Articles

As an equestrian, there is a huge amount of information available in order to learn more about riding, training and management of your horse. On this page I will update handy articles and links to helpful information for you and your horse.

ISES - 10 Training Principles

International Society of Equitation Science (ISES) developed 10 simple training principles which human and horse welfare depend upon. This is to increase safety and welfare of horse which in turn leads to effective training and happier horse! Click below link for more details.

Training the spook out of your horse

Learn more about Habituation techniques from Andrew Mclean such as counter conditioning, overshadowing, stimulus blending and more, check out the article to de bunk how to teach your horse not to spook or react. This is great for handling for vet, farrier, washing, clipping, injecting quietly. Check out article featured in Horse and Hound in 2018

Fear Scale in Horses

Here is a simple graphic to analyze your horses response in a trying environment. It is important to notice the changes in the responses when a horse becomes more fearful. Notice in the higher levels the horse does not offers a response at all, which can result in a dangerous situation. All handlers need to see the escalation in horse and act accordingly to ensure both horse and handler are safe.