Do horses with poor welfare show ‘pessimistic’ cognitive biases?

Authors: S. Henry, C. Fureix, R. Rowberry, M. Bateson, M. Hausberger

Publication/Journal: Science of Nature

Keywords: affective state, animal welfare, back-pain, behavioral-disorders, cognitive judgement biases, enrichment, environmental, equus-caballus, horses, judgment bias, laboratory rats, management factors, multidisciplinary sciences, rattus-norvegicus, starlings sturnus-vulgaris

2017

MOTIVATION, STRESS AND LEARNING CRITICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT INFLUENCE THE HORSES’ VALUE AND TRAINING METHOD – A REVIEW

Authors: K. Olczak, J. Nowicki, C. Klocek

Publication/Journal: Annals of Animal Science

Keywords: acquisition, agriculture, behavior, cortisol, dairy & animal science, equus-caballus, extinction, fearfulness, glucocorticoids, horse, learning, memory consolidation, motivation, negative reinforcement, performance, stress, tasks, temperament

2016

Behaviour of horses in a judgment bias test associated with positive or negative reinforcement

Authors: Sabrina Briefer Freymond, Elodie F. Briefer, Anja Zollinger, Yveline Gindrat-von Allmen, Christa Wyss, Iris Bachmann

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, emotions, equus-caballus, optimism, training method

2014

Horses’ learning performances are under the influence of several temperamental dimensions

Authors: Léa Lansade, Faustine Simon

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: avoidance task, equus-caballus, fearfulness, learning, personality, temperament

2010

Positive interactions lead to lasting positive memories in horses, Equus caballus

Authors: Carol Sankey, Marie-Annick Richard-Yris, Hélène Leroy, Séverine Henry, Martine Hausberger

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: equus-caballus, horse, human-animal relationship, learning, memory, positive interaction, social cognition

2010

Seasonal variations in daily rhythms of activity in athletic horses

Authors: C. Bertolucci, C. Giannetto, F. Fazio, G. Piccione

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: activity, daily rhythm, equus-caballus, feeding, seasonal

2008

Temperament in preweanling horses: Development of reactions to humans and novelty, and startle responses

Authors: L. Lansade, M. F. Bouissou, X. Boivin

Publication/Journal: Developmental Psychobiology

Keywords: approach/avoidance reactions, equus-caballus, fearfulness, foals, horses, novelty, ontogeny, reactions to humans, startle response, temperament

2007

Suckling behaviour in domestic foals and the development of abnormal oral behaviour

Authors: Christine J. Nicol, Amanda J. Badnell-Waters

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: abnormal oral behavior, equus-caballus, foal, horses, steryotypic behaviour, steryotypy, suckling behaviour

2005