Samenvatting

Previous researches have shown that there is a link between surface quality and equine performance and therewith potential injury risk. Therefore the question about optimal surface rises. But still comparable values and standardized measurement methods are missing. Therefore the aim of this research is to develop a research concept with the criteria easy and cheap. Furthermore attention is payed to the repeatability. So the measurement concept is tested in intra - and inter repeatability. Therefore four assessors are needed to measure four different test surfaces. Always one assessor measures the all methods three times at one surface, so assessor one measures surface one three times. These collected values are necessary to test the intra repeatability. The measured values of all assessors for each surface are needed for the inter repeatability. Also the questionnaires for stable owner and for riders are tested with the main focus on understandability.