Behavioral assessment of horses in therapeutic riding programs

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-24

  Anderson, Marsha K ^a   Friend, Ted H ^a   Evans, J Warren ^a   Bushong, Diana M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Cortisol; Horses; Temperament; Therapeutic riding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033064985     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00237-8     Document Type: Article

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