Prof Nat Waran Cooling advice for horses has changed. Shade and clean water day to day, and if a horse does overheat, the most useful thing you can do is keep putting cold water on the whole horse, without stopping to scrape. With a very strong El Niño building, many of us are heading into a spring and summer that could be hard on our horses. NIWA's latest outlook says El Niño has strengthened considerably since mid-winter, with its peak most likely in late spring or early su

During winter horse and pony owners may face challenges in managing their animals' grazing habits and grass intake. The availability and quality of pasture can drastically change during the colder months, impacting the health and well-being of horses in different ways. Understanding the dynamics of winter grass and the various grazing options is crucial for maintaining optimal nutrition and preventing health and welfare issues such as laminitis, ulcers, colic, behavioural cha

Every positive interaction, every thoughtful management decision, and every moment of understanding contributes to your horse's emotional...

by Professor Nat Waran The mechanics of learning Horse training involves shaping new behavioural responses whilst at the same time...

By Professor Natalie Waran As a prey species, horses have been shaped through their evolution to keep themselves safe so that they can...

Professor Natalie Waran Although the debate about whether animals have emotions similar to humans has been topical for centuries,...

By Professor Nat Waran For years, researchers have grappled with the interesting question of why animals play. In humans, play is...

We often read about the importance of breeding horses with a good temperament but what do we mean by temperament, is it something that...

Its taken us a year to finish the facilities at GlenOlive Equitation, but its been worth it. As we move into Spring in Hawkes Bay, horses...