Equitation Science, 2nd Edition – Paul McGreevy, Janne Winther Christensen, Uta König von Borstel, Andrew McLean

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Paul McGreevy  is a Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Australia. Janne Winther Christensen  is an Associate Professor at the Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Denmark. Uta König von Borstel  is a Professor of Animal Husbandry and Biology at the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Giessen, Germany. Andrew McLean  is one of the world's foremost equine behavioural practitioners and founder of the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre, Australia. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface vii Acknowledgements ix About the Companion Website xi 1 Introduction – The Fascination with Horses and Learning 1 2 Ethology and Cognition 7 3 Anthropomorphism and the Human–Horse Relationship 45 4 Non-associative Learning 59 5 Associative Learning (Attractive stimuli) 81 6 Associative Learning (Aversive stimuli) 101 7 Applying Learning Theory 121 8 Training 151 9 Horses in Sport and Work 191 10 Apparatus 213 11 Biomechanics 235 12 Unorthodox Techniques 261 13 Stress and Fear Responses 273 14 Ethical Equitation 301 15 Research Methods in Equitation Science 313 16 The Future of Equitation Science 331 Glossary of the Terms and Definitions and of Processes Associated with Equitation 339 References 357 Index 393 EXTRA Equitation Science website   Equitation Science website Vazba: lepená Počet stran: 416 Nakladatel:  Wiley-Blackwell; 2nd edition (18 April 2018) Jazyk: angličtina ISBN-10:  1119241413 ISBN-13:  978-1119241416 Rozměry: 17.8 x 2.3 x 25.4 cm