Dr Orla Doherty is gathering data on the impact of problem behaviors in horses on riders, handlers, and those working with horses, along with their strategies for addressing these issues. Dr Doherty is an Irish veterinarian with a Master's Degree in Animal Behavior and Welfare from Edinburgh University. She established the Animal Behavior Clinic in 1994 and has been addressing behavior issues in animals ever since. She kindly requests that as many people as possible take a moment to…
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Added by Wendy Koch on October 27, 2023 at 10:27pm —
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Don’t Shoot the Horses
Before you get too upset the reference is to photography not weaponry
Have you ever had, what you thought was a fabulous idea - yet everyone around you shoots you down and tells you “Don’t Do It”.
The “naysayers” tell you it’s a crazy idea that will never work, it’s just not…
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Added by Linda Finstad on September 21, 2016 at 3:00pm —
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The more we riders understand about horse instinct, the better. Instinct is the starting place; a behavioral baseline from which other trained behaviors are built. So we study wild horses to find out what their language is like, how they experience family dynamics, and what it means…
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Added by Anna Blake on August 7, 2015 at 9:00am —
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Olympia, Washington, May 4, 2012 -- Everyone knows that confidence and success come hand-in-hand. So whether you need a little boost or a lot of building, nationally known equestrian confidence coach Cathy Rivers, as part of her Big Horse Dreams, The Confident Equestrian Program, has designed a new e-Workbook that provides a proven learning progression for mastering confidence skills in order to improve your training, riding, competing, communication and overall enjoyment…
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Added by Sarah Redfield on May 4, 2012 at 2:00pm —
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CLAIRE DOROTIK, LMFT
Having spent a lifetime around horses – growing up riding and training horses and later riding at many of the country’s top show barns – Claire, in many ways, understood horses before she understood people.
Claire’s competitive accomplishments include top placings at the Almaden farms Mini Prix, the Michelob Classic Mini Prix, the Monterey Bay Mini Prix, a 2nd place finish…
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Added by claire Dorotik on October 22, 2011 at 12:50am —
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Lately, I am discovering I like mares more and more. They are so NOT like most of us humans. They have a refreshing honesty. “If you aren’t going to drive the bus, get out of my way and I’ll do it.” Succinct, blunt and clean with her intention- a mare will get the job done.
Thank you. Bluntness is a gift after so much of passive aggressive chatter like, “Honey,…
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Added by Anna Blake on September 2, 2011 at 8:34am —
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I recently had a letter from Helene in New York who was telling me about her attempts to get to know a large German warmblood that was recently bought by her barn owner. Helene freely admits she is only a novice horse rider and has no horse…
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Added by Carolyn Resnick on September 8, 2010 at 10:00am —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on August 27, 2010 at 11:00pm —
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Please Like Me! The Power of Non-Demanding Time
Develop the Partnership you have always dreamed for!
You can force horses to do many things, but forcing a horse to like and trust you is impossible. A horse…
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Added by Lindsey Forkun on August 27, 2010 at 12:00pm —
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I have noticed this a lot recently, I don't know if it is me looking at the world through adults eyes, or whether it is just becoming more and more common, that so many people are buying and riding horses as they would buy and drive a car, let me elaborate.
My mare Navara, I have had since November, and have barely ridden her because I feel her confidence and ability to cope mentally with being ridden is not as high as it should be, she is receiving reiki, and is also having a…
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Added by Ayesha on August 2, 2010 at 8:00am —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on August 1, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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Radio Broadcast via net Vickers Tree interviews Horse authors..
July 25, 2010 by cynastry |…
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Added by Cynastry on July 24, 2010 at 10:00pm —
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If you lead your horse in the moment and he feels a companionship connection, it inspires him to follow your lead like music inspires a dancer to dance. I have focused my life on figuring out how to get a horse to accept my friendship and for it to be as strong as the friendship he shares with other horses. From studying herd behavior, I have gained this connection by getting a horse to accept me as a family member and trusted…
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Added by Carolyn Resnick on July 21, 2010 at 10:00am —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on July 14, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on July 12, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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I have never spent much time bomb proofing horses because with the Waterhole Rituals™ I provide a horse a feeling of safety in my charge and they follow my lead without question because of the relationship I have establish with them. Before you consider bomb proofing a horse, I would advise you to…
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Added by Carolyn Resnick on July 7, 2010 at 10:00am —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on July 5, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on July 2, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on July 2, 2010 at 10:00pm —
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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on July 1, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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