Had a lovely evening yesterday with Suzanne Rogers and some like minded people, learning about horse behaviour. It is good that there are many people who want to learn more – even though all yesterday were holisitic horse owners. They considered the whole animal – physical and emotional wellbeing is essential for a happy horse.
We looked at the five freedoms and got some ideas how to enrich the environment of stabled and field kept horse. Some horses need to be stabled for a variety of reasons but we can help them cope. Let them see friends over the door, place hay in different areas, put vegetables in their stable in a random fashion. Also it is good to look at whether a small holed haynet or a treat ball causes the horse to become frustrated – something I never really thought about before.
Therapy horses were also mentioned – we know that horses are good therapy for people with a variety of problems but we also need to look at what effect that has on the horses emotional wellbeing.
More information on this website – http://www.learningaboutanimals.co.uk/horseclub.html
My journey to more positive training.
Positive Horsemanship. 