Behavioral and physiological responses of horses to initial training: The comparison between pastured versus stalled horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 235-252

  Rivera, E ^a   Benjamin, S ^a   Nielsen, B ^a   Shelle, J ^a   Zanella, A J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cortisol; Horses; Housing; Stress; Training; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; STRESS; TRAINING;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037056654     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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