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A bitless bridle is only as harsh as the rider's hands
New evidence suggests bitless alternatives can cause tissue-damaging pressures
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Why horses crash into fences
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What the International Dressage Trainers Club got wrong
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Foals remember their mothers long after weaning
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The horse-human bond: why training methods matter
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Foals remember their mothers long after weaning
New studies confirm the depth and complexity of horses' emotional lives and the trauma of early weaning practices
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Do horses have a poker face?
Studies show horses can appear calm even when they're stressed
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Can horses love us?
A Valentine's special about the horse-human relationship
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Horses follow reliable leaders
A new study highlights the complexity of horses' social lives
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Can horses experience 'flow'?
A new paper outlines possible approaches to studying intrinsic motivation in animals
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Can sedation help horses cope with fireworks?
An Orion Corporation-funded study has looked at the effects of giving Domosedan gel to horses suffering from acute fireworks-induced anxiety
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Does your horse like you?
New study finds that the "love hormone" oxytocin is associated with friendly behaviour towards humans
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Helping your pony lose weight
The science and practice of equine weight management
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What the International Dressage Trainers Club got wrong
A detailed breakdown of the infamous open letter to the FEI
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The Equine Ethologist
Perspectives on horse behaviour, welfare, and training by equine ethologist Renate Larssen (MSc). My goal is to make science understandable and accessible to horse owners everywhere.

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