| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Equine Behavioral Medicine; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The History of Horses and Their Relationship to Humans; Horses Throughout History; Evolution; Eocene (56-33.9mya); Oligocene (33.9-23mya); Miocene (23-5.3mya); Pliocene (5.3-2.6mya); Pleistocene (2.6-11,700ya); Holocene (11,700ya to present); Genetics; Epigenetics; Variety of Equids; Horses Around the World; Population Statistics; Free-Ranging Horses; The Horse and the Human; Human-Horse Bond; Domestication; Uses Throughout History; Uses of Modern Horses |
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Horse ̀̀Whisperers ́́and ̀̀NaturalistsŔ́eferences; Chapter 2: Equine Behavior of Sensory and Neural Origin; Senses; Vision; Hearing; Smell; Taste; Touch; Pheromones; Neurological Development of Foals; Temperament; Neurologic Origins of Behavior; Stress and Distress; Anxiety and Fear; Anxiety; Fear; Phobia; Neurotransmitters; Other Influences; Displacement Behavior; Vacuum Activity; References; Chapter 3: Learning; Types of Learning; Associative Learning; Classical Conditioning; Operant Conditioning; Reinforcement and Punishment; Types of Operant Conditioning; Trial and Error Learning |
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Imprint LearningLatent Learning; Observational Learning; Chaining (Shaping); Generalization; Nonassociative Learning; Habituation; Extinction; Sensitization; Desensitization; Counterconditioning; Complex Learning; Social Learning; Concept Learning; Bridging; Memory; Motivation; Learned Helplessness; Special Techniques Using Learning; Taste Aversion; Smell Aversion; Negative Impacts on Learning; Fear, Stress, and Anxiety; Temperament; Relationship Between Training and Learning; References; Chapter 4: Equine Communicative Behavior; Vocal; Voiced Emissions; Whinny; Squeal; Nicker |
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Groan/Grunt/SighNonvoiced Sounds; Snort; Blow; Snore; Mouth Smacking; Hoof-Substrate Sounds; Incidental Sounds; Postural; Distance-Reducing Body Language; Distance-Increasing Body Language; Ambivalent Body Language; Scents and Pheromones; Pain Associated Body Language; Human-Horse Communication; References; Chapter 5: Equine Social Behavior; Critical Periods; Introduction to Humans; Social (Reactive) Distances; Home Range; Territory; Reactive Distances; Social Organization of Free-Ranging and Wild Horses; Social Orders; Aggression; Movement as a Herd; Dispersal of Herd Members |
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Presence of Geldings Instead of StallionsSocial Organization of Tamed Horses; Social Orders; Aggression; Relations With Other Equids; Play; Problems Related to Social Behavior; Aggression; Dominance Aggression; Fear-Induced Aggression; Idiopathic Aggression; Intrasexual Aggression; Intermale Aggression; Interfemale Aggression; Irritable Aggression; Learned Aggression; Medically Related Aggression; Pain-Induced Aggression; Play Aggression; Human Directed Aggressive Play; Protective Aggression; Material (Food) Protective Aggression (Resource Guarding); Maternal Aggression; Self-protection |
| Summary |
Equine Behavioral Medicine provides an essential resource for those who work with, study, and provide care to horses. It provides critical knowledge to help users understand the complex aspects of their behavior in order to benefit the animal, observe safe practices, and advance research in this area. The book includes current information on normal horse behavior and problem behaviors, particularly those associated with medical conditions, changes in the nervous system, and the use of drug therapy. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the differences of the sensory systems and the concepts of learning that are helpful for successful treatments and safety. With the use of psychopharmacology becoming increasingly common by veterinarians, including for abnormal behaviors, is important to understand the rationale for the use of these medications. Understanding the intimate relationship between behavior, physiology, and health is key to practitioners, students, professionals, and others who work with, or care for, horses |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 10, 2019) |
| Subject |
Horses -- Diseases -- Psychological aspects
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Horses -- Behavior
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Horses.
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Animal behavior.
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Medicine and psychology.
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Horses
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Behavior, Animal
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Behavioral Medicine
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
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Medicine and psychology
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Horses
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Animal behavior
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Horses -- Behavior
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780128122457 |
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0128122455 |
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