Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the existence of an equine pain face
and to describe this in detail. Study design Semi-randomized, controlled, crossover trial …

Poor performance in horses is often attributed to rider or training problems or behavioral
abnormalities. Riders often fail to recognize lameness. We need to determine if there are …

Many horses presumed to be sound by their riders are not. Facial expression ethograms
have previously been used to describe pain-related behavior in horses, but there is a need …

Background The assessment of pain is critical for the welfare of horses, in particular when
pain is induced by common management procedures such as castration. Existing pain …

Horses have the ability to generate a remarkable repertoire of facial expressions, some of
which have been linked to the affective component of pain. This study describes the facial …

Although recognition of equine pain has been studied extensively over the past decades
there is still need for improvement in objective identification of pain in horses with acute …

There is evidence that more than 47% of the sports horse population in normal work may be
lame, but the lameness is not recognized by owners or trainers. An alternative means of …

Simple Summary Pain and discomfort behavior in horses tends to be especially subtle, and
not readily or widely appreciated even by equine professionals, including many long-time …

This study presents the validation of two recently described pain scales, the Equine Utrecht
University Scale for Composite Pain Assessment (EQUUS-COMPASS) and the Equine …

Pain management is dependent on the quality of the pain evaluation. Ideally, pain
evaluation is objective, pain‐specific and easily incorporated into a busy equine clinic. This …