The power of interspecific sociality: how humans provide social buffering for horses
Abstract In this study, we assessed the interspecific “social buffering effect” of humans on horses, exploring how human presence influences stress responses in horses in an unfamiliar environment using the “isolation paradigm.” We examined nine Haflinger horses under two counterbalanced conditions:...
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| Main Authors: | Alfredo Di Lucrezia, Anna Scandurra, Daria Lotito, Valeria Iervolino, Biagio D’Aniello, Vincenzo Mastellone, Pietro Lombardi, Claudia Pinelli |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2025-03-01
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| Series: | Animal Cognition |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-025-01942-5 |
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