Opinions of trainers of Warmblood, Thoroughbred and Trotter horses in Germany on the pretraining management of yearlings and two-year-old horses – a qualitative analysis
Trainers largely fulfilled legal horse welfare requirements but horses had limited free movement and social interaction. None of the trainers agreed with the suggestion of a minimum age of 30 months for training.
Authors
- F. Pilger
- Jörg Aurich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8849-9189)
- Christine Aurich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6077-7362)
Institutions
- University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2025.105736
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00