Published in 2020
A study to identify how facial expressions and other behavioural variables change in ranch horses after a regular work day, and to determine if these changes can be used as indicators of physical fatigue.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2020
Study to determine whether horses can learn to solve an instrumental task by observing a human demonstration.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords : Learning, training, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2020
1 Can the Commission provide figures on the number of horses per EU Member State per function (agriculture, professional use, recreation, therapy, private use, slaughter)?
2 Why are horses not included in Eurostat statistics?
3 What view does the Commission take of the proposal to commission a study to collect figures on the horse sector? Is the Commission planning such a study in the near future?
Document types: Regulation/Certification
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2020
This review compares several behavioural assessment tools to quantify chronic pain in equines, with the aim of developing one that can be used specifically for working horses and donkeys.
Document Types: Scientific review
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Resilience
Published in 2020
Study of the change in discomfort behaviours of horses hospitalised for orthopaedic surgery on the arrival of a carer and their implications for the evaluation of pain (systematically underestimated).
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Pain, Welfare indicators, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2020
Report of research by Zupan and colleagues (University of Ljubjana, Slovenia) on the monitoring of behavioural stress indicators in horses with regular and irregular feeding habits. Horses were severely stressed when their feed was late, causing most of them to "act out" through behaviours such as neighing, kicking their handlers or kicking at the stall door.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords: Human-animal relationships, Stress
Published in 2019
Guide setting out all current scientific recommendations relating to the welfare of horses that can be followed by all keepers of horses.
Document Types: Good practice guide
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords : Human-animal relationships
Published in 2019
Study of noseband tightening practices by Dutch riders and their impact on the welfare of horses
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords : Human-animal relationships
Published in 2020
Preview: “Snorts production is related to riding technique. Snorts are associated to phases when the rider technique (long, loose reins) allow more comfort for the horse (low neck), especially while walking. Snorts could be useful tools for identifying better practices at work."
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Welfare indicators, Human-animal relationships
Published in 2020
Testing the use of light aircraft instead of helicopters for moving wild horses
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
