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Area of Science:

  • Animal Behavior
  • Equine Psychology
  • Comparative Psychology

Background:

  • Personality models often overlook life experiences, particularly job characteristics.
  • Reciprocal relationships between work and personality are challenging to demonstrate due to confounding factors.
  • Horses serve as a relevant model due to shared working activities and emotional complexities with humans.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the direct relationship between specific work characteristics and personality traits in horses.
  • To test the hypothesis that different types of work affect horses' emotional reactivity and behavioral profiles.
  • To explore the impact of occupational demands on animal personality, drawing parallels with human studies.

Main Methods:

  • Over 100 adult horses, standardized for living conditions, sex, and breed, were used.
  • Horses were categorized based on their work characteristics (e.g., dressage, voltige).
  • Standardized behavioral tests were employed to assess emotional reactivity and behavioral profiles.

Main Results:

  • Horses' work type significantly influenced their behavioral profiles and emotional expression, rather than overall emotional levels.
  • Dressage horses exhibited higher excitation components compared to other work types.
  • Voltige horses displayed the quietest behavioral profiles among the studied groups.

Conclusions:

  • Type of work is a significant factor shaping personality and emotional expression in horses.
  • Findings suggest that occupational characteristics play a crucial role in personality development, mirroring observations in humans.
  • Further research, including experimental manipulation of work types, is recommended to solidify these findings.