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humanimalia-13273	Porcher, Jocelyne; Barreau, Sophie	Voice: A Primordial Tool in the Training of Young Horses	2023	26	.pdf	application/pdf	8427	489	60	Our relationships with them are often contextualized by and mediated through work, but, like human work, animal work (in all its forms) is much more than pure productivity; it also involves multifaceted approaches and reactions to “real work”, recognition of that work, and affective responses to working relationships and contexts.7 The question of work is thus central to understanding our relationships with animals, and observing animals at work allows us to see precisely what they do autonomously and outside of proce- dures. 9 Porcher, Éleveurs et animaux. 166 | Barreau and Porcher, Voice Humanimalia 13.2 (2023) plane with a parachute, or a guide dog focused on the task of safely walking his handler across the street while suppressing his instinctive behaviours, e.g. sniffing.10 Often including opportunities for pleasure and suffering,11 animal work is just complex as human work while also affording opportunities for subjective growth.12 As such, we define animal work as the physical and mental effort that an animal must make, over and above what is prescribed, to achieve set objectives.13 The work of equines within equestrian sport provides new opportu- nities to understand not only human–horse relationships, but also to move one step closer towards answering the question: why would an animal engage in work?	cache/humanimalia-13273.pdf	txt/humanimalia-13273.txt