Negative versus positive reinforcement: An evaluation of training strategies for rehabilitated horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 357-368

  Innes, Lesley ^a   McBride, Sebastian ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Negative reinforcement; Positive reinforcement; Rehabilitation; Stress; Training

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HORSE; LEARNING; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 44949212920     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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