Dr. Karolina Westlund

Yeah, me too.

Yeah, me too.

Yeah, me too.

Most of my students are like guardians of animals. So they're like dog owners or horse trainers or they might be veterinarians. Some of them work in a zoo as a zookeeper or animal trainer and so on.

Most of my students are like guardians of animals. So they're like dog owners or horse trainers or they might be veterinarians. Some of them work in a zoo as a zookeeper or animal trainer and so on.

Most of my students are like guardians of animals. So they're like dog owners or horse trainers or they might be veterinarians. Some of them work in a zoo as a zookeeper or animal trainer and so on.

So my students are really diverse and their knowledge levels is also really diverse from the sort of person who has their first dog at the age of 40 to somebody who's been training animals for 30 years.

So my students are really diverse and their knowledge levels is also really diverse from the sort of person who has their first dog at the age of 40 to somebody who's been training animals for 30 years.

So my students are really diverse and their knowledge levels is also really diverse from the sort of person who has their first dog at the age of 40 to somebody who's been training animals for 30 years.

As an ethologist, I tend to take a step back and look at sort of the species in general. And horses are prey animals. They are also herd animals. And I think that we as humans, we tend to not really understand how different animal species can be from ourselves in how they perceive the world and what's important to them. So horses being prey animals means that they're usually quite vigilant.

As an ethologist, I tend to take a step back and look at sort of the species in general. And horses are prey animals. They are also herd animals. And I think that we as humans, we tend to not really understand how different animal species can be from ourselves in how they perceive the world and what's important to them. So horses being prey animals means that they're usually quite vigilant.

As an ethologist, I tend to take a step back and look at sort of the species in general. And horses are prey animals. They are also herd animals. And I think that we as humans, we tend to not really understand how different animal species can be from ourselves in how they perceive the world and what's important to them. So horses being prey animals means that they're usually quite vigilant.

So they're paying a lot of attention to the world and their visual field is really big so they can sort of see what's happening back there. The issue I have with how we raise and keep horses today as an ethologist and sort of looking at how animals live their lives in the wild is that we... keep them in a way that sort of challenges them in several aspects of that.

So they're paying a lot of attention to the world and their visual field is really big so they can sort of see what's happening back there. The issue I have with how we raise and keep horses today as an ethologist and sort of looking at how animals live their lives in the wild is that we... keep them in a way that sort of challenges them in several aspects of that.

So they're paying a lot of attention to the world and their visual field is really big so they can sort of see what's happening back there. The issue I have with how we raise and keep horses today as an ethologist and sort of looking at how animals live their lives in the wild is that we... keep them in a way that sort of challenges them in several aspects of that.

So we tend to separate them quite early from their mum, even though in the wild they would stay for a very long time. So I think some of the concerns that I have as an ethologist with how we raise horses is the early weaning that we sometimes see. and also single housing for a species that's an aggregating species. And also that they, in the wild, they will forage up to 16 hours a day.

So we tend to separate them quite early from their mum, even though in the wild they would stay for a very long time. So I think some of the concerns that I have as an ethologist with how we raise horses is the early weaning that we sometimes see. and also single housing for a species that's an aggregating species. And also that they, in the wild, they will forage up to 16 hours a day.

So we tend to separate them quite early from their mum, even though in the wild they would stay for a very long time. So I think some of the concerns that I have as an ethologist with how we raise horses is the early weaning that we sometimes see. and also single housing for a species that's an aggregating species. And also that they, in the wild, they will forage up to 16 hours a day.

And when we bring them into captivity, we typically feed them in the way that promotes very quick eating, you know, for just a fraction of that time. And that can then lead to problem behavior. So for me... I think horses are probably one of the captive animal species where for many individual horses, the type of life that we're offering is really not that great.

And when we bring them into captivity, we typically feed them in the way that promotes very quick eating, you know, for just a fraction of that time. And that can then lead to problem behavior. So for me... I think horses are probably one of the captive animal species where for many individual horses, the type of life that we're offering is really not that great.