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Research Projects Carried Out By Past IH Students

TitleAuthorYear
The Effect of Aromatherapy on Horse Behaviour Amy-Dee Watson2024
An investigation into how eye bias in horses is influenced by their perception and emotional response to an aversive stimulusChristina Wyman2023
Anatomical Bridle Headpieces - Does Poll Relief Make a Difference to a Horses Movement Pattern and Behaviour Dr James Cooling2023
Connection Circles and CalmnessEmma Healey2023
Are horses that live alone more or less stressed than those that live in groups?Susanna List2021
What is the impact of the IH Foundation Course on influencing long-lasting change in the confidence and skills of participating students and their horses.Julia Duncan2021
The welfare implications of stick and bag acceptance work for yearling Thoroughbreds.Rachel Murat 2021
Physical and Behavioural Laterality in Equines.Robyn Mackenzie2021
Does wearing a fly mask reduce stress and anxiety experienced by a horse while travelling?Hannah Wells2021
Can a rider influence the horse’s reaction to a spooky object?Natalie Wylupek2021
Assessing Blinkered Bridles for Driving Horses.Stuart Fawcett2021
An investigation into the possible effects of calming essential oils on the stress levels of horses during transportation. Jo Powell2021
A study of how blindfolding a horse affects its behaviour to stimuli.Nigel Radcliffe2021
Do ponies trialling muzzle A show more changes in their normal field behaviour than when trialling muzzle B or C?Sarah Bough2020
Can we develop a methodology that gives us access to a horse's own choice?Rebecca Vincent2020
Which way do horses prefer to travel in a trailer? (supporting video footage for project)Carley O'Callaghan2020
Gauging owner understanding and attitudes towards equine obesity, and the consideration of behavioural needs in its managementAmy Craske2020
Is there an average time for a horse to learn a new task?Nicki Marshall2020
Is there a correlation between heart rates of students and a horse being worked on at the leading and loading course?Stuart Miles2018
Could Dismounting Speed Up Training?Charlie Carr2018
The Effect of Vision Restriction on Depth Perception in HorsesSarah Grant2018
Equine Initiative and Problem SolvingEmma Sharman2018
Do Horses Perceive Patterns and Contrasts more than Colour?Claire Mitchell2018
Behaviours in Ridden HorsesSarah Todd2016
Why do behavioural issues arise in horses being work on by the farrier and how can they be preventedKarin Mol2016
To explore the power of mindfulness and its usefulness and effect on achieving or completing a ridden taskMelanie Nagele2016
Is movement encouraged on a track system in comparison to a square paddockAbigail Collard2016
Behaviour responses of equines being longlined after suffering slight loss in one eyeSara Ballarano2016
The mechanisms of human obedience and the use of attributional descriptions in the “equine world”Mary Chick2014
Resolution of equine behavioural problems in the UKCarrie Pillow2014
How your breathing can affect riding/training experience for both horse and humanJessica Dewar2014
Discrimination Learning in HorsesFiona Hinds2013
How many beats per minute?Laura Queen2013
Investigation into sensory awareness of equinesJade Trelease2013
The effect of housing design on the time budget of the horseJenny Major2011
Side preference in feeding foalsJenny Crouch2011
Behavioural responses of horses to the first saddle using Join-up alone or Join-up in combination with either Shiatsu or Reiki
Appendix		Helen Jackson2011
Do gentle horsemanship methods decrease stress in the horse when working with a farrier?Kelly Brotherhood2011
Does use of the equine dental full mouth speculum cause stress in the equine over an extended time period as indicated by behavioural and heart rate changes?Louise Austin2009
A Bit in Hand – Achieving that Illusive ContactElaine Sutlcliffe2009
Does the turnout regime of a horse affect his/her behavioural characteristics?Ross Copland2009
To establish to what extent anthropomorphism exists in the equine world and to ascertain wether or not it is beneficial or harmful to the animalJohn Shears2009
The effect of visual impairment on heart rate of horsesBridget Hughes2009
The effects of feeding horses carrots on their attitude and behaviourAlison Johnson2009
