Horse behaviour blog posts

If your horse is anxious, frightened, aggressive, or behaving in ways you do not understand, it can be hard to know where to turn. You sense you need specialized guidance, but may feel hesitant trusting your horse with just anyone. Here is how to find the right help for you both. But first, an unfortunate reality (with a practical solution). In Canada and the United States, the horse training industry is completely unregulated. This means anyone can provide services as a hors

A good first question to ask when a horse is misbehaving is, 'Is this a training problem or a horse behaviour problem?'

Photo credit to Manon (Nita) Hynes, DVM, ACVB Resident Most horse owners know what an injured horse looks like. What's much harder to recognise, without special training, is a horse who is in pain without any obvious injury. Thankfully, how a horse behaves can tell us how they feel. Resistance, tension, irritability, a change in character - these aren't personality traits. They're often a message. Why identifying pain in horses can be hard Horses are a prey species, meaning p