Does My Mare Think a Miniature Horse is Her Baby?
Nancy Diehl, VMD, MS
April 23, 2015
In response to a reader question Dr. Nancy Diehl shares insight on equine maternal instincts, foal stealing, and more.
In response to a reader question Dr. Nancy Diehl shares insight on equine maternal instincts, foal stealing, and more.
An equine behavior expert offers training tips for making trailer loading drama free.
Find out what to expect as your mare goes into labor and during your foal’s first hours of life.
Dr. Nancy Diehl offers advice on keeping stallions happy and safe during routine handling and breeding.
Dr. Nancy Diehl addresses common behavior differences between mares and geldings and their causes.
Dr. Nancy Diehl shares her thoughts on dominance in horses and using the term “alpha” to describe a lead horse.
Dr. Nancy Diehl weighs in on how to tell if a horse is intelligent, or whether he’s inherently good or bad.
My gelding has started banging his head against the trailer wall. Do you have any suggestions for why he does this and how to stop it?
Does punishing horses work to deter them from certain behaviors, and when is punishment appropriate for a horse?
A vet and horse behavior expert shares how to distinguish between normal hind-leg resting behavior and lameness.
Learn how to keep ponies, Miniature Horses, and full-sized horses from pulling and grazing when you lead them.
Learn how to get your horse to accept new and scary objects or sounds.
Find out why horses spook at sunspots on the ground and what you can do to correct this behavior.
Learn about equine vocalization and how horses might or might not use whinnies to communicate.
A veterinarian and equine behavior expert addresses a possible learned head tossing behavior at feeding time.
Discover the possible reasons a foal or young horse might “gum” at an adult horse.
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