摘要
由于社会对马匹福利的担忧，确保马业的长远未来变得越来越紧迫；人类行为的改变可能为这一具有挑战性的问题提供新的解决方案。自我决定理论（SDT）是人类行为改变方面的一个完善的理论，它假设人类本质上受到三种普遍心理需求的驱动：能力、自主性和关联性。这些与马与人的互动非常吻合。为了探索人类行为改变改善马匹福利的潜力，本研究调查了马匹福利、骑手安全和骑手满意度之间的关系。一项在线调查询问了马术运动员的马匹饲养和训练情况、骑行事故和受伤情况，以及对马匹的满意度。r = 0.34，p < 0.001）。过度反应的马匹行为（在本研究中定义为跳跃、狂奔、后仰和受惊）以及骑手事故和伤害与骑手满意度呈负相关（分别为 r = -0.23，p < 0.001 和r = -0.16 ，p = 0.001 ） 。此外，目标实现（r = 0.57，p < 0.001）、骑手控制（r = 0.49，p < 0.001）和马与人的伙伴关系（r = 0.62，p < 0.001）都与骑手满意度显着相关。测试所提出的基于 SDT 的骑手满意度模型的回归分析具有重要意义（p < 0.001），目标实现、骑手控制和马与人的伙伴关系占骑手满意度得分方差的 63%。我们发现马匹福利、骑手安全和骑手满意度是相关的，马术目标实现（能力）、马匹控制（自主性）和马骑手伙伴关系（相关性）都对骑手满意度有显着贡献，这表明 SDT 可能提供制定行为改变策略的有用框架。虽然需要做更多的工作来制定和评估此类策略，但更好地理解骑手的内在动机是重要的第一步。
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Untangling the Complex Relationships between Horse Welfare, Rider Safety, and Rider Satisfaction
ABSTRACT
Securing the horse industry’s long-term future is becoming increasingly urgent due to community concerns for horse welfare; human behavior change may offer novel solutions to this challenging problem. Self-determination theory (SDT), a well-established theory in human behavior change, assumes humans are intrinsically motivated by three universal psychological needs: competence, autonomy, and relatedness. These align well with horse–human interaction. To explore the potential for human behavior change to improve horse welfare, this study investigated the relationship between horse welfare, rider safety, and rider satisfaction. An online survey asked equestrians about their horse-keeping and training practices, their riding accidents and injuries, and their level of satisfaction with their horse. Relative horse welfare and rider satisfaction were significantly related (r = 0.34, p < 0.001). Hyperreactive horse behavior (defined in this study as bucking, bolting, rearing, and spooking) and rider accidents and injuries were negatively related to rider satisfaction (r = −0.23, p < 0.001 and r = −0.16, p = 0.001, respectively). Further, goal achievement (r = 0.57, p < 0.001), rider control (r = 0.49, p < 0.001), and horse–human partnership (r = 0.62, p < 0.001) were all significantly related to rider satisfaction. A regression analysis testing the proposed SDT-based rider satisfaction model was significant (p < 0.001), with goal achievement, rider control, and horse–human partnership accounting for 63% of the variance of rider satisfaction scores. We found that horse welfare, rider safety, and rider satisfaction were related, with equestrian goal achievement (competence), horse control (autonomy), and horse-rider partnership (relatedness) all significantly contributing to rider satisfaction, suggesting that SDT may offer a useful framework for developing behavior change strategies. While more work is needed to develop and evaluate such strategies, a better understanding of intrinsic rider motivation represents an important first step.