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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
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Behavioral, demographic, and management influences on equine responses to negative reinforcement

Authors: Kate Fenner, Rafael Freire, Andrew McLean, Paul McGreevy

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: horse management, learning, negative reinforcement, temperament, training

2019

Automated real-time stress monitoring of police horses using wearable technology

Authors: Tomas Norton, Deborah Piette, Vasileios Exadaktylos, Daniel Berckmans

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: horse, performance, police, stress, suitability, wearable technology

2018

Preliminary study on current perceptions and usage of training equipment by horse enthusiasts in Canada

Authors: Katrina Merkies, Lindsay Nakonechny, Cordelie DuBois, Emilie Derisoud

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: equine industry survey, learning theory, spur use, training equipment, whip use

2018

Indicators of stress in equitation

Authors: U. König v. Borstel, E. K. Visser, C. Hall

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, cortisol, heart rate variability, horse, riding, stress

2017

The role of the ethogram in equitation science

Authors: Carol Hall, Camie Heleski

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, equitation, ethogram, horse, ridden, welfare

2017

Maximum permissible load for Yonaguni ponies (Japanese landrace horses) trotting over a short, straight course

Authors: A. Matsuura, H. Mano, M. Irimajiri, K. Hodate

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, gait analysis, horse, load, symmetry, weight

2016

Conflict behavior in elite show jumping and dressage horses

Authors: Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda, Izabela Kosińska, Zbigniew Jaworski, Tadeusz Jezierski, Jack Murphy

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: conflict behavior, dressage, horse, show jumping, welfare

2015

Effects of the level of experience of horses and their riders on cortisol release, heart rate and heart-rate variability during a jumping course

Authors: N. Ille, M. von Lewinski, R. Erber, M. Wulf, J. Aurich, E. Möstl, C. Aurich

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cortisol, heart rate, horse, rider, stress

2013

The effects of transport, riot control training and night patrols on the workload and stress of mounted police horses

Authors: Carolien C. B. M. Munsters, Jan van den Broek, René van Weeren, Marianne M. Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour score, heart rate, police horse, stress, workload

2013

Equine behaviour and heart rate in temperament tests with or without rider or handler

Authors: U. König von Borstel, S. Euent, P. Graf, S. König, M. Gauly

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: equine, heart rate variability, horseback riding, human-animal interaction, reactivity, temperament

2011

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