Stutteri Nord

23/11/2025

Mangler du lommer i ridebukserne? Her er tasken du kan bruge i stedet.

12/11/2025

Horses differ in their sensitivity, as well as their motivation.

This means that when you use any pressure, you’ll need to identify each and every horse’s innate or acquired sensitivity.

If the pressure used is consistently below a motivating level the horse may habituate and require more pressure in the future, inducing negative affect.

Conversely, using pressures that exceed the motivating level is also a recipe for poor welfare.

Good horsemanship has always been about tuning in to the precise motivating level of pressure for each individual. An experienced horse person can often determine a horse’s sensitivity simply through touch and grooming.

Andrew McLean - Modern Horse Training: Equitation Science Principles & Practice, Volume 2

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16/07/2025

Virkelig god øvelse for heste der er bange for ting bagfra, og/eller er meget følsomme for berøring på bagparten. Husk at arbejde dig forfra og bagud stille og forsigtigt, så du ikke kommer tilskade fordi hesten bliver bange

16/07/2025

Ny undersøgelse peger på en sammenhæng mellem hestevelfærd og sikkerhed for rytteren.

Recent research published in the journal Animal shows a clear link between horse welfare and rider safety.

Horses in facilities with better welfare—characterised by fewer health problems, higher haemoglobin levels, and more positive behaviour towards humans—were associated with the lowest number of rider falls during lessons.

In contrast, horses showing signs of poor welfare, such as chronic pain, apathy, aggression, or anaemia, were associated with more rider accidents.

The study also found that positive, attentive human-horse interactions during care and riding improved welfare, while rushed or minimal interaction worsened it.

Management practices like the frequency of turnout or the teaching strategies employed by riding instructors—were also found to be highly influential.

For example, the facility with the best welfare outcomes provided more frequent turnout and riding instruction that emphasised horse comfort rather than strict control. This approach not only improved horse welfare but also resulted in safer riding environments and a reduced risk of accidents.

This study, though modest in scale, clearly demonstrates that investing in horse welfare brings tangible benefits beyond simply having healthier, happier animals.

Facilities that make even small improvements in management—such as increasing turnout and providing more attentive care—see direct enhancements in horse welfare, which in turn results in fewer rider accidents during lessons and lowers the risk of costly legal claims for riding centres.

Ultimately, prioritising horse welfare is both an ethical responsibility and a sound, practical strategy for creating safer, more sustainable riding operations.

Full Study: L. Gueguen, R. Palme, P. Jego, S. Henry, M. Hausberger,
Differences between facilities in horse welfare profiles: slight differences in management/working conditions may be enough,
animal, Volume 19, Issue 6, 2025

05/01/2025

Super ide med en ridesti fra Galopbanen til café Victor👍 🥳

05/01/2025

Interessant resultat om hestes alder og mental parathed i forhold til træning!

The age at which horses are mentally fit for training is a subject of ongoing research and debate among equine professionals.

While most agree that formal training under saddle should not begin until the horse is physically mature enough to carry a rider, opinions on the mental readiness of youngsters for non-ridden training vary widely.

A recent study examined a group of Warmblood colts undertaking a pretraining programme for stallion licensing.

The researchers examined 18-, 24-, and 30-month-old stallions over a 12-week period, measuring salivary cortisol, heart rate, and heart rate variability (HRV) in response to various pretraining events that included free movement in an indoor arena, exercise in a horse walker, lunging, and free jumping.

The results showed that all pretraining events induced a stress response in the young stallions, indicated by increased salivary cortisol and heart rate, as well as decreased HRV. However, the degree of stress response decreased with repetition of the same event, suggesting rapid adaptation to these challenges.

The most pronounced cortisol release was observed in response to free movement and lunging in the early weeks of pretraining, and particularly during first exposure to the automated horse walker.

The study found no major differences in stress response between ages groups, contrary to the researchers' hypothesis. This suggests that even eighteen month old colts are mentally capable of coping with the demands of pretraining.

Heart rates during pretraining events peaked at 150-160 beats per minute, which is considered moderate compared to competing horses, with researchers noting that the observed physiological changes may actually enhance learning in horses, representing a eustress (positive stress)response rather than harmful stress.

The full study can be found at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731124003100

27/11/2024

03/11/2024

Hvis du er podcast-fan og heste-nørd, kan disse absolut anbefales! Der er 6 afsnit i alt med forskelligt fokus hver gang

Pets & Animals Podcast · 6 Episodes · Updated weekly

27/09/2024

A horse cannot be expected to know the intentions of its rider. It makes sense to recognise that confusion can also occur when a single signal has more than one response associated with it.

For example, in equitation the stimulus of the single rein is the fundamental signal for the turn response.

When riders attempt to bend the horse's neck laterally using the single rein, the horse can easily become confused between the dual response of either turning (changing direction) or lateral flexing of the neck: two responses from one signal.

A similar confusion may result when both reins are used for altering the horse's head-carriage, because use of both reins together has an earlier fundamental association with slowing.

Such confusions lead to conflict behaviours in the ridden horse and thereby add to behavioural waste statistics.

Equitation Science, 2nd Edition - Andrew McLean, Paul McGreevy, Janne Whinther Christensen & Uta König von Borstel.

21/09/2024

Fact…🤣🤣🤣

23/08/2024

Ny gratis mini masterclass serie fra den svenske etolog Karolina Westlund. Starter i dag og er kun tilgængelig i en begrænset periode.