How we manage and engage with our horses shapes their personality

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Warmbloods, for example, scored highest in Neuroticism, while draft horses scored lowest. Riding frequency, then again, was tied to calmness: horses ridden 4–7 times a week scored higher on Attentiveness and lower on Neuroticism, while rarely ridden horses scored higher on Neuroticism. Horses housed alone may score lower because social isolation limits the expression of affiliative behaviour.

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