There is a growing desire among equestrians to learn more about animal communication to connect more deeply with horses. People are beginning to know, sense, and feel that there is much more to understanding equines besides just reading their...
Feeding time always seems like a rush. Hurry up and feed so you can continue with your barn time or head off to your kid’s ball game. But if you’re in too much of a rush, you may not...
Learn how a 14-point checklist called the Basic Behaviors Profile (BBP) is helping adoptable horses find homes.
Like dating, finding the right horse can be an extensive search to find The One. The quest will most likely involve endless scrolling...
Whether adopting a horse from a local rescue or purchasing one from a reputable breeder, we can go beyond simply trying to determine if a particular horse possesses potential in our respective disciplines. With the Equine Challenge Assessment Tool...
There are 8 common causes of stress in horses, but you can make changes to reduce the effects on your horse.
As herd animals who are also prey animals, horses instinctively feel safer in a group setting with room to...
Animal behaviorist and equine welfare expert Emily Weiss, Ph.D., reveals the key to solving any equine behavior challenge: positive reinforcement.
If you’ve ever wondered why your horse behaves a certain way, or why you’re having trouble solving an equine behavior...
If you’ve been around horses long enough, you’ve likely come across at least one who actively tries to evade being bridled. Perhaps this horse tries backing away, raising his head far out of reach to avoid the bridle, or clamps...
Cribbing is a self-soothing behavior that involves a horse grasping a solid object, such as a fence rail, with his incisor teeth, arching his neck, and contracting his lower neck muscles while sucking in air with a grunt.Cribbing is...
Emotions play a crucial role in social species, helping regulate interactions. In animals, emotions can be assessed based on physiological, behavioral, and cognitive changes. In a study published in BMC Biology, scientists from the University of Copenhagen and ETH...
For most of us, “trauma-informed horsemanship” likely brings to mind the plethora of equine-assisted therapy and learning programs in which horses help humans heal. But these days, we are witnessing a rise in approaches that apply the term to...
