Dr Kate Fenner
Honorary Lecturer
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Book Chapter
Fenner, Kate (2025). The Equine Behavior Assessment and Research Questionnaire (E-BARQ): How citizen science can enhance veterinary practice. Equine Welfare in Clinical Practice. (pp. 225-234) Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99508-5.00007-0
Journal Articles
Chapman, Meredith, Fenner, Kate, Thomas, Matthew J. W. and Thompson, Kirrilly (2024). Stakeholder Views on the Potential Benefits and Feasibility of an Equestrian Industry-Specific Health, Safety and Welfare Management System. Animals, 14 (23), 3450. doi: 10.3390/ani14233450
Fenner, Kate, Wilson, Bethany Jessica, Ermers, Colette and McGreevy, Paul Damien (2024). Reported agonistic behaviours in domestic horses cluster according to context. Animals, 14 (4) 629, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ani14040629
Ermers, Colette, McGilchrist, Nerida, Fenner, Kate, Wilson, Bethany and McGreevy, Paul (2023). The fibre requirements of horses and the consequences and causes of failure to meet them. Animals, 13 (8) 1414, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ani13081414
Chapman, Meredith, Fenner, Kate and Thomas, Matthew J. W. (2022). Development of a humans factors approach to equine-related human accident analysis, and preliminarily evaluation with simulated incidents. Safety, 8 (4) 72, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/safety8040072
Ladewig, Jan, McLean, Andrew N., Wilkins, Cristina L., Fenner, Kate, Christensen, Janne W. and McGreevy, Paul D. (2022). A review of The Ridden Horse pain Ethogram and its potential to improve ridden horse welfare. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 54, 54-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2022.07.003
Weller, Dominic, Franklin, Samantha, White, Peter, Shea, Glenn, Fenner, Kate, Wilson, Bethany, Wilkins, Cristina and McGreevy, Paul (2021). The reported use of tongue-ties and nosebands in thoroughbred and standardbred horse racing—a pilot study. Animals, 11 (3) 622, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ani11030622
Anzulewicz, Ashley, Fenner, Kate, Hyde, Michelle, Heald, Susan, Burattini, Bibiana, Romness, Nicole, McKenzie, Jessica, Wilson, Bethany and McGreevy, Paul (2021). The impact of the sex of handlers and riders on the reported social confidence, compliance and touch sensitivity of horses in their care. Animals, 11 (1) 130, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ani11010130
McKenzie, Jessica, Fenner, Kate, Hyde, Michelle, Anzulewicz, Ashley, Burattini, Bibiana, Romness, Nicole, Wilson, Bethany and McGreevy, Paul (2020). Equine responses to acceleration and deceleration cues may reflect their exposure to multiple riders. Animals, 11 (1) 66, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ani11010066
Romness, Nicole, Fenner, Kate, McKenzie, Jessica, Anzulewicz, Ashley, Burattini, Bibiana, Wilson, Bethany and McGreevy, Paul (2020). Associations between owners’ reports of unwanted ridden behaviour and in-hand behaviour in horses. Animals, 10 (12) 2431, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/ani10122431
Burattini, Bibiana, Fenner, Kate, Anzulewicz, Ashley, Romness, Nicole, McKenzie, Jessica, Wilson, Bethany and McGreevy, Paul (2020). Age-related changes in the behaviour of domestic horses as reported by owners. Animals, 10 (12) 2321, 2321-17. doi: 10.3390/ani10122321
Fenner, Kate, Matlock, Sarah, Williams, Jane, Wilson, Bethany, McLean, Andrew, Serpell, James and McGreevy, Paul (2020). Validation of the Equine Behaviour Assessment and Research Questionnaire (E-BARQ): a new survey Instrument for exploring and monitoring the domestic equine triad. Animals, 10 (11) 1982, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ani10111982
Fenner, Kate, Dashper, Katherine, Serpell, James, McLean, Andrew, Wilkins, Cristina, Klinck, Mary, Wilson, Bethany and McGreevy, Paul (2020). The development of a novel questionnaire approach to the investigation of horse training, management, and behaviour. Animals, 10 (11) 1960, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/ani10111960
Fenner, Kate, Hyde, Michelle, Crean, Angela and McGreevy, Paul (2020). Identifying sources of potential bias when using online survey data to explore horse training, management, and behaviour: a systematic literature review. Veterinary Sciences, 7 (3) 140, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030140
Fenner, Kate, Dashper, Katherine, Wilkins, Cristina, Serpell, James, McLean, Andrew, Wilson, Bethany and McGreevy, Paul (2020). Building bridges between theory and practice: how citizen science can bring equine researchers and practitioners together. Animals, 10 (9) 1644, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/ani10091644
Weller, Dominic, Franklin, Samantha, Shea, Glenn, White, Peter, Fenner, Kate, Wilson, Bethany, Wilkins, Cristina and McGreevy, Paul (2020). The reported use of nosebands in racing and equestrian pursuits. Animals, 10 (5) 776, 776. doi: 10.3390/ani10050776
Aune, Anna, Fenner, Kate, Wilson, Bethany, Cameron, Elissa, McLean, Andrew and McGreevy, Paul (2020). Reported Behavioural Differences between Geldings and Mares Challenge Sex-Driven Stereotypes in Ridden Equine Behaviour. Animals, 10 (3) 414, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/ani10030414
Fenner, Kate, Caspar, Georgina, Hyde, Michelle, Henshall, Cathrynne, Dhand, Navneet, Probyn-Rapsey, Fiona, Dashper, Katherine, McLean, Andrew and McGreevy, Paul (2019). It's all about the sex, or is it? Humans, horses and temperament. PLoS One, 14 (5) e0216699, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216699
Fenner, Kate, Mclean, Andrew N. and McGreevy, Paul D. (2019). Cutting to the chase: how round-pen, lunging, and high-speed liberty work may compromise horse welfare. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 29, 88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2018.05.003
Fenner, Kate, Freire, Rafael, McLean, Andrew and McGreevy, Paul (2019). Behavioral, demographic, and management influences on equine responses to negative reinforcement. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 29, 11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jveb.2018.08.007
Dashper, Katherine, Fenner, Kate, Hyde, Michelle, Probyn-Rapsey, Fiona, Caspar, Georgie, Henshall, Cathrynne and McGreevy, Paul (2018). The anthropomorphic application of gender stereotypes to horses. Anthrozoös, 31 (6), 673-684. doi: 10.1080/08927936.2018.1529349
Fenner, Kate, Webb, Holly, Starling, Melissa J., Freire, Rafael, Buckley, Petra and McGreevy, Paul D. (2017). Effects of pre-conditioning on behavior and physiology of horses during a standardised learning task. PLoS One, 12 (3) e0174313, 1-17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174313
Fenner, Kate, Yoon, Samuel, White, Peter, Starling, Melissa and McGreevy, Paul (2016). The effect of noseband tightening on horses' behavior, eye temperature, and cardiac responses. PLoS One, 11 (5) e0154179, 1-20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154179