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Appropriate training
I think a lot of the training issues people run into are down to inappropriate choices for that individual horse at that time. The...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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Behaviour is a symptom
One of my main frustrations with the equine industry is our inability to look at the horse holistically. There are numerous trainers out...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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Using movement as punishment (and why you shouldn't do it if you value your relationship with your horse)
The idea behind most training we’re exposed to with horses is “make it unpleasant for the horse to do the wrong thing”. Very rarely do...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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Misinformation around pain in horses
There seems to be such a huge blind spot in the industry around pain and discomfort in horses. It is all very simplified in that you get...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20244 min read
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Are you really listening to your horse?
A large proportion of my clients contact me because they’re having behavioural problems under saddle. More often than not the problem...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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Setting your horse up to succeed in training
There are some really simple things to consider that could make a huge difference to your horse’s ability to learn and perform in a...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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Pain memory
A common story I hear is that a horse had a behavioural issue, we took the horse to the vet to investigate, found something, treated, the...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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Working them through it
Following on from my last post, I want to unravel the commonly encouraged idea of “working the horse through it”. The idea that you need...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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The "problem horse"
There is such a recurring theme in the clients I’m seeing that I really feel the need to talk about this more. Time and time again I am...
Louise Stobbs
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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How do I improve my horse's topline?
The golden question on all forums and horsey Facebook groups. The advice ranges from feeding topline cubes, to lunging in various...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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Introducing new things
Lovely 2yo Splash wore a rug for the first time today. This guy has been on quite a journey, from a very fearful, uncatchable little...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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Just because a horse lets you sit on his back it doesn't mean he's ready to be ridden
There’s a misconception that horses are designed to be ridden. We think as long as they’re not lame or sick then they’re capable of...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20244 min read
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Thoughts around groundwork training
I talk a lot about groundwork, but the term means different things to different people. The groundwork I do now looks a lot less exciting...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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Just because we can doesn't mean we should
A common theme with the horses I go out to see is that they have been given the “all clear” by vets/bodyworkers/various other...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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How do you deal with a horse that bites?
I saw this question come up on a popular horse forum and most replies were describing different ways to punish the horse and how it is a...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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The call is coming from inside the house
I’ve had a lot of conversations with my friends over the last week, not about “the video” as such because we didn’t find it particularly...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20244 min read
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How do you make your horse feel?
There are so many actions we perceive as kindness as our intentions are good, but our intentions really don’t matter if the horse isn’t...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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Positive reinforcement training
You might see these terms a lot more recently, R+, reward-based training, clicker training etc, but I think there is a lot of confusion...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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Trigger stacking
Trigger stacking is the build of multiple stressors that cause a horse to go over their stress threshold and react. While the horse might...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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Behavioural knowledge should come first
How to read basic equine behaviour should be the first thing anyone learns about horses, not just something that you talk about once you...
Louise Stobbs
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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