/ by /   News / 0 comments

How to work with a ‘head-shy’ horse

The problem with horses is that they are scared animals. Of all domesticated animals they have the biggest “fear and flight” part of the brain. It does not take much to scare them. As a product of millions of years of evolution and the...
Continued
Photo per illustration (horse.com).
/ by /   News / 0 comments

Hard-core horse science tickles me pink!

When one comes to understand the  science of learning, the training of animals becomes more comprehensible, even for individuals who only take a passing interest. This is something that behavioural scientists like Dr Andrew McLean continue to reinforce in their work with, for example,...
Continued