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• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: The History of Horses and Their Relationship to Humans
• Abstract
• Horses Throughout History
• The Horse and the Human
• Chapter 2: Equine Behavior of Sensory and Neural Origin
• Abstract
• Senses
• Neurological Development of Foals
• Temperament
• Neurologic Origins of Behavior
• Chapter 3: Learning
• Abstract
• Types of Learning
• Bridging
• Memory
• Motivation
• Special Techniques Using Learning
• Negative Impacts on Learning
• Relationship Between Training and Learning
• Chapter 4: Equine Communicative Behavior
• Abstract
• Vocal
• Postural
• Scents and Pheromones
• Pain Associated Body Language
• Human-Horse Communication
• Chapter 5: Equine Social Behavior
• Abstract
• Critical Periods
• Social (Reactive) Distances
• Social Organization of Free-Ranging and Wild Horses
• Social Organization of Tamed Horses
• Play
• Problems Related to Social Behavior
• Chapter 6: Equine Reproductive Behavior
• Abstract
• Prenatal Influences
• Male Behaviors
• Female Behaviors
• Parental Behaviors
• Foal Behaviors
• Neuroendocrine Relations to Behavior
• Problems Related to Reproductive Behaviors
• Chapter 7: Equine Maintenance Behaviors
• Abstract
• Ingestive Behaviors
• Drinking Behavior
• Eliminative Behaviors
• Grooming Behavior
• Shelter Seeking
• Common Oral Behavior Problems
• Common Problems Associated With Grooming Behavior
• Chapter 8: Equine Locomotive Behavior
• Abstract
• Infant Growth and Movement
• Adult Movement
• Resting and Rising Patterns
• Daily Activity Patterns
• Transport of Horses
• Common Problems Associated With Movement
• Other Problems
• Chapter 9: Equine Behavioral Medicine
• Abstract
• The Veterinarian’s Role
• Overview of Behavior Problems
• Equine Psychopharmacology
• Chapter 10: Equine Behavior Problems
• Abstract
• The Basis of Repetitive Behavior Problems
• Repetitive Oral and Head Problems
• Repetitive Locomotor Problems
• Neurological and Medically Related Behavior Problems
• Chapter 11: Equine Welfare
• Abstract
• Defining Animal Welfare
• Relationships Between Behavior and Welfare
• Measuring Animal Welfare
• General Concepts of Welfare in Horses
• Index