Horses can learn from rodeo experience and grow calmer, says U of C study – CBC.ca

Rodeo fans love the thrill of a bronc exploding into the ring, cowboy temporarily aboard. How the horse feels about it hasn’t been so clear.
Newly published research out of the University of Calgary looks at three years of roughstock events from that city’s Stampede in an attempt to peer inside the mind of an animal about to let ‘er buck.
“I try to understand the animal’s perspective,” said Ed Pajor, a professor of veterinary medicine.
“We asked the question whether or not horses find participating…

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