In a collaboration with Equitopia, Sue Dyson has created a 12-part interactive online course on how to apply the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram (RHpE). Equitopia is a resource for online and in-person educational content on the care, welfare and training of horses, bringing highly qualified professionals in the equine industry to your phone
Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram Part 2: Application of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram in the field The series of seven developmental studies produced a Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram (RHpE) that provided a useful tool for determining the presence of musculoskeletal pain in ridden horses performing poorly. The next step was
Why do talented horses with huge potential not live up to their promise or disappear from competition after a short career? Read all about the quest to find a solution to this vitally important issue: this scientific research project has spanned several years and remains ongoing work today. Many symptoms
This week’s article is made available with kind permission from the Chronicle of the Horse Following the case study of one sports horse who underwent surgery for neurectomy of the palmar digital nerve in the forelimbs and the deep branch of the lateral plantar nerve in the hind limbs, the
Introducing the illustrated ridden horse ethogram! Click on the link below to access the full ethogram: The SRT has produced this easy to use, illustrated version of the ridden horse ethogram to provide a simple and informative guide. Every horse owner, rider, coach, saddle fitter and professional practitioner can now
