Alternatives to conventional evaluation of rideability in horse performance tests: suitability of rein tension and behavioural parameters.

Rideability, i.e. the ease and comfort with which a horse can be ridden, is considered to be one of the most important traits in riding horses. However, at present rideability is evaluated rather subjectively in breeding horse performance tests. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role...

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Main Authors: Uta König von Borstel, Chantal Glißman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3906164?pdf=render