Domestic Animals and Leisure

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Defining Domesticated Animals and Exploring Their Uses by and Relationships with Humans within the Leisure Experience

   1. Defining Domesticated Animals and Exploring Their Uses by and Relationships with Humans within the Leisure Experience

      • Neil Carr

      Pages 1-13

3. Dogs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15

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   2. In Search of ‘Dog’: Fictional Media Constructions of Dogs in the Leisure Environment

      • Neil Carr

      Pages 17-34

   3. Dogs and Companion/Performance Sport: Unique Social Worlds, Serious Leisure Enthusiasts, and Solid Human-Canine Partnerships

      • Wendy Hultsman

      Pages 35-66

   4. At the Nexus: Serious Leisure, Civic Engagement, and Animal Welfare and Well-Being

      • Janette Young

      Pages 67-88

   5. ‘It’s [Not] All about the Dogs’: Volunteers and Pet Rescue

      • Diane M. Samdahl

      Pages 89-108

   6. The Greyhound: A Story of Fashion, Finances, and Animal Rights

      • Neil Carr

      Pages 109-126

   7. The Potential of Place Meanings for Negotiating Difference among Birdwatchers and Dog-Walkers at a Multiple-Use Urban Forest

      • Taryn M. Graham, Troy D. Glover, Bryan S. R. Grimwood

      Pages 127-145

   8. Parks, Dogs, and Beaches: Human-Wildlife Conflict and the Politics of Place

      • Matthew Bowes, Peter Keller, Rick Rollins, Robert Gifford

      Pages 146-171

4. Horses

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173

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   2. Riding Dress History, with a Twist: The Side-Saddle Habit and the Horse during the Early Twentieth Century

      • Alison L. Goodrum

      Pages 175-200

   3. That’s Entertainment? Thoroughbreds, Precarious Lives, and the Future of Jumps Racing

      • Phil McManus

      Pages 201-215

   4. Dancing with Horses: The Science and Artistry of Coenesthetic Connection

      • Stephen Smith

      Pages 216-240

   5. Fatalities and Fascinators: A New Perspective on Thoroughbred Racing

      • Caroline Winter, Ward Young

      Pages 241-258

5. The ‘Missing’ Others

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259

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   2. Speaking of the Underrepresented Other: Looking beyond Dogs and Horses

      • Neil Carr

      Pages 261-282

   3. Conclusions

      • Neil Carr

      Pages 283-293

6. Back Matter

   Pages 294-296

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This volume offers both an insight into the current state of research on domestic animals in leisure and a lens through which to begin to chart the future of research in this field. All of the contributions to the collection are underpinned by ongoing debates about human-animal relationships and the rights and welfare of the latter.

• Domestic animals
• leisure
• tourism
• dogs
• horses
• environment
• media
• politics

• University of Otago, New Zealand

  Neil Carr

Matthew Bowes, Vancouver Island University, Canada and University of Victoria, Canada. Alison Goodrum, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Taryn M. Graham, University of Calgary, Canada. Bryan Grimwood, University of Waterloo, Canada. Wendy Hultsman, Arizona State University, US. Peter Keller, University of Victoria, Canada. Robert Gifford, University of Victoria, Canada. Phil McManus, University of Sydney, Australia. Rick Rollins, Vancouver Island University, Canada. Diane Samdahl, University of Georgia, US. Stephen Smith, Simon Fraser University, Canada. Caroline Winter, Federation University, Australia. Janette Young, University of South Australia, Australia. Ward Young, Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, Australia.

Policies and ethics