Measuring and understanding personality in animals is a rising scientific field. Much
research has been conducted to assess distinctive individual differences in behavior in a …

The millennia-old practices of horse training markedly predate and thus were isolated from
the mid-twentieth century revelation of animal learning processes. From this standpoint, the …

A new edition of a highly respected textbook and reference in the rapidly emerging field of
equitation science. Equitation Science, 2nd Edition incorporates learning theory into ethical …

The purpose of this study was to test the existence of a “fearfulness” trait in horses, by testing
the stability across situations and over time of the responses to different fear-eliciting …

Locating and monitoring animals using tracking devices is a method commonly used for
many taxa to study characteristics such as home‐range size, habitat selection, movement …

The aim of this study was to test the existence of a “reactivity-to-humans” trait which is stable
over time and across situations. For this purpose, four test situations were repeated on the …

Handling is a crucial component of the human–horse relationship. Here, we report data from
an experiment conducted to assess and compare the effect of two training methods. Two …

Social buffering occurs when the presence of one animal attenuates another's stress
response during a stressful event and/or helps the subject to recover more quickly after a …

The present study investigated how stress affects instrumental learning performance in
horses (Equus caballus) depending on the type of reinforcement. Horses were assigned to …

Examining the literature suggests equine personality is of interest to behavior and welfare
scientists and those involved in the equine industry. Study and assessment of personality is …