The horse-human dyad: Can we align horse training and handling activities with the equid social ethogram?

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-18

  McGreevy, P D ^a   Oddie, C ^b   Burton, F L ^c   McLean, A N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian Equine Behaviour Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Australian Equine Behaviour Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Counter predator behaviour; Horse training; Learning; Social inter and intra specific communication

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; HORSEBACK RIDING; HUMAN; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY; SPORTS SCIENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CUES; HORSES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEACHING;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 67349260803     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.03.005     Document Type: Review

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