What information might be in the facial expressions of ridden horses? Adaptation of behavioral research methodologies in a new field

Abstract

Horses being ridden when in pain is a welfare concern, which deserves investigation. Transfer of behavior-based pain evaluation systems developed for clinical science to ridden horses must be done with caution, since research methods specific for evaluation of pain in equitation science have not been validated. In this commentary piece, we present some concerns about the study designs of two recent studies evaluating facial expressions in ridden horses. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords

facial expressions; EquiFACS; pain face; ridden horses; lameness; equitation science

Published in

Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
2018, Volume: 23, pages: 101-103 Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

SLU Authors

• Haubro Andersen, Pia

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Clinical Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2017.12.002

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/93960