Study: Enrichment can Improve Hospitalized Horses’ Welfare

“Enriched” clinics could help improve equine welfare, leading to quicker healing times and safer environments for staff.
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We know that good equine welfare can help make healthier horses. And, according to one French research team, enriched equine clinics could help improve welfare, leading to quicker healing times and a safer environment for hospital personnel. | Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt/The Horse

We know that good equine welfare can help make healthier horses. And, according to one French research team, “enriched” equine clinics could help improve welfare, leading to quicker healing times and a safer environment for hospital personnel.

“We see improvements in hospitalized human newborns that can benefit from frequent contact with the mother and ‘kangaroo’ therapy (where the baby is ‘worn’ in a carrying system on the mother), so it made sense to see how horse-friendly improvements could help hospitalized horses,” said Cécile le Moal, DVM, of the French Veterinary Faculty of Maisons-Alfort (ENVA). Le Moal presented her study at the 2015 Equine Ethology Day, held April 9 in Saumur, France.

Le Moal separated 12 horses hospitalized at ENVA’s equine surgery clinic into two groups according to age, sex, and reason for hospitalization

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Passionate about horses and science from the time she was riding her first Shetland Pony in Texas, Christa Lesté-Lasserre writes about scientific research that contributes to a better understanding of all equids. After undergrad studies in science, journalism, and literature, she received a master’s degree in creative writing. Now based in France, she aims to present the most fascinating aspect of equine science: the story it creates. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.

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