Normal and more highly reactive horses. II. The effect of handling and reserpine on the cardiac response to stimuli

McCann, J.S.; Heird, J.C.; Bell, Robert A.; Lutherer, L. O.

doi:10.1016/0168-1591(88)90002-0

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“…The final model, a logistic regression [ 26 ], was applied to assess whether the indices and demographic variables selected by univariate analysis would predict variation in sex of the rider, expressed as a binary variable. A stepwise procedure was applied by removing the least significant variable until doing so resulted in an increase in the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC).…”

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“…Human touch, and its putative impact on horse behaviour, has been studied in several contexts [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ]. It has been shown that optimal touch during handling decreases nervous tendencies in young horses [ 26 ]. Along with the act of touching, the way in which a horse is approached also has a direct impact on its behaviour [ 28 ].…”

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The Impact of the Sex of Handlers and Riders on the Reported Social Confidence, Compliance and Touch Sensitivity of Horses in Their Care

Anzulewicz

Fenner

Hyde

et al. 2021

Animals

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Current evidence of how human sex-related differences in riders and handlers may influence horse behaviour is limited. The Equine Behaviour Assessment and Research Questionnaire (E-BARQ) was used to collect demographic data on riders and handlers (n = 1420) and behavioural data on their horses. It includes demographic items about the sex of the respondent and how frequently the horse has been ridden or handled by male and female humans. The questionnaire then gathers observations on the horse’s behaviour on the ground and under saddle or when driven. Using E-BARQ’s battery of 97 questions, the current study showed differences in ridden and non-ridden horse behaviour that were related to the sex of the rider or handler. Data were evaluated using multivariate analysis and revealed that horses handled by male humans were significantly more difficult to catch (t-value = −3.11; p = 0.002) and significantly more defensive when approached (t-value = −2.104; p = 0.035), but significantly less likely to pull on the reins/brace the neck or toss their head (t-value 1.980; p = 0.048) than horses handled more frequently by female humans. The differences found between male and female horse handlers suggest that sex is an important factor to consider when understanding equine behaviour. Our study explored reported differences in confidence, handling and working compliance and touch sensitivity among horses ridden and handled by male and female humans and suggested further research into how these differences are gendered.

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The Impact of the Sex of Handlers and Riders on the Reported Social Confidence, Compliance and Touch Sensitivity of Horses in Their Care

Anzulewicz

Fenner

Hyde

et al. 2021

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“…Several studies suggest that handling exercises (touching and rubbing, halter-leading, lifting the horse's feet when the trainer takes hold of the fetlock) may both decrease a horse's emotional reactivity and improve its relationships with humans (Hada et al, 2001;Heird et al, 1986;McCann et al, 1988). Nevertheless handling has various consequences depending upon the age at which it is practised.…”

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Handling type and horses’ emotional reactivity

Gonzalez¹

2017

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Handling is a crucial component of the human-horse relationship. Here, we report data from an experiment conducted to assess and compare the effect of two training methods. Two groups of six Welsh mares were trained during four sessions of 50 min, one handled with traditional exercises (halter leading, grooming/brushing, lifting feet, lunging and pseudo-saddling (using only girth and saddle pad) and the second group with natural horsemanship exercises (desensitization, yielding to body pressure, lunging and free-lunging). Emotional reactivity (ER) and the human-horse relationship (HHR) were assessed both prior to and following handling. A social isolation test, a neophobia test and a bridge test were used to assess ER. HHR was assessed through test of spontaneous approach to, and forced approach by, an unknown human. Horses' ER decreased after both types of handling as indicated by decreases in the occurrence of whinnying during stressful situations. Head movement (jerk/shake) was the most sensitive variable to handling type. In the spontaneous approach tests, horses in the traditional handling group showed higher latencies to approach a motionless person after handling than did the natural horsemanship group. Our study suggests that natural horsemanship exercises could be more efficient than traditional exercises for improving horses' HHR.

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“…In particular, the autonomic nervous system has been increasingly evaluated as the modulator of the behavioral response , especially the modulator of the emotional components of behavior [13 , 14, 15]. McCann examined the effect of handling of a horse on an emotional level using heart rate response to certain kinds of stimu lation [14,15] Materials and Methods Experimental procedures. Five thoroughbred mares listed in Table 1 were used in this experiment.…”

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The Responses of Pregnant Mares to Visual Stimulation with Special Reference to the Changes in Behavior and Electrocardiogram

Yayou

Kusunose

Matsui

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The experiments were performed at Animal Husbandry Experiment Station of the University of Tokyo to investigate the responses of pregnant and non-pregnant thoroughbred mares to visual stimulation with special reference to the changes in behavior and electro cardiogram (ECG), and to evaluate some aspects of the effects of pregnancy on the behavior in mares. Three pregnant and 2 non-pregnant mares were used in this study. Each mare was equipped with a telemeter system for ECG recording,' and ECG at their quiet state was recorded for 10 min in the stall (Quiet Period). Thereafter;, each mare was led to the experi mental field where a blue vinyl sheet covered life-sized silhouette of a horse drawn with black paint was set up, and her behavior was simultaneously recorded with ECG for 10 min using two time-lapse videorecorders (Prestimulation Period). ;After a 10-minute Prestimulation Period, the sheet cover was removed and the same recordings were conducted for 10 min (Stimulation Period). After the visual stimulation, all the mares approached the silhouette and explored it. At the first contact with the silhouette, all pregnant mares explored the head part of the silhouette, while non-pregnant mares began exploration from the parts other than the head. Moreover, the pregnant mares approached the silhouette in a round about way in a variety of gaits with some walking, some trotting and some cantering, while the non-preg nant mares made a beeline for the silhouette at a walking gait. In the unstimulated condition (Quiet Period and Prestimulation Period), the mean heart rates and mean algebraic sum mations of T-wave amplitude in pregnant mares tended to be higher than those in nonpregnant ones, but, in Quiet Period, significant difference was recognized between both group in mean heart rate levels. Immediately after the visual stimulation, heart rate increased in all mares but, the maximal heart rates in pregnant mares, tended to be higher than those in non-pregnant ones.

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Normal and more highly reactive horses. II. The effect of handling and reserpine on the cardiac response to stimuli

Cited by 26 publications

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The Impact of the Sex of Handlers and Riders on the Reported Social Confidence, Compliance and Touch Sensitivity of Horses in Their Care

The Impact of the Sex of Handlers and Riders on the Reported Social Confidence, Compliance and Touch Sensitivity of Horses in Their Care

Handling type and horses’ emotional reactivity

The Responses of Pregnant Mares to Visual Stimulation with Special Reference to the Changes in Behavior and Electrocardiogram

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