Stabled horses often experience negative emotions due to the inappropriate living
conditions imposed by humans. However, identifying what emotions horses experience and …

A new edition of a highly respected textbook and reference in the rapidly emerging field of
equitation science. Equitation Science, 2nd Edition incorporates learning theory into ethical …

Examining the literature suggests equine personality is of interest to behavior and welfare
scientists and those involved in the equine industry. Study and assessment of personality is …

Animals can indirectly gather meaningful information about other individuals by
eavesdropping on their third-party interactions. In particular, eavesdropping can be used to …

Social buffering occurs when the presence of one animal attenuates another's stress
response during a stressful event and/or helps the subject to recover more quickly after a …

Dairy cows are generally calm and compliant, but some management procedures can make
cows fearful or stressed. Not only are fearful cattle a threat to human safety, but fear is also …

This study examines whether horses can learn by observing humans, given that they identify
individual humans and orientate on the focus of human attention. We tested 24 horses aged …

There is increasing interest in keeping horses in groups, but progress is hampered by a lack
of knowledge about which horses can and should be kept together. Therefore, our objective …

Prima facie, the acquisition of novel behaviors in animals through observation of
conspecifics seems straightforward. There are, however, various mechanisms through which …

In spite of a highly developed olfactory apparatus of horses, implying a high adaptive value,
research on equine olfaction is sparse. Our limited knowledge on equine olfaction poses a …