AcademicEquitation

A #scientific approach to #equitation & #horses.
Tweets by #equine scientist, level II international #equestrian coach & #classical #dressage #trainer Tanya.

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Our latest study investigating #equestrians' perceptions of #horse #happiness 🐴 is now published 🤓.

👉 You can read the results free of charge until September by clicking on this link: https://t.co/jtKJuPtWl5

#equine #equitation #horses #horsemanship #science #welfare

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🧐Learn more about how bedding can improve your #horse's #performance and #welfare

https://t.co/ZzpA2OjUPy

#horses #equine #equitation #dressage #horsemanship #hunter #chevaux #Pferde #horsewelfare

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Ever wondered why your #horse drops his penis during a training session? ☺ Participate in this short scientific survey and help the University of Guelph advance knowledge in this field
https://t.co/tpRtRxg0JO
#horses #equine #horsemanship #geldings #stallion #science #research

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😯 Riding shoulder-in can relax #horses and make them more focused on the #rider
- findings of a study by Mendonca et al.(2020) suggest
#equitation #horsemanship #dressage #equine #Pferde #chevaux #science #welfare #cavalli

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The Social License to Operate: Is the future of equestrian sports at stake? https://t.co/elB3PHtsr8 via @plaidhorsemag
#equine #horses #horsemanship #welfare #chevaux

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How to Become the Equestrian Your Horse Wants You to Be https://t.co/35pSBh4a2r via @plaidhorsemag #equine #horsemanship #horses #welfare #dressage

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We had a great time attending and presenting at our first virtual British Society of Animal Science 🐄🐎🐖 conference last week 🤓 🇬🇧.

#BSAS #horses #equine #horsemanship #welfare #equestrian #chevaux #Pferde #equitation

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#horse owners struggle to identify signs of pain 😳 in their #horses when tacking up - according to a study by Dyson et al. (2021). #equine #horsemanship #equestrian #dressage #cavallo #pferde #chevaux

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🤓Researchers record a "(...) link between object-directed curiosity and #learning performance in young #horses" 🐎(Christensen et al., 2021)
https://t.co/tWQjHqlyVN

#equine #horsemanship #animals #equitation #horse #cheval #cavallo #Pferde

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"Subject a horse to your will and he will obey. Respectfully communicate with a horse and he will become your partner." #horses #equine #horsemanship #equitation #Pferde #chevaux #caballos

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If you need to use force in your #horse training approach, consider changing your approach 🤔💕

#horses #horsemanship #equitation #equine #pferde #cavallo #chevaux #caballo #dressage #welfare

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🙄 "47% of #horse vendors used photos depicting their advertised #horses in a behind-the-vertical head and neck position" 🐴🤔

https://t.co/sRVAH8KSqy

#equitation #animalwelfare #equitationscience #Dressage #horsemanship #equine #researchpaper

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👉 Do #equestrians know how their #horses learn? 🐴🤨
Find out more: https://t.co/xDV6fx8r2S…

#equine #equitation #equitationscience #AnimalWelfare #horsewelfare #veterinary #cheval #pferde #cavallo #equinescience

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When bedded on straw, #horses spent triple the time in lateral recumbency 💤compared to when shavings were used (Pedersen et al., 2004)
#equine #horsemanship #equitation #equinescience #thoroughbred #OTTB #horse #AnimalWelfare

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👉#Chronic back #pain has been observed to cause irritability and bad temper in #humans (Dionne et al., 2005) and in #horses 🐴 (Landman et al., 2004).👈

#equine #horsemanship #veterinary #physiotherapy #chronicpain #equinescience #equitation #horsewelfare #AnimalWelfare

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@EmmaDinot Box stalls like the one in the video are not illegal around the world. They are the best economic option in many countries and boarding facilities, which does not make them horse-friendly of course. Only a mindset change can help improve horse and animal welfare in the future 💚.

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#managing #animals, including #horses, in most cases reduces #welfare. #animalwelfare #equine #stereotypic #behaviour #horsemanship #equinescience

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"#horses🐎share with #humans working activities that may cause #psychological (e.g., suppression of #emotions) and physical #stress (e.g., physical constraints) (...)." Lesimple et al., 2016
#equine #horsemanship #animalwelfare #equitation #science #welfare #health #equinescience

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@EmmaDinot Hi Emma. This video is an extreme example and shows the sad reality in a larger proportion of equestrian facilities in Canada (and perhaps other countries as well). Horses are locked into small stalls with bars for the majority of the day with little turnout.

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👉Grand Prix #dressage judges focus more on foreleg action than on the head and neck position in #horses🐴, a study by Wolframm et al. (2011) involving eye-tracking software reveals.
#equine #horsemanship #equitation #AnimalWelfare #science #horse #cheval #cavallo #pferde