Managing the Fearful and Anxious Horse
The Horse Staff
August 25, 2016
Do you feel unsafe with your horse when you’re on the ground or riding? Our behavior and vet experts are here to help!
Do you feel unsafe with your horse when you’re on the ground or riding? Our behavior and vet experts are here to help!
Get tips on steps you can take to help soothe your horse’s nerves and create a safer environment for everyone involved.
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.
Of the 901 respondents, 703 (78%) said they are confident their horse would load in a trailer on the first try.
Practical ways to improve your horse’s welfare, based on discoveries from the growing field of equitation science.
Behaviorist Dr. Sue McDonnell, of University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, explains how behaviorists and vets can work together to identify the source of a horse’s pain and disease.
Which memory system a horse uses each time he learns a task depends on a variety of factors. Here’s what to remember.
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