Equitation Science

About the authorsPaul McGreevy is a Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Australia. Janne Winther Christensen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Denmark. Uta König von Borstel is a Professor of Animal Husbandry and Biology at the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Giessen, Germany. Andrew McLean is one of the world's foremost equine behavioural practitioners and founder of the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre, Australia.

• Preface viiAcknowledgements ixAbout the Companion Website xi1 Introduction – The Fascination with Horses and Learning 12 Ethology and Cognition 73 Anthropomorphism and the Human–Horse Relationship 454 Non‐associative Learning 595 Associative Learning (Attractive stimuli) 816 Associative Learning (Aversive stimuli) 1017 Applying Learning Theory 1218 Training 1519 Horses in Sport and Work 19110 Apparatus 21311 Biomechanics 23512 Unorthodox Techniques 26113 Stress and Fear Responses 27314 Ethical Equitation 30115 Research Methods in Equitation Science 31316 The Future of Equitation Science 331Glossary of the Terms and Definitions and of Processes Associated with Equitation 339References 357Index 393