Given the recent economic crisis and the risen poverty rates, sports managers need to get insight in the effect of income and other socio-economic determinants on the household time and money that is spent on sports participation. By means of a Tobit regression, this study analyses the magnitude of the …

Balance is essential in daily life, and when trying to improve balance, it is found that traditional balance exercises have little adherence. Horse riding has been shown to be beneficial for proprioceptive balance, yet there is no indication to how often it is necessary to do it. This research aims to …

We study a setting with a single type of resource and with several players, each asso- ciated with a single resource (of this type). Unavailability of these resources comes unexpectedly and with player-specific costs. Players can cooperate by reallocating the available resources to the ones that need …

This study was inspired by the seemingly incorrect valuation of investments during equine auctions and the fact that the investments are not valued in a mathematical way. Equine auctions form a tremendous place for both, traders and buyers, to gather and trade equine assets in a most efficient way. Each …

Goede samenwerking is een belangrijk kenmerk van een succesvol bedrijf en vooral goed communiceren. Het stagebedrijf Horse Lifestyle wil uitbreiden naar China en de directie wil weten hoe zij het meest effectief kunnen communiceren met China. Zo kan de directie een succesvolle strategie ontwikkelen voor …

Op dit moment wordt het paard in Nederland gebruikt voor de sport en recreatie, maar het wordt ook steeds vaker ingezet in de zorgsector. Dit gebeurt onder andere vaak op zorgboerderijen of zorgmaneges. Elize Wedman heeft een zorgmanege genaamd Horsewise, waar activiteiten voor kinderen met een autisme …

This survey is about recognizing patterns in the way Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) organize their procurement activities. The scope of the survey is limited to the key commodities of the SME. A key commodity is defined as the purchased product or service group which is essential for realizing the …

The Dutch equestrian sports market has gone through many changes over the past years. The equestrian sports market increased by 16% between 2001 and 2006, a time where the brand HV POLO had a strong growth in business. Between 2006 and 2011,the company noticed change as the equestrian sports market …

Lameness in horses is a big problem in the equine industry, it is the most common health problem and causes horses to retire early or the horses are in need of special care and attention which takes a lot of time, effort and money. The aim of this study is to better understand the movement of a warmblood …

In comparison to feral horses which spend 12-16 hours with feed intake behaviour and travel up to 28 km a day, nowadays management of the horse by humans has shortened its feeding time and introduced unfamiliar feed types, especially cereals containing a large amount of starch, protein concentrates and …