Equestrian tourism: animal agency observed

Human–Equine Tourism and Nature-Based Solutions: Exploring Psychological Well-Being Through Transformational Experiences

“…Tourism offers humans an opportunity to see and interact with diverse species on a global stage, that we would not usually encounter and often in their own natural environments (Danby et al, 2019). Equestrian tourism has seen limited scholarship, even though as Notzke (2019) argues that the segment has recently undergone significant growth in terms of supply and demand. Their work focuses specifically on equestrian tourism, traveling on horseback and explores the role of animal agency in the cocreation of touristic experiences and tourism places.…”

“…The specific focus on horses is evident within this article, due to the fact that throughout history they have proven to have had varied roles within society. In contemporary society, the horse is a significant actor within the leisure, tourism, and events landscape, acting as a NBS, the result being a companion and a substitute for family members; furthermore, they contribute immensely toward emotional recreation (Danby et al, 2019;Kline et al, 2015;Notzke, 2019) although the body of work is beginning to formulate (Buchmann, 2017;Danby, 2018;Danby & Hannam, 2016;Dashper, 2015Dashper, , 2017Dashper, , 2019Dashper & Brymer, 2019;Gilbert & Gillett, 2014;Pickel-Chavalier, 2015;Notzke, 2019;Sturød et al, 2019).…”

Knowing through interspecies relationality in tourism? Animal agency in human-sled dog encounters

“…208-209). However, animals are not passive participants as they shape tourism practices through their actions and reactions and bring their own experiences and life history to the human-animal encounter (Notzke, 2019). Practices such as training sled dogs and providing housing to them in kennels of a certain size situated in a certain location are multispecies affairs.…”

Animal-based experiences and animal experiences: farm animals’ perspective on human leisure in rural settings

“…Recently, some tourism and leisure scholars (e.g. Fennell 2011; Yudina and Fennell 2013;Yerbury et al 2017;Carr and Young 2018;Kline 2018aKline , 2018bNotzke 2019) have investigated animal-based experiences by adopting a view in which animals are neither mere attractions nor means used in specific human activities, but are instead sentient beings, i.e. beings capable of responding to stimuli and having conscious sensations (Leroy and Praet 2017).…”