Over the last few years, a number of high profile incidents involving animals in tourism
recreation contexts have sparked heated animal welfare debate on a global scale, giving …

Human Animal Studies have recently emerged as a topical, popular, controversial, cross-
disciplinary arena of research, theory and practice that calls for innovative ways of …

Equestrian sports are unavoidably interspecies and undeniably dangerous. Whilst there has
been qualitative research into the human–horse relationship, and quantitative research into …

This article focuses on the case of Trump International Golf Links, Scotland (TIGLS), a golf
course in Aberdeenshire that opened in 2012 after a lengthy and contentious application …

One of the aims of equitation science (ES) is to improve horse welfare through a scientific
approach. However, little is known about how equestrians perceive ES. To determine what …

Societal views on animals are rapidly changing and have become more diversified: can we
use them for our own pleasure, and how should we understand animal agency? These …

'Terrier work'is an historical and deeply significant rural practice in the United Kingdom, in
which small or medium size terriers are employed to track, capture and kill foxes in the larger …

With the growth of the equestrian industry, risk exposure and the obligation to maintain the
health, safety, and welfare of humans and horses remain front and centre. As there has been …

" What would rodeo look like if we took it as a record, not of human triumph and resilience,
but of human imperfection and stubbornness?” asks animal historian Susan Nance. Against …

Over the past 20 years, the consumption of protein powder has moved from the niche realm
of serious bodybuilding to the cultural mainstream. Alongside established claims about the …