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Successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: The effect of previous loading into a trailer
A horse learning about the entrance to narrow, cage‐shaped places may be challenging both for the horses as well as for the owners. For some behaviors, such as loading into a trailer or climbing onto a treadmill, the final behavioral goal can be achieved by working towards it in stages. This study c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9540859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35073611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/asj.13687 |
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author | Maśko, Małgorzata Lewczuk, Dorota Szarska, Ewa Domino, Małgorzata |
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description | A horse learning about the entrance to narrow, cage‐shaped places may be challenging both for the horses as well as for the owners. For some behaviors, such as loading into a trailer or climbing onto a treadmill, the final behavioral goal can be achieved by working towards it in stages. This study compared the successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill with horses hardly ever loaded (HE L) and regularly loaded (R L) into a trailer. Fourteen horses were divided into two groups (HE L n = 7 and R L n = 7) based on their experiences of entering into a trailer. All horses were taught using four stages of successive approximation. The average lead time was longer in the HE L than in the R L group, both in the first (HE L: 33.8 ± 12.4 s; R L: 17.6 ± 12.9 s; p = 0.035) and last stages (HE L: 12.0 ± 10.3 s; R L: 3.7 ± 1.0 s; p = 0.032) of trials. With the subsequent repetitions of each step, the heart rate decreased in both groups. Very few behaviors indicating fear or unwillingness (“rearing,” “sideways,” and “backwards”) were observed. Horses that were regularly loaded exhibited signs of relaxation. The successive approximation of horses to the first work on a treadmill differed and may depend on the previous experiences with loading and travelling in the confined space of a trailer. |
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spelling | pubmed-95408592022-10-14 Successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: The effect of previous loading into a trailer Maśko, Małgorzata Lewczuk, Dorota Szarska, Ewa Domino, Małgorzata Anim Sci J Research Articles A horse learning about the entrance to narrow, cage‐shaped places may be challenging both for the horses as well as for the owners. For some behaviors, such as loading into a trailer or climbing onto a treadmill, the final behavioral goal can be achieved by working towards it in stages. This study compared the successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill with horses hardly ever loaded (HE L) and regularly loaded (R L) into a trailer. Fourteen horses were divided into two groups (HE L n = 7 and R L n = 7) based on their experiences of entering into a trailer. All horses were taught using four stages of successive approximation. The average lead time was longer in the HE L than in the R L group, both in the first (HE L: 33.8 ± 12.4 s; R L: 17.6 ± 12.9 s; p = 0.035) and last stages (HE L: 12.0 ± 10.3 s; R L: 3.7 ± 1.0 s; p = 0.032) of trials. With the subsequent repetitions of each step, the heart rate decreased in both groups. Very few behaviors indicating fear or unwillingness (“rearing,” “sideways,” and “backwards”) were observed. Horses that were regularly loaded exhibited signs of relaxation. The successive approximation of horses to the first work on a treadmill differed and may depend on the previous experiences with loading and travelling in the confined space of a trailer. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-01-24 2022-01 /pmc/articles/PMC9540859/ /pubmed/35073611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/asj.13687 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Animal Science Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Society of Animal Science. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Maśko, Małgorzata Lewczuk, Dorota Szarska, Ewa Domino, Małgorzata Successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: The effect of previous loading into a trailer |
title | Successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: The effect of previous loading into a trailer |
title_full | Successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: The effect of previous loading into a trailer |
title_fullStr | Successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: The effect of previous loading into a trailer |
title_full_unstemmed | Successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: The effect of previous loading into a trailer |
title_short | Successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: The effect of previous loading into a trailer |
title_sort | successive approximation of horses to their first work on a treadmill: the effect of previous loading into a trailer |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9540859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35073611 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/asj.13687 |
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