Is there evidence of learned helplessness in horses?

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-266

  Hall, Carol ^a   Goodwin, Deborah ^b   Heleski, Camie ^c   Randle, Hayley ^d   Waran, Natalie ^e  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Duchy College   (United Kingdom)

^e UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY MOVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; HORSE; HORSEBACK RIDING; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; REINFORCEMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SHOCK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 46649089536     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888700802101130     Document Type: Conference Paper

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