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HORSE BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS?
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Lauren is a horse behaviour specialist. She can help you understand and resolve your horse's behaviour problem, using effective, low-stress methods you'll both appreciate.

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Lauren Fraser horse behaviour specialist and her grey Andalusian mare Viveza

Help For Horse Behaviour Problems

Horse behaviour problems can develop at any stage in a horse's life. They can be frustrating, inconvenient, or can even make a horse dangerous to handle.

To complicate matters, it can be difficult for owners or referring veterinarians to find help in an unregulated industry. Choosing a qualified professional to help you with a horse behaviour problem is crucial; commonly used training techniques can worsen existing behaviour problems, or even create new ones. Lauren Fraser Equine Behaviourist is a qualified and experienced horse behaviour specialist who has been helping people with horse behaviour problems since 2006.

Lauren helps clients experiencing behaviour problems with their horses, worldwide.

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NEWEST HORSE BEHAVIOUR VIDEOS

Can You Combine Horse Training Methods_ #clinicalanimalbehaviourist #horsebehavior #horsetraining

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Can You Combine Horse Training Methods_ #clinicalanimalbehaviourist #horsebehavior #horsetraining

You may have been told that you should not combine positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement when training horses, as doing so will harm your horse. But is this true? What do you need to know if you are going to combine positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement when training horses?

Advocating for & helping your horse

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Advocating for & helping your horse

If I could give horse owners one tip to help them and their horses, it would be this: Behaviour problems, like fear of the farrier, can be created in the blink of an eye. But when you understand how to recognize signs of fear, anxiety and stress, and you know how to respond when you see them, you can greatly minimize the chances your horse ever develops these types of problems.

Is petting a scared horse bad?

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Is petting a scared horse bad?

Is it true you shouldn’t pet a scared horse, as it rewards their fear? This short video gives you the answer.

How to give a horse medication (pills)_ Part 2 #clinicalanimalbehaviourist #horsebehaviour

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How to give a horse medication (pills)_ Part 2 #clinicalanimalbehaviourist #horsebehaviour

How to give a horse medication (pills)_ Part 1 #clinicalanimalbehaviourist #horsebehaviour

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How to give a horse medication (pills)_ Part 1 #clinicalanimalbehaviourist #horsebehaviour

Giving your horse oral meds is unfortunately sometimes part of horse ownership. Here are some tips on how to make it go more smoothly for you both.

Exposure Ladder:

Exposure Ladder:

Is your horse frightened of _________? Creating an exposure ladder is the most important first step taken to help horses overcome learned fears. This ladder lists ‘levels’ of exposure to the feared thing, from what would be the most scary to the least scary, with graded points in between. We always start at the least scary place, exposing our horse there before moving on. In some instances you may need to make ‘micro steps’: additional steps/rungs on the ladder, to make it even easier for your horse to be successful.

Open Bar/Closed Bar: Counter conditioning for horses

Here’s a great technique to help horses overcome fears about things like clippers, hoses, the farrier…or even a husband in a Halloween costume.

Punishment for Horse Behaviour Problems

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Punishment for Horse Behaviour Problems

As a clinical animal behaviourist and certified horse behaviour consultant, I see horses displaying a wide range of behaviour problems. No matter what behaviour problem the horse is displaying, before I even meet with the client I am usually providing them with 'triage advice': advice meant to help the client see an immediate reduction in the frequency and/or intensity of the problem behaviour, before we even meet. In today's Triage Advice series post, I'm going to talk about why I recommend clients stop using punishment as part of my general triage advice. I'm available for in-person behaviour consults for local clients, and remotely worldwide. For more information, visit: www.equinebehaviourist.ca

NEWEST HORSE BEHAVIOUR ARTICLES

Trauma-Informed Horse Trainer

Trauma-Informed Horse Trainer

Close-up of a chestnut horse's eye. The horse's gaze suggests he is focused on his internal state, less aware of the outside world. The image symbolises awareness and sensitivity in a traumatized horse.

Traumatized Horses: Signs, Causes, and How to Help

Misbehaving Horses: Is this a training problem or a behaviour problem?

Misbehaving Horses: Is this a training problem or a behaviour problem?

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