Inside the Interaction: Contact With Familiar Humans Modulates Heart Rate Variability in Horses

A human–animal relationship can be developed through subsequent interactions, affected by the positive or negative emotional valence of the proceeding one. Horses implement a process of categorization to classify humans with whom they interact as positive, negative, or neutral stimuli by evaluating...

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Main Authors: Chiara Scopa, Alberto Greco, Laura Contalbrigo, Elisabetta Fratini, Antonio Lanatà, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Paolo Baragli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.582759/full