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Will A Track System Revolutionize Your Horse Keeping?
Like many who run a track system, especially as a livery, Larri has the challenge of accommodating a group of horses while fully meeting all of their behavioural needs: social and environmental.
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May 264 min read
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Exploring the ISES First Principles of Horse Training: A Comprehensive Guide
Horse and human safety are a high priority. Correct interpretation of equine behaviour is essential to preserve human and horse safety
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Nov 3, 20245 min read
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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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Feb 13, 20247 min read
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Everything You Need To Know About Foal Development: The First Month
What to do with foals in the dependent period
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Dec 31, 202310 min read
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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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Feb 21, 20236 min read
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Vet Ready Horse Extra Bits
Lesson 1:
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Jan 12, 20221 min read
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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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Oct 24, 20203 min read
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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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Sep 24, 20206 min read
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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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Aug 16, 20201 min read
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Why attachment is key to good horsemanship
Why attachment is of fundamental importance to good horsemanship
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Apr 19, 20201 min read
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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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Apr 18, 20201 min read
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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, 20202 min read
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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, 20202 min read
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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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Mar 24, 20202 min read
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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 27, 20202 min read
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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 24, 20203 min read
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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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Jan 4, 20202 min read
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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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Nov 20, 20193 min read
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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 22, 20191 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20191 min read
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