Przewalski’s horses and domestic horses probably experience the same emotions but likely developed different priorities and, hence, ways of communicating them.
Horses have varying degrees of “distractibility,” and this can significantly affect their attention capacities and, hence, their efficiency in learning, researchers confirmed.
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Horse owners might want to have their mares’ ovaries surgically removed for a variety of reasons, including to prevent pregnancy, get rid of tumors, or, most commonly, resolve behavioral issues.
Salivary cortisol (“stress hormone”) concentrations weren’t associated with scores in dressage and show jumping horses during three national events in Denmark, researchers found.
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The researchers said owners shouldn’t stop using verbal praise, but they recommended adding a treat or food reward to help motivate horses to learn.
At this stage researchers can’t say whether one position is better or worse, however. That’s especially true when it comes to training, they said.
“Optimized” grooming led to as many as 177 times more positive behaviors on average per horse per 10-minute grooming session than standard grooming, researchers found.
To make a sustainable difference to horse welfare, owners must apply the findings of research into human behavior change, one researcher says.
A reader asks for suggestions for teaching or encouraging her mare to pee before getting in the trailer, and if it’s possible to break the mare’s trailer-peeing habit. Read Dr. Sue McDonnell’s answer!
Through good research and communication, equitation science can continue to evolve in a positive manner with the goal of improving equine welfare and horse and rider interactions.
How will the horses that survived the San Luis Rey Downs Training Center fire respond to moving back to the facility? An equine behavior expert shares her insight.
Whips, spurs, and horse-head-control equipment can be misused by riders and misunderstood by spectators, both of which can have negative outcomes for horses and the industry alike.
Researchers are still lacking reliable tools to understand what good equine welfare looks like from the horse’s point of view, but they’re making progress.
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