Link to the open source research:

McVey, Rosalie Jones. (2021). An Ethnographic Account of the British Equestrian Virtue of Bravery, and Its Implications for Equine Welfare. Animals, Vol, 11, 188. 

https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11010188

Diakakis, N., Tyrnenopoulou, P. (2017). Correlation between equine colic and weather changes. Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, Vol. 68, pp. 455-466.

Cianci, J., Boyle, A.G., Stefanovski, Darko, Biddle, A.S. (2021). Lack of Association Between Barometric Pressure and Incidence of Colic in Equine Academic Ambulatory Practice. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Vol 97.

Fintl C, Hudson NP, Handel I, Pearson GT (2016). The effect of temperature changes on in vitro slow wave activity in the equine ileum. Equine Veterinary Journal Vol 48. (Open Access)

Research Reference:

Trösch, M., Pellon, S., Cuzol, F. et al. (2020). Horses feel emotions when they watch positive and negative horse–human interactions in a video and transpose what they saw to real life. Anim Cogn 23, pp. 643–653

Link:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-020-01369-0?fbclid=IwAR278hOdLV51HytST89t4NF1C2mFiSQWWw75hq3H_IoLNnkWIiinCj1cqsM#citeas

Research Reference:

Lundberg Paulina, Hartmann Elke, Roth Lina S.V. (2020). Does training style affect the human-horse relationship? Asking the horse in a separation–reunion experiment with the owner and a stranger. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 233, December.

Link to Research Paper: 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016815912030232X?via%3Dihub

Link to Daily Mail Article:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8909547/Horses-DONT-form-attachment-bonds-owners-study-finds.html

Research Resource: 

Munsters, Carolien, Kingmac, Boris, van den Broeke, Jan, van Oldruitborgh-Oosterbaana, Marianne (2020). A prospective cohort study on the acute:chronic workload ratio in relation to injuries in high level eventing horses: A comprehensive 3-year study. Preventative Veterinary Medicine 179.

Resources : www.ed.ac.uk/vet

Equine Obesity is defined as abnormal excessive fat that presents a risk to health. It is a disease of domestication.

Cushing's Disease and Equine Metabolic Syndrome Fact Sheet: https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/imports/fileManager/Cushings%20and%20metabolic%20syndrome%20-%20updated.pdf

Anzulewicz, A.; Fenner, K.; Hyde, M.; Heald, S.; Burattini, B.; Romness, N.; McKenzie, J.; Wilson, B.; McGreevy, P. (2021). The Impact of the Sex of Handlers and Riders on the Reported Social Confidence, Compliance and Touch Sensitivity of Horses in Their Care. Animals 11, 130.    https://www.e-barq.org/e-barq-research

For information on the Equine Behavior and Assessment Research Questionnaire (E-BARQ) go to www.kandooequine.com

Research Papers:

Murray, R., Guire, R., Fisher, M., Fairfax, V. (2013). Girth pressure measurements reveal high peak pressures that can be avoided using an alternative girth design that also results in increased limb protraction and flexion in the swing phase. The Veterinary Journal 198.  pp. 92-97.

Millares-Ramirez, E, Le Juene, S. (2019). Girthiness: A Retrospective Study of 37 Horses (2004-2016). Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 79. pp. 100-104.

van Iwaarden, A, Stubbs, NC, Clayton, HM (2012).  Anatomy of the Equine M. Cutaneus Trunci in Relation to the Position of the Saddle and Girth. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 32. pp 519-524.

Research Paper:

Mott R.O., Hawthorne S.J., & McBride S.D. (2020). Blink rate as a measure of stress and attention in the domestic horse (Equus caballus). Scientific Reports (10). pp. 1-8.

Open source link:

www.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78386-z

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