An Equine Simulator: The New First Horse?
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
October 20, 2016
Researchers say using a simulator could allow novice riders to train in a safe environment and safeguard equine welfare.
Researchers say using a simulator could allow novice riders to train in a safe environment and safeguard equine welfare.
A French genetics team determined a common breeding pool is not only realistic but also preferable.
Researchers developed a reliable test to help people determine each horse’s unique attention ability.
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Many nosebands were so tight that even the tip of the measuring gauge could not fit under at the frontal nasal plane.
Naive horses that watched an experienced horse perform a scary task were less fearful when it was their turn.
A new device determines horses’ heart rate changes due to stress and “subtracts” changes due to physical activity.
Rein tension tended to be higher when a right-handed rider rode left-lateral horses compared to right-lateral ones.
Researchers found that some mental warm-up to prepare your horse to learn can go a long way toward effective training.
Researchers found that training using learning theory principles can yield excellent results in weeks-old foals.
Researchers found that while many riders think they understand learning theory and its applications, few really do.
Saddle slip can negatively impact rider balance and equine locomotion, as well as rider biomechanics, researchers found.
Researchers studied personality trends in draft horses, Warmbloods, and draft-Warmblood-crosses to find out.
Horses spent less time resting at night during weeks they worked than they did during weeks they didn’t, scientists say.
Practical ways to improve your horse’s welfare, based on discoveries from the growing field of equitation science.
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