horse management Archives - Horses and People

What Kind of Horse Person Are You — And What Does That Mean for Your Horse?

by Cristina Wilkins | May 12, 2026 | Equine Science, Horse Welfare | 0 |

Ask a farrier what’s wrong with your horse and the answer starts in the feet. Ask a nutritionist and it starts in the feed bucket. It’s funny because it’s true — and it’s true because it’s biology. This article explores how your experience and expertise shape what you detect in your horse, what you miss, and why a whole-horse welfare assessment process changes everything.

From Telos to Teleonome: A New Way to Understand Horse Welfare

by Cristina Wilkins | Mar 8, 2026 | Equine Science, Equitation Science, Horse Welfare, Uncategorized | 0 |

You’ve seen it. The horse pacing the fence line, wearing a track in the ground. The one who calls out, again and again, when stabled alone. We call these problems. But most of us have a quieter sense that something else is going on. That quieter sense is correct — and now there’s a word for what it’s pointing at.

Equine Ethology: The Horse In Context

by Bonny Mealand | Feb 5, 2026 | Horse Culture, Horse Welfare | 0 |

Wild and free-living horses offer vital reference points for hoof health, showing how terrain, movement, and social life shape both the foot and the horse’s welfare.