Does horse temperament influence horse-rider cooperation?

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-284

  Visser, E Kathalijne ^a   Van Reenen, Cornelis G ^a   Blokhuis, Mari Zetterqvist ^b   Morgan, E Karin M ^b   Hassmen, Peter ^c   Rundgren, T Margareta M ^d   Blokhuis, Harry J ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Ridskolan Stromsholm   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HORSE; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEMPERAMENT; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 46649087540     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700802101254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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