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Understand Horses, is a course platform created by equine behaviour consultant Justine Harrison. Several online courses are available from various contributors who are experts in their field including:
An Introduction to Equine Nutrition - 2 CPD points
A better understanding of the horse’s natural feeding patterns, digestive system and nutrient requirements can help you provide a more balanced and appropriate diet for your horse, with consideration of their behavioural needs, welfare and gut health.
£39
Understand Equine Body Language - 2 CPD points
A better understanding of how horses communicate and being able to read their body language can help you improve your relationship with your own horse and give you the confidence to make better-informed choices about riding, handling and training and help keep you safe every day.
£39
Understand Horse Behaviour - 2 CPD points
A better understanding of horse behaviour can help you improve your relationship with your own horse and give you the confidence to make better-informed choices about riding, handling, training and competing.
£39
Grey Matters, Understanding the Equine Brain - 2 CPD points
Studying the equine brain gives us insight into how horses perceive the world. By learning about their realms of sensory information and how their cognition processes this information we can understand how best to ensure they survive and thrive.
£39
An Introduction to Training Horses with Food - 1 CPD point
How we handle and train our horses is extremely important, not just for our horse's welfare but also for the effect that it has on our relationship and our safety. More horse owners and trainers are looking for humane, compassionate methods of training so positive reinforcement (reward-based training) using food is becoming more popular.
£39
Horses Behaving Badly? - 1 CPD point
Horses with behaviour problems often end up in rescue, pass through the hands of numerous owners, or are sold at auctions where they may be purchased for meat. The horse's behaviour is also a commonly cited reason for people to seek emergency medical treatment each year. When owners and trainers have an understanding of both normal and 'abnormal' behavioural development in horses it can help mitigate such issues, while also improving horse welfare.
£19
How to create a successful training plan - 1 CPD point
This course, from equine behaviour consultant and trainer Trudi Dempsey looks at how to create effective training plans, how to implement them successfully and how to stay motivated.
£19
How chronic pain affects horse behaviour - 1 CPD point
In this presentation equine veterinary behaviourist Roxane Kirton discusses the relationship between chronic pain and behaviour in the horse. She looks at some of the current research into pain expression and shares her approach to assessing chronic pain. She also presents one of her case studies involving a pony who displayed aggressive behaviour to both humans and horses.
This selection of online courses is provided by understandhorses.com