The question of animal protection in connection with horse keeping
Effect of housing on welfare of horses
Keywords:
aberrant behaviour, horse, housing system, animal protection,Abstract
Authors summarise the unfavourable behavioural problems of horses - which were developed due to inadequate housing conditions -, and their solution considering animal welfare. This paper discusses good housing conditions, which can affect the welfare of animal, and describe the “active-stable” system that was designed to match the ethological characteristics of horses.
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