Listener Survey Link: https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/listener-survey-conversations-in-equine-science

Nancy and Kate discuss the horse-human dyad and how bonding and familiarity make a difference in equine behavior. 

Research References:

Birke, L.; Hockenhull, J. (2015). Journeys together: Horses and humans in partnership. Society and Animals, Volume 23, pp. 81–100.

https://brill.com/view/journals/soan/23/1/article-p81_6.xml?ebody=citedby-49894

Research that states horse-human bonds may take years: 

S.M. Keaveney (2008). Equines and their human companions. Journal of Business Research, 61 (5) (2008), pp. 444-454

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296307002196