Webinar: Tacking up a horse: Being a pain or in pain
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Hear from internationally renowned equine vet, Sue Dyson, and World Horse Welfare Centre Manager, rider, and coach, Adam Cummins, about what we can learn from horses’ behaviour when they are tacked up and mounted.
We have all met horses that don’t stand quietly during tacking up and mounting. But is this normal? Have you ever questioned what may underlie these behaviours? Sue Dyson has carried out research on this subject and the results are important for all who ride horses. So, if your horse fidgets, moves, or changes his facial expression when you tack up or mount, this webinar is for you.
We would probably all recognise that if a horse kicks or bites when being tacked up, it is unhappy about the situation. But many horses show more passive behaviours that some of us might not notice, or that we may think are normal. But what if that isn’t the case? Are these horses actually anticipating pain? As Sue will show us, some behaviours are more common in horses that are lame, have an ill-fitting saddle or a sore back, or where the rider sits too far back in the saddle.
Sue’s expertise and research findings is backed up by Adam Cummins’ years of experience. Having trained horses up to Prix St-Georges level and coached riders from grassroots to Advanced level dressage, Adam has a vast databank of experience to draw on when assessing problems associated with tacking up.
With presentation of recently published and lots of time for a live ‘Q & A’ session with two experienced speakers, this webinar provides lots of food for thought.
More Information
Sue Dyson's paper Development of an ethogram for a pain scoring system in ridden horses and its application to determine the presence of musculoskeletal pain is available here - www.sciencedir...
Application of a Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram and Its Relationship with Gait in a Convenience Sample of 60 Riding Horses - doaj.org/artic...
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I always try to catch up with these webinars when I can't watch them live. As a senior pleasure rider with one forever horse, I take in and apply as much information as I can to provide the best quality of life for my OTTB's and my partnership. One frustration I've experienced is getting some professionals to focus on whether there might be a diagnosable or even transient and unexplainable problems. Conscientious owners are told to reach out to the experts, but sometimes it seems like busy vets, farriers, saddle fitters, and even barn owners mentally roll their eyes when an owner worries their horse is "off" or "acting abnormally." To me, it drives home that need for a true team approach and never discounting any point of view, whether owner, trainer, vet, farrier, body worker, or other human the horse needs to help decipher what he is trying to communicate.
I have experienced this often. And it's not like there are multiple options for finding a lameness expert in my area. Getting all parties on the same page--knowing and understanding the signs of pain--would be a good place to start. I would like to know that if I am seeing a sign, my vet expert will know that it can be a sign. Likewise, vets/experts would probably appreciate their clients being able to see signs and tell the vet expert as a help in diagnosing.
Thank You so much for the great advice and information!!
I am sad to say that, as a stable hand /groom, I have seen too many of the behaviours, frequently, at Riding Schools. (Not ALL of them!!)
When I reported my concerns, to the owners, they were invariably resistant to the input from me.
They would often say that it is the Horses fault, lack of discipline, bad manners or even me...
The horses who were in livery, at the stables, were just as prone to the same behaviour, however the Owners were Far more receptive to my concerns,
especially when taken to one side, giving me a chance to explain,in private.
This is also so that they would understand I wasn't trying to accuse them of cruelty or neglect.
I am So Pleased to see so Many people Here,
to Learn more and thus become better, more understanding, Humane humans!!
And better, gentler handlers.
Thank You so much again. XxX
Great episode! Well done. I learned so much.
I notice that large supplement company had a half page in their pairing catalogue saying basically check with your vet about behaviors you're seeing and are concerned about-it could be something not solvable by a supplement. But the behaviors are not listed. So many people don't seem to be aware of these behaviors or the significance of them happening while tacking up and mounting, as your study showed. We need to educate vets, farriers, trainers, as well as educate owners. But not everyone goes looking for this info. How can it be brought to them? We need boots on the ground.
I am so lucky and grateful to my Fell pony, who was my best friend and a great teacher!!
I learned to listen to the horse, as I was tacking him up, I got my foot under his hoof, and the next time, I noticed that as I did up the girth, that he was looking for my Foot, and then squished it Again!!
He hadn't moved his head, it was just the flick of an eye, but luckily I saw it, and understood.
I learnt that I had to be very gently and take my time, to let him warm up and relax.
After this he never had to "Tell" me again...
An excellent webinar. My take away - look and see - listen and learn
Thank you so much for this, a really interesting talk with plenty to think about.
Thank You so much,
this has been really Enlightening!!
I learned so much here. Thanks!
Very welcome!
Look at the foals play,,,,, keep them having fun,,,
Thanks. ,,,,. Your bond 🎱