Subject: Interspecies relationships

Caring for the Older Horse: A Conceptual Model of Owner Decision Making

Rebecca Smith, Gina Pinchbeck, Catherine McGowan, Joanne Ireland, Elizabeth Perkins

Published in 2021

Article developing a conceptual model for the care of ageing horses based on a survey of owner practices

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Pain, Enrichment, Risk management, Societal issues, Living environment, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Equine Management in UK Livery Yards during the COVID-19 Pandemic- "As Long As the Horses Are Happy, We Can Work Out the Rest Later"

Tamzin Furtado, Elizabeth Perkins, Catherine McGowan, Gina Pinchbeck

Published in 2021

Article examining changes in procedures introduced by UK equestrian centre managers during the COVID19 pandemic. These have involved changes to human behaviours, with the care of animals being kept as consistent as possible to ensure their welfare.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Enhanced Understanding of Horse-Human Interactions to Optimize Welfare

Katrina Merkies, Olivia Franzin

Published in 2021

Review of the human-horse relationship, how horses perceive humans during their interactions, the emotional transfer between humans and horses to improve their welfare

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Comparing Behavioural Problems in Imported Street Dogs and Domestically Reared Danish Dogs—The Views of Dog Owners and Veterinarians

Natascha Munkeboe, Amalie Lohse-Lind, Peter Sandøe, Björn Forkman, Søren Saxmose Nielsen

Published in 2021

Article comparing the behavioural problems of adopted stray dogs with those of pet dogs as reported by owners and vets

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories:Canine

Keywords:Learning, training, Societal issues, Human-animal relationships

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Using Expert Elicitation to Abridge the Welfare Quality® Protocol for Monitoring the Most Adverse Dairy Cattle Welfare Impairments

Frank A. M. Tuyttens, Sophie de Graaf, Sine Norlander Andreasen, Alice de Boyer des Roches, Frank J. C. M. van Eerdenburg, Marie J. Haskell, Marlene K. Kirchner, Luc. Mounier, Miroslav Kjosevski, Jo Bijttebier, Ludwig Lauwers, Wim Verbeke, Bart Ampe

Published in 2021

Paper proposing a simplified version of the Welfare Quality assessment protocol for dairy cows for routine use.

Document Types: Scientific paper

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Livestock farming system, Welfare indicators

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Horses Failed to Learn from Humans by Observation

Maria Vilain Rørvang , Tina Bach Nielsen, Janne Winther Christensen

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

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Motivate your horse. Clicker training and rewards

Hélène Roche

Published in 2013

How do you motivate your horse? What role can rewards play? Can you do without them once your horse has learned the exercise? What to do when the horse becomes too demanding? Are caresses and use of the voice rewards? These are all questions raised by positive reinforcement, which the clicker training technique can create. This book offers basic exercises as well as exercises to solve classical equestrian problems. It is based on numerous scientific reference works as well as a multitude of practical cases.

Document Types: Technical work

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords : Learning, training, Human-animal relationships

Connaître son cheval. Comportements et postures. Que devez-vous savoir et observer?

Hélène Roche

Published in 2008

This book explains observation, the sensory world of horses, their round-the-clock activities, the ways they can communicate, their social structures and the constraints imposed by domestication and temperament. It teaches the reader how horses are broken in and how to observe them. It is intended for everyone wanting to increase their knowledge of horses.

Document Types: Technical work

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Learning, training, Enrichment, Housing, Living environment, Human-animal relationships

Cognition and learning in horses (Equus caballus): What we know and why we should ask more

moreLauren Brubaker∗, Monique A.R. Udell

Published in 2016

Horses (Equus caballus) have a rich history of relationships with humans. Across different cultures and eras, they have been used for work, entertainment, cultural rituals, food, therapy and companionship and they continue to fulfil many of these roles today. As horses are one of the most commonly trained domestic animals, understanding how they learn and how their relationship with humans and other horses impacts their ability to learn can influence their welfare, training, breeding and management. Since, unlike dogs and cats, domesticated horses evolved from prey animals, the horse-human relationship raises interesting and unique scientific theoretical questions. There is still much to learn about the cognition and behaviour of horses from a scientific perspective. This review explores current research in three related areas of horse cognition: human-horse interactions, social learning, and independent learning in horses. Research on these topics is summarised and suggestions for future research are provided.

Document Types: Scientific review

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords: Learning, training, Cognitive processes, Human-animal relationships

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