Email Series Starting young horses
Hi, In the first emails of this series, I introduced you to my dear friend Giulia Gaibazzi. Giulia and her husband board my horses and take wonderful care of them. She is also a skilled trainer with tons of experience and a big heart. Explore her website and Instagram to know more (in Italian). She … Read more
Hi, Everything is ready to get on your horse. She leads well, knows how to walk on, come to a halt and yield her hips. If you want to use a saddle, she has experienced and is comfortable with it.But there is one more important consideration BEFORE getting on your horse’s back: What are you … Read more
Hi, As I write this email on January, 22nd, 2025, I have just returned from a fabulous week in Copenhagen. We had the kick-off meeting of an exciting project about developing methodologies to assess positive animal welfare using behaviour-analytic and ethological approaches. The project is lead by the Danish Technological Institute and the University of … Read more
Hi, This is a long email. I thought about splitting it in two, but decided to finish up with Blondie’s saddling project. This topic could easily take ten more emails (in case you want those emails let me know, and I’ll think about it). So let’s continue… Now that we have found our starting point … Read more