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Justine Harrison's next Horse Behaviour Consulting Mentorship starts on 23 September.

Applications for a free scholarship place are now open.

Find details of the programme and scholarship here:

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Two of the Understand Horses team have written articles for the BHS in the current issue of British Horse Magazine.

Justine Harrison looks at stereotypies and Rosa Verwijs at environmental enrichment.

Essential information for horse owners!

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Understand Horses is proud to be a new member of NEWC (National Equine Welfare Council), the non-profit membership organisation advocating equine welfare standards in the UK.

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Welcome to @equine_courses as a new member of NEWC. Their course platform brings evidence-based education to equine owners & professionals from a panel of expert contributors who are passionate about best practices and good welfare 💙

Find out more here: https://t.co/Xb46sB8hws

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Trudi Dempsey's brilliant instructor-led coaching course 'Improve Your Positive Reinforcement Training' starts again on Saturday 15th July.

Book your place now:

https://t.co/GTeG9IhNpF

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A special thank you to The Donkey Sanctuary , scientific publisher CABI and Hempine CBD who provided some great prizes for our attendees at Understand Horses Live, which were very well received.

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We had an amazing two days of lectures, practical demos & workshops presented by an expert panel of equine behaviourists, trainers, scientists, vet & physios at Understand Horses Live.

Thanks to our presenters, sponsors, helpers and attendees for a fabulous weekend!

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Understand Horses Live at Writtle University College starts this morning. We are all looking forward to a weekend of learning and fun!

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BEST FRIENDS? AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOURS IN WILD HORSES

On 1 July at Understand Horses Live Samantha Couper will be giving a presentation looking at the affiliative behaviours of horses.

More info:

https://t.co/CAf1u0vGsv

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Yasmin Stuart will be presenting a demo about equine physiotherapy from a consent-based perspective at Understand Horses Live on 2nd July.

More info:

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At Understand Horse Live on 1st July Professor Robin Foster will discuss the use of low-stress techniques to help horses face their fears.

More info:

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This is an article from Horsetalk about our upcoming Understand Horses Live event at Writtle University College in Essex, UK.

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Veterinary behaviourist Roxane Kirton will be giving a talk and practical demonstration on the subject of pain in horses at Understand Horses Live on 1st and 2nd July.

Event info:

https://t.co/CAf1u0vGsv

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MAD, BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW?

On 1 July at Understand Horses Live in Essex, UK, equine behaviour consultant Justine Harrison will be giving a talk on types of aggression commonly see in horses and the possible causes for this behaviour.

More info:

https://t.co/CAf1u0vGsv

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Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors we have been able to extend the Early Bird rate for tickets for Understand Horses Live.

Event info: https://t.co/PD5srkMOBh…

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Congratulations to Penina Peltonen, the winner of the scholarship for the Lecture Day at Understand Horses Live at Writtle University College, Essex, UK in July.

Penina lives in Finland and is passionate about learning as much about horses as she can.

https://t.co/CAf1u0vGsv

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Congratulations to Sydney Bartson Queen who is the winner of the scholarship place on Trudi Dempsey's upcoming 'Improve your Positive Reinforcement Training' course.

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The Early Bird rate for Trudi Dempsey's upcoming 'Improve Your Positive Reinforcement Training' online course ends on 10 June.

This 7 week course starts on 15 July. Full student and auditor places are available.

https://t.co/GTeG9IhNpF

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HAVE YOU EVER OWNED AN AGGRESSIVE HORSE?

Equine Behaviourist Justine Harrison will be talking about aggression in horses at the Understand Horses Live weekend event in July.

She would appreciate your help with any relevant information:

https://t.co/or2YoY86Ca