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NightMares - Stable Stress

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NightMares NightMares A site dedicated to the Behaviour and Welfare of Equines Introduction Ethos Behaviour and Welfare Nutrition Management Stable Stress Photography Contact Details and Qualifications Links http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/index.htm	1.9k
NightMares Behaviour and Welfare Thinking Horses Mojave Dan said the humans have the opinions and the horses have the facts (Cregier 1994). Getting these facts from the horses can be a difficult matter and understanding horses and their behaviour gives rise to better applied training, housing, reproduction and domestication.... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/behaviourandwelfare.htm	44.6k
NightMares Contact Information liz@nightmares.uk.com 07971 022928 0845 458 2784 Liz Girvan P.G.Dip BSc Hons La Ch�sse, 49 North Road, Abington, CAMBS, CB1 6AS, UK Advice given on training horses, backing, behaviour, nutrition, management and riding. Lectures and demonstrations also available. Postgraduate Diploma in Equine... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/contact.htm	3.3k
NightMares Ethos "Put them in a field and let them eat grass!" It is the ethos of NightMares that horses are horses, they are social animals that eat grass! They should be given freedom of movement and choice. Horses have survived thousands of years without human care and as soon as we started taming them, their problems... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/ethos.htm	4.1k
NightMares Introduction I have been around horses all my life. I started with riding lessons at a young age, and now with a BSc in Equine Studies (Coventry University 1998) and a P.G. Dip. in Equine Science (Aberystwyth University 1999), I took my hobby and turned it into a life long lesson. I have had an affinity for troubled... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/Introduction.htm	2.7k
NightMares Links Equine Behaviour Forum Monty Roberts Kelly Marks http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/Links.htm	1.5k
NightMares Management Coming soon...Information on natural management, competing from grass and help and advice on keeping horses on grass through the winter. See 'Stable Stress' - Equine Husbandry for some information on current establishment practices and historically why we stable horses. It also contains how stabling... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/Management.htm	1.3k
NightMares Nutrition Coming soon all aspects of equine nutrition, from advice on specific types of horses, to a break away from traditional to natural diets for horses... There are loads of misconceptions in the feeding of horses with little scientific input/research. There is a lot of research in non-ruminants (pigs, chickens),... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/Nutrition.htm	12.3k
NightMares Photography I have been taking photographs of horses for as long as I have had a camera, however I have only become good at it in the last couple of years! Here are a selection of my favourites! http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/Photography.htm	3.3k
NightMares - Stable Stress Stable Stress The welfare implications of stabling horses. A literature review of the implications of stabling horses with particular reference to welfare, stress, stereotypies and health problems. Project submitted to Warwickshire College in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BA (Hons) in... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress.htm	16.1k
NightMares - Stable Stress Conclusion It appears that as in other species stereotypies appear in those horses which have insufficient control over their environment. Frustrations about actives such as feeding, exercising, interacting socially and general lack of an adequate level of stimulation appear to be the major causes of stereotypies... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_Conclusion.htm	4.0k
NightMares - Stable Stress Equine Husbandry Historical view Current Establishment practices The modern custom of housing horses in isolation is traditional in horse husbandry and difficult to change. Keeping horses in boxes, with no possibility for normal movement, is in no way a horse-adapted one and can result in disease of the musculoskeletal... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_EquineHusbandry.htm	26.6k
NightMares - Stable Stress The Future As well as the research there is a lot we can do to provide a better future for horses. People like Monty Roberts with his vision are growing in influence and eventually people will see that there are different ways of treating, managing, starting and housing horses. Horses kept in pasture have less... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_Future.htm	2.9k
NightMares - Stable Stress Introduction Introduction Horse owners are responsible for the well being of their animals. It is important to understand how horses� minds work and what constitutes normal ranges of behaviour in order to create the most suitable environment for them. As humans we tend to anthropomorphize, but this deters us from... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_introduction.htm	2.8k
NightMares - Stable Stress Physical Health 1. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is "An allergic lung disease in horses resulting in obstruction of the lower airways due to bronchoconstriction, mucus accumulation and inflammation" (Derksen 1991) and is one of the most common respiratory diseases... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_PhysicalHealth.htm	6.0k
NightMares - Stable Stress References APPEL G, BRIESE A, HOLLEBEN K VON, MICKWITZ G VON, WENZLAWOWICZ M VON, (1995) Fatal accident of a horse caused by a low transverse beam over a stable door. Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 102: 6, pp 233 � 234. (CDBEAST, 1989 � 2/98, 1998). APPLEBY M. C, HUGHES B. O, (1997) Animal Welfare. CBA... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_References.htm	21.6k
NightMares - Stable Stress Research There is always room for more research for new stable designs that are suitable for both horse and owner. Edwards (1996) proposed a futuristic space age design that is feasible, practical and cost effective takes into consideration the needs of the horse, handler and owner. There is also the need for... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_Research.htm	5.6k
NightMares - Stable Stress Stereotypies 1. Types and definitions Stereotypies have been studied in many animals, even bank voles (Cooper and Nicol 1991) but was first studied in autistic children (Hutt and Hutt 1970). They are repeated invariant sequences of movements, which have no obvious goal or function (Appleby and Hughes 1997), where... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_Stereotypies.htm	31.5k
NightMares - Stable Stress Stress 1. Definition of stress As with other words, stress is difficult to describe and measure, being very subjective. Broom (1987) described stress as referring to some individual�s state of being overloaded. There is a need to define stress and frustration more accurately and refine non-invasive techniques... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_Stress.htm	10.0k
NightMares - Stable Stress Welfare 1. Definition of welfare Physical health and mental health The welfare of an animal is its capacity to avoid suffering and sustain fitness. Broom (1991) defined �welfare� as referring to the state of the individual in relation to its environment, which can be measured. Measurements of welfare should be... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_Welfare.htm	32.0k
NightMares - Stable Stress What Horses Want Normal behaviour can be divided into three categories: 1. Behaviour animals want to do, 2. Behaviour they need to do but only when external circumstances require it, 3. And behaviour they do not want to do. Any behaviour that does not appear in feral horses is probably abnormal. Healthy environment,... http://homepages.which.net/~robert.girvan/StableStress_WhatHorsesWant.htm	7.5k
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