Gaia | Ethologist

Np, I hope I didn't come off as angry at you rather I'm just a bit annoyed at the paper.

It was done on pasture.. yes horses on a rectangular pasture will probably move close to the same amount as on a track because they NEED to move to find food. That's not what tracks are for? The point of a track is to mimic grazing when there is no grass 🤦

What 💀 i just get bot accounts of men saying "hey gorg can I ask you a question?" I mean I hope they're bots 💀

Posting it here as well for good measure! Drawn by me!

#starterpack #clickertraining #rewardbasedtraining

Me zooming in on all the detail to appreciate it 🔎👀

Hahah thank you! ❤️

Quite cool to see!

I gave my horses so many carrots yesterday they didn't even bother with resource guarding them by the end of the day.

#equestrian #rewardbasedtraining

For cavities that were threatening to become diastema! But yes could definitely be used for it too it was actually so nice because the stick is so long!

The rough sketch of how I trained Pysen to participate in washing his mouth. Nearly two years ago now 😳

#consentbasedtraining

When life throws you carrots, eat them - The important life skills of the reward based horse.

#consentbasedtraining #rewardbasedtraining #equestrian

Secret talent: separating mud from poop. Trivia, not even Jesus was able to do this.

#equestrian

One of my biggest reinforcers for being with horses.. has nothing to do with horses. I love the fact that I get to see things I would otherwise not notice. Today I drove to the stables at 17.. it's not pitch black. (Pic of a sunrise a few days ago I def would've missed if I didn't have horses)

I'll share some more quotes or thoughts from the book then!

Ahhh so interesting!

Science denial is big in the traditional equestrian community. Reading this book atm and summarizing it for horse people over on tt, the best thing up until now is him saying we should ask the question "What evidence would it take for you to change your mind".

#equestrian #sciencebasedhorsetraining

This is so cute 😭🏳️‍⚧️

Some of the clearest signs of possible ulcers.

Sharing this relic from well over a year ago because it's still valid although I'm definitely more comfortable speaking nowadays.

#equestrian #horsewelfare

Yes you can absolutely still see signs of a painface but a lot of people focus on the eye and aren't as good at noticing the less obvious signs (like the tight lips) so they see a relaxed horse on the left 🙈

Here's an example of what I was talking about a few days ago: Emil has a cold and a fever in the picture on the left, he's definitely experiencing discomfort but as you can see he has a rather relaxed expression. Don't disqualify other signs of pain!

Some people seem to already have follower numbers in the 5 digits I don't get it 🥴

I had the random opportunity to capture and reinforce Emil's sit, which he often does just before deciding to fully get up. I've always been just out of reach. I'd love to slowly build on this.

#clickertraininghorses #consentbasedtraining

Where are my fellow clicker-carrying-treat-pouch-wearing-ethical equestrians at? ✨

#clickertraining #horses #equestrian

Please I need people to follow 😭

Painface should never be the standard we use to tell if a horse is in pain, it should be ONE of the tools we use. Horses won't show clear signs of a pain face every time they feel discomfort and we should never minimize other signs of pain just because we don't see a triangulated eye.

The discussion surrounding the ethics of the equestrian sport has reached the general public news media in Sweden and ethologists are finally being invited to the table.

Rats are really pretty too 🥰

It's been scientifically proven that the bigger the mustache the cuter the horse

#horse

Pros of using a whistle instead of a clicker: warmish hands
Cons: Cold lipthh

Ethical training practices build upon a sturdy ethological foundation. For horses the three Fs summarize it neatly: friends forage and freedom.

#consentbasedtraining #horsetraining