RESEARCH SHOWS EXERCISED HORSES HAVE FEWER UNWANTED BEHAVIORS

Providing a stabled horse with one hour of exercise daily has beneficial effects on horse welfare, as well as handler safety, according to a new study. “Providing horses with a daily exercise regime, as well as regular positive interactions with other horses and people, is likely to improve their welfare and make them safer to handle,” said Raf Freire, PhD, of Charles Sturt University in Australia. Continue reading…