07/03/2025
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๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐: ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ-๐๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ป๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟรถ๐บ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ป, ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ณ, ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐น๐๐บ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ฆ. ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐น
๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ (๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป):
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/13/1956
A 5-year collaborative project of an international team of researchers focusing on understanding rider perceptions on sidedness in horses. This publication marks the third publication from the International Task Force on Laterality in Sport Horses. A massive thank you to all the co-authors, members of the taskforce, and thank you to everyone who took part in the survey.
๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: Equestrians often perceive horses to show a preference for one side of their body over the other, which can affect their movement and behaviour during training. To explore this, an international survey was conducted with over 2300 horse riders and owners, focusing on their observations of their horsesโ movements and sidedness. Respondents reported that horses more frequently had their manes falling to the right, their right front hooves were more upright, and their left shoulders were more prominent. Horses were reported to struggle more with movements and exercises, such as bending or lunging, on the right rein. Many horses were reported to move their hindquarters to the left when walking, trotting, or cantering to the left. While clear patterns of left or right preference were noted, a substantial number of horses were perceived as mostly symmetrical. These findings support that horses have natural asymmetries, but the underlying reasons remain unclear. Understanding these tendencies can help horse owners and trainers develop more balanced training techniques, for the benefit of horse welfare and performance.
