FAILURE TO FIND REINFORCEMENT EFFECT OF NECK PATTING IN HORSES (EQUUS CABALLUS)

• Published in: PSYCHOLOGIA Vol. 59; no. 2-3; pp. 91 - 99
• Main Authors: TAKAHASHI, Akio, NISHIYAMA, Keita, OHKITA, Midori, SAWA, Kosuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Psychologia Society 2016
• Subjects: horses; instrumental conditioning; neck patting; positive reinforcement

From the perspective of animal welfare, positive reinforcement should be used in animal training situations, such as an equestrian event. To assess the reinforcement properties of patting the neck of horses, a simple instrumental conditioning test was administered. Three horses were required to pres...