Researchers looked at how therapy horses reacted to various types of patting on various body parts, when tied up or loose.
Behaviour
A UofG study found that blindfolding horses results in more resistance behaviours and longer leading times, but horse personality also plays a part.
Preparing the young horse for its adult life can help ensure a good life and improve safety in the horse-human relationship.
This presentation from the ISES conference looks at indicators of positive/negative equine emotions and how humans and AI can recognize them.
A study in Great Britain explored measurable markers of fatigue in event horses which may be useful for earlier intervention by officials.
Many issues - including behavioural - are a manifestation of an underlying physical problem. Here is a checklist of five possible causes.
Treating a horse over the wither from the mounting block can reduce mounting time and eliminate avoidance behaviour.
Domestic horse management contrasts with their natural behavioural needs, but can various distractions help stalled horses be happier?
How effective is it, really? And how ethical? UK researchers looked at hundreds of FEI eventing rounds, and the results are a bit surprising.
The high prevalence of lameness in sport horses – as much as 46% in a recent study – calls for greater need for identifying pain behaviours.