Horse Behavior

Sep 27, 2021

How Smart Is Your Horse?

Research studies on equine intelligence and behavior are bringing new insights into how smart horses really are.

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

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Jul 15, 2020

Trivia Challenge: How Good an Equine Psychologist Are You?

Answer the questions, then check at bottom for the key. For more great information about horses, read H&R’s ‘The Ride’ newsletter. (Not getting it? Sign up below—it’s free!)

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

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Sep 25, 2019

Trivia Challenge: Are You a Safe, Savvy Trail Rider?

Answer the questions, then check at bottom for the key. For more fun and educational information about horses and horsemanship, read H&R’s ‘The Ride’ newsletter. (Not getting it? Sign up below.)

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

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Sep 18, 2019

Trivia Challenge: Do You Know When to Turn Back?

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

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Jul 10, 2019

Trivia Challenge: Can You ‘Read’ Your Horse?

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

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May 15, 2019

Catch Me If You Can!

Is your horse playing hard to get? Learn some of the causes of this wayward behavior, plus how to recondition a horse that’s persistently hard to catch.

By Justine Harrison, With Jennifer von Geldern

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Oct 23, 2018

How to Safely Feed Horses in a Group

When you feed horses in a group, follow this advice to make sure everyone eats and stays safe.

By Katherine Houpt, DVM, PhD, DACVB, With Jennifer von Geldern

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Apr 29, 2018

Under-Saddle Equine Aggression

Equine aggression in a ridden horse should never be ignored. Learn the causes plus some fixes you can apply from the saddle.

By Sandy Collier, With Jennifer von Geldern

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Apr 24, 2018

The Facts of Headshaking

Learn what we really know about headshaking, a complex, confusing, and often frustrating condition.

By Barb Crabbe,DVM

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Feb 24, 2018

To Play or Not to Play?

Perhaps you play with your horse and no harm has come from it—yet. You should realize, however, that playing with horses can lead to trouble. Here’s why.

By Justine Harrison, With Jennifer von Geldern

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Feb 18, 2018

Calm Your Horse

Wish your hot horse were more level-headed? Here are drug-free strategies to help him be as happy and mellow as possible.

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

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Jun 27, 2017

Ease Fireworks Anxiety

What to know and do to keep your horse from panicking and possibly hurting himself at the sound of Fourth of July celebrations.

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

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Jan 19, 2015

If horses could choose someone to speak on their behalf, they’d pick Tom Dorrance, a gentle man whose philosophy is as much about living as it is about riding. (An H&R ‘Close Up’ profile first published in July 1997; Dorrance died in 2003.)

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

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