I recently had an opportunity to catch up with Mike Lawrence, founder of Equus Nexus, while he was starting a young racehorse of mine. Equus Nexus has several beautiful retired Thoroughbred racehorses and warmblood horses, in various stages of training. My interest was the retraining of Thoroughbred racehorse project thatRead More →
Equestrian Australia in voluntary administration Equestrian Australia has gone into voluntary administration to avoid insolvency, following the withdrawal of funding by Sport Australia. The peak body has, over the last couple of years seen a continuous erosion of trust and legitimacy, questioned by its own members for failing to serveRead More →
Is your horse in the mood to learn? In an article that foreshadows the science of horsemanship (rather than the science of training alone), researchers from the University of Sydney show why trainers should adjust their techniques to the horse’s mood and emotional state. Behaviour scientists say that learning processesRead More →
