Health And Welfare Benefits Of A Varied Diet For Horses

by Joshua | Oct 1, 2016 | Horse

/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Harrison-New-Forest-Ponies.mp4 The New Forest pony is a native breed of the British Isles. Many of them are domestic horses that are ridden and worked, but free to roam and graze across a large area of “common” land, which has a varied...

Eliminating Aversives in Training: If Dogs, Then Why Not Horses?

by Joshua | Jun 16, 2016 | Horse, June 2016

I remember it so well. I was reading my first book on dog behaviour and was impressed—the trainer was pictured happily walking a collection of dogs off lead, the book was endorsed by an eminent natural horsemanship trainer I then* rated highly, and it contained...

Relapse of Conditioned Fear in Horses: The Four R’s

by Joshua | Jun 16, 2016 | contents, contents, Horse

My 18-year-old thoroughbred is a warrior in most respects. He barely flicks an ear at a motorcycle speeding past as we cross the road; he nods politely and winks at a large coyote standing at the trail’s edge (in truth, the wink may just be a tic in his bum right...