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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review on the effect of individual characteristics and management practices on equine cognition.Animal cognition · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of sibling competition and physiological and behavioural differences on problem-solving of wild cavies (Cavia aperea).Animal cognition · 2026Article
- The Challenge of Defining Laterality in Horses: Is It Laterality or Just Asymmetry?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Stress Responses in Horses Housed in Different Stable Designs during Summer in a Tropical Savanna Climate.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Lateralised Behavioural Responses in Livestock to Environmental Stressors: Implications for Using Infrared Thermography to Assess Welfare Conditions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Tool Use in Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Laterality in Horse Training: Psychological and Physical Balance and Coordination and Strength Rather Than Straightness.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Corticosterone Metabolite Concentration Is Not Related to Problem Solving in the Fawn-Footed Mosaic-Tailed RatAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Not by transmission alone: the role of invention in cultural evolution.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Review
- Problem solving in European bison (Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- Need or opportunity? A study of innovations in equids.PloS one · 2021Article
- Horses show individual level lateralisation when inspecting an unfamiliar and unexpected stimulus.PloS one · 2021Article
- Animal behaviour in a human world: A crowdsourcing study on horses that open door and gate mechanisms.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
Domesticated horses are constantly confronted with novel tasks. A recent study on anecdotal data indicates that some are innovative in dealing with such tasks. However, innovative behavior in horses has not previously been investigated under experimental conditions. In this study, we investigated whether 16 horses found an innovative solution when confronted with a novel feeder. Moreover, we investigated whether innovative behavior in horses may be affected by individual aspects such as: age, sex, size, motor and sensory laterality, fecal stress hormone concentrations (GCMs), and task-related behavior. Our study revealed evidence for 25% of the horses being capable of innovative problem solving for operating a novel feeder. Innovative horses of the present study were active, tenacious, and may be considered to have a higher inhibitory control, which was revealed by their task related behavior. Furthermore, they appeared to be emotional, reflected by high baseline GCM concentrations and a left sensory and motor laterality. These findings may contribute to the understanding of horses' cognitive capacities to deal with their environment and calls for enriched environments in sports and leisure horse management.
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