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Making Connections With Your Horse By Studying Equine Behaviour
By understanding your horses better, you can help keep them at their best.
health,” says course instructor Dr.
course, Gustafson says stu- dents will learn about the evolution of the horse, trac- ing the horse’s develop- ment through time in order to appreciate the nature of the horse. Students also discuss domestication sci- ence to understand the merging of human society with horse society and the social constructs that are shared between humans and horses. Other topics include horsemanship based on learned science, equine welfare, social play, training, and the various stereotypies that affect horse behaviour such as cribbing, rearing and buck- ing.
behaviourist, novelist, and veterinarian, Gustafson was raised with horses on the Blackfeet Indian Reser- vation in Montana and was able to experience the cul- ture of horses and humans in a natural setting. He operates a pet and equine practice in Big Sky, Mon- tana, where “these days, my students and horses are my primary teachers”. To learn more, please visit
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course is to make the world a better place for horses, and subsequently make it a better place for horse folk,” he says. “Students learn how to care for horses as horses prefer to be cared for.”
Advanced “The objective of this An equine
Gustafson. Within this 12-week
this class is not to explore what horses can do for humans, but to teach humans what they can do for horses, to facilitate willing partnerships by maintaining optimal physi- cal
and behavioural Sid
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According to course instructor Dr. Gustafson, stereotypic behaviours such as cribbing or chewing are often the result of substandard husbandry. Photo Credit: Barbara Sheridan Photography
Behaviour are part of the Equine Science Certificate continuing education pro- gram and will be included in Equine Guelph’s Winter 2014 online lineup. Other course offerings include Equine Functional Anato- my, The Equine Industry, Management of the Equine Environment, Equine Health & Disease Preven- tion, Marketing and Com- munications in the Equine Industry, Advanced Equine Health through Nutrition and Global Perspectives in Equine Welfare. The Win- ter semester runs from Jan- uary 13, 2014 to April 5, 2014. Registration is now open.
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