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Domestic Equine Behavior - A Brief History

by EquiMed Staff

April 26, 2018 15:54

Learn about the horse's development from a small quadruped to the large fleet-footed mammal that is on his best behavior with an alpha leader …

Help, I can't catch my new horse …

by Jenni Nellist

April 18, 2017 11:50

By successfully evading capture your mare feels relief through negative reinforcement* and has learned to keep up this strategy …

Behavior

Is your horse eating your barn …

Katie Navarra

Is your horse eating your barn …

by Katie Navarra

April 18, 2017 11:52

Learn three reasons why your horse is eating wood and the strategies you can use to prevent this destructive behavior …

I have two horses in my small herd of 5 that don't get along. What can …

by Jenni Nellist

April 18, 2017 12:03

Have horses that don't get along? Worried about potential injury to horses or people? Equine behavior expert Jenni Nellist offers advice on solving this problem …

Behavior Tip

Every horse trainer has their own version of "Make the right things easy and the wrong things hard," as a basic principle of horse training.

My Horse Is Acting Out: Is He Stressed …

by Jenni Nellist

April 18, 2017 14:33

Learn how stress, which causes horses to act out, can be reduced when the possibility for equine enjoyment is actively embraced by you as the horse's owner …

be·hav·ior
/bəˈhāvyər/
noun
  1. the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus.
  2. equine activities that provide entertainement to the animal, including bucking, kicking, and spooking.

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