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.
Pay attention to signs of poor welfare and adapt your riding and training techniques to improve your horse’s well-being.
Many nosebands were so tight that even the tip of the measuring gauge could not fit under at the frontal nasal plane.
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 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.
Researchers studied personality trends in draft horses, Warmbloods, and draft-Warmblood-crosses to find out.
Researchers learned that dressage horses have the greatest risk of locomotor problems, among other findings.
Horses spent less time resting at night during weeks they worked than they did during weeks they didn’t, scientists say.
Which memory system a horse uses each time he learns a task depends on a variety of factors. Here’s what to remember.
Consider horses’ unique abilities and needs to carry out welfare-friendly, efficient training, one researcher says.
French researchers found that the degree of that impairment depends on training method and the individual horse.
A collection of tweets and take-homes from the 2016 International Society for Equitation Science conference.
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