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Years ago I rode a corrida horse in Spain. I was told when I mounted not to give any aids but just think what I wanted. I was wanting...

Thoughts and prayers for all the UK staff and horses who are out racing in the Middle East and have found themselves waking up in a no...

My boy wears a grackle for fast work and jumping (no martingale). He hates a flash noseband. His noseband has rings which I prefer...

i actually prefer a grackle WITH rings. It makes it far easier to fit nicely depending on what you want out of it

Good at hiding mud hoss

Yes yes yes. Good horse centered training looks boring. Makes a dull video. Same reason you can look on YouTube and find 2 million...

If it's the internet that is mostly responsible for learning-based training being applied to animals, then praise be to the internet is...

Dominance is a social relationship between individuals rather than an innate personality trait. It's about access to resources in a...

What you are describing are many different behaviours that can all manifest for very different reasons. As "dominance" is not a...

Can you please explain what you mean by "physical dominance of the horse over the human". Tell me what that behaviour looks like to you...

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There isn't one right way to be around horses, handle horses, train horses & there never will be. Different animals/owners/situations...

I was making a joke. The story you made up is so far from my own experience living in my brain that it might as well be a story about...

But is this not why it’s good to have the conversation? Surely we shouldn’t be blindly following what we see being done online? I...

Can we also say that having "big" reactions to resource guarding is actually a sign of feeling less secure about your access to said...