Can music be used to lower the heart rate of a horse in a stressful situation?Gillian Bradley2009
Does use of a full mouth speculum cause horses being treated stress and do levels change with repeated applications?Sam Austin2009
In or out tonight? An exercise in nocturnal observationJoanna O’Neill2008
The effect of training on sensory and motor laterality in Quarter HorsesCharles Graylen2008
Correlation between eye measurements and race placing in Thoroughbred HorsesJoanna Heaton2008
We expect them to respect our space but are we respecting theirs?Jane Dalton2008
A study of water consumption preferences in horsesMelanie Betts2008
Once bitten twice shySheila Reed2008
Animal communication helps change unwanted horse behaviourCatherine Walker2008
Effectiveness of body language when teaching horses to be ledIna Merete- Schjerpen2008
The physiological and behaviour effects of using a round pen when undertaking a variety of training exercisesJim Goddard2008
Behavioural responses of horses to the first saddle using Join-up alone or Join-up in combination with either Shiatsu or Reiki.Helen Jackson2008
The comfort zoneSofia Sundquist2007
Is it possible to change the effect tempered teenagers have on ponies?Maj-Britt Hansen2007
How does the frequency of training sessions affect the progress of handling semi-feral ponies?Megan Turner2007
What do Mules thing about IH MethodsXanthe Jefferies2007
Tolerance versus acceptanceJulia Felton2007
Vehicle acceptance by the use of foodTim Gear2007
Cause and effect: Monitoring interactions between horses and peopleStephanie Heeran2007
Can distraction be used to reduce stress at the time of intramuscular injection and aversion behaviour afterwardsDonna Blinman2007
Allo grooming sites which reduce the heartrate in Warmblood horsesPeter Smith2006
Latent LearningLucy Airs2006
Olfactory recognition of dropping by the domesticated horseJulie Saban2006
Methods to reduce the horse’s heartrate post exerciseJo Bond2006
How individuals / groups of horses react to new thingsClaudette Doe2006
Effects of routing on the behaviour, handling and training of horsesHilary Miles2006
Is turnout a matter of routine?Ann-Marie Marek2006
Can horses learn by observation?Rosie Jones2005
Equine breathingGitte Monahan2005
Studying 3 nappy horsesSally Hamilton2005
Calmness on cueClaire Liddiard2005
Energy Therapy – can it benefit horses?Beverley Huggins2005
Saddle phobic horsesAlex Turner2005
Why does my horse bite when I tighten the girth?Anne Perfumo2005
Why do horses respond to some people better than others?Sam Richardson2005
Comparing IH “de-spooking” with police horse trainingScilla Beamond2005
A study on Intelligence TestingMarjanna Heinonen2005
Telepathy and horsesAnnemarie Van Der Toorn2005
Can our energy levels have an effect on our horses?Jo Flynn2004
Stress during transportStephen David King2004
How do horses perceive themselves in the mirror?Vikki Moore2004
Brood mares and foals, conception to weaningJo Milnes2004
Voice training versus Intelligent HorsemanshipDemelza Franssen2004
Do horses adopt a routine when seeking out food in their stables?Laura Southgate2003
The management of New Forest PoniesSarah Dawn Weston2003
Bridle selectionLyn Chapman2003
From Mozart to Megadeth: Are horses effected by music?Bonita Hall2003
The effect of mirrors on box-walking and weavingMarrie Boshuis2003
Ancestral memory of predator scents in horsesAnnabelle Harling2003
TwinsRhona Birbeck2003
Let sleeping horses learnVanessa Brookham2002
Study of the effect of the quality food reinforcementAnne-Lorraine Picard-Nizou2002
A study of voice commands for changing a horse’s speedMichele Danan2002
Pair bonding: Fact or fiction?Steve Thompson2002
The effect of colour on equine stress levels during loading and travellingZoe Chipman2002
Can’t lift, won’t lift (my feet)Garry Bosworth2001
The effects of music on horsesChristine MacDonald2001
The effects of timing on behaviour and its implications on types of reward employedCarrie Davies2000
Horse TravelDiana Lavelle2000
The effect, if any, of music on behaviourSylvia Arnold2000
Retraining the former racehorseLinda Weritz2000
Introducing new horses into a groupNicki Adams2000
The effect that travelling has on horsesTrina Goddard2000
ClippingSuzanne Marshall1999
The importance of correct saddle fitting and placementJill Shephard1999
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