Paul McGreevy, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Janne Winther Christensen, Aarhus University, Denmark, Uta König von Borstel, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany, Andrew McLean, Australian Equine Behaviour Centre, Victoria, Australia.
2nd edition.
Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley,
[2018]
1 online resource
Revised edition of: Equitation science / Paul McGreevy and Andrew McLean. 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Companion Website; Chapter 1 Introduction â#x80;#x93; The Fascination with Horses and Learning; Introduction; The Scientific Approach; Chapter 2 Ethology and Cognition; Introduction; The Horse in a Domesticated Niche; Perception; The Equid Ethogram; Cognition: Memory and Learning; Equine Cognition in Equitation; Social Learning; Ethological Challenges; The Role of Ethology in Horseâ#x80;#x90;Training; Social Organisation; The Role of Communication in Horse-Training; Ethological Solutions; Environmental Enrichment.
Combining Positive and Negative ReinforcementLong-Term Potentiation; Take-Home Messages; Ethical Considerations; Areas and Anticipated Limitations for Further Research; Chapter 6 Associative Learning (Aversive Stimuli); Introduction; Escape and Avoidance Learning; Negative Reinforcement; Releasing the Pressure; Control and Predictability; Trialling Responses; How to Use Negative Reinforcement; A Continuum of Reinforcing Possibilities; Round-Pen as Negative Reinforcement; Negative Reinforcement in Foundation Training; Negative Reinforcement in Horse-Training â#x80;#x93; In-Hand.