Horse preference for orientation during transport and the effect of orientation on balancing ability

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Gibbs, A E ^a   Friend, T H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Horse; Orientation; Transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032993440     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00240-8     Document Type: Article

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