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Tactile interactions may lead to contradictory reactions and sometimes long-term memories in the animals involved that vary according to the species, type of tactile stimuli, amount of restraint, or body area touched (e_g, neonatal handling, stroking style ). Physical contacts can vary in quantity and quality depending on the type of work/activity (and human`s training), leading to potential different emotional memories (e_g, ). Whether working conditions may have an influence remains to be studied but most training procedures involved in "classical" riding practices aim to reduce reactions to tactile stimuli (e_g, imprint training . . .
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