As conscientious horse women, we all want the best for our horses, yet time and time again, our idea of the best can get swayed by opinion, marketing, fads, traditions, etc. Its a confusing, conflicting, cut-throat industry that for the most part, completely skips over the simple basics of what a horse needs in his life, and leaves us worried sick if were doing something wrong. One of the areas Ive become increasingly interested in during the last couple of years is ethology, i.e. the study of the horse in his natural setting. In trying to make sense of horse sense Ive concentrated on getting a better understanding the true nature of horses...and the more I see, the more I realize we need a MASSIVE overhaul in what we consider to be minimum standards of care for our horses. This is not an expensive proposition....at least not as expensive as it is to keep on dealing with the ever-increasing problems we have created with our current archaic, welfare compromising systems. We did what we thought was best at the time, but now we know this isnt working. We know better and we can do better. What we actually see as normal behavior in our horses, is actually a far cry from what their normal behavior really is. Once you get an appreciation for horse behavior in their natural setting, you begin to realize the enormity of the what placing horses into domestication actually does to them. In the words of fabulous, world-renowned equine ethologist, Lucy Rees its like expecting a fish to live out of water half of its life. So, with that in mind, I would like to share one of my favorite resources on discovering the true nature of horses. This is not going to tell you the right or wrong/good or bad way to keep your horses....I believe no such thing exists. What it will do is help you to better understand your horses, so you can judge if the life they lead is working towards what you want to create for YOUR healthy, happy herd. Check out their website and FB page links below and heres a great story about the Tarpans! wildequus.org/ https://facebook/Wildequus
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 09:26:46 +0000
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