RESOURCES

The Willing Equine

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.

Reaching the Animal Mind

By Karen Pryor

Horses in Company

By Lucy Rees

Don't Shoot the Dog

By Karen Pryor

Humane, Science-Based Horse Training

By Alize Veillard-Muckensturm

Language Signs & Calming Signals of Horses

By Rachaël Draaisma

Recognizing the Horse in Pain II

By Joanna L Robson DVM

Feed Your Horse Like A Horse

By Juliet M. Getty Ph.D.

55 Corrective Exercises for Horses

By Jec Aristotle Ballou

Suffering In Silence

By Jochen Schleese

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

By Joyce Harman DVM MRCVS

Connection Training

By Hannah Weston and Rachel Bedingfield.

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Tug of War: Classical Versus "Modern" Dressage

By Dr. Gord Heuschmann

Equine Behaviour In Mind

By Suzanne Rogers

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

By Emma Lethbridge

World Bitless Association

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

The Best Whisper Is A Click

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

Stale Cheerios

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

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

Connection Training

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

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

The Right Horse

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

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!

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

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

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!