Preliminary investigations of horses' (Equus caballus) responses to different bridles during foundation training

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Quick, Jessica S ^a   Warren Smith, Amanda K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

behavior; bit; bitless; bridle; heart rate; horse; training

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 67649119687     PISSN: 15587878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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