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Understanding how horses' cognitive abilities function has concrete applications in the relationship between these domesticated mammals and human beings, particularly in terms of integrating learning capacity, which can improve their well-being, training, breeding, and day-to-day management. The horse's intelligence is perceived differently in ...
Many horse management handbooks recommend grooming a horse daily, though for the average modern horse owner, this is not always possible. However, a horse should always be groomed before being ridden to avoid chafing and rubbing of dirt and other material, which can cause sores on the animal and also grind dirt into horse tack .
The program uses a concept the Parellis call “horsenality” to explain the behavior of individual horses. [16] The system is based on a model originally conceived by Linda Parelli but which was subjected to independent research by psychometric personality research specialists and that was overseen by statisticians at the Department of ...
32 things to consider before getting a horse 1. Time management. Lady brushing chestnut horse. Do you have the time for this massive commitment? Horses can’t be put in the cupboard like golf ...
[1] [2] The techniques vary in their precise tenets but generally share principles of "a kinder and gentler cowboy" [3] to develop a rapport with horses, [4] using methods said to be derived from observation of the natural behavior of free-roaming horses [5] and rejecting abusive training methods. [1]
Hippology (from Greek: ἵππος, hippos, "horse"; and λόγος, logos, "study") is the study of the horse - a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. Today, hippology is the title of an equine veterinary and management knowledge contest that is used in 4-H , Future Farmers of America (FFA), and many ...
Two Criollo stallions in Brazil. The Criollo is a hardy horse with a brawny and strong body with broad chest and well-sprung ribs. They have sloping strong shoulders with muscular necks, short and strong legs with good bone structure and resistant joints, low-set hocks, and sound hard feet.