Barclay (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "He still has some Barcleyisms but is much more relaxed and calm."
Category: Behavior Topics
Barn Damage From Horse Behavior
Horses can often destroy a barn or at least the stall they live in using their teeth and hooves.
Behavior
The subject of behavior is fascinating to me because we all usually are interacting with a captive horse. Their behavior has adapted to what they kn…
Calm In A Barn Of Six (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "Apollo, the nervous TB gelding that you thought was bitten as a colt s…
Cribbing And Other Unusual Addictive Behavior
Cribbing is an abnormal behavior of horses where the horse bites onto an object and pulls against it.
Crimson Feather Farm Diary (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "Challenge complete. Juniper is more calm in hand. Noticed difference …
Deeper Contact (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "No longer reactive ground work is really getting so much better. I fee…
Difficult Horse Behavior
The difficult horse is one that a person has difficulty handling or working with.
Fight Or Flight In Horses – Podcast #012
Doc T discusses the portions of the brain responsible for the horses identifying danger, analyzing the threat and then responding to the go / no go fo…
Fight Or Flight Reactions
In essence, the horse will run away from a threat but if cornered, will fight.
Flabby Cheeks Of The Oral Cavity
Flabby Cheeks is the description of excessive tissue that lays in front of the first lower cheek teeth of horses. It is one of the three major reason…
Get Your Brain Right, Get Your Horse Right (blog)
"Cognitive Laziness" is how we interact with horses today. Through agenda driven medicine and marketing, I look at the collision of new and old.
Grain Based To Forage Based Diet (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. A video - "Grain Based To Forage Based Diet"
Herd Hierarchy
Every group of horses has an order in the social structure that when established, brings peace to the group. But when disrupted, brings chaos.
Horse Psychology With Dr Jenny Susser – Podcast #046
Today’s guest is Dr Jenny Susser, a sport and performance psychologist from Ocala, FL. In her words, she “successfully applies her years of experi…
How Does The Horse Brain Work? – Rounds With Doc T
The horse’s brain has been dissected and analyzed, but how does it work? Behaviorists have looked at how horses use their brains, and trainers have …
Jack And Kendra – A Calm Horse Is Found (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. A video titled "Jack And Kendra – A Calm Horse Is Found"
Mutual Grooming
Mutual grooming is when two horses stand facing in opposite directions and scratch each other using their teeth on the other horse's withers, neck, an…
Normal Foal Behavior
Foals are very different than adult horses. It is very important that they be dealt with on their level which is an infant and not an adult.
Persephone’s Diary (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "Day Fourteen 8/4: The 1st two weeks have gone by quickly & I’ve seen…
Stall Kicking
The reasons for horses kicking the walls of their stall are numerous and so are the ways to protect them and the barn from the damage.
Tail Rubbing
Tail rubbing is common in stabled and non-stabled horses and the cause is simple as well as the solution. The frayed hairs at the tail head is evidenc…
Two Days To A New Horse (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. THIS IS A MUST SEE VIDEO "6 months before this video, this owner said h…
WARNING – This horse may kill you! (blog)
Remember Law 1, "A horse can kill you." Never be afraid as this is reflected in the horse. Follow a few guidelines and know that this can be achieved …
Weaving Behavior
Weaving is when a horse swings their head sideways in a pendulous motion while usually rocking back and forth from one front hoof to the other. In my…
What a difference grain makes! (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "The change in Houston’s attitude was miraculous. Within 2 days of re…
Why Is My Horse Girthy? – HorseSense With Doc T
This HorseSense™ 5 minute video describes the cause of grittiness in horses related to hind gut inflammation from inflammatory ingredients in horse …