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Too Busy for Equine Enrichment? These Tips Can Help

Enrichment Items and Techniques, Stall Enrichment /

Equine enrichment is a big deal: an enriched lifestyle is a must for your horse’s mental health and wellbeing. But if you’re scary busy, making time for enrichment can seem impossible. These strategies will help you stay on track with your horse’s enrichment no matter how busy your own life is.  Horse Enrichment Is Important… […]

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Scent Enrichment for Horses: 5 Easy Scents for Sensory Enrichment and Boredom Relief

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Scent enrichment can be a perfect way to provide extra boredom relief for your horse, especially during stall time. Adding different smells to your horse’s environment keeps things varied. And scent enrichment for horses is easy for any equestrian. But what are the best (and let’s not lie – easiest!) options for equine scent enrichment?

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Contrafreeloading in Horses | Horse Training and Enrichment

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Contrafreeloading: it’s a mouthful! But this cool concept is worth learning about, because it can have a big impact on the way you use enrichment and training with your horse. Read on to find out what contrafreeloading in horses is, how it works, and why it’s important. What is contrafreeloading? Contrafreeloading describes the way animals

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My  Horse Won’t Stand at the Mounting Block! | 6 Reasons and Fixes

Horse Welfare, Training /

Why won’t my horse stand at the mounting block? Why is my horse hard to mount? Behavior problems during mounting are common and you’re definitely not alone. Mounting block problems are inconvenient, set you and your horse up for conflict from the get-go, and can be very unsafe. The good news? When a horse is

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2023 Horse Training Planners | Session Trackers Calendar and Behavior Plans

Training /

Looking for a way to improve your horse training? Ready to try positive reinforcement or horse clicker training and not sure where to start? The Horse Training Planner and Positive Reinforcement Calendar from Enriching Equines is the only equestrian calendar and journal made by positive trainers FOR positive trainers. UPDATE: The Horse Training Planner is

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