Behavior Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/horse-health/behavior/ Dressage Today is the training and educational resource for dressage riders at every level. Videos and instructional articles offer tips. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:17:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://s3.amazonaws.com/wp-s3-dressagetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/10030443/DT-Favicon-150x150.png Behavior Archives - Dressage Today https://dressagetoday.com/category/horse-health/behavior/ 32 32 Summer Tick Threats: Keep Your Dressage Horse Protected https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health/summer-tick-threats-keep-your-dressage-horse-protected/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:17:52 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=18230 Ticks are harbingers of disease that can put your horse's health at serious risk and they're expanding their range due to warming climate trends and changes in landscape. Learn the signs of tick-borne illness and how you can protect your dressage partner.

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]]> 5 Tactics To Tackle Sweet Itch https://dressagetoday.com/featured-articles/5-tactics-to-tackle-sweet-itch/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:06:44 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=18224 This allergic skin reaction causes intense itching and can make your dressage horse's summer turnout time miserable. Learn how to protect him from the mighty-mouthed bugs that cause sweet itch and ease his existing symptoms.

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]]> How Horses Hear: Understanding Equine Auditory Abilities & Common Ear Problems https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health/how-horses-hear-understanding-equine-auditory-abilities-common-ear-problems/ Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:04:44 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=18239 Being fine-tuned to his surroundings is part of your horse’s nature, and a keen sense of hearing is a big part of that. Learn how your dressage horse hears and how to handle ear-related health issues.

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]]> How CBD Can Help Your Dressage Horse https://dressagetoday.com/featured-articles/how-cbd-can-help-your-dressage-horse/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:50:04 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=18152 Discover the surprising benefits CBD can offer your horse—without getting him high—and learn what types are available and might be best for him.

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]]> Help Manage Your Moody Mare https://dressagetoday.com/featured-articles/help-manage-your-moody-mare/ Mon, 19 May 2025 15:23:56 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=17986 Learn how management tactics and other remedies can help ease the stress of estrus in your mare to improve her behavior and performance.

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]]> To Do This Month: March 2025 https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health/to-do-this-month-march-2025/ Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:51:54 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=17629 From new learning opportunities with Anna Buffini on E+ and essential spring health checks to show-prep tips and foal readiness, our March To-Do List will get you on track for a successful spring.

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]]> Make the Best of Stall Rest https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health/make-the-best-of-stall-rest/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:41:19 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=16013 How to ease a horse’s anxiety when recovery from injury or illness includes curtailing normal activity
for an extended time.

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]]> Establish Good Ground Manners https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health/establish-good-ground-manners/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:17:20 +0000 https://dressagetoday.com/?p=15175 Let’s start by defining what I mean by good ground manners. The No. 1 thing is that your horse respects your space and learns to react to your body language. That comes from establishing that you are the leader and your horse is the follower.  If your horse respects your space, he’s not going to […]

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]]> Myths and Truths of Equine Cribbing https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health/myths-and-truths-of-equine-cribbing/ https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health/myths-and-truths-of-equine-cribbing/#respond Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:30:46 +0000 http://ci02274a8b80002797 An equine veterinarian shares her perspective on why horses crib and how to best manage a cribber.

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