ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Indicators of Horse Welfare: State-of-the-Art.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy of acupuncture in racehorses: A review.Open veterinary journal · 2025Pooled it
- Five Domains, Multiple Realities: A Multidimensional Analysis of Equine Welfare in Equestrian Events in Brazil.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Longitudinal welfare assessment in French jump racehorses during season preparation.Equine veterinary journal · 2026Article
- Measuring Activity-Rest Condition by Using Two Different Accelerometer Devices in Trained and Retired Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Smartphone-Based Technologies in Equine Sports Medicine: Supporting Athlete Management-A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Exploration of the relationship between laboratory stress parameters and leukocyte coping capacity in ponies exposed to repetitive handling during a research project.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Welfare Assessment in Equine-Assisted Service (EAS) Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Beyond cortisol: evaluating serotonin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and oxytocin as indicators of equine welfare across three training regimens.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between inhibitory control and coping behaviour in horses.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- First multi-domain scientific protocol with physiological markers for assessing cattle welfare in India.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Commentary on MacKechnie-Guire et al. Measuring Noseband Tightness on the Lateral Aspect of the Horse's Face.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- The Complexity of Communication in Mammals: From Social and Emotional Mechanisms to Human Influence and Multimodal Applications.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Ethological and clinical evaluation of the welfare of horses in draft competitions in Spain.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Equine-assisted coaching in formerly incarcerated men with histories of substance abuse: a 12-week exploratory study of anger regulation, quality of life, human-horse synchrony, and equine behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Determining optimal practices for foal weaning - A protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- When touch is stressful: acute endocrine and behavioral responses of domestic rabbits to unfamiliar human handling.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Sleep architecture and lying behavior in horses across age groups and two housing systems: an overnight non-invasive EEG study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Friends, forage, freedom: A cluster analysis investigating horse management styles and welfare in the UK and Ireland.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2026Article
- Preliminary assessment of the leukocyte coping capacity as a point of care marker in horses with stress associated diseases.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Chronic State and Relationship to Humans Influence How Horses Decode Emotions in Human Voices: A Brain and Behavior Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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Abstract
Animal welfare is defined as a chronic state reflecting an individual's subjective perception of its situation. Because it is possible to be in a good welfare state and nevertheless experience acute fear or pain, and conversely, short-term positive emotions can be experienced during impaired welfare states, welfare as a chronic state has to be clearly distinguished from temporary states related to emotions, pain or stress. The evaluation of non-verbal individuals' welfare state, particularly in interspecific situations, is a real challenge that necessarily implies animal-based measures and requires multidisciplinary scientifically validated measures. In the last decade, studies investigating horses' welfare flourished together with new measures that were not always scientifically tested before being used. At a time were legal decisions are made on animal welfare, it is crucial to rely on reliable welfare indicators in order to prevent false evaluation. The aim of this review is to identify the scientifically tested and reliable indicators of horses' welfare (e.g., body lesions, apathy, aggressiveness, stereotypic behaviours) from signals of temporary states related to acute pain emotions or stress and from popular beliefs, in order to give the scientific community and the horse industry accurate evaluation tools.
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