Horses' attentional characteristics differ according to the type of work
Published in 2022
Scientific article testing the influence of work type, age, sex and breed of horses on their attentional characteristics. It shows that attentional characteristics are strongly related to the type of work the horses are trained for. Horses from equestrian centres had longer and less fragmented attention spans, the sporting activities of eventing horses were correlated to the fragmentation of attention.
Document Types: Scientific paper
Animal categories: Equines
Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Learning, Cognitive processes