diamond08
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Quick survey about affiliated dressage *DELETED*
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lochpearl
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I did this the other day, can you explain though, what this has to do with BD?
diamond08
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Many thanks for filling out the survey.
My hypothesis relates to the performance of horses competing in affiliated dressage & the shoes they wear.
My hypothesis relates to the performance of horses competing in affiliated dressage & the shoes they wear.
ihatework
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Have you run this by your supervisor? Only the survey really is quite .. urm ... not very good.
Lets take an average horse - it is born and lives happily out in the field for the first 3/4 years.
It then starts work and is shod (or not as the case may be)
It then goes out competing and doesn't have any problems or reasons for changing shoeing.
Not untypical? Well you can't answer your survey based on that
Suggest you change title to 'remedial shoeing in dressage horses'
Lets take an average horse - it is born and lives happily out in the field for the first 3/4 years.
It then starts work and is shod (or not as the case may be)
It then goes out competing and doesn't have any problems or reasons for changing shoeing.
Not untypical? Well you can't answer your survey based on that
Suggest you change title to 'remedial shoeing in dressage horses'
diamond08
New User
I wanted to call it that but was told that this would create possible biast with the answers
ihatework
Well-Known Member
I presume you are wanting to investigate performance based on different shoeing techniques.
I cannot see how this survey will help in any way shape or form. All the end questions completely eliminate horses that are shod regular, sound and owners have never felt the need to change shoeing. They are all eliminated from your survey as they cannot answer the last questions, and cannot be used to compare before and afters.
There will be a small number of people who can answer your survey based on changing shoeing techniques but without the complicated factor of physical issues with the horse.
What you need to consider is that the majority of people changing shoeing will have done so for a specific reason, now is the change in performance related directly to the shoeing or is it possibly that it could be partly due any concurrent changes to horse management/feeding/drugs etc.
For that reason I fear you may be completely wasting your time with this survey and it is really worrying that this is part of a degree
I cannot see how this survey will help in any way shape or form. All the end questions completely eliminate horses that are shod regular, sound and owners have never felt the need to change shoeing. They are all eliminated from your survey as they cannot answer the last questions, and cannot be used to compare before and afters.
There will be a small number of people who can answer your survey based on changing shoeing techniques but without the complicated factor of physical issues with the horse.
What you need to consider is that the majority of people changing shoeing will have done so for a specific reason, now is the change in performance related directly to the shoeing or is it possibly that it could be partly due any concurrent changes to horse management/feeding/drugs etc.
For that reason I fear you may be completely wasting your time with this survey and it is really worrying that this is part of a degree
diamond08
New User
Many thanks for your feedback.
Yes, I am researching the effect of different types of shoes on horses competing in affiliated dressage.
As this is a preliminary survey & the main reason behind it is research, I think the survey has been very helpful (along with the feedback)
Yes, I am researching the effect of different types of shoes on horses competing in affiliated dressage.
As this is a preliminary survey & the main reason behind it is research, I think the survey has been very helpful (along with the feedback)