Are you looking for great new methods to teach your horse new things? Good, I’ve got what you need 😉 Let’s have a look at what we call horsemanship ethology. I’ve decided to talk about this because I have found out about the benefits of horsemanship a bit late and because it has revolutionized…
Dressage is often referred to as the “Ballet for Horses” or “Gymnastics for Horses” and when you watch the amazing riders at the Olympics you can understand why, but nowadays when we hear the word Dressage it either inspires excitement or sends us running ( mostly by the eventers) … The actual word Dressage…
Heart rate monitors for horses have been on the market more and more in recent years. This ability which is very common among human athletes, was until recently, only reserved for top rides or racehorses. With the democratization of measurement tools, this information is becoming more and more accessible to all riders and their…
In almost all sports, strength training and running are an integral part of classical training. Except… horse riding! But we are sportsmen and women, aren’t we? That’s what we’re asking for! So no more excuses, let’s get serious about it. Here are 10 ideas for special strength training exercises for riders, to do at…
Winter is here and with it the eternal question: “Do I put a blanket on my horse?”. In fact, the best one to inform you would certainly be your horse themselves, you would just need to find a way to make them speak. Well, this is what Norwegian researchers have done. We explain you…
Let’s deconstruct horses 5 senses to try and understand what’s going through their head! # Sense 1 : Sight We have already written an article on the sight of horses, so I’ll let you read it again if you want to know everything about it. It’s over here. –> 6 questions we all asked ourselves…
“My horse refused to jump another red obstacle…I tell you he doesn’t like that color! It scares him! And he keeps seeing ghosts in the woods when I’m out hacking, I think he needs glasses!” Well, how do horses see? What if I tell you that horses can’t see red and that they can…
Breaking-in is still regularly associated with bucking. This is often the case until one discovers that with an ethological approach, one can break in their horse in a calm and gentle way. To have some advice on this, I called on Sébastien Jaulin, ethologist and head of the Education Department at the Haras de…
It’s well into summer now and a lot of horses are going to spend the rest of the season in the paddock. This is something you have to be well prepared for, especially if your horse lives in stables all year round! In this article, I will give you 7 things you should prepare…
