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Author Hollenhorst, H.; Weil, S.; Krueger, K.
Title Innovative behavour in horses (Equus caballus) Type Conference Article
Year 2015 Publication Proceedings of the 3. International Equine Science Meeting Abbreviated Journal Proc. 3. Int. Equine. Sci. Mtg
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Keywords innovative behavior, age, housing system, horse (Equus caballus)
Abstract Contrary to the widely-spread assumption that horses just have restricted cognitive capacities and are not very flexible in their behaviors, we showed that horses display innovative behavior and even make use of tools (Krueger 2015, Krueger et al. 2015). These findings derive from a database (http://innovative-behaviour.org/) the Equine behavior team managed in the past two years. Some horses did not only show single innovations, but several different innovations. The number of innovations per individual varied from 1 to 10. 20 % of all innovative horses in the database showed more than one innovation. These individuals can be called the ‘true innovators’. Moreover innovations were dependent on age. Young horses were more innovative than older ones, whereby horses at the age of five to nine years were the most innovative. When considering the housing system innovative horses in a single housing (inside box, outside box, paddock box) had a slight majority towards horses in group housing (open stable, active stable, pasture day and night). But given the fact that ratings on housing system frequencies state 95% of the horses to be kept in individual housing, innovations in individual housing are rare. Nevertheless, horses kept in inside boxes without a window, opened doors more often than all other horses. Aside from this effect, housing systems did not trigger the frequency of innovative behavior. Innovations for gaining freedom and innovations in general were widespread among horses with daily access to pasture and daily contact with conspecifics. Innovations for gaining food were not more likely to occur in horses that were fed little amounts of roughage. In conclusion, the housing of horses does not seem to be the primary catalyst for developing innovative behavior in horses. What makes a “true innovator” in horses, in addition to age, remains to be seen.
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Publisher Xenophon Publishing Place of Publication (down) Wald Editor ; Krueger, K.
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Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title Proc. 3. Int. Equine. Sci. Mtg
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ISSN ISBN 978-3-95625-000-2 Medium
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5896
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Author Krueger, K. (ed)
Title Proceedings of the 3. International Equine Science Meeting Type Conference Volume
Year 2015 Publication IESM 2015 Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Xenophon Publishing Place of Publication (down) Wald Editor Krueger, K.
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ISSN ISBN 978-3-95625-000-2 Medium
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5906
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Author Krueger, K.
Title Das Pferd im Blickpunkt der Wissenschaft Type Book Whole
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Xenophon Verlag Place of Publication (down) Wald Editor
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 6009
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Author Krueger, K.; Krueger, K.
Title Trainingslehre für Dressurpferde [Training the Dressage Horse] Type Book Whole
Year 2010 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Xenophon Verlag Place of Publication (down) Wald Editor
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 6007
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Author Krueger, K. (ed)
Title Proceedings of the 2. International Equine Science Meeting Type Book Whole
Year 2012 Publication IESM 2012 Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Xenophon Publishing Place of Publication (down) Wald Editor Krueger, K.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 6008
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Author Krueger, K.
Title Die Bedeutung der Schiefe, Händigkeit und sensorische Lateralität der Pferde Type Conference Article
Year 2014 Publication Pferdetage Baden-Württemberg 2014 Abbreviated Journal
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Publisher Matthaes Medien Place of Publication (down) Stuttgart Editor
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ISSN ISBN 978-3-938053-11-9 Medium
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5952
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Author Krueger, K.
Title “Erfasst” das Pferd die menschliche Psyche" Type Book Chapter
Year 2010 Publication Pferdegestützte Therapie bei psychischen Erkrankungen Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 40-51
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Publisher Schattauer Verlag Place of Publication (down) Stuttgart Editor Dettling, M.; Opgen-Rhein, C.; Kläschen, M.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5443
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Author Flauger, B.; Krueger, K.; Gerhards, H.; Moestl, E.
Title Measurement of glucocorticoid metabolites in horse faeces: the validation of different group specific enzymeimmunoassays and extraction methods. Type Book Chapter
Year 2009 Publication Proceeding of the 102. Annual meeting of the Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (DZG). Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 166
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Publisher Dt. Zoologische Ges Place of Publication (down) München Editor Cremer,S.;Schrempf,A.;Heinze,J.
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5718
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Author Benz, B.; Benitz, B.; Krueger, K.; Winter, D.
Title Weniger Einstreu bei gleichem Komfort Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Pferdezucht und Haltung Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1 Issue Pages 66-71
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Publisher AVA-Verlag-Allgäu GmbH Place of Publication (down) Kempten Editor
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5654
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Author Krueger, K.
Title Social Ecology of Horses Type Book Chapter
Year 2008 Publication Ecology of Social Evolution Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 195-206
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Abstract Horses (Equidae ) are believed to clearly demonstrate the links between ecology and social organization. Their social cognitive abilities enable them to succeed in many different environments, including those provided for them by humans, or the ones domestic horses encounter when escaping from their human care takers. Living in groups takes different shapes in equids. Their aggregation and group cohesion can be explained by Hamilton“s selfish herd theory. However, when an individual joins and to which group it joins appears to be an active individual decision depending on predation pressure, intra group harassment and resource availability. The latest research concerning the social knowledge horses display in eavesdropping experiments affirms the need for an extension of simple herd concepts in horses for a cognitive component. Horses obviously realize the social composition of their group and determine their own position in it. The horses exceedingly flexible social behavior demands for explanations about the cognitive mechanisms, which allow them to make individual decisions. ”Ecology conditions like those that favour the evolution of open behavioural programs sometimes also favour the evolution of the beginnings of consciousness, by favouring conscious choice. Or in other words, consciousness originates with the choice that are left open by open behavioural programs." Popper (1977)
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Publisher Springer Verlag Place of Publication (down) Heidelberg Editor j. Korb and J. Heinze
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Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 4387
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