Horse Behaviour

Susan Gammage provides compassionate, scientific-based service to help owners who have problems with horse behaviour.

 

Horse behaviour problems

Horses can develop behavioural problems for many reasons. By understanding how horses live in the wild, we can see that the different ways we keep our horses can impact their behaviour.

From an understanding of how horses learn we can see how various training methods can change the way a horse behaves. With this understanding, we can then choose the best method to use with our horses.

Horse behaviour problems;

  • Bucking

  • Bolting

  • Rearing

  • Pacing

  • Spooking

  • Napping

  • Difficulty loading

  • Difficulty pick up feet,

  • Tacking up problems

  • Problems being caught or being lead

  • Aggression towards people

  • Aggression towards other horses

  • Biting

  • Separation distress

  • Fearfulness

  • Settle a horse into a new yard

  • Stereotypies

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Horse Behaviour Consultation

  • The known history of the horse, the horses daily routine, and a description of the behaviour plus events surrounding the problem will be taken to provide a prognosis.

  • An individual behavioural programme is agreed upon between the behaviourist and the client for a way forward to solving the problem.

  • Details of the behaviour modification programmes will be sent to the referring vet.

Once you have contacted us to discuss your horse’s behaviour, we will obtain a veterinary referral.

  • We will visit your horse in the yard where they are kept.

  • Initial consultations last for between one and two hours.

  • For safety reasons, we do not require a display of the behavioural problem.

  • Your horse needs to be in a safe environment for the consultation.

 
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Contact us.

susan@hdcbehaviour.com
01342 824476 or 07808 931456

2 Marlpit Cottages,
Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4BB