| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
Horse riding and management series |
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Horse riding and management series
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| Contents |
Modern behavioural research -- Behavioural development -- The evolution and domestication of the horse -- How behaviour is controlled and regulated -- Learning behaviour -- Social behaviour -- Communication -- Reproductive behaviour -- Feeding and digestion -- Rest and exercise -- Comfort and play behaviour -- Problem behaviour |
| Summary |
Authored by an experienced ethologist, this book draws on recent research in the field of equine ethology and applies it to practical knowledge that can be used to improve the relationship between horse and owner. The focus is on interpreting horse body language and signals to enhance understanding and the bond between human and horse.-- Source other than Library of Congress |
| Notes |
"Original title: Schöning, Pferdeverhalten"--Title page verso |
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English translation of: Pferdeverhalten : körpersprache und kommunikation, published by Stuttgart, 2008 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 237) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Horses -- Behavior
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Horses -- Training.
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Dressage.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry.
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Dressage
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Horses -- Behavior
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Horses -- Training
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Grützner, Helen, translator
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| LC no. |
2016304891 |
| ISBN |
9781912178179 |
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1912178176 |
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