Impact of riding in a coercively obtained Rollkur posture on welfare and fear of performance horses

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 116, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 228-236

  von Borstel, Uta Ulrike ^a,b   Duncan, Ian James Heatly ^a   Shoveller, Anna Kate ^a   Merkies, Katrina ^a   Keeling, Linda Jane ^b   Millman, Suzanne Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coercive riding; Fear; Horse; Rollkur; Training; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONING; HORSE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 57749091410     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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