Property & Pasture
Keep Them Safe With Horserail
Horse fencing has seen a great modernization over the last 20 years, with horse owners realizing
Building Resilience and Drought-proofing Your Horse Property
Australia is a country in the grip of extreme weather bingo. Over the last year we
Enrichment
Enrichment means providing captive or domestic animals with a better housing situation and stimulation that replicate
Horse Health & Well-being
Slow Your Horses Feeding Overnight
That midnight snack might not make your tummy very happy… But then again, you’re not a horse. To maintain your horse’s digestive health and general welfare, you should consider trickle feeding your stabled horses during the night so as to better mimic natural foraging behaviours, according to an Irish researcher.
Horse Training
The Standardbred’s Track-to-Hack Journey Part 1: Settling in
We’re all excited to have Ideal Guy, aka ‘Andy the Standy’, at the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (AEBC). It is with great pleasure that we join the fantastic cause of documenting the re-training of the Standardbred from harness racehorse to saddle horse, and we cannot thank Horses and People enough for
Horse People & Culture
Will You Watch the Melbourne Cup?
I loved the Melbourne Cup until I hated it, and then, later, became ambivalent. My ambivalence was hard-earned. As a child I found there was much to love about the cup. I was a horse-mad girl and for one day the rest of the nation got my passion. The whole
News & Science
Social Licence to Operate: The Life or Death of the Sport
There’s a new term out there in the horse world. And like rollkur, it promises to be a trendy one. It also promises to be a scary one. Social Licence to Operate—SLO for short—is the acceptance of our sport by the public. It’s a virtual licence given by a virtual
Sponsored Content
Keep Them Safe With Horserail
Horse fencing has seen a great modernization over the last 20 years, with horse owners realizing that old fashioned wire and timber fencing really is not suitable for our beloved and easily startled animals. It is easy to see why Horserail is the number one choice for keeping our horses
Protecting Queensland’s Horses is Now Easier
Many horse owners are developing action plans to keep them and their horses safe during natural disasters like bushfires and floods. But these are not the only dangers from which owners need to protect their horses. Emergency animal diseases like equine influenza and Kunjin virus can spread far and fast
Feed Balancers: Much More Than Simple Nutrition
Very well-established in countries like the United Kingdom, where forage-based diets have been the traditional norm, feed balancers are becoming very popular in Australia as more and more horse owners get in step with the fibre-feeding mantra and move towards healthier, low-starch forage-rich diets for their horses and ponies. We
Feeding for Weight Gain
Some horses do not maintain their bodyweight easily and it can prove a real challenge to keep them at an ideal weight. Ultimately, your horse’s ribs should not be visible, but they should be easily felt if you run your hand along your horse’s side. A common complaint from horse
Horse Welfare
Reviewed: ISES Position Statement on Noseband Use
In light of the findings of several recent noseband-related studies, this 2019 position statement by the International Society for Equitation Science replaces a previous version (2012) and reflects additional scientific
AVA and EVA call for a national horse register
The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) has called upon the Australian government to implement a nationwide welfare standard and a register to protect the welfare of all horses, not just the
Human Mindset
Taking Action – The Simple Guide
Ok, here it goes, I am saying the ‘P’ word… Procrastination! How often do we know we have to do
Three Steps to Developing Focus
We can ride with focus or we can ride while being distracted. The difference will be enormous. The distractions can
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Equitation Science
In Search of the Happy Horse
If you’ve been around horses long enough, you know the scene. A friend says, “Now that’s a happy horse! Just
Get Involved in Improving the Communication of Science
The 15th International Equitation Science Conference, with the theme of ‘Bringing Science to the Stable’, kicked off on Sunday 18th
Horses and People in Art
My Journey Into the Unique Gypsy Cob
Sometimes, we have no idea where a road will lead us. We follow it because
Legacies of Strength: Aboriginal Stockwomen
From the point of first contact with European explorers and pastoralists, Indigenous Australians used art
It’s not just about your feelings, OK? The best end for a racehorse might be the knackery
In the varied responses to the ABC’s report into the fate of ex-racehorses, the consensus was that something should be done. Many have called for racehorse slaughter to be banned outright. This reaction differed significantly from that to footage of the mistreatment of livestock. Cattle and sheep are equally sentient
Boost your Dressage Scores Part 14 (final): Flying Changes
In this the final part of this exclusive series, Manuela explains how to train flying changes and the common problems that arise during its training. In this series, Dr Andrew and Manuela McLean, Directors of Equitation Science International, explain dressage training and judging against the backdrop of learning theory and
Who’s responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?
This weekend saw protests at Caulfield racecourse, following a shocking report last week on the ABC’s 7:30 program on the fate of thousands of racehorses in Australia. It is a confronting wake-up call for an industry already struggling to maintain its social license to operate. Dozens of horses were recorded
Is your horse normal? Now there’s an app for that
Since ancient times, horse behaviour, and the bond between horses and humans, has been a source of intrigue and fascination. The horse-lore that has accumulated over the centuries is a rich mix of both useful practice (approaching horses from their left side, making them slightly less reactive) and unsubstantiated myth,
