Haubro Andersen, Pia
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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
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