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The Willing Equine

RESOURCES

On this page you can find an ever growing list of resources. We are dedicated to providing easily accessible information for the general public about horse training, behavior, and care. You will find a wide range of information here. Everything from products we recommend, to books to read and podcasts to listen to. 

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Reaching the Animal Mind

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By Karen Pryor

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Horses in Company​

 

By Lucy Rees

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Don't Shoot the Dog

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By Karen Pryor

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Humane, Science-Based Horse Training​

 

By Alize Veillard-Muckensturm 

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Language Signs & Calming Signals of Horses​

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By Rachaël Draaisma

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Recognizing the Horse in Pain II

 

By Joanna L Robson DVM

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Feed Your Horse Like A Horse​

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By Juliet M. Getty Ph.D. 

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55 Corrective Exercises for Horses

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By Jec Aristotle Ballou 

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Suffering In Silence​

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By Jochen Schleese

The Horse's Pain-Free Back & Saddle Fit Book

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By Joyce Harman DVM MRCVS 

Connection Training​

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By Hannah Weston and Rachel Bedingfield. 

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Tug of War: Classical Versus "Modern" Dressage​

 

By Dr. Gord Heuschmann

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Equine Behaviour In Mind

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By Suzanne Rogers 

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How 2 Train

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By Patricia Barlow-Irick 

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Knowing Your Horse: A Guide to Equine Learning, Training and Behaviour

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By Emma Lethbridge

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World Bitless Association​

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A wonderful organization focussed on improving equine welfare and training, not only through the promotion of bitless riding, but through training focussed on LIMA and the humane hierarchy

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The Best Whisper Is A Click

Peggy Hogan‘s website. Lots of help, support, and answers to be found here

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Stale Cheerios

Mary Hunter‘s website. A wonderful website with lots of information.

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The Clicker Center

Alexandra Kurland's website. Lots of information including Clicker Basics, a Training Guide, and her blog.

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JET Equitheory

My good friend Jill’s website with links to her fun and informative awesome YouTube channel and other social media account, as well as her blog. A lot of R+ resources

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Connection Training

An excellent program to help people get started with clicker training and positive reinforcement

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Karen Pryor Academy

Karen Pryor is a giant in clicker training in the canine world, but she’s worked closely with professionals of all species and has some amazing resources

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The Right Horse

The Willing Equine is partnered with The Right Horse to help change peoples outlook on adoption and rescue horses

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Sustainable Dressage

An excellent resource explaining the differences between not only traditional and modern dressage, but also for every day training of every horse discipline!

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Art 2 Ride

If you want to know more about integrating healthy traditional riding principles into your horse training, this is the website. Their YouTube channel has been an amazing resource for me

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IAABC

The goals of the IAABC are to standardize and support the practice of animal behavior consulting, to provide quality, evidence-based education and peer and supervising mentoring, and to provide resources for pet owners needing advice. IAABC provides certifications, courses, and memberships

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Behavior Works

Dr. Susan G. Friedman, Ph.D.'s website. Full of lots of useful information and blog posts, dedicated to improving the quality of life for all learners. Check out her courses as well!

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Illis ABC - Animal Behavior Consulting

​Karolina Westlund, PhD's website. Check out her blog articles and available courses!

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Facebook Groups

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The Restart Program

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Clicker Training Horses

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Positively Together With Your Horse

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Equine Nutrition Group

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R+ Trained Equines for Your Consideration

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Clicking and Sharing ~ POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT for Equines and Their People

Animal Training Fundamentals

​Barbara Heidenreich's website. Lots of great resources to check out here!

Recommended Products

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Clickers​

Thinline EZ Harmony Bitless Noseband Bridle Converter

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R+ Training Gear

TWE15 for 15% off

Training Pouch​

THEWILLINGEQUINE for 25% off

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4 ft x 8 ft x 2" Gymnastics Mat

Telescoping Flag Poles for Target Sticks

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Stress Balls for Target Sticks

Recommended Reading

Websites

Podcasts

Most of these podcasts are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or go directly to the podcast website to listen

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