Simple but positive habit-forming changes to daily equine care routines can have benefits for both animals and their caregivers, according to researchers.
Researchers Jo White and Ruth Sims set out in their study to explore the potential for simple interventions to develop pro-animal welfare habitual behaviours (PAWHBs) in people to improve the lives of animals.
“Human behavioural research indicates that opportunities exist to deliver lasting change through developing positive habitual behaviours,” the pair wrote in the journal
Animals.
The researchers noted that the routine nature of many equine care and management practices are conducive to habit formation and maintenance.
The authors, in their proof-of-concept paper, sought to evaluate a theory-based intervention of developing and maintaining a pro-animal welfare habit in people caring for equines.
A Study Of Eight Showcases Influence Black Fashion Makers Had On History, Culture wbur.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbur.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.