When you remove your horse from his herd or take away his buddy, he may start having separation anxiety and become agitated and whinny, find out more.
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Andrea Harrison says she never set out to be a horse “rescuer,” and yet, her home has become a safe haven for several horses in need of sanctuary.
With such a dizzying array of shapes, materials, colours and patterns, it’s sometimes hard to know where to start when choosing a saddle pad.
Discover how to assess and boost your horse's happiness and improve your horse’s well-being by learning more about what makes him tick.
In this article equine psychologist Antonia J. Z. Henderson, Ph.D., explores communication and understanding between humans and horses.
This article explores whether horses experience the feeling of jealousy towards a rival who may threaten the bond they share with their human owner.
Allowing horses to live naturally in stable social groups is the panacea for a litany of equine ailments. It improves fitness, all but eliminates colic, cures ulcers and reduces or eliminates cribbing, weaving and other stereotypies associated with compromised psychological …
Do horses experience love and have friendships? If so, do they experience the loss of those as we do and is their bereavement as enduring or debilitating? If so, how can we help them?
A draft horse refuses to work …
Rather than labeling a horse as stubborn, equine psychologist Antonia J.Z. Henderson, says people should look for the root cause of a refusal to comply.
Brave horses are most definitely made, not born. Falling squarely on the “flight” end of the fight-flight spectrum, horses are born not to be brave!
In this article equine psychologist, Antonia Henderson, PhD, seeks to close the communication divide between horses and humans.
How often have we heard about a horse, or horses, who “went sour,” (i.e. the horse’s true bad nature did not reveal itself until later)?
Pushiness can range from constantly searching for treats in your pockets to actually biting you or seemingly walking through you like you are not even there. Before we learn how to correct pushy behaviour, we must first understand why our …
In this article equine psychologist, Antonia Henderson, PhD, shares the latest research on cribbing and other equine stereotypies.
If you are having trouble bridling your horse, first check for any physical issues that might be the source of the problem, then check your bridling skills.