Associations between Owners' Reports of Unwanted Ridden Behaviour and In-Hand Behaviour in Horses.

ABSTRACT: An evidence-based understanding of dangerous or unwelcome behaviour in horses would greatly benefit both horses and humans who interact with them. Using owner-reported data from the Equine Behaviour Assessment and Research Questionnaire (E-BARQ), the current study investigated in-hand behaviours associated with dangerous or unwelcome ridden behaviours, notably bolting, rearing and bucking. Respondents (n = 1584) to the ridden horse section of the E-BARQ answered 42 demographic questions, followed by 268 behavioural items. Parallel analysis was conducted to group individual behaviours into rotated components to create independent and dependent indices. Multivariable general linear modelling and ordinal logistic regression were used to identify behaviours associated with bolting, rearing and

SUBMITTER: Romness N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7766975 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature