Equine behaviour

Horses can smell fear, study confirms

‘These findings can probably open the way of understanding the unexpected behavior of horses when interacting with humans’

Jason Webb’s blog: spook-busting tips, fresh horses in winter and how to convince your horse they won’t be eaten by clippers

Jason shares some great advice on how to manage spooky or clipper-shy horses

Crib-biting research could ‘inform human mental health’

‘Interfering with crib-biting could leave the horse vulnerable to the damaging effects of stress’

How can I stop my horse rearing?

Here Australian horseman Jason Webb helps one H&H forum user who has a problem with her horse rearing

Help! My horse is difficult with the farrier — what should I do?

Here Jason gives one H&H forum user advice on how to get her horse more settled while being shod by the farrier

Horses that snort more are happier, research suggests

Scientists investigated the meaning of equine snorting