Psychology Project UPDATE

[magicofhorses]

Hi there, and HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.

Well after lots of analysing and 333 samples later I have started to sort out some results from all the horsey data. However – I’m still not finished so don’t wish to yet say what these results are as it could all change when some more samples come in (feel free if you haven’t completed my turnout questionnaire, or want to find out more to visit this link for an explanation and copy of the questionnaire: ihdg.proboards91.com/index.cgi?board=talk2&action=display&thread=88084&page=1).

But I was wondering if everybody that has completed a questionnaire, or indeed anybody that owns a horse and has a few seconds to spare could complete the following questions. I’m investigating whether the type of turnout a horse receives affects his/her psychological behaviour and the following questions serve as a follow-up to my original questionnaire, to hopefully help explain some of my current findings:
Hope that makes sense, sorry if I’ve waffled (I’m still doing it now ), here are the follow-up questions:

1.Which Turnout System applies to your horse?
A)Turnout 24/7
B)Stabled During the Day
C)Stabled During the Night
D)Stabled 24/7
Ei) Seasonal Turnout (Turnout relating to winter/summer)
Eii) Other (please describe)

2.Choose from the following list, 3 words which you feel most describe your horse, and rank in order of importance from 1 – 3:

PLACID
LIVELY
CONTENT
AGGRESSIVE
ASSERTIVE
STUBOURN
NERVOUS
SHARP
COMPLIANT
CONFIDENT
WITHDRAWN
BOLD
PLAYFUL

Example Answer:

1.A

2.)
1. Confident
2. Assertive
3. Lively

Hope all that makes sense, if not let me know, but Happy New Year and thankyou all for your time and effort – I’m hoping to bring some fantastic results for turnout with me into 2009 – thankyou

Ross

PS Feel free to PM me if you don’t want others to see your results, thanks

[laura]

ok willing to oblige

turnout system

A. turnout 24/7 as never shut in (have access to yard area and open door stables when fields bogged out)

I feel that she is

1. confident
2. content
3. mmm difficult no 3 really as she is mainly compliant but has welsh cob mare moments

[june]

Can't remember how I replied to the first questionnaire. I think I did it for quite a few of the polo ponies so you may have to PM me with the original otherwise it won't make sense!

We did have a 1 month spell when we first moved to our own place where our Yard Manager decided the mud was too bad to turn the horses out or they'd hurt themselves. We both worked in London at the time so she was running our yard for us. Within a week they were pretty much all nutcases. By the end of 3 weeks we had to turn several of them out in the arena before we got on. By the end of week 4 I told our YM that I'd rather the horses hurt themselves than killed us so they were going out despite the mud. Since then they've never had a day where they don't get turned out and funnily enough, we have sane horses!

One was quite aggressive when stabled at night but now lives out 24/7 and is very affectionate.

[cbc]

Ei,
Content,very
Confident (depends on indiviual) yes
Playful (as above, the old codgers just do their thing) yes
Hope that helps. Didnt get time to do the first survey

[Lynsey]

Hi Ross,

Hope this helps:

1.Which Turnout System applies to your horse?

Eii) Other (please describe): Turnout from 8 - 12 at the moment. In the rest of the time. This will hopefully change in the Spring. She seems really happy in at the moment and comes galloping over to the gate when it time to come out of the mud.

To describe her I would say

NERVOUS 1
SHARP 2
CONTENT 3

[mags]

Will do dan as dont know new one enough yet

1)A)Turnout 24/7

2)CONTENT
PLAYFUL
LIVELY

[fee]

Hiya
Happy to add my thoughts:

1. A
2.
1 Compliant
2 Lively
3 Confident

[gillmcg]

For my two:
TB
1 A)Turnout 24/7
but very limited area (barn and yard) overnight in the winter so other answers don't really fit!

2.Choose from the following list, 3 words which you feel most describe your horse, and rank in order of importance from 1 – 3:

1. ASSERTIVE
2. SHARP
3. COMPLIANT

PBA
1 A)Turnout 24/7
but very limited area (barn and yard) overnight in the winter so other answers don't really fit!

1. PLACID
2. COMPLIANT
3. CONFIDENT

[Susan]

1.Which Turnout System applies to your horse?
A)Turnout 24/7

I have stabling but choose to have himj 24/7 out to aid his weight situation and not be to cosy.




2.Choose from the following list, 3 words which you feel most describe your horse, and rank in order of importance from 1 – 3:

1.PLACID

2.CONTENT

3. CONFIDENT

Although if allowed he would be assertive to how he would rather be we just have to have a conversation on who is the assertive one! LOL

[jennyb]

Missed the original questionnaire but have just PMed you answers in case you still need them!

1.Which Turnout System applies to your horse?

Ei) Seasonal Turnout - in at night in winter and out 24/7 in summer

2.Choose from the following list, 3 words which you feel most describe your horse, and rank in order of importance from 1 – 3:

LIVELY
SHARP
PLAYFUL

[ms]

1. Ei
2.confident
assertive
content

[pinkpony]

Very interesting. I too want to use the DG and question airs for IHPP.....nice one! cool. Am inspired now....once I get these blessed uni exams out of the way...


ooops, sorry not been able to fill in QA but have no horse...

[penny70]

At mo in at night, out during day

Nervous
Sharp
Playful in that order

[magicofhorses]

Wow, thanks again for a fantastic response everybody - I'm due on Kelly's psychology course next weekend so no doubt will have extras ideas and theory's for my analysis - stabled 24/7 were doing very well (this is why I needed these extra questions to back up a theory for why) until I entered in my racehorse results, so I'm back on track, but will still use these follow-up questions to help explain away my happy hackers on 24/7 stabling.

I know not all that will make sense yet, but thanks for everybody that's helped so far - looking for the results to be out Feb - March now - more analysing than I thought. Jenny and Pinkmonkey have PM'd you, and thanks again to everybody else!

Ross

[confidentgal08]

c stabled at night (from dusk til dawn)

would say based on the majority of them they are
1. lively
2. content
3. playful