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Table 1.

Main constructs used in questionnaire

Acronym	Description	Source
ET: equestrian tourism	ET1. I consider that there are many opportunities for financing business ideas in agritourism involving equine activities	Nickerson (2001)
	ET2. I set up an agritourism complex, and then, later, identified a business opportunity in the equine field	Notzke (2019)
	ET3. Equine tourism is a growing sector and has great potential for the Romanian economy	Paniccia and Baiocco (2020)
EC: equestrian competitions	EC1. I have participated in equine competitions and consider that an entrepreneurial career oriented towards organizing such competitions is attractive for me	Berggren (2018)
	EC2. I believe that establishing an equine business involving competition will attract investors in a short time	Gilbert and Gillett (2011)
	EC3. The organization of an international equine competition will support the development of local entrepreneurship	Wicker et al. (2012)
HT: hippotherapy	HT1. Significant demand exists for hippotherapy services in Romania and I am thinking of establishing a business in this field	Korpa et al. (2013)
	HT2. I anticipate the emergence of business ideas and financing programmes for services dedicated to people with disabilities, such as hippotherapy	Srinivasan et al. (2018)
	HT3. There are opportunities in hippotherapy that can be facilitated by accessing non-reimbursable funds for social entrepreneurship	Rantala et al. (2019)
EI: entrepreneurial intention	EI1. I observed a positive attitude towards my entrepreneurial initiatives from family, friends and colleagues	Bosnjak et al. (2020)
	EI2. I have the necessary knowledge to initiate and develop an entrepreneurial project in equestrian sector	Lupoae et al. (2023)
	EI3. I have a clear intention to start a business in the equine sector in the near future	Angriawan et al. (2012)

Acronym	Description	Source
ET:equestriantourism	ET1. I consider that there are many opportunities for financing business ideas in agritourism involving equine activities	Nickerson (2001)
	ET2. I set up an agritourism complex, and then, later, identified a business opportunity in the equine field	Notzke (2019)
	ET3. Equine tourism is a growing sector and has great potential for the Romanian economy	Paniccia and Baiocco (2020)
EC:equestrian competitions	EC1. I have participated in equine competitions and consider that an entrepreneurial career oriented towards organizing such competitions is attractive for me	Berggren (2018)
	EC2. I believe that establishing an equine business involving competition will attract investors in a short time	Gilbert and Gillett (2011)
	EC3. The organization of an international equine competition will support the development of local entrepreneurship	Wicker et al. (2012)
HT:hippotherapy	HT1. Significant demand exists for hippotherapy services in Romania and I am thinking of establishing a business in this field	Korpa et al. (2013)
	HT2. I anticipate the emergence of business ideas and financing programmes for services dedicated to people with disabilities, such as hippotherapy	Srinivasan et al. (2018)
	HT3. There are opportunities in hippotherapy that can be facilitated by accessing non-reimbursable funds for social entrepreneurship	Rantala et al. (2019)
EI:entrepreneurial intention	EI1. I observed a positive attitude towards my entrepreneurial initiatives from family, friends and colleagues	Bosnjak et al. (2020)
	EI2. I have the necessary knowledge to initiate and develop an entrepreneurial project in equestrian sector	Lupoae et al. (2023)
	EI3. I have a clear intention to start a business in the equine sector in the near future	Angriawan et al. (2012)

Source: Questionnaire items adapted from relevant literature