Punishment in horse-training and the concept of ethical equitation

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 193-197

  McGreevy, Paul D ^a   McLean, Andrew N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Australian Equine Behaviour Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

conditioning; ethical equitation; horse; punishment; training; welfare

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 67349100720     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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