Survey #1

Horse Journal Survey #1

1. Do you own horses? If so, how many?
1
2-3
4-10
11-19
20+
None

2. Do you keep your horse/horses at home or boarded away from home?
At home
Board away from home

3. Does your horse/horses live at pasture or in a stall most of the time?
Pasture
Stall
Stall part time and pasture part time

4. Tell us about yourself. (Check all that apply)
I mostly trail ride I compete regularly I ride nearly every day I ride several times a week or more I am a racehorse owner/breeder/trainer I rarely ride or don't ride at all I ride Western – show, pleasure and/or equitation I ride Western - cutting, reining, team penning I ride Western - games I ride English - dressage I ride English - hunters/jumpers I ride English - saddleseat	I drive my horse(s) I raise young horses I am directly responsible for the care of my own horses, and I make the decisions concerning feeding and veterinary care. My barn manager/trainer is responsible for the care for my horses and makes the decisions concerning feeding and veterinary care. I train my own horse with the help of a professional trainer and/or take regular riding lessons in addition to consulting books, videos, clinics and magazine articles. I train my own horse, using books, videos, clinics and magazine articles. I rarely consult anyone about my horse’s training I shop mainly in local feed and tack stores. I shop mainly through catalogs I shop mainly on the internet
5. Rate your equine-health concerns in the areas listed below on a scale from 1-5, with 1 being of the most important to you and 5 being of minor-to-no interest:
Arthritis: 1 2 3 4 5 Back lameness: 1 2 3 4 5 Breeding/young horses: 1 2 3 4 5 Cancers: 1 2 3 4 5 Choke: 1 2 3 4 5 Colic/digestive disorders: 1 2 3 4 5 Conditioning/exercise: 1 2 3 4 5 Dental care: 1 2 3 4 5 Deworming: 1 2 3 4 5 Drugs/medications: 1 2 3 4 5 Eye/ear problems: 1 2 3 4 5 Grain/concentrates: 1 2 3 4 5 Hay: 1 2 3 4 5 Hock lameness: 1 2 3 4 5 Hoof/foot lameness: 1 2 3 4 5 Immune system enhancement: 1 2 3 4 5	Insulin resistance: 1 2 3 4 5 Knee lameness: 1 2 3 4 5 Lameness, general: 1 2 3 4 5 Laminitis/founder: 1 2 3 4 5 Latest research news: 1 2 3 4 5 Natural and/or homeopathic therapies: 1 2 3 4 5 Nervous horse management: 1 2 3 4 5 Older horse care: 1 2 3 4 5 Pain management: 1 2 3 4 5 Respiratory problems: 1 2 3 4 5 Skin/coat problems: 1 2 3 4 5 Tying up/muscle problems: 1 2 3 4 5 Vaccinations: 1 2 3 4 5 Vitamins/Supplements: 1 2 3 4 5 Weight management: 1 2 3 4 5
6. Rate your tack/feed purchase decisions on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being a purchase that is a high priority to you (meaning you shop around, compare prices, compare features, etc.) and 5 being a grab-and-go item that you have little preferences in or are completely set in your ways about:
Bedding: 1 2 3 4 5 Bell/brushing/tendon boots: 1 2 3 4 5 Bit: 1 2 3 4 5 Blanket/sheet: 1 2 3 4 5 Books/DVDs/videotapes: 1 2 3 4 5 Bridle: 1 2 3 4 5 Buckets/tubs/troughs/hay bags: 1 2 3 4 5 Clippers: 1 2 3 4 5 Coat polishes: 1 2 3 4 5 Cross ties/trailer ties: 1 2 3 4 5 Electrolytes: 1 2 3 4 5 Farrier supplies: 1 2 3 4 5 Fencing: 1 2 3 4 5 Flooring: 1 2 3 4 5 Fly sprays: 1 2 3 4 5 Girth/cinch: 1 2 3 4 5 Grooming tools: 1 2 3 4 5 Halter: 1 2 3 4 5 Harnesses: 1 2 3 4 5 Hoods/masks: 1 2 3 4 5 Lead rope/shank: 1 2 3 4 5 Leather care: 1 2 3 4 5	Leg wraps: 1 2 3 4 5 Liniments: 1 2 3 4 5 Longeing equipment/side reins: 1 2 3 4 5 Pitchforks/brooms/wheelbarrows: 1 2 3 4 5 Riding boots: 1 2 3 4 5 Riding gloves: 1 2 3 4 5 Riding helmets: 1 2 3 4 5 Saddle: 1 2 3 4 5 Saddle pad: 1 2 3 4 5 Saddle/bridle racks: 1 2 3 4 5 Shampoos: 1 2 3 4 5 Shipping boots: 1 2 3 4 5 Skin care: 1 2 3 4 5 Spurs/whips: 1 2 3 4 5 Stall guards: 1 2 3 4 5 Stall mats/flooring: 1 2 3 4 5 Stirrups: 1 2 3 4 5 Tail bags/care: 1 2 3 4 5 Topical wound care: 1 2 3 4 5 Tractors/manure spreaders/drags: 1 2 3 4 5 Trail riding equipment/saddlebags/water bottle carriers: 1 2 3 4 5 Trailers: 1 2 3 4 5
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey! We appreciate your help.