Is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse?
Since the time of domestication, humans have trained horses for the purpose of serving man. Different training methods have been developed throughout the centuries; some were developed with consideration for the horse's welfare, while others disregarded welfare to a great extent. Most present day tr...
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SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231)
2008
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| author | Björk, Nicola |
| author_browse | Björk, Nicola |
| author_facet | Björk, Nicola |
| author_sort | Björk, Nicola |
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| description | Since the time of domestication, humans have trained horses for the purpose of serving man. Different training methods have been developed throughout the centuries; some were developed with consideration for the horse's welfare, while others disregarded welfare to a great extent. Most present day training is based upon making the horse perform a desired behaviour through dominance and subordination. Although cooperative training techniques have gained popularity, everyday training lacks the application of learning theory or neglects the horse's learning capacities and their species' specific behaviour. Thus, the horse's welfare may be jeopardised.
The aim with this review is to consider methods that allow an objective assessment of the welfare of horses undergoing training. The review gives a brief insight into the history of horse training and handling. It proceeds with an overview of the horse's learning abilities which is argued to be of paramount importance for effective training. The review then describes a few selected training techniques that are used today, based on negative and positive reinforcement, and discusses parameters from which it could be possible to assess the welfare of the ridden horse. The work concludes with suggestion for future research. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | Inglés swe |
| publishDate | 2008 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU107642017-09-13T10:51:35Z Is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse? Björk, Nicola horse welfare training learning measure assess Since the time of domestication, humans have trained horses for the purpose of serving man. Different training methods have been developed throughout the centuries; some were developed with consideration for the horse's welfare, while others disregarded welfare to a great extent. Most present day training is based upon making the horse perform a desired behaviour through dominance and subordination. Although cooperative training techniques have gained popularity, everyday training lacks the application of learning theory or neglects the horse's learning capacities and their species' specific behaviour. Thus, the horse's welfare may be jeopardised. The aim with this review is to consider methods that allow an objective assessment of the welfare of horses undergoing training. The review gives a brief insight into the history of horse training and handling. It proceeds with an overview of the horse's learning abilities which is argued to be of paramount importance for effective training. The review then describes a few selected training techniques that are used today, based on negative and positive reinforcement, and discusses parameters from which it could be possible to assess the welfare of the ridden horse. The work concludes with suggestion for future research. Människan har ända sedan hästen domesticerades tränat hästen i syfte att utföra hennes tjänster. Olika metoder att träna hästen har utvecklats genom tiderna, vissa metoder med hänsyn till hästens välbefinnande, andra inte. Dagens träning baseras till stor del på att få hästen att utföra ett önskat beteende genom dominans och underkastelse. Trots att träningstekniker baserade på samspel har ökat i popularitet, tillämpas sällan de teorier som finns om hästens inlärning i den dagliga träningen, eller så bortser man från hästens inlärningskapacitet och deras arts specifika beteende. Av den anledningen kan därmed hästens välfärd äventyras. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att gå igenom metoder som tillåter att objektivt kunna mäta hästens välfärd under träning. Litteraturstudien ger först en kort inblick i hantering och träning av hästen genom tiderna. Därefter diskuteras hästens inlärningsförmåga som anses vara viktig för en effektiv träning. Arbetet ger också en beskrivning av några utvalda träningsmetoder som används idag, baserade på negativ och positiv förstärkning, samt diskuterar olika parametrar som skulle kunna användas för att mäta välfärd under träning av den ridna hästen. Arbetet avslutas med att sammanfatta förslag till fortsatta studier inom ämnet. SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health (until 231231) 2008 L3 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/10764/ |
| spellingShingle | horse welfare training learning measure assess Björk, Nicola Is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse? |
| title | Is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse? |
| title_full | Is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse? |
| title_fullStr | Is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse? |
| title_short | Is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse? |
| title_sort | is it possible to measure the welfare of the ridden horse? |
| topic | horse welfare training learning measure assess |