How to Curb A Cribbing Horse
…antacids and found this might significantly reduce the behavior. His team?s research is ongoing. Christine Nichol of the Centre for Behavioral Biology at the University of Bristol in the United…
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From Sour To Sweet: Solving Barn and Buddy Sour Problem Horses
…don’t end up with the two “best buddies” (who seem practically joined at the hip) following you out. Then, once you make it past the gate safely, the negative behavior…
Fix Your Needle-Phobic Horse
…his problem. Step 1: Teach an alternative behavior. Whenever your horse acts badly, it helps to have a strongly reinforced “good behavior” you can depend on to get his focus…
Why Horses Kick
…who kicks, habitually, periodically or even only occasionally, it’s important to figure out the reasons behind the behavior. Some situations will compel practically any horse to lash out–to protect himself…
Help For New Horse Owners
…if. Your horse’s behavior makes you feel scared or apprehensive. You don’t feel you have the horsemanship skills or experience to safely modify the horse’s behavior on your own. The…
Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip – Unwanted Behaviors? Check for Saddle Pinching
The trapezius, the rhomboids and the spinales muscles all converge in your horse’s wither area. One could liken the withers area to a distributor cap since it contains these muscle…
Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip – Unwanted Behaviors? Check for Saddle Pinching
The trapezius, the rhomboids and the spinales muscles all converge in your horse’s wither area. One could liken the withers area to a distributor cap since it contains these muscle…
Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip – How does Muscular Development Affect the Fit of the Saddle AND your Horse’s Behavior?
Three years is recognized as being the optimum age for a horse to be started under saddle – with its three-dimensional back shape undergoing major changes in muscular conformation between…
Jochen Schleese Saddle Fitting Tip – How does Muscular Development Affect the Fit of the Saddle AND your Horse’s Behavior?
Three years is recognized as being the optimum age for a horse to be started under saddle – with its three-dimensional back shape undergoing major changes in muscular conformation between…
Surprising findings about pawing
…horses showing pawing behavior seemed to support this hypothesis,” and Houpt adds that “the trainers don’t call the behavior ‘pawing.’ They call it ‘digging,’ so they must think it is…