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What is the Cause of Your Horse’s Behavior?

If asked what type of personality your horse has, you might say he’s an alpha, stubborn, people-pleasing, nervous, difficult, easy-going,…

1 month ago


Horse Body Language

A horse communicates how it is feeling at any given moment through his body language. A horse's mood is evident…

2 months ago

Five Questions to Determine Horse Happiness

"Happiness — it’s something that we see in horses,” says Esther Kuhlmann of Northland Equine Lessons and Training near Kansas…

5 months ago

Basing Horses’ Ideal Living Situations On Equine Behavior

All horse owners dream of beautiful barns, arenas, and paddocks, but equine behavior and welfare leaders are urging them to…

6 months ago

What’s Really Causing Bad Rides?

You’ve heard horse owners evaluate rides and their horse's behavior as they hop off, maybe something like: “He was such…

7 months ago

Calming Your Horse: Are Supplements the Answer?

We have all seen the behaviors that are commonly associated with “hot” horses: the endless energy they have running and…

7 months ago

A Glossary of Equine Vocalizations

While horses rely most on body language to communicate, the noises they make are also meaningful. There are four types…

1 year ago

Changing Herd Dynamics

As a horse owner, you know if your horse is the boss or at the bottom of the pecking order…

1 year ago

Stable Vices vs. Coping Mechanisms

We all have our own ways of dealing with stress, setbacks, relationship woes, demanding workloads and all of the effects…

1 year ago

6 Tips to Help Your Horse’s Boredom

When horses get bored, they sometimes get destructive, as many chewed stall walls and broken fence rails can attest. A…

1 year ago