Simón Barquera, Lucia Hernández-Barrera, Stephen J Rothenberg, Enrique Cifuentes
The obesogenic environment around elementary schools: food and beverage marketing to children in two Mexican cities
BMC public health
improve horse welfare ensure sustainable equestrian future need understand human behavior relation challenges sector purpose paper map analyze individuals within equine sector sweden norway define environmental challenges faced related questions horse welfare mixedmethods parallel design used data consist survey answers semistructured interviews survey responded 697 swedish norwegian participants ensured statistical validity power sample size calculation yielding approximately 385 participants deepen understanding 36 semi structured interviews swedish norwegian interviewees conducted analysis convergencies divergencies data sets provided robust insights perceptions behaviors within equine sector sweden norway findings show equine sector cultivated stronger environmental commitment last 15 years svala 2008 however many participants express perceived lack influence transformation comb model michie van stralen west 2011 michie atkins west 2014 previous research thinking structures climate delay wormbs wolrath 2023 used interpret data analysis indicates overall capacity change skills knowledge exist individuals desire information deeper understanding issues hand higher barriers change found opportunity component physical constraints location resources time seem challenging individual actors influence economic factors also identified impediments transformation cultural norms related orderliness within stables although directly addressing ecological ethical challenges might serve foundation promoting environmental initiatives also improve horse welfare