Essays about: "girth-aversion"

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  1. 1. Girthiness – can actions in connection with saddling influence the horse’s reactions?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Amanda Birgestrand Jönsson; [2023]
    Keywords : girthiness; girth-aversion; saddling; algometer; mechanical nociceptive threshold;

    Abstract : Girthiness and girth-aversion is range behaviors in horses during saddling, seemingly connected with aversion or discomfort in the situation. Girthiness may also involve over aggression towards the human performing the saddling. READ MORE