THOROUGHBRED HORSES 
39 pages
Published: 1 Oct 2000
Author(s): Buckley, Petra, More, Simon, Dunn, Tony
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This report details the first of three phases of a study, that aims to help pony clubs manage their horses for optimal health and performance (H&P). The investigators addressed the relevance of this research to pony clubs in the following ways:
• Obtaining approval/endorsement/input for this study at all levels of the Australian Pony Club Association
• Study design in 3 interdependent phases (e.g. phase 2 depends on phase 1 etc)
• Involving members of pony club directly in the research process as participants in all phases
• Dedicating stage 1 and 3 to qualitative social inquiry to ensure that pony clubs guide the direction of the research
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