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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...
Contrafreeloading is a term that I haven’t heard in the horse world for a while, but recently I have had a few conversations where it’s cropped up.
It is a fascinating behaviour observed across many animal species, where animals choose to ‘work’ for food or rewards even when the same reward is free...
What’s love got to do with it?
A question was recently raised by one of our members that really struck a chord with me. She asked “Do horses really love us or is it just Stockholm Syndrome?”. Stockholm Syndrome is a theory that tries to explain why hostages sometimes develop a psychological bond wi...
