Horse Behavior

Horse Behavior
How do I get my horse to trust me near her muzzle?
My horse has a past where her whiskers were trimmed off her ...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Why do horses yawn and curl their top lip?
Why do horses yawn, and why do some of them lift their top l...
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Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Horse's movement - hiccup-like behaviour
I'm the carer for a horse at my yard and he often goes up do...
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Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
How do I catch my pony in the paddock?
My pony has always been easy to catch in the paddock. But fo...
by
Joanna Sätter
Equine Specialist

Horse Behavior
Horse that ignores the canter aids
I ride a horse that's incredibly difficult. Sometimes she's ...
by
Joanna Sätter
Equine Specialist

Horse Behavior
Improving the relationship with my horse
I want a better relationship with my horse and for us to tru...
by
Elin Ravander
Riding Instructor

Horse Behavior
Can coat change cause rearing in horses?
Hi! My horse stands up on her hind legs and I think it is be...
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Malin Connysson
Equine Nutritionist

Horse Behavior
How do I train away stress in the warm-up arena?
Hi! My horse gets very stressed in the warm-up arena and I'm...
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Joanna Sätter
Equine Specialist

Horse Behavior
Stressed on walks in hand - how do I get control?
My horse is very spooky and winds herself up easily. On walk...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Relationship exercises with my horse
Tips for connection exercises so my horse listens to me and ...
by
Elin Ravander
Riding Instructor

Horse Behavior
Is it positive or negative when the horse chews on the bit during riding?
I've heard soooo many different opinions, some say it's real...
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Malin Lindström
Bit Fitter

Horse Behavior
Horse who won't lift her hind hooves when I pick them out
My 3-year-old is so good-natured, but when I pick out her fe...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
My stallion lunges at me and rears when I lunge him
My horse lunges at me or rears when he feels I'm asking too ...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Sensitive horse in the mouth - why does he gape when I slow down?
Hi, when I slow down my horse gapes. Even when I take a real...
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Malin Lindström
Bit Fitter

Horse Behavior
Hard to get a horse out of the field after a move
A horse I look after has just moved yard, and she seems pret...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Horse that gets grumpy when groomed
What could make a horse get grumpy when you groom them? What...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
How can I get my horse to enjoy hacking out more?
My horse doesn't want to go forward when I'm hacking out, bu...
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Elise Lindman
Sports Psychologist

Horse Behavior
How do I become friends with my horse?
How do you become friends with your horse? I'd love to get c...
by
Elise Lindman
Sports Psychologist

Horse Behavior
Hacking out alone: is it safe after an incident?
Today when I was out hacking and we were about to turn for h...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Stereotypies in the stable
My 5-year-old horse has trouble being stabled because of a p...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
What causes poor appetite in my horse?
My horse has had very little appetite for a long time now. H...
by
Malin Connysson
Equine Nutritionist

Horse Behavior
Getting the horse calm and relaxed on the yard
How do you get a horse settled and relaxed on the yard? My h...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Tips for an aggressive mini stallion
I've got a young Shetland at home who is a stallion. He's in...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Can't get the horse in from the paddock - what do I do?
Hi, when I go to fetch my horse from the paddock he just run...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
How do I get the sheath to drop on my share horse?
I tried to oil and wash my share horse's sheath today, but I...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Horses didn't want to go down a road - why did they react?
Today when my friend and I were riding and we were about to ...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Changed behaviour during moulting and spring
Hi! My horse has changed her behaviour now that she's moulti...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
How do I rebuild the relationship with my horse again?
How do I get a good relationship with my horse? We've lost o...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Has the horse chosen me?
A new friend of mine has an unbacked horse that's become rea...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Pony who bites and barges - how do I handle aggressive behaviour?
I have a question about "raising" (for want of a better word...
by
Joanna Sätter
Equine Specialist

Horse Behavior
Stressed in the yard aisle
My usually calm horse has got stressed in the yard aisle the...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Training a horse to be alone
I'm having trouble with the young horse I ride not being abl...
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Emelie Deboussard
Equine Ethologist

Horse Behavior
Making hacks more fun
My horse always stops on the way out from the yard but is in...
by
Anne Dirksen
Clicker Training Instructor

Horse Behavior
Anxious in the horsebox
Hi! My horse has never had any problem travelling in the box...
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Elina Enzian
Trailer Loading Instructor

Horse Behavior
Catching the horse in the paddock
When I go to fetch my horse in the paddock he just runs off ...
by
Malin Axel-Nilsson
Equine Ethologist
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