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• Title Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Part One: Understanding Behaviour Concepts
• 1 Approaches to the Study of Behaviour
• What is behaviour
• Ethology versus psychology
• A brief guide to conducting a behaviour study
• Conclusion
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• 2 Origins of Behaviour
• An evolutionary approach to understanding behaviour
• Lamarck versus Darwin
• Genes not individuals
• Evolutionary throwbacks and genetic jumps
• Adaptation and apparent stupidity in domestic horses
• Evolution and the variety of behaviour
• Conclusion
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• 3 The Evolutionary History of the Horse
• Introduction
• Early evolution of the horse
• The arrival of Equus
• The origins of the modern breeds
• Domestication and its consequences
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• 4 The Lifetime Development of Behaviour
• Instinctive and learned behaviour, what is the difference?
• Sensitive phases for special times and specific associations
• Using play for better management
• Using natural biases in development to improve management
• Conclusion
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• Part Two: Mechanisms of Behaviour
• 5 The Processing of Information
• Introduction
• The nervous system
• Neural transmission
• Central processing
• Behavioural motivation
• Autonomic and somatic nervous systems
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• 6 The Special Senses
• Sight
• Hearing
• Chemoreception
• Cutaneous sensation
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• 7 Communication and Social Organisation
• Communication
• Social organisation
• The composition of the group
• The social structure of the group
• The dynamics of the group
• How horses defend their resources
• Conclusion
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• 8 Sexual and Reproductive Behaviour of Horses
• Basic genetic foundation of the individual’s sexuality
• Normal mare specific behaviour
• Normal sexual behaviour of the stallion
• Modifiers of the genetic blueprint
• Conclusion
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• Part Three: The Flexibility of Behaviour and its Management
• 9 Learning and Training
• Psychological processes
• A few basic procedures
• Applying reinforcement to train new behaviours
• Punishment and its problems
• General guidelines to training new behaviours
• Learning beyond a change in behaviour
• Training techniques for problem behaviours
• Conclusion
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• 10 Welfare
• Understanding welfare
• What is right is not always the same as what is good
• Measuring welfare
• Is the domestic horse a fish out of water?
• Stereotypies
• Principles of treatment for stereotypies and other behaviour problems
• Conclusion
• Topics for discussion
• References and further reading
• Appendix
• Index