ASKHQ: NON-DISCLOSURE AND WELFARE, LEGAL LIABILITY AND INSURANCE

ASKHQ: How does non-disclosure affect horse welfare, legal liability and insurance? Answered by Hollard Equipage A: Transparency is a critical part of any successful horse sale, insurance application, or ownership transfer. Yet many challenges arise when important medical, behavioural, or management information is not openly shared. When key details are withheld, intentionally or unintentionally, the consequences…

BylizzieMay 16, 20260Comments

Horse Health

SCIENCE LEADS THE WAY IN TEACHING HOW TO BETTER ASSESS OUR HORSE’S EMOTIONS

It is one of the most unsettling findings to emerge from equine welfare science in recent years: most people, including experienced equestrians, are significantly worse at recognising pain in horses than they are at spotting discomfort in other humans, and in an animal whose evolutionary survival has depended on concealing vulnerability, that gap has serious…

BylizzieApril 20, 20260Comments

Horse Health

RECOGNISING HIDDEN PAIN IN HORSES – A SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE

Recent advancements in research and the development of ethograms cataloguing signs of pain are casting light on what has long been an area of silent suffering for horses. Over the past decade, numerous studies have confirmed specific facial expressions and behaviours that typically indicate pain in horses. However, cultural influences steeped in centuries of art…

BylizzieDecember 5, 20240Comments

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ASKHQ: HEAD BOBBING IN THE STABLE

Q: My horse bobs his head up and down if he is in the stable for a while. Most people laugh and find this funny, but my stable manager has recently said that she thinks his behaviour could be due to stress. Is this true? A: Firstly, we would recommend contacting your vet, who can rule…

BylizzieNovember 30, 20240Comments

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EQUINE WELFARE: ISES 10 TRAINING PRINCIPLES

Equine welfare has always been a concern in our industry, but recent years have seen it move from a peripheral to the foremost consideration in our sport. As awareness of equine welfare has grown, people are not only being called out for incidents of abuse but also for poor management of the horses in their…

BylizzieAugust 22, 20240Comments

Horse Channel Horse Training

CAREL EIJKENAAR ON DRESSAGE SHOWS

https://www.facebook.com/carel.eijkenaar/videos/289080968709322/UzpfSTYyNTQ3MDA1NDg5OjEwMTU2OTkxNDYxNDY1NDkw/ Well worth a watch!

BylizzieMay 19, 20190Comments

ASKHQ: NON-DISCLOSURE AND WELFARE, LEGAL LIABILITY AND INSURANCE

SCIENCE LEADS THE WAY IN TEACHING HOW TO BETTER ASSESS OUR HORSE’S EMOTIONS

RECOGNISING HIDDEN PAIN IN HORSES – A SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE

ASKHQ: HEAD BOBBING IN THE STABLE

EQUINE WELFARE: ISES 10 TRAINING PRINCIPLES

CAREL EIJKENAAR ON DRESSAGE SHOWS

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