Equine

Injury incidence, reactivity and ease of handling of horses kept in groups: A matched case control study in four Nordic countries

There is increasing interest in keeping horses in groups, but progress is hampered by a lack of knowledge about which horses can and should be kept together. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the effect of group composition on the...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Keeling, L. J., Bøe, K. E., Christensen, J. W. et al. 2016. Injury incidence, reactivity and ease of handling of horses kept in groups: A matched case control study in four Nordic countries. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 185, 59-65.

Assessing equine emotional state

The scientific study of animal emotion has recently become an important focus for animal behaviour and welfare researchers. For horses used by humans for work, recreation or sport, the question of the significance of their life experiences in terms of...

Year Published: 2018Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Hall, C., Randle, H., Pearson, G. 2018. Assessing equine emotional state. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 205, 183-193.

Recovery of horses from general anesthesia after induction with propofol and ketamine versus midazolam and ketamine

OBJECTIVE To evaluate quality of recovery from general anesthesia in horses after induction with propofol and ketamine versus midazolam and ketamine. DESIGN Prospective randomized crossover study. ANIMALS 6 healthy adult horses. PROCEDURES Horses were premedicated with xylazine (1.0 mg/kg [0.45...

Year Published: 2018Topics: Anesthesia & SedationAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Jarrett, M. A., Bailey, K. M., Messenger, K. M. et al. 2018. Recovery of horses from general anesthesia after induction with propofol and ketamine versus midazolam and ketamine. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 253(1), 101-107.

Using the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) to assess pain associated with acute laminitis in horses (Equus caballus)

Acute laminitis is a common equine disease characterized by intense foot pain, both acutely and chronically. The Obel grading system is the most widely accepted method for describing the severity of laminitis by equine practitioners, however this method requires movement...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Dalla Costa, E., Stucke, D., Dai, F. et al. 2016. Using the Horse Grimace Scale (HGS) to assess pain associated with acute laminitis in horses (Equus caballus). Animals 6(8), 47.

Using the five domains model to assess the adverse impacts of husbandry, veterinary, and equitation interventions on horse welfare

The aim of this study was to conduct a series of paper-based exercises in order to assess the negative (adverse) welfare impacts, if any, of common interventions on domestic horses across a broad range of different contexts of equine care...

Year Published: 2018Topics: Husbandry & Management, Restraint, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: McGreevy, P., Berger, J., de Brauwere, N. et al. 2018. Using the five domains model to assess the adverse impacts of husbandry, veterinary, and equitation interventions on horse welfare. Animals 8(3), 41.

Toward a choice-based judgment bias task for horses

Judgment bias tasks for nonhuman animals are promising tools to assess emotional valence as a measure of animal welfare. In view of establishing a valid judgment bias task for horses, the present study aimed to evaluate 2 versions (go/no-go and...

Year Published: 2017Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Hintze, S., Roth, E., Bachmann, I. et al. 2017. Toward a choice-based judgment bias task for horses. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 20(2), 123-136.

Developing a horse welfare assessment protocol

This paper describes the development and pilot-testing of a horse welfare assessment protocol (HWAP). The HWAP consists of the collective measurement of numerous factors considered likely to affect a horse's welfare and is thereby designed to provide a holistic score...

Year Published: 2017Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Viksten, S. M., Visser, E. K., Nyman, S. 2017. Developing a horse welfare assessment protocol. Animal Welfare 26(1), 59-65.

Welfare assessment of horses: the AWIN approach

The EU-funded Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) research project (2011–2015) aimed to improve animal welfare through the development of practical on-farm animal welfare assessment protocols. The present study describes the application of the AWIN approach to the development of a welfare...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Dalla Costa, E., Dai, F., Lebelt, D. et al. 2016. Welfare assessment of horses: the AWIN approach. Animal Welfare 25(4), 481-488.

An unexpected acoustic indicator of positive emotions in horses

Indicators of positive emotions are still scarce and many proposed behavioural markers have proven ambiguous. Studies established a link between acoustic signals and emitter's internal state, but few related to positive emotions and still fewer considered non-vocal sounds. One of...

Year Published: 2018Topics: Vocalization, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Stomp, M., Leroux, M., Cellier, M. et al. 2018. An unexpected acoustic indicator of positive emotions in horses. PLOS ONE 13(7), e0197898.

A standardised equine-based welfare assessment tool used for six years in low and middle income countries

The majority of horses, donkeys and mules (equids) are in low- and middle-income countries, where they remain a key source of labour in the construction, agriculture and tourism industries, as well as supporting households daily through transporting people and staple...

Year Published: 2018Topics: Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Equine

Citation: Sommerville, R., Brown, A. F., Upjohn, M. 2018. A standardised equine-based welfare assessment tool used for six years in low and middle income countries. PLOS ONE 13(2), e0192354.