Eye bias and emotional arousal testing in horses
Horse Psychology Project Title
Further Research into Eye Bias in Horses
Horse Psychology Project Summary
Title: An investigation into how eye bias in horses is influenced by their perception and emotional response to an aversive stimulus.
Main Project Aims
To find out how horse’s use binocular and monocular vision to observe an unfamiliar aversive stimulus.
To investigate the presence of eye preference and whether this correlates with individ
Title: An investigation into how eye bias in horses is influenced by their perception and emotional response to an aversive stimulus.
Main Project Aims
To find out how horse’s use binocular and monocular vision to observe an unfamiliar aversive stimulus.
To investigate the presence of eye preference and whether this correlates with individual horse’s reactivity/arousal and heart rate.
To observe behaviour and body language as indicators to horse’s emotionality, perception, and arousal state.
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Horse Psychology Project Summary
Further Research into Eye Bias in Horses
Horse Psychology Project Summary
Based on my small test sample of 10 horses tested for eye bias, heart rate and emotional arousal my study found:
Further Research into Eye Bias in Horses
Further Research into Eye Bias in Horses
Further Research into Eye Bias in Horses
As I continue to develop further research into eye bias in horses, my work with clients and horses will certainly investigate whether each individual horse has a discernable eye bias and whether or not this can be utilized when considering the welfare and safety of horses and their owners.