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Now, it seems, scientists have come up with an answerfor why horses may appear sad-faced. They, like humans, get depressed.
They believe the animals suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD.
The condition, also known as the winter blues and which affects around half a million people in the UK, is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the brain due to a lack of sunlight during the winter months.
Symptoms include depression, lethargy, an increased desire to sleep and a reluctance to interact with others.
Scientists have discovered that horses, sometimes cooped up in their stables for long periods, end up feeling down in the mouth too.
A study at Nottingham Trent University compared the symptoms of human sufferers with the behaviour of horses kept in unnaturally dark conditions.
Light therapy
Half of the animals at Brackenhurst-Equestrian Centre, in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, were given light therapy.
Nerve centres in the brain which control moods are stimulated by light, so light therapy is one of the most effective treatments for SAD in humans.
The horses stood under light strips for an hour a day for six weeks and were assessed on various aspects of their behaviour before and after the therapy.
Their sleep and eating patterns were monitored and they were scored on how they reacted to being handled and being isolated from other horses, as well as how they performed when being ridden and jumped.
Researchers found that the horses who had not undergone light therapy showed signs of suffering from the winter blues.
They slept for slightly longer than previously, were less enthusiastic about being ridden and gave poorer performances when jumping.
But those who had been exposed to more light were less grumpy than they usually were at that time of year.
Happier horses
Carol Hall, senior lecturer in equine sports science at Nottingham-Trent, said: "We believe that these results go some way towards suggesting that light treatment results in happier horses that are easier to ride.
"The findings have indicated that horses may get depressed over the winter months and that treating them with light therapy could be effective in reducing these winter blues."
She said the findings could be used to treat susceptible horses before the depression sets in.
"By monitoring the horses' behaviour during the summer it may be possible to select those that would benefit from treatment in the future," she added.
