and Mangalarga Marchador breeds

2019; Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia; Volume: 48; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/rbz4820190078

1806-9290

Caline Angélica de Menezes Sá Nascimento, Iaçanã Valente Ferreira Gonzaga, Juliano Martins Santiago, Andreza Correia da Silva, Daniel Ânderson de Souza Melo, Diogo Luiz dos Santos Lima, Ana Paula Gomes Pinto, Jorge Eduardo Cavalcante Lucena,

Veterinary Equine Medical Research

This study aimed to determine the participation frequency and competitive performance of Campolina and Mangalarga Marchador horses in national shows concerning marcha type, sex, and age. To that end, the trial results of national horse shows between 2007 and 2017, comprising 1,781 Campolina and 5,239 Mangalarga Marchador animals, were extracted from the databases of the breeders’ associations of each breed. The results regarding participation frequency in these events and the performance achieved by horses were grouped by breed, marcha type, sex, and age group and then subjected to frequency distribution tests. In both breeds, most animals attended only one national show. However, when the specimens were separated by marcha type, sex, and age, it was observed that 54.39% of marcha batida Campolina males competed twice, with greater participation of adult horses (41.41%) than of young ones (22.22%). For Mangalarga Marchador, irrespective of gait type, the proportion of adult horses (67.22%) that competed was higher than that of young ones (25.63%). For marcha picada competitors, the proportion between young (13.97%) and adult (81.91%) was even higher. It was concluded that, over their competitive careers, most horses of either breed attended only one national show, that marcha picada animals usually compete only when adults, and that marcha batida females compete more often when young. In addition, the age group in which competitors achieve their best performances varies according to the specimen.