Patterns in horse-human relationships: the case of Wales

Sampson, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5857-9452 2018. Patterns in horse-human relationships: the case of Wales. Society and Animals 26 , pp. 333-356. 10.1163/15685306-12341506

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Abstract

This paper explores some of the different relationships that horses and humans experience in the case study country of Wales. In doing so, it pays attention to differential patterns of equine care/lack of care and explores these from a sociological perspective considering evidence of the potential impact of cultural practices and socio-economic status in particular. The paper concludes that access to common lands and “fly grazing” may be associated with specific values and norms which may result in equine neglect, while indicators of socio-economic deprivation and patterns of equine neglect do not seem to be related. The paper highlights the variation in equine care across this relatively small national population and suggests some areas where further explanatory work could usefully be undertaken in order for us to better understand the care-relationships between horses and their keepers.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC) Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	Brill Academic Publishers
ISSN:	1063-1119
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 March 2018
Date of Acceptance:	9 February 2018
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 05:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/109837

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