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A new review proposes that catalogues of horse behaviours be revisited, given the general lack of aggression in stable horse groups.

Researchers say current welfare assessment tools could be adapted to better reflect a horse's view on its quality of life.

A happy horse herd. Image by Наталья Коллегова The way in which your horse spends its day is a likely reflection of its well-being, according to researchers. The findings of a review by researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna found that time budgets between semi-feral horses and domestic horses were similar when the latter were provided with free access to food, increased space to roam, and decreased population density. The studies examined in their review support the importance of environmental conditions for horses’ well-being and the ability of time bu...