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Cover Photo courtesy of Prime Photography Dane Rawlins entering the Odyssey Arena at the Northern Ireland International Horse Show for the Dressage to music display [email protected] i Conference Proceedings ISES Dublin 2008 International Society for Equitation Science 4th International Conference www.equitationscience.com ii School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 – Ireland ISES Dublin 2008 International Society for Equitation Science 4th International Conference August 1st – 4th 2008 RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Conference Proceedings Editors: Jack Murphy, Karen Hennessy, Patrick Wall, Pat Hanly iii iv Contents CONTENTS 1 CREDITS 6 ISES DUBLIN 2008 7 LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE 7 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE 7 ISES COUNCIL MEMBERS 7 WEBSITE COORDINATORS 7 ORGANISING SECRETARIATT 7 WELCOME 8 MEMO FROM PRESIDENT, RDS 9 TIMETABLE – DAY 1 10 TIMETABLE – DAY 2 13 TIMETABLE – DAY 3 16 DAY 1 18 The horse-human dyad: Practise PERFECT to PERFECT practice 19 Eric Smiley 19 An investigation into personality correlates of elite and amateur riders and their horses 20 Inga A Wolframm1,2, Dominic Micklewright2 20 Horse sense: social status of horses (Equus caballus) affects their likelihood of copying other horses’ behaviour 21 Konstanze Krueger, Juergen Heinze 21 Visual memory and rider experience in a show-jumping context 22 Carol Hall1, Charlotte Liley1, Jack Murphy2, David Crundall3 22 The use of vignette methodology to maintain engagement by respondents, in a Delphi study exploring the perception and heightening the awareness of equine welfare 23 Joe Collins, Alison Hanlon, Simon J. More, Patrick Wall, Vivienne Duggan 23 Evaluating learning theory in horses and donkeys when presented with a novel task 24 Camie Heleski, Amy McLean, Laura Bauson 24 Rider asymmetry within equitation: Preliminary observations 25 Debbie Symes, Robert Ellis 25 Changes in heart rate during road transport of horses for one, 3.5 and 8 hours 26 Christiane Wehnert1, Alice Schmidt1, Jörg Aurich2, Jürgen Müller1, Christine Aurich1,2 26 The additive effect of stress and genotype on learning systems; implications for equine training 27 SD McBride 27 Horse Sport Ireland Coaching Programme 28 Alison Corbally 28 The use of training aids (gadgets) within equitation: Meritorious or detrimental? 29 Jack Murphy1, Andrew McLean2, Paul McGreevy3, Fiona Sheridan4, Pat Hanly4 29 Para Equestrian: extraordinary people, special horses and unequivocal equitation 30 Eilish Byrne1, Niall Quirke1, Jack Murphy2 30 SMART: Sensitivity Models for Animals in Response to Training 31 PD. McGreevy1, AN. McLean2, K Keay3, PC. Thomson1 31 Estimating actual and minimum trajectories of the performance horse when jumping fences of given dimensions 32 Robert L Wood 32 Stretching regime effects on stride length and range of motion in equine trot 33 Rose, N. S., Northrop, A. J., Brigden, C. V., Martin, J. H. 33 Weighted boots alter the jump stride kinematics in the performance horse 34 Jack Murphy 34 1 DAY 2 35 The horse-human dyad: Does physical training of horses have to be attritional and can we ever resolve performance and welfare? 36 David J Marlin 36 Stimulus' perception in horses: Using Heart Rate (HR) as an appropriate indicator 37 Paolo Baragli, Chiara Mariti, Francesco De Giorgio, Claudio Sighieri 37 Changes in heart rate during the initial training period of three-year-old warmblood sport horse stallions 38 Alice Schmidt1, Stefanie Neuhauser2, Jörg Aurich2, Jürgen Müller1, Christine Aurich1,2 38 Horse owners’ experiences of (horses) going barefoot 39 Emma Creighton, Kiran Jones 39 Exercise during training affects racing performance in Thoroughbreds 40 Kristien L P Verheyen1, Joanna S Price2, James L N Wood3 40 The effect of two different training methods on the behaviour, heart rate and performance of horses 41 Kathalijne Visser1, Lotte Rijksen2, Andrea Ellis3, Kees Van Reenen1, Machteld Van Dierendonck4 41 Preliminary investigations of horses' (Equus caballus) responses to bitted and bitless bridles during foundation training 42 Jessica S Quick1, Amanda K Warren-Smith2 42 Colour vision in the horse 43 Roth, L.S.V1., Balkenius, A2., Kelber, A1 43 The effects of goal-setting on self-efficacy and performance in the showjumping rider 44 Pepijn Ott1,2, Mari Zetterqvist Blokhuis2, Inga A Wolframm1 44 Effects on behaviour and rein tension in horses ridden with/without martingales and rein inserts 45 N.L. Smith1, C.R. Heleski1, P.D. McGreevy2, L. Kaiser3, N. Bello4, H.M. Clayton3 45 The effects of a treeless and treed saddle on stride length, neck length and shoulder range of motion in the horse 46 Brigden, C. V., Burton, K. J., Northrop, A. J. 46 The horse-human dyad: Improving rider stability and biomechanics through coaching with sensory- specific-language 47 Mary Wanless 47 Overcoming hidden pain in the ridden horse: Predictable patterns of myofascial dysfunction in the equine body 48 Dianne Y Jenkins 48 Movement and reflex responses of the horse’s neck, withers and back 49 Mary Bromiley 49 Horse communication: A practical demonstration 50 Kateřina Santarová 50 Horsemanship: Conventional, Natural and Equitation Science 51 Deborah Goodwin1, Paul McGreevy2, Natalie Waran3, Andrew McLean4 51 What is Ethical Horse Training? 