CLAN OF THE HORSES

- Horses hate conflict and will do everything they can to avoid it, says horse ethologist Lucz Rees who has dedicated her life to study horses living in the wild. We met up in Sikkilsdalen, in Norway in June for the...

- Horses hate conflict and will do everything they can to avoid it, says horse ethologist Lucz Rees who has dedicated her life to study horses living in the wild. We met up in Sikkilsdalen, in Norway in June for the...

In today's episode, you'll meet Master Trainer Mark Rashid. He is a soft-spoken horseman, skilled in martial arts (Aikido) and one of my favourite quotes from the episode is: Going slower is always a good way to start...

<p>- I have learned so much about pressure and control, but if you get a real connection you can just ask the horse and wait and it will happen, says Jasmin Schacht. We met for the first time about 20 years ago and I...

<p>It's crucial to bring this perspective with us: we must remain humble and remember that horses expressing pain, discomfort, or uncertainty should always be taken seriously. Just because we don't always understand...

<p>Photographer and fine artist Crispin Parelius Johannessen has been called "a man on a mission," and he certainly is. A man with a self-imposed mission to remind us that we cannot trust our own eyes to be reliable...

<p>- Often, when our strategy is to increase pressure, taking a step back—allowing the horse to breathe and process—is a far better way to move forward. Synchrony is what horses want, and what they're always looking...

<p>- Janet Jones earned her PhD from UCLA and taught the neuroscience of perception language, memory and thought for 23 years. But what caught my attention and piqued my curiosity was her understanding of how the equine...

<p>This week’s podcast guest is fine artist and photographer Crispin Parelius Johannessen, who has spent more than 15 years photographing horses in equestrian sports. I hope you view this episode as an invitation to...

<p>Have Grand Prix Dressage on international level been reduced to a culture dominated by silence, greed and money? A culture where good people are reluctant to speak their minds when they should be advocating for the...

<p>In this episode, I revisit Sue Dyson, one of the initiators Horse and Hound referred to as top equestrians when we launched our petition campaign New Era for Equestrian Sports #LetHorsesSpeak in December 2023. Sue...

<p>A horse can certainly be forced to do whatever we want it to do because they are sensitive flight animals seeking safety and survival. And if events organised by the FEI do not crack down on ugly riding on warm-up...

<p>- Sometimes the horse exhibits behaviour that we mistakenly interpret as disobedience, but it's actually a cry for help. In such cases, it's not effective to ride for a trainer who instructs you to look straight...

<h3>- I really call this disruptive technology because from this point on there is no excuse anymore not to measure lameness objectively. It's practical, it's scientifically proven and it's validated, says doctor in...