Everything you need to know about foal development: the socialisation period
The socialisation period occurs in the foal’s second and third months. It is an important phase of neurological and emotional development
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jenni9982
- Dec 31, 2023
- 10 min
Everything You Need To Know About Foal Development: The First Month
What to do with foals in the dependent period
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jenni9982
- Feb 21, 2023
- 6 min
Social License to ????
It seems like nearly everyone is talking about it. Social License to Operate. SLO. Public acceptance of horses in sport. Riding horses....
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- Jan 12, 2022
- 1 min
Vet Ready Horse Extra Bits
Lesson 1: Extra: Book: Stephen Porges. The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory. Norton. https://calmingsignalsofhorses.com/downloadpage/...
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- Oct 24, 2020
- 3 min
What I wished I'd done when Penny was freaking out in pain on the bridleway
It was happening again. Penny's muscle spasm in her neck. Only I didn't know that was what it was, it didn't happen all the time.
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- Sep 24, 2020
- 6 min
3 things horses need to know about stuff that scares them
While we want out horses to enjoy comfortable, fear free lives, the truth is there is stuff out there that scares them
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- Aug 16, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: A Tale of Two Horses by Kathie Gregory
Book Review: A Tale of Two Horses by Kathie Gregory (Huble and Hattie Books)
Kathie introduces the concept of "free will teaching"
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- Apr 19, 2020
- 1 min
Why attachment is key to good horsemanship
Why attachment is of fundamental importance to good horsemanship
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- Apr 18, 2020
- 1 min
My Mare Bronwen Tries on her New Training Roller
Trying new training equipment for the first time, how to give a your horse a chance to explore and feel positive
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- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Tricks of the Trade; LIMA: Least Intrusive Minimally Aversive
Behaviourist Jenni Nellist shares her go-to equine behaviour problem solving strategies for success. As featured in Welsh Rider Magazine....
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- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Tricks of the Trade; The Five Domains Versus the Five Freedoms
Behaviourist Jenni Nellist shares her go-to equine behaviour problem solving strategies for success. As featured in Welsh Rider Magazine....
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- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Tricks of the Trade; Smooth Operator
Behaviourist Jenni Nellist shares her go-to equine behaviour problem solving strategies for success. As featured in Welsh Rider Magazine....
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- Jan 27, 2020
- 2 min
Coming Home Now
Coming home now. A Gower filly returns to her mother's group after an excursion with her herd brothers to explore the wider world. A...
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- Jan 24, 2020
- 3 min
Blind Animals Awareness Week
This week I have helped 4 blind and partially sighted animals and their people with problems surrounding handling and aggressive behaviour
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- Jan 4, 2020
- 2 min
Behaviour Watching
Ethology is the science of natural animal behaviour. What I practice as an Animal Behaviour and Training Council Registered Clinical...
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- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
All together for equine welfare
I attended the meeting of the National Equine Welfare Council. The umbrella organisation of all the best equine welfare organisations
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- Sep 22, 2019
- 1 min
Halter training with WhitewalkerÂ
Formerly feral, Whitewalker (check out her amazing blue eyes) is enjoying a good scratch while investigating the head collar for only the...
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- Sep 6, 2019
- 1 min
From Aversion to Atrraction: helping the fearful horse
How horses go from fear and aversion to attraction. "Systematic desensitisation" is a process of becoming progressively less reactive to...
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- Aug 14, 2019
- 2 min
Social Connections Matter
There's a petition doing the rounds at the moment. Channel 4 have a program due to air called, "Train your baby like a dog". The doggy...
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- Jun 28, 2019
- 2 min
Tricks of the Trade; Pavlov's Ponies
Behaviourist Jenni Nellist shares her go-to equine behaviour problem solving strategies for success. Horses make emotional connections...
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