Exploring topics on horse training & welfare
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Plenty of people say ‘I want my horse to trust me’. But what does ‘trust’ mean?
To me it means that the horse can:
Trust that YOU are consistent in your aids (signals)
Trust that YOU won’t ask him to do anything beyond his capabilities at this moment (e.g. to accept a rider when he has not [...]
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How should you work and train in a session? Here are a few tips from Anky’s visit to Equitana a few years back:
Always start in rising trot, horses and riders are often stiff to start out.
Make sure your horse relaxes in between bouts of work in a training session – go on a long rein [...]
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Professor Leo Jeffcott was a plenary speaker at the ISES Conference in Sydney. having worked as an FEI event veterinarian (including 6 Olympic Games, 4 World Equestrian Games and 4 World Cups).
Professor Jeffcott was well-placed to speak on the importance of research to welfare and athletic performance. He presented a sad expose of welfare-breaches [...]
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Wow – you won’t believe the things you will learn at the International Society for Equitation Science conference!
World experts to present – get the low-down on the science of horse training and welfare.
You owe it to your horse and yourself - read more here.
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European trip last year exposed me to the world of international equestrian competition, showing a side of equestrianism I had heard existed but had not realised was prevalent and furthermore, accepted. It challenged things I may have been oblivious to in the past and created growing discomfort in me about how horses are being used, [...]
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