Alleviating surface transit stress on horses
By: by Sharon E. Cregier
Edition: First
Publisher: University Microfilms International
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: horses, transport of
First sentence: Problems and issues:  Virtually all experienced horsemen agree that shipping a horse by surface transport is very stressful for the animal.
Description: The first published work to study the effect of road transport stress on horses.  The study looks at the history of the transport of horses, how the use of motorized transport, increased speed and distances of travel affect the horse's behavior, health, and tow vehicle safety.  Human safety and the current dangers of typical loading recommendations into standard horse trailers are outlined. 
    The New Zealand horse trailer used in the study eliminates or minimizes many of the handling hazards.  It is the only horse trailer in the world to meet World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) standards for accommodating horse behavior and human safety.   With the publication of Alleviating Surface Transit Stress on Horses, academic and historical interest in the transport of livestock became popular.  
    Two years before the publication of this work, the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux were unable to find any research concerning the transport of horses for their seminal livestock transport report in Animal Regulation Studies.  Since Cregier's publication, there are now hundreds of studies from universities all over the world. 
    Perhaps the most significant were the 1990s Australian studies confirming the original observation of the N.Z. trailer's inventor that horses must be able to lower their heads during transit to clear their respiratory tracts.
Notes: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1981. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
References: leaves 203-213.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Walden University, 1980.
Table of contents: title: List of illustrations
pagenum: v; title: List of tables
pagenum: vii; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: viii; label: I
pagenum: 1
title: Introduction; title: Problems and issues; title: A brief history of equine transport; title: Obstacles to change; title: Summary; label: II
pagenum: 43
title: Review of Literature; title: Classic studies of equine transport; title: Pioneer studies of equine balance; title: The conventional wisdom of surface transit; title: Studies of equine psychology applicable to transport; title: The Tellington and Holmes studies; title: Summary and need for the present study; label: III
pagenum: 86
title: Research Design; title: General remarks; title: Research tools; label: IV
pagenum: 100
title: Research Findings; title: Introduction; title: The "Diablo Report"; title: Experiments with other problem horses and further observations of the Kiwi; title: Rear face and conventional transport compared and contrasted; title: Reactions of horsemen to rear face transport; title: Summary; label: V
pagenum: 148
title: Conclusions; title: Summary of the study; title: Implications of rear face transport; title: Change strategies and tactics; title: Afterword; title: Appendixes; label: A
pagenum: 168
title: Anatomical features of the horse; label: B
pagenum: 172
title: Balance; label: C
pagenum: 173
title: Historical development of transport; label: D
pagenum: 177
title: Environmental stressors associated with transport of horses; label: E
pagenum: 178
title: Conventional trailer dangers; label: F
pagenum: 180
title: Rear face loading and unloading; label: G
pagenum: 182
title: Instructions for the Kiwi Safety Trailer; label: H
pagenum: 188
title: Rear face transport in use; label: I
pagenum: 195
title: The Diablo Report; title: Glossary
pagenum: 198; title: List of References