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RESEARCH INTO EQUINE REST

Bedding and light levels do affect horses’ sleep, finds thesis

Research has found that lower levels of bedding and lights left on significantly affects the quality of a horse’s state.

Aberystwyth University student Daniela Amiouny’s thesis — The effects of night light and bedding depth on equine sleep and memory consolidation — was a joint winner of the BETA Equine Thesis

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