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Author (up) Wolff, A.; Hausberger, M.; Le Scolan, N. url  doi
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  Title Experimental tests to assess emotionality in horses Type Journal Article
  Year 1997 Publication Behavioural Processes Abbreviated Journal Behav. Process.  
  Volume 40 Issue 3 Pages 209-221  
  Keywords Emotivity; Gregariousness; Horse; Neophobia; Open-field  
  Abstract Different tests were used to assess different aspects of the emotionality of 1-3 year-old horses: arena test; a [`]novel object' test; and a handling test. In reaction to the test situations no important differences were observed according to age or sex in the behaviour patterns, but clear individual differences were observed within these classes. The arena test seemed to reveal the degree of gregariousness of the animals whereas the results in the two other tests were correlated and seemed to reflect an inherent degree of fearfulness in the horse. Indices were developed that enabled to rank the animals, by taking into account all behaviour patterns shown. Such individual characteristics might have some genetic basis: half-siblings tended to behave the same way in most cases.  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5018  
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