🔆 Stable Lighting and Its Impact on Sleep Patterns in Horses Sleep is a biological necessity for horses. Like all mammals, horses require restorative sleep for both physical health and cognitive functioning 🧠 Disrupted or insufficient sleep can cause significant harm: it is linked to behavioural problems, impaired learning and memory, immune compromise, diminished performance, and heightened stress levels. The most severe consequence is recumbent sleep deprivation, which occurs when horses are

Western/reining seat equitation and Western horsemanship riders should have a secure seat and leg with a quiet, guiding hand, and give the impression of being in total control. Winning patterns in a Western horsemanship class show the rider's precision, accuracy, and smoothness. Watch Kendall Woellmer's winning Individual Open Horsemanship pattern at the 2019 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association National Championships!🏆 If you compete in Western/reining seat equitation or Western horsemanshi

🐴 The Training Scale - Shaping New Responses 🐴 Andrew and Manuela developed a shaping scale of horse training. Known as the Equitation Science Training Scale, it is a systematic progression that identifies six stages of learning to perfect each response, from a basic attempt (an approximation of the correct response) to proof (where the horse immediately responds correctly every time and in any environment). The scale is based on the principle of shaping: reinforcing successive improvements th