equine enrichment & the mind-body connection
“It’s important to try to prevent unwanted behaviors such as cribbing or stall walking which we can do by satisfying their basic needs and we need to recognize what those basic needs are. We may be calling it ‘enrichment’ but what we are really doing is satisfying what they actually require.” Dr. Sue Dyson
“Having more space to move around is important, but there are other types of freedom. There’s psychological freedom, behavioral freedom, the freedom to make their own choices. We don’t always trust horses to make their own decisions, but they’re very capable and if we put our minds to it, we can provide horses with opportunities where they have the freedom to choose between two or more good safe options, rather than being provided only one. And this is something that can be done in a small stall or a large pasture.” Jody Ambrose, The Train with Trust Project
