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Equine Quality of Life (QoL) is an important concern in decision making in veterinary medicine and is especially relevant for chronically ill or geriatric horses towards the end of their lives.
Mariessa Long +5 more
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Determining a Welfare Prioritization for Horses Using a Delphi Method
Equine welfare issues are receiving increasing attention in the UK, but welfare problems can arise from a wide range of causes. In order to identify the most important welfare concerns for horses, we used a Delphi method with 19 equine welfare experts ...
Fiona C. Rioja-Lang +3 more
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Human–horse interactions (HHIs) are diverse and prominent in the equine industry. Stakeholders have an invested interest in making sure that HHIs are humane.
Katherine Jennifer Kelly +2 more
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Equine Social Behaviour: Love, War and Tolerance
Sociality is an ethological need of horses that remained unchanged by domestication. Accordingly, it is essential to include horses’ social behavioural requirements and the opportunity to establish stable affiliative bonds in equine management systems ...
Laura Torres Borda +2 more
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Behavioral and cardiac responses in mature horses exposed to a novel object
This study aimed to investigate whether breed, sex, and age affected temperament differently (more or less neophobic) in mature horses during a novel object test.
Kyung Eun Lee +3 more
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The Triple-E Model: Advancing Equestrian Research with Perspectives from One Health
Equestrian sport has various welfare issues and educational needs. To address these complex interactions, we propose an integrated approach called the Triple-E Model, which focuses on the equine, equestrian, and environmental triad.
Michaela M. Keener, Kimberly I. Tumlin
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Examining Canadian Equine Industry Participants’ Perceptions of Horses and Their Welfare
The diversity of the Canadian equine industry makes determining baseline attitudes and beliefs a challenge. Adult members of the Canadian equine industry (n = 901) participated in an online survey to report demographic information and views on the role ...
Cordelie DuBois +3 more
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Equine Welfare in England and Wales: Exploration of Stakeholders' Understanding [PDF]
Investigating how those responsible for the care of nonhuman animals understand the concept of animal welfare is important for animal welfare improvement. In-depth interviews with 31 equine stakeholders were used to explore their perceptions and understanding of welfare.
Horseman, Susan V +5 more
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Racehorse welfare across a training season
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 measured and monitored. This is the first study to assess racehorse
Rachel Annan +8 more
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The Challenges of Using Horses for Practical Teaching Purposes in Veterinary Programmes
Students enrolled in veterinary degrees often come from an urban background with little previous experience in handling horses and other large animals.
Gabriella Gronqvist +4 more
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