Equine Housing: Understanding Stable Stress Written by Louise Napthine MSc Understanding stable stress: Traditional stables are a popular form of equine housing. Yet, many equine behaviourists think that stabling is not all it’s cut out to be. Traditional stabling and management systems, which segregate horses into isolated individual pens, can lead to stress causing physical and psychological health problems. Studies of short and long term confinement and isolation have reported increased stress symptoms like raised heart rate, vocalisations, defecation and disturbances in feeding, as well as the development of abnormal…
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