Is Your Horse a ‘Right-Handed Optimist’?

Researchers recently found a link between “motor laterality” and “cognitive bias”; right-sided horses tended to be optimistic and left-sided horses were more pessimistic.

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horses can smell fear; Horses Can Read Human Emotions

Study: Horses Can Smell Human Fear, Happiness

Researchers confirmed that horses can smell specific odors in human sweat that reflect emotions like fear and happiness, which could open doors to a whole new way of understanding emotion transfer from human to horse, they say.

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Why Does My OTTB Tilt Her Head

Why Does My OTTB Tilt Her Head?

An OTTB who’s been off the track for three months tilts her head during bridling and at liberty. Could she be in pain? An internal medicine specialist weighs in.

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Moody Horses

Why Is My Horse Moody?

Does it sometimes seem like your horse is having a bad day? Here are the possible reasons behind equine mood swings.

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Farm & Barn: The Drylot Life

The Drylot Life

Not every owner has access to pasture for their horses. Download this free report to learn more about drylots and special considerations for housing horses in pastureless regions.

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positive reinforcement

Why Won’t My Horse Go … Even for a Cookie?

Why won’t a horse participate in positive reinforcement training? A certified equine behaviorist breaks down a few possible explanations, including low reinforcement value, physical pain, and a negative training history, among others.

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ELCR

Horses, Humans, and Trust

Do horses experience trust the same way humans do? A certified equine behaviorist shares her thoughts.

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