Explore horse welfare through the Five Domains Model, with a particular focus on agency. These articles look at choice, control, challenge, initiative and developing competence, and how we can put these principles into practice to give horses more influence over their own lives.
Your horse does not measure your care in hours, but in experiences. This blog explores what happens in the empty hours, and how enrichment can give your horse something meaningful to do when you are not there.
Hoe kan een smart stable het leven van paarden verrijken? In deze blog lees je hoe meer keuzevrijheid, invloed op de omgeving en mentale uitdaging bijdragen aan het welzijn van paarden.
How can a smart stable improve horse welfare? In this blog, you’ll discover how choice, autonomy and mental stimulation can help horses feel safer, more engaged and more in control of their environment.
Wie kann ein Smart Stable das Wohlbefinden deines Pferdes verbessern? Erfahre, wie mehr Wahlfreiheit, mentale Stimulation und Einfluss auf die Umgebung zu einem besseren Pferdeleben beitragen können.
We’ve all heard the labels: stubborn, lazy, naughty, dominant.But what if your horse isn’t any of those things?What if they’re just trying to make sense of a world that doesn’t make sense to them? At Equithink, we believe horses are…
When I look at my horses, I don’t “just see animals”—I see family. They each have their own personalities, preferences and quirks. Just like us, they have good days and bad days, moments of confidence and times of doubt. That…
We often hear that horses are incredible mirrors of human emotions and behavior. Equine-assisted therapy is built on this very concept—horses respond to what we project, reflecting our energy, emotions, and intentions. But if we truly believe that horses mirror…
Why Giving Your Horse a Choice Matters Imagine if every moment of your day was decided by someone else – when you eat, where you go, what you do, and how you’re handled. For many horses, this is their daily…
