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Interstallion seminar 2008
Wat het paard tot een individu maakt …
Assessing temperament in Assessing temperament in young horsesyoung horses
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Changing role of horses
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Suitability for occupation
Recreational Riding
Competition
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Suitability for occupation
Police work
Therapy
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Changes in breeding
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Dreaming of …
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What is temperament?
The individual’s basic stance towards continuing changes and challenges in its environment.
� basic stance
� challenges
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What is temperament?
� Temperament consists of different temperamental traits
� We think that we talk about the same thing …
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Stubborn FlightyAttentiveShy
Curious
BoldEager
Calm
Temperamental traits
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What affects temperament?
Genetics
Rider
TrainingEnvironment
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Predictions
Information about the consistency of behaviouraltrait is important for predictions of future behaviourand performance
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Research on horse temperament
� Ask owners about temperamental traits of their horses by using a survey
� Ask trainers or handlers about temperamental traits of a couple of horses at one location
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Research on horse temperament
� Train observers to qualitatively score or assess temperamental traits in specific situations
� Analyse behaviour and physiological responses of horses on temperamental tests
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Defining matters
� Terms not defined in advance: different perception of terms (Mills, 1998) Terms like lazy, bold, intelligent sharp were not interpret the same. Only flighty and sharp
� Terms well defined in advance: high rater agreement (Visser et al., 2003; Lloyd et al., 2007)
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Temperamental traits in horses
� Emotionality: the capacity to perceive and react to (potentially) dangerous situations
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Flightiness and focussing
Fleeing Standstill
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Heart rate during a ‘novel object test’
0 2 4 6 8 10
Tijd (minuten)
0
60
120
180
240
300Hartslag (bpm)
Box Arena Met paraplu
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Heart rate during a ‘novel object test’
0 2 4 6 8 10
Tijd (minuten)
0
60
120
180
240
300Hartslag (bpm)
Box Arena Met paraplu
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Temperamental traits in horses
� Handling response
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Handling test
28 of the 41 horses followed the handler crossing the ‘bridge’immediately.
7 horses needed 1 of 2 attempts.
6 horses refused multiple attempts to cross the ‘bridge’.
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Learning tests for horses
Reward learning test
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Learning tests for horses
Avoidance learning test
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Gender and dominance
� There is no gender effect on temperamental traits in horses (Seaman et al., 2002, Hausbergeret al., 1998, 2004)
� There is no dominance or ‘status of the horse’ effect on temperamental traits in horses (Seaman et al., 2002)
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Discipline and temperamental traits
Score for emotionality
low high
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Breed and temperamental traits
Score for emotionality
low high
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HE HAD THE HIGHEST SCORE ON OUR
ASSERTIVENESSTEST …
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