Relevant Publications by Researchers at EI

Kieson, E. (2025). Interspecies Relational Theory: A Framework for Compassionate Interspecies Interactions. Veterinary Sciences, 12(6), 586.  https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12060586  

Rankins, E. M., Reega, S. J., Rudd, C., Peters, B. C. (2024). Horse behavior and training in adaptive/therapeutic riding: A survey of instructors’ perceptions and knowledge in the United States. Applied  Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 106490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106490  

Rudd, C., Pasiuk, E.L., Anderson, N.C., Hall, N., Foster, R., & Schroeder, K. (2024). A Preliminary Assessment of Equine Affect in Equine-Assisted Services. Anthrozoös, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2024.2333163

Pasiuk, E. L., Rudd, C., Webberson, E., Anderson, N. C., Hall, N., Stellato, A. C., & Schroeder, K. (2023). Investigating human experiences and perceptions of unmounted activities commonly practiced in equine-assisted services. Human-Animal Interactions,(2023).  https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0045

Goma, A. A., Uddin, J., & Kieson, E. (2023). Lateralised Behavioural  Responses in Livestock to Environmental Stressors: Implications for  Using Infrared Thermography to Assess Welfare Conditions. Animals, 13(23), 3663. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13233663 

Kieson, E., Goma, A. A., & Radi, M. (2023). Tend and Befriend in  Horses: Partner Preferences, Lateralization, and Contextualization of  Allogrooming in Two Socially Stable Herds of Quarter Horse Mares. Animals, 13(2), 225. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13020225 

Rudd,  C., Wheeler, B., Pasiuk, E., & Schroeder, K. (2022). An Initial  Survey of Volunteer Perceptions of Horses in Equine-Assisted Services:  Volunteer Experiences, Training, and Educational Needs. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 117, 104090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104090 

Kieson, E, & Sams, J. (2022). Horse-Human Communication : The Roles of Language and Communication in the Context of Horse-Human Interactions. https://doi.org/10.23880/izab-16000414

Howell, T. J., Nieforth, L., Thomas-pino, C., Samet, L., Agbonika, S., Cuevas-pavincich, F., … Warda, T. (2022). Defining Terms Used for Animals Working in Support Roles for People with Support Needs. Animals, 12, 1–18.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12151975 

Kieson, E, & Sams, J. (2021). A Preliminary Investigation of Preferred Affiliative Interactions within and between Select Bonded Pairs of Horses : A First Look at Equine “ Love Languages .” International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.23880/izab-16000318

Corujo, L. A., Kieson, E., Schloesser, T., & Gloor, P. A. (2021). Emotion recognition in horses with convolutional neural networks. Future Internet, 13(10), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi13100250

Kieson, Emily, Felix, C., Webb, S., & Abramson, C. I. (2020). The effects of a choice test between food rewards and human interaction in a herd of domestic horses of varying breeds and experiences. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 231(April). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105075

Abramson, C. I., & Kieson, E. (2016). Conditioning methods for animals in agriculture: A review. Ciencia Animal Brasileira, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.1590/1089-6891v17i341981

Kieson, E., & Abramson, C. I. (2016). Equines as tools vs partners: a critical look at the uses and beliefs surrounding horses in equine therapies and argument for mechanical horses. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 15(2016), 94–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2016.08.067