Horse Behavior, 2nd Edition

✍ Scribed by George H. Waring

• Publisher: William Andrew
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 457
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

First published in 1983, the second edition of this informative book remains the most comprehensive and current overview of the behavioral traits and adaptations of horses. The book integrates findings from hundreds of international researchers to provide the reader a factual synthesis of the behavior of domestic and feral horses. Building on the strengths of the first edition, the author has thoroughly updated coverage of horse ancestry, development, perception, learning, play, social behavior, behavioral manipulation, maintenance activities, and sexual behavior. In this second edition more emphasis has been given to animal husbandry and management. Additionally, the second edition includes an all-new section on ecological influences on activity patterns, habitat utilization, social behavior and reproduction. An expanded section on applied ethology provides behavioral considerations for management and insight regarding the behavioral indicators of horse health and well being. This is followed with an updated appendix listing behavioral symptoms and possible causes. The text contains numerous tables and nearly 100 illustrations and photos.

✦ Table of Contents

FRONT COVER......Page 1
HORSE BEHAVIOR Second Edition......Page 4
Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Part I Introduction......Page 16
1 Ancestry of the Horse......Page 18
2 Perception and Orientation......Page 33
3 Motor Patterns......Page 51
Part II Behavioral Development......Page 78
4 Ontogeny of Behavior Patterns......Page 80
5 Play......Page 98
6 Investigative Behavior......Page 106
7 Learning and Memory......Page 111
Part III Maintenance Activities......Page 130
8 Resting and Sleep......Page 132
9 Ingestive Behavior......Page 139
10 Eliminative Behavior......Page 159
11 Comfort Behavior......Page 164
Part IV Reproductive Behavior......Page 176
12 Sexual Behavior of Stallions......Page 178
13 Sexual Behavior of Mares......Page 197
14 Maternal Behavior......Page 214
Part V Social Behavior......Page 224
15 Social Organization......Page 226
16 Social Attachment......Page 234
17 Home Range and Territoriality......Page 248
18 Social Dominance......Page 258
19 Agonistic Behavior......Page 268
20 Communicative Behavior......Page 285
Part VI Ecological Influences......Page 318
21 Interaction of Horses and Their Environment......Page 320
22 Ecological Influences on Reproduction and Social Behavior......Page 330
Part VII Applied Ethology in Horse Care and Management......Page 342
23 Behavioral Considerations in Horse Management......Page 344
24 Behavioral Manipulation......Page 355
25 Behavioral Indicators Relevant to Health and Well-Being......Page 377
Appendix......Page 384
Bibliography......Page 400
Index......Page 430

✦ Subjects

Психологические дисциплины;Зоопсихология и сравнительная психология;