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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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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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Ethical Horsemanship nominated for an award.
Wow, thanks folks… this week Ethical Horsemanship was nominated for the “Honest Scrap Award” by not one, but TWO equestrian bloggers.
I gather that the Honest Scrap Award nominates bloggers who make an honest, soulful contribution and, by exposing 10 true things about themselves, enables readers to learn more about the [...]
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At top class European shows, shops abound selling bits and gadgets. Why? I investigate the practise a little and offer alternatives.
Here is a small sample of one shop’s bit arsenal to aid ‘control the horse’:
No one denies that horses – like other animals, including humans – feel pain. Is it not then surprising that [...]
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Do you stable your horse? Do you experience unwanted behaviours as a result, possibly caused by the incarceration? You are not alone.
Movement in pastured and feral horses
A huge insight into the deficits of our housing systems on horses is seen by the information that horses are built to move up to 65-80km per day. Feral [...]
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