EJPAU 2006. Stachurska A. , Pięta M. , Jackowski M. , Tarnawa-Wójciga A. DIFFICULTY OF OBSTACLES AT HUCUL PATH

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2006
Volume 9
Issue 4

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Stachurska A. , Pięta M. , Jackowski M. , Tarnawa-Wójciga A. 2006. DIFFICULTY OF OBSTACLES AT HUCUL PATH – THE EVENTS FOR HUCUL HORSES, EJPAU 9(4), #09.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume9/issue4/abs-09.html

DIFFICULTY OF OBSTACLES AT HUCUL PATH – THE EVENTS FOR HUCUL HORSES

Anna Stachurska¹, Mirosław Pięta², Maciej Jackowski³, Aleksandra Tarnawa-Wójciga¹
¹ Department of Horse Breeding and Use, Agricultural University, Lublin, Poland
² Department of Sheep and Goat Breeding, Agricultural University, Lublin, Poland
³ Department of Horse Breeding, Agricultural University, Cracow, Poland

ABSTRACT

The obstacles used at events for Hucul horses are specific since they examine the qualities of the mountain, primitive horse. The objective of the study has been to determine which obstacles in the Hucul Path are the most difficult for the horses. The results of 3233 trials of passing 179 obstacles by 77 horses at four competitions at preliminary and sport versions of the Path have been analyzed. The obstacle kind, competition and version of the Path considerably influenced the results. The obstacles which involved the least number of faults were the following: gate with a lock, steep descent, passage through a river channel and stretch of road going steeply. The artificial obstacles like zigzag, tyres, labyrinth and jump in-and-out were the most difficult to pass correctly. In the view of the breeding, the results of various competitions and versions should be compared with regard to the high differentiation of the Paths.

Key words: Hucul horse, Hucul Path, obstacle, performance.

Anna Stachurska
Department of Horse Breeding and Use,
Agricultural University, Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
phone: +48 81 445 6072
email: anna.stachurska@ar.lublin.pl

Mirosław Pięta
Department of Sheep and Goat Breeding,
Agricultural University, Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
phone: +48 81 445 6733
email: miroslaw.pieta@ar.lublin.pl

Maciej Jackowski
Department of Horse Breeding,
Agricultural University, Cracow, Poland
Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krak?Poland
phone: +48 12 634 1269
email: mjackowski@ar.krakow.pl

Aleksandra Tarnawa-Wójciga
Department of Horse Breeding and Use,
Agricultural University, Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

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