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I’ve been prompted to think a bit more about these. I don’t usually, because they are always there, right on the noses and other...
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Oct 4, 20164 min read
Weaning... Preparing for Life Without Mum
Mum, Mom, Mam, Maman, Mamma, Mor… It doesn’t matter which language you speak, mothers are important. They provide comfort, sanctuary and...
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housemartinmedia
Aug 4, 20163 min read
4 Key Behavioural Attributes of the International Sports Horse #RoadtoRio
Olympics time again! But what does it take to be a globe trotting top competition horse? What psychological abilities does a performance...
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housemartinmedia
Jul 25, 20163 min read
Natural Horsemanship Hater
I wrote a blog over on one of my sister sites, the Gower Pony Experience. It was about play behaviour in the hill ponies. Just after I...
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housemartinmedia
Jun 28, 20163 min read
Human Behaviour Change for Animal Welfare; Guest Blog on HBC Animal Welfare
Originally featured as a guest blog on HBC Animal Welfare For the love of my horse. Why experience matters when it comes to choosing...
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housemartinmedia
Jun 16, 20161 min read
5 Weeks in the New Field
The first five weeks of grazing a field that’s barely been touched by a grazing animal for years! I learned that despite the lack of...
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housemartinmedia
May 26, 20162 min read
Case of the Week: Foal- Dangerous Attention Seeking
Frankie, a Welsh part bred colt foal, and his mum, Gemma. Presenting Problem: Charging up to people, and rearing, mounting and nipping...
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housemartinmedia
May 18, 20162 min read
Case Study of the Week; Ben
Ben, an Exmoor gelding Presenting Problem: Difficult to catch, bolting when led. Medical issues: Sweet itch, hot branded. History: Ben is...
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housemartinmedia
May 15, 20162 min read
Moving Yards... Part Two
So the plan went a little off piste… But not by much. The aim of the operation was to avoid winding up Penny and Bronwen any more than...
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housemartinmedia
May 14, 20163 min read
Moving Yards... Part One
So here we go again, another change in my circumstances and my horses are affected. No drama for my part, I’m moving to South Gower with...
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housemartinmedia
May 4, 20161 min read
Trigger Stacking? Hacking?
Sunny day, keen horse, lorry swooshes by out of nowhere, everyman and his dog is outside DIYing, and the farmer just turned his steers...
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housemartinmedia
Jul 29, 20152 min read
The Gower Pony Experience
A Gower Pony Experience. In 1998 I was on a mission to conduct a field study for my BSc Honours dissertation. I went to Cefn Bryn to...
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