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Unlocking the Equine Voice: How Choice Transforms Connection and Care affective state agency choice connection contrafreeloading cooperative care cue poisoning environmental agency equine behaviour horse care horse psychology horse training horse/human bond learned helplessness positive reinforcement training relational agency self-regulation start-button behavior the five domains model Feb 01, 2026

Equine Agency and Cooperative Care: The Science of Choice in Horse Training

What is equine agency? Equine agency is the capacity for a horse to engage in voluntary, goal-directed behaviour that allows them to influence their environment and social interactions. In modern horse training, agency is t...

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Beyond The Basics: Creating Truly Enriched Environments For Horses agency choice connection equine behaviour horse behaviour horse care Aug 04, 2025

Beyond the Basics: Creating Truly Enriched Environments for Horses

The concept of "Friends, Forage and Freedom" has become the cornerstone of modern equine welfare discussions, and rightly so. These three fundamental needs represent the minimum requirements for horse wellbeing, yet as the Five Doma...

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Reluctant Rewilding agency equine behaviour horse behaviour horse care horse/human bond natural horsemanship Jun 17, 2025

It's been a month of learning for both me and the herd. Since I brought them back to the forest, they've been reluctant to stray far from their barn. The forest is dense in places, especially at the moment, and Pixie, in particular, has found it difficult to adapt.

I tried gradually stretching her ...

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