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Electric fencing for dummies

January 14, 2013October 26, 2020 Hans Dresel 47158 Views 18 Comments

Shocking revelations on how to get the best from your electric fencing.

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as your horse starts to show signs of aging, the diet you’ve been feeding may now be obsolete and in need of an adjustment.
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Caring for old horses

January 8, 2013July 25, 2020 Neil Clarkson 69523 Views 14 Comments

Exactly when a horse should be considered old varies. Bigger breeds make old bones earlier.

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Intelligence study: horses are no one-trick ponies

November 27, 2012July 11, 2016 Contributor 4700 Views 2 Comments

Research improves understanding of how horses use their brains and identify cues.

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Psychological factors of horse performance probed

September 27, 2012February 24, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 5827 Views 0 Comments

Researchers probing psychology of competition horses find key areas for further study.

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When tying up goes wrong (and how to prevent it)

September 25, 2012July 29, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 8347 Views 4 Comments

An innovative yet simple product can save horse and handler a lot of grief.

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Bolting horses – options for riders

March 11, 2012September 25, 2016 Robin Marshall 22385 Views 3 Comments

What are your options when on board a panic-stricken and bolting horse?

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Attack of the killer chickens

March 11, 2012February 12, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 688 Views 0 Comments

What do you do when your horse refuses to pass an object or animal?

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Study shows benefits of positive reinforcement

October 29, 2011September 27, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 3398 Views 0 Comments

Positive reinforcement found to be preferable to negative when training horses in stressful situations.

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Horse personalities affected by careers – study

February 15, 2011April 15, 2016 Neil Clarkson 3914 Views 0 Comments

The researchers found that dressage and high-school horses showed higher levels of anxiousness than those taking part in other disciplines.

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A French study has found that dressage and high school work stressed horses more than jumping, eventing and vaulting.
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Horses suffer from work stress, researchers find

October 30, 2009April 15, 2016 Neil Clarkson 8780 Views 0 Comments

French research indicates that dressage and high-school work create higher levels of stress in horses than the likes of jumping, eventing and vaulting.

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Bitless bridle outperformed jointed snaffle in study

September 14, 2009May 1, 2019 Horsetalk.co.nz 6607 Views 0 Comments

The authors said a recent review of tack-induced riding accidents listed more than 200 negative behavioural responses and 40 different diseases caused by the bit.

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