Via Scoop.it – New Mexico Horse Racing News THE GIST: Horses remain loyal to humans with which they have had past, positive encounters. The animals remember people even after long separation. Horses understand vocal commands better than expected.   Human friends may come and go, but a horse could be one of your most loyal, long-term buddies if you treat it right, suggests a new [read story]

Sometimes we forget that a horse does think, does have feelings and is a unique individual.    by: Christa Lesté-Lasserre via thehorse.com Is your horse a machine? Most certainly not. But well-meaning owners might nonetheless make the ethical blunder of treating their horses as though they were machines in their service, according to an equine behavior specialist. This “instrumentalization” of horses has been a trend throughout history, [read story]