The welfare of horses involved in sport and leisure activities has come under increasing
scrutiny, both from within the equine sector and from the public. A systematic review of …

Simple Summary Recent research shows that horses create social bonds through proximity
and time with limited understanding of how these friendships affect how horses respond to …

In the traditional feeding pattern of geese, the feed trough will be placed on the ground for a
long time and hurts the living environment. This research aimed to investigate the effect of 4 …

The aim of this study was to explore whether the size of paddocks affected social
interactions within a group of horses. Furthermore, the effects of the gender composition in …

Since there is a practical need, this study focused on the behavior of 51 horses kept in one
large group in order to make management suggestions regarding the animal: watering point …

As group housing of horses can be associated with increased injury risk especially when
there are limited resources, the aim of this study was to allow initial, scientifically based …

Objective To evaluate the effects of feeder style (trough vs. individual pans) on behaviors
and plasma cor-tisol in group-fed horses. Materials and Methods Horses (n= 16) were …

With the number of threatened species increasing globally, conservation breeding is vitally
important now more than ever. However, no previous peer-reviewed study has attempted to …

Preferences for the height of feeding troughs of seven mares were evaluated and, as
awareness of surroundings when feeding is adaptive for horses, the relationship between …

Biting is a natural response for horses and is part of their maintenance behaviour repertoire
for warding off herd members for various reasons. These could include reproductive states …