Unleashing the power of horses for leadership

Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) By Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj,Contributor Consultant, Academic, Keynote speaker & Author29 March 2024 Horses have been leading their herds through uncertainty for millions of years by understanding the importance of working collaboratively to create a safety culture. Via FORBES Online » AS ORGANIZATIONS SHIFT from creating diverse teams to cultivating cultures that…

Horses lived in the Americas for millions of years

New research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record Via THE CONVERSATION By Stephanie Killingsworth | Bruce J. MacFadden | 27 March 2024 MANY people assume that horses first came to the Americas when Spanish explorers brought them here about 500 years ago. In fact, recent research…

Ten facts about horses

• Courtesy of BC SPCA » The earliest ancestor of the horse is estimated to have lived 55 million years ago This ancestor was only the size of a Labrador retriever! Horses were domesticated around 6000 years ago, estimated from evidence found at archaeological sites. Horses are highly intelligent animals They can be taught many…

Horses have complex emotions, but interpreting them has proven difficult

By Eric RallsEarth.com Staff Writer Researchers in England have made a breakthrough in understanding the emotional lives of horses. In a recent study, they have pinpointed distinct facial expressions that differentiate between frustration and disappointment in horses. The research team is composed of Claire Ricci-Bonot and Daniel Simon Mills from the University of Lincoln. The study…

Merry Christmas horse lovers

God made the horsefrom the breath of the wind,the beauty of earth,and the soul of an angel. Christmas in the Barn Author Unknown | Source: Net Posse It's the night before Christmas and I'm out in the barn,Blanketing my horses to keep them all warm.They're eating their dinners, tucked cozy in stalls,Not aware that it's…

Nat’l Horse Day 2023: Which horse are you based on your sun sign?

13 December 2023 | Hindustan Times December 13th is considered a special day in the US that celebrates the important role horses have played in the country's history and culture. On this special day the US celebrates the important role horses have played in the country's history, economy, military, and culture. Horses have been around…

UK aged horse care and education facility is officially open

By THE LANE REPORT » LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Linda Mars Aged Horse Care and Education Facility (Mars Horsecare), located on the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s C. Oran Little Research Farm, recently marked its official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony — unlocking future training and research innovations in care for revered, older horses.   The new…

Horses are specially built to snooze on their hooves

Horses stand up to sleep . . . . but lie down perchance to dream? By Cameron Duke, LiveScience on June 12, 2023 IF you've ever passed by a field of horses at night, you've probably noticed that they rarely lie down to sleep. So why do these mammals sleep standing up?  The answer is one of survival: Horses…

What do horses think of us?

• From "Ask the Ethologist" via Horse Network, 30 April 2023. An ethologist is a zoologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats. Question: What areas of horse behavior would you personally like to see studied to a greater extent and why? » Begin Quote « Renate Larssen: I am personally very excited about the…

How a horse whisperer can help engineers build better robots

by Karen Dooley, University of Florida, 24 April 2023 • Note: AI in this case stands for Artificial Intelligence HUMANS AND HORSES have enjoyed a strong working relationship for nearly 10,000 years—a partnership that transformed how food was produced, people were transported and even how wars were fought and won. Today, we look to horses for…