ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Detecting Welfare in a Non-Verbal Species: Social/Cultural Biases and Difficulties in Horse Welfare Assessment.
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- Beyond cortisol: evaluating serotonin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and oxytocin as indicators of equine welfare across three training regimens.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Choice for the horse is paramount: Owners' experiences in facilitating friends, forage, and freedom in their management practices.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2026Article
- Horse Activity Participants' Perceptions About Practices Undertaken at Activity Venues, and Horse Welfare and Wellbeing.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Education and Licensing of Horse Owners: Addressing Poor Horse Welfare in the UK.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
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- How well can you tell? Success of human categorisation of horse behavioural responses depicted in media.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2024Article
- Horses' Tactile Reactivity Differs According to the Type of Work: The Example of Equine-Assisted Intervention.Veterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Finnish and Swedish riding school pupils' motivation towards participation in non-riding education.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- A Qualitative Exploration of UK Leisure Horse Owners' Perceptions of Equine Wellbeing.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Moving toward Fear-Free Husbandry and Veterinary Care for Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Testing individual variations of horses' tactile reactivity: when, where, how?Die Naturwissenschaften · 2022Review
- Social Licence to Operate: What Can Equestrian Sports Learn from Other Industries?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
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Abstract
Horses were domesticated for more than 5000 years and have been one of the most emblematic species living alongside humans. This long-shared history would suggest that horses are well known and well understood, but scientific data raise many concerns about the welfare state of most domestic horses suggesting that many aspects have been largely misunderstood. In the present review, we will examine some of the possible human factors that may explain the huge prevalence of welfare problems, despite horses being of special importance to humans. First of all, as horses are non-verbal, current management practices rely upon what one thinks is good for them, which opens the way to subjective interpretations and projections, based on one's own subjective experience but probably still more on cultural/social norms and influences, traditions and beliefs. The lack of recognition, identification, or even the misinterpretation of signals are other potential reasons for welfare issues. Lastly, the over-exposure to animals with expressions of compromised welfare may lead to lower sensitivity of owners/professionals. That is why we lastly suggest that instead of simply providing information on what to do, we should promote validated visible indicators that leave less room for personal interpretation.
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