Gibson MJRoca Fraga FJBolwell CFGee EKRogers CWMcDonnell SM2024-01-172024-07-252022-02-112024-01-172024-07-252022-02-11Gibson MJ, Roca Fraga FJ, Bolwell CF, Gee EK, Rogers CW. (2022). Race-Level Reporting of Incidents during Two Seasons (2015/16 to 2016/17) of Harness Racing in New Zealand.. Animals (Basel). 12. 4. (pp. 433-).2076-2615https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70927The objective of this study was to describe the incident and non-incident reporting of harness racing in New Zealand, the primary injury and reporting outcomes, and to examine horse- and race-level variables associated with the odds of these outcomes. Retrospective stipendiary stewards' reports of race day events during the 2015/16 to 2016/17 racing seasons were examined. The number of incident and non-incident events and binomial exact 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated per 1000 horse starts. Most reports were for non-incidents and an examination was requested for poor performance (11.06 per 1000 starts (95% CI = 10.23-11.89). Races with more than eight participants were 1.9 (95% CI = 1.13-3.4) times more likely to have an incident than races with eight or less participants. The low incidence of significant injuries such as fractures (0.13 per 1000 starts (95% CI = 0.03-0.23) reflects the lower risk of injury in harness racing compared to Thoroughbred racing. The high incidence of poor performance reports highlights the steward's role in maintaining animal welfare to a high standard.(c) 2022 The Author/sCC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/equine welfareharness racingincidentinjurynon-incidentpoor performancestewardstipendiary reportJournal article10.3390/ani120404332076-2615journal-article433-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35203141ARTN 433ani12040433