Equitation Science

Paul McGreevy is a Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Australia.

Janne Winther Christensen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Denmark.

Uta Koenig von Borstel is a Professor of Animal Husbandry and Biology at the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Giessen, Germany.

Andrew McLean is one of the world's foremost equine behavioural practitioners and founder of the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre, Australia.

Preface vii


Acknowledgements ix


About the Companion Website xi


1 Introduction The Fascination with Horses and Learning 1


2 Ethology and Cognition 7


3 Anthropomorphism and the Human Horse Relationship 45


4 Non ]associative Learning 59


5 Associative Learning (Attractive stimuli) 81


6 Associative Learning (Aversive stimuli) 101


7 Applying Learning Theory 121


8 Training 151


9 Horses in Sport and Work 191


10 Apparatus 213


11 Biomechanics 235


12 Unorthodox Techniques 261


13 Stress and Fear Responses 273


14 Ethical Equitation 301


15 Research Methods in Equitation Science 313


16 The Future of Equitation Science 331


Glossary of the Terms and Definitions and of Processes Associated with Equitation 339


References 357


Index 393