Sleep is a significant biological requirement for all living mammals due to its restorative
properties and its cognitive role in memory consolidation. Sleep is ubiquitous amongst all …

Simple Summary Horses are highly social animals that preferably live in stable social
groups and form long-term affiliative bonds. However, although their need for social …

Wolves returned to Germany in 2000, leading to fear in German horse owners that their
horses could be in danger of wolf attacks or panic-like escapes from pastures when sighting …

Domestic horses are currently often subject to management practices that can entail social
stressors, which in turn can negatively influence immunocompetence and disease …

Horses (Equus ferus caballus) engage their sense of smell in numerous behaviors.
However, only few studies so far evaluated responses of horses to olfactory stimuli …

The improvement of horse welfare through housing conditions has become a real issue in
recent years and have highlighted the detrimental effect of individual housing of horses on …

Racehorse welfare is gaining increasing public attention, however scientific evidence in this
area is lacking. In order to develop a better understanding of racehorse welfare, it must be …

Simple Summary Equine-assisted therapies are becoming increasingly popular for
addressing physical and psychological disabilities in clients. The role of the horse's welfare …

Simple Summary For centuries, straightening a horse has been considered a key element in
achieving its responsiveness and suppleness and has been a traditional goal in training …

Simple Summary The Grand National is one of the world's most famous steeplechase races.
In 2023, the start of the race was delayed, as an animal rights group protested about the …