52 Natalie Waran 52 Vendor and purchaser expectations: Differential market segment requirements for sport horses 53 Karen Hennessy1, Katherine Quinn2, Mary Lambkin3, Jack Murphy2 53 Habituation and object generalisation in horses 54 Janne Winther Christensen1, Tatjana Zharkikh2, Jan Ladewig3 54 Building a scale of behavioural indicators of stress in domestic horses 55 Tamsin Hughes, Emma Creighton, Rob Coleman 55 An investigation of the health and welfare of horses transported long distances for slaughter in the European Union 56 David J Marlin1, Keith Meldrum2, Peter Kettlewell3, Tim Parkin4, Mark Kennedy5, Jo White2, Caroline Heard2, James Wood6 56 DAY 3 57 The horse-human dyad: Can we align horse training and handling activities with the equid ethogram? 58 1 2 3 Paul McGreevy , Francis Burton , Andrew McLean 58 Breeding value estimation in Hungarian Sport Horse populations 59 2 János Posta, István Komlósi, Sándor Mihók 59 The prevalence of ridden behaviour problems in the UK leisure horse population and associated risk factors 60 Jo Hockenhull, Emma Creighton 60 Comparison of the effects of positive and negative reinforcement during training on the human- equine relationship 61 Carol Sankey, Marie-Annick Richard-Yris, Martine Hausberger 61 Human/horse relationship quality: Similar equine perception of humans reflected in different situations 62 C. Fureix, P. Jego, M. Hausberger 62 Investigating horse-human interactions 63 Linda J Keeling, Lovisa Lanneborn, Liv Jonare 63 Can a simple problem-solving task be used to assess Learned Helplessness in horses? 64 Hayley Randle 64 Equine Chronobiology – An emerging scientific field with implications for health and performance in the horse 65 Barbara A. Murphy 65 Equine influenza epidemics in immunologically naïve and partially immune horse populations 66 Ann Cullinane, Michelle Quinlivan, Maura Nelly, Sarah Gildea, Pamela Lyons 66 Completion and treatment rates in modern endurance racing 67 David J Marlin1, John McEwen2, Frits Sluyter3 67 Can we improve short-term memory in the horse? 68 Jack Murphy 68 POSTER SECTION 69 Initial acceptance of novel flavours in diets offered to stabled horses 70 Elaine Hart1, Deborah Goodwin1, Pat Harris2 70 Does the provision of creep feed post-weaning affect the development of oral stereotypies in foals (Equus caballus)? 71 T. Parnell, D. Goodwin 71 Husbandry factors and the incidence of stereotypy in Irish Racehorses 72 Noelle Carroll, Sean Arkins 72 Are there ‘optimal timeframes’ for handling the foal (Equus caballus)? 73 Figueiredo, I¹; Costa, H²; Meireles J¹, Rosa, I¹. 73 An investigation into personality traits of elite, amateur and non-riders 74 Inga A Wolframm1,2, Dominic Micklewright2 74 Anxiety and self-confidence among elite and non-elite equestrian riders 75 Inga A Wolframm1,2, Dominic Micklewright2 75 An investigation into personality traits of equestrian riders, grooms and managers of equine businesses 76 Inga A Wolframm1,2, Dominic Micklewright2 76 Behavioural repertoires of Irish thoroughbred (TB) yearling horses 77 Jack Murphy 77 The extent of abnormal behaviours observed in a cohort of Irish thoroughbred (TB) weanling- yearling horses 78 Jack Murphy 78 The incidence of stereotypy in Irish thoroughbred (TB) horses sold at auction 79 Jack Murphy 79 A preliminary investigation into the effectiveness of different halter types used on horses 80 Belinda J. McDonald, Amanda K. Warren-Smith 80 Keeping riding horses in groups – a descriptive study on the common procedure of separating a horse from the group for riding or training purposes 81 Grete Helen Meisfjord Jørgensen1, Kjersti Elisabeth Fremstad1, Cecilie Marie Mejdell2, Knut Egil Bøe1 81 Effects of diet on learning and responsive behaviour of young foals 82 Becky C Hothersall1, Christine J Nicol1, Ailison Kelland2, Patricia A Harris3 82 Using a treadmill to normalize different physiological parameters in the Spanish Pure Bred Horse 83 María Dolores Rubio, Estrella I. Agüera, Rafael Santisteban, Pura Tovar, Rafael Vivo, Fernando Arroyo, Begoña M. Escribano 83 3 Relationship between stifle-hock-fetlock angulation in free-jumping and jumping capacity of horses 84 Sándor Jónás1, István Komlósi2, János Posta2, Sándor Mihók2 84 Balance performance in showjumping versus