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Hendra Virus Vaccine, a One Health Approach to Protecting Horse, Human, and Environmental Health
| Contributor(s):: Deborah Middleton, Jackie Pallister, Reuben Klein, Yan-Ru Feng, Jessica Haining, Rachel Arkinstall, Leah Frazer, Jin-An Huang, Nigel Edwards, Mark Wareing, Martin Elhay, Zia Hashmi, John Bingham, Manabu Yamada, Dayna Johnson, John White, Adam Foord, Hans G. Heine, Glenn A. Marsh, Christopher C. Broder, Lin-Fa Wang
In recent years, the emergence of several highly pathogenic zoonotic diseases in humans has led to a renewed emphasis on the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, otherwise known as One Health. For example, Hendra virus...
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Equine Assisted Interventions (EAIs): Methodological Considerations for Stress Assessment in Horses
| Contributor(s):: Marta De Santis, Laura Contalbrigo, Marta Borgi, Francesca Cirulli, Fabio Luzi, Veronica Redaelli, Annalisa Stefani, Marica Toson, Rosangela Odore, Cristina Vercelli, Emanuela Valle, Luca Farina
Equine assisted interventions (EAIs) are recently facing an increasing popularity, and are characterized by a wide diversity of practices. However, information on the welfare of animals involved in this kind of activity is often lacking. Horses are highly susceptible to work stressors related...
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Horseback riding therapy for a deafblind individual enabled by a haptic interface
| Contributor(s):: Ogrinc, M., Farkhatdinov, I., Walker, R., Burdet, E.
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A Case for the Interspecies Transfer of Emotions: A Preliminary Investigation on How Humans Odors Modify Reactions of the Autonomic Nervous System in Horses
| Contributor(s):: Lanata, A., Nardelli, M., Valenza, G., Baragli, P., DrAniello, B., Alterisio, A., Scandurra, A., Semin, G. R., Scilingo, E. P.
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Effects of Short-Term Human-Horse Interactions on Human Heart Rate Variability: A Multiple Single Case Study
| Contributor(s):: Saan Ecker, Amy Lykins
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The Impact of Equine Therapy and an Audio-Visual Approach Emphasizing Rhythm and Beat Perception in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
| Contributor(s):: Hession, C. E., Law Smith, M. J., Watterson, D., Oxley, N., Murphy, B. A.
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Animal assisted therapy: systematic review of literature
| Contributor(s):: Mandra, P. P., Moretti, Tcdf, Avezum, L. A., Kuroishi, R. C. S.
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Force and strain during horseback riding: bridging the gap between theory and clinical practice
| Contributor(s):: Portaro, S., Filardi, V., Naro, A., Cacciola, A., Andronaco, V., Gatani, U., Calabro, R. S., Gemelli, G., Milardi, D., Bramanti, A.
2019J Sports Med Phys Fitness593536-5380022-470710.23736/s0022-4707.18.08170-7engIRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy.C.A.R.E.C.I., University of Messina, Messina, Italy.IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy - antonino.naro@irccsme.it.THES Amateur...
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Equine-assisted therapy intervention studies targeting physical symptoms in adults: A systematic review
| Contributor(s):: White-Lewis, S., Russell, C., Johnson, R., Cheng, A. L., McClain, N.
2017Appl Nurs Res389-210897-189710.1016/j.apnr.2017.08.002engUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City, Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences, Kansas City, MO, USA. Electronic address: swhitelewis@saintlukescollege.edu.School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas...
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Domestic horses (Equus caballus) prefer to approach humans displaying a submissive body posture rather than a dominant body posture
| Contributor(s):: Amy Victoria Smith, Clara Wilson, Karen McComb, Leanne Proops
Signals of dominance and submissiveness are central to conspecific communication in many species. For domestic animals, sensitivities to these signals in humans may also be beneficial. We presented domestic horses with a free choice between two unfamiliar humans, one adopting a submissive and...
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BIOMECHANICS OF THERAPEUTIC RIDING DURING THE DISEASES OF I-II DEGREE DYSPLASTIC LUMBAR AND STATIC (SHORT LEG) SCOLIOSIS
| Contributor(s):: Sheshaberidze, E., Merabishvili, I., Loria, M.
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Horse Paleogenomes and Human-Animal Interactions in Prehistory
| Contributor(s):: Perry, G. H., Makarewicz, C. A.
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Survey of human-horse relationships and veterinary care for geriatric horses
| Contributor(s):: Mueller, M. K., Sween, C., Frank, N., Paradis, M. R.
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Review of Taming the Wild Horse: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Daoist Horse Taming Pictures
| Contributor(s):: Regina Swanson
This review of Louis Komjathy’s translation and interpretation of a 13th century set of illustrated poems places the work squarely within the emerging field of animal studies. Though essentially a map for Daoist monastic training, Komjathy notes that the Horse Taming Pictures, as he...
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Triads in Equine-Assisted Social Work Enhance Therapeutic Relationships with Self-Harming Adolescents
| Contributor(s):: Catharina Carlsson
Despite an increasing number of studies, there is still a lack of knowledge about the unique features that underlie the process in equine assisted social work (EASW). This study aimed to reveal, through qualitative methods, the dyads within the triad that become stronger during the process of...
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A Wearable System for the Evaluation of the Human-Horse Interaction: A Preliminary Study
| Contributor(s):: Andrea Guidi, Antonio Lanata, Paolo Baragli, Gaetano Valenza, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo
This study reports on a preliminary estimation of the human-horse interaction through the analysis of the heart rate variability (HRV) in both human and animal by using the dynamic time warping (DTW) algorithm. Here, we present a wearable system for HRV monitoring in horses. Specifically, we...
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Ethnobiology in One Health
| Contributor(s):: Marsha B Quinlan, Robert J Quinlan
The new One Health concept is, essentially, the ethnobiology of health, addressing the interrelation of human, animal and environmental health. Incited by 2003 outbreaks of animal-borne SARS and avian influenza, One Health’s multidisciplinary perspective complements growing international...
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An unexpected acoustic indicator of positive emotions in horses
| Contributor(s):: Mathilde Stomp, Maël Leroux, Marjorie Cellier, Séverine Henry, Alban Lemasson, Martine Hausberger
Indicators of positive emotions are still scarce and many proposed behavioural markers have proven ambiguous. Studies established a link between acoustic signals and emitter’s internal state, but few related to positive emotions and still fewer considered non-vocal sounds. One of them,...
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Molecular Characterization of Pneumococcal Isolates from Pets and Laboratory Animals
| Contributor(s):: Mark van der Linden, Adnan Al-Lahham, Werner Nicklas, Ralf René Reinert
Background Between 1986 and 2008 Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated from 41 pets/zoo animals (guinea pigs (n = 17), cats (n = 12), horses (n = 4), dogs (n = 3), dolphins (n = 2), rat (n = 2), gorilla (n = 1)) treated in medical veterinary laboratories and zoos, and 44 laboratory animals...
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Social Learning in Horses—Fact or Fiction?
| Contributor(s):: Maria V. Rørvang, Janne W. Christensen, Jan Ladewig, Andrew McLean
Prima facie, the acquisition of novel behaviors in animals through observation of conspecifics seems straightforward. There are, however, various mechanisms through which the behavior of animals can be altered from observing others. These mechanisms range from simple hard-wired contagious...
