{"product_id":"equine-behaviour-isbn-9780632048786","title":"Equine Behaviour","description":"Understanding the flexibility and limits of behaviour is essential to improving both the horse's welfare and its performance. This book tackles the fundamental principles which will enable owners, riders, trainers and students to understand scientific principles and apply them in practice. Subjects covered include the analysis of influences on equine behaviour, the perceptual world of the horse, learning and training techniques including the latest developments in \"join-up\" and \"imprint training\". \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Understanding Behaviour Concepts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Approaches to the Study of Behaviour 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is behavior 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthology versus psychology 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA brief guide to conducting a behaviour study 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Origins of Behaviour 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn evolutionary approach to understanding behavior 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLamarck versus Darwin 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenes not individuals 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolutionary throwbacks and genetic jumps 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdaptation and apparent stupidity in domestic horses 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution and the variety of behavior 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Evolutionary History of the Horse 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly evolution of the horse 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe arrival of Equus 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe origins of the modern breeds 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomestication and its consequences 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Lifetime Development of Behaviour 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstinctive and learned behaviour, what is the difference? 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensitive phases for specia1 times specific associations 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing play for better management 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing natural biases in development to improve management 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Mechanisms of Behaviour 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Processing, of Information 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe nervous system 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeural transmission 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentral processing 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehavioural motivation 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutonomic and somatic nervous system 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics·for discussion 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Special Senses 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSight 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHearing 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemoreception 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCutaneous sensation 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Communication and Social Organisation 110\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial organisation 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe composition of the group 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe social structure of the group 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dynamics of the group 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow horses defend their resources 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Sexual and Reproductive Behaviour of Horses 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic genetic foundation of the individual’s sexuality 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNormal mare specific behavior 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNormal sexual specific behaviour l49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModifiers of the genetic blueprint 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading l60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: The flexibility of Behaviour and its Management 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Learning and Training 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological processes 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA few basic procedures 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApp1ying reinforcement to train new behaviours 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunishment and its problems 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral guidelines to training new behaviours 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning beyond a change in behaviour 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining techniques for problem behaviours 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Welfare 196\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding welfare 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is right is not always the same as what is good 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring welfare 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003els the domestic horse a fish out of water? 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStereotypies 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of treatment for stereotypies and other behaviour problems 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopics for discussion 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Mills BVSc, MRCVS\u003c\/b\u003e is a Veterinary Surgeon and Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Studies at De Montfort University, Lincoln, from where he also runs a referral behaviour clinic, and Kathryn Nankervis BSC (Hons), MSc is a Lecturer in Equine Physiology at De Montfort University, Lincoln. She is also the founder of the Equi-Tutor Learning Programme.  Almost every person working with horses will have studied equine behavior to a certain extent. Understanding the flexibility and limits of behaviour is essential to improving both the horse's welfare and its performance. This book will enable students, trainers, riders and horse owners to understand the fundamental principles behind the behavior of horses and how to apply them in different situations in practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 1 looks at the constraints which apply to the modern horse because of its evolutionary history and the nature of the evolutionary process itself. Part 2 examines the processes and mechanism which control the behaviour and responses of a horse and explores the sources of individual variation, whilst Part 3 looks at the effect of the environment on the horse's behaviour and welfare. 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