ARS - Equine Behaviourist

30/07/2022

🎀 Difficult loading? Refusing to jump over fences? Kicking, rearing, bucking, biting, head tossing? Aggression directed towards you or other horses? Stepping away from the mounting block?

🎀 These and many other issues are unfortunately a part of the routine of riders and their horses. But, it doesn't have to be that way! They can be fixed with a help of a behavioural consultant, using compassionate, LIMA training techniques and management modifications.

🎀 Feel free to contact me and book a consultation, so we can get you and your horse back on track!

✨Have a wonderful day!✨

29/07/2022

✨ Welcome on my new page! Allow me to introduce myself:

🎀 My name is Rebeka Antonija Setnikar and I'm coming from Slovenia. This year, I graduated from BSc(Hons) Equine Behavioural Science at .

🎀 I've been riding since the age of nine and started competing in showjumping nationally and internationally in 2015.

🎀 The gorgeous girl on the picture is my beloved mare Milka, who's been with me for three years and got new owners last summer. If you want to know more about the amazing time we spent together at home and in England at (IG) make sure to check her page (IG).

🎀 I've always been interested in equine psychology which is why I decided to study at Writtle after finishing my degree as a veterinary technician at .

🎀 On this page, I'll share useful tips, facts and newest research findings about equine psychology and training, as well as share some photos of my adorable clients. Stay tuned to learn more about those magnificent animals! 🐴

🎀Ps. You can follow me on Instagram as well .equine.behaviourist ☺️

✨ I wish you all a magical day! 🦄

23/07/2022

Un' ippica e allenatrice polacca, Anna Stasiak, allena i suoi cavalli da corsa senza morso (a volte anche senza redini)! Lavora con metodi naturali con i suoi cavalli e vuole rendere le corse non stressanti per i cavalli. La base del suo lavoro, per come lo dichiara, è far sentire i cavalli sicuri sulla pista, perché non la temano.

Più il cavallo è rilassato prima della gara, migliore sarà il risultato, sostiene.

Per le gare ufficiali deve usare l'imboccatura, ha dichiarato, ma non usa pressione perché i suoi cavalli sono allenati senza. Ci sono state però competizioni in cui era possibile correre senza morso e senza frusta e ad almeno una di queste, riportano i suoi fans, ha vinto, dimostrando che volore è potere!

14/05/2022

This should be interesting.. I'm really curious about which ideas will they actually realise in the end.. 🤔🐴

FRENCH GOVERNMENT ASK FOR AN OVERHAUL OF EQUINE WELFARE FOR OLYMPICS 2024

I'm a bit late with this news but wanted to share it in case you'd missed it. The French Parliament have produced a lengthy report asking the organising committee of the Olympic Games for a complete overhaul of the rules regarding equestrian sport (completely bypassing the FEI!). Their aim is to make Paris 2024 the Olympic Games of equine welfare.

The report has 46 recommendations to improve welfare across all disciplines. There is a section on the use of equipment, including banning the use of draw reins, the use of gag bits in the cross country and elevator bits being used together with martingales. They are asking for a review of nosebands (including cranks and grackles) and for noseband tightness to be checked using the ISES taper gauge. They would like a ban on riders using hyperflexion anywhere on the showground, referring to hyperflexion as 'any head and neck position where the nose is behind the vertical'.

The report also recommends a ban on use of the whip more than once per event and more than twice during the warm-up. They want to prohibit an overly constrained posture and authorise riding without spurs in dressage.

Are the recommended changes really enough to improve horse welfare in sport? Will this report change anything? If the recommendations are put in place, will the rules actually be enforced? This is a remarkable step for a country's government to take, but there were so many concerns about horse welfare at the Tokyo Olympics, I think this move was absolutely necessary if the public is to continue supporting equestrian sport.

The report has been translated by the brilliant team at Horses and People (thank you!) and is well worth reading. You can read the report here: https://horsesandpeople.com.au/french-parliament-calls-for-horse-welfare-overhaul-at-paris-2024

09/05/2022