People-Friendly Horses Are Born That Way
Inborn temperament shapes how comfortable a horse is with being touched by people, recent research confirms. Whether or not a horse has a people-oriented nature becomes evident within its first year. Scientists in Nouzilly, France detected horse personalities when they made detailed observations of how Welsh ponies and Anglo-Arab horses reacted to familiar and unfamiliar
Training Routines for Dressage Horses
The typical strategies for training The typical strategies for training dressage horses in the United Kingdom were revealed from a survey of over 2500 riders. The horses involved were mostly warmbloods, standing 16 to 17 hands, that competed twice a month in novice or medium level dressage tests. The horses usually trained at a