Emotional indicators in horses

The cognitive bias paradigm is a recent and robust tool to assess emotions

Stabled horses often experience negative emotions due to the inappropriate living conditions imposed by humans. However, identifying what emotions horses experience and what can trigger positive and negative emotions in stabled horses can be challenging. In this article the authors present a brief history of the study of emotions and models that explain emotions from a scientific point of view and the physiological bases and functions of emotions; they also review and discuss physiological and behavioral indicators and cognitive bias tests developed to assess emotions in horses. Hormone concentrations, body temperature, the position of the ears, facial expressions and behaviors, ...

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MICHELE TUMBARELLO, Med Vet, PhD Physiology 27 February 2023

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Emotional indicators in horses

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Emotional indicators in horses

Scientific Publishing