What Is In It For The Horse?
Is He Finding This Okay Or Is He Showing Signs of Discomfort and What Can I Do to Help Him?
What Is In It For The Horse?
Is He Finding This Okay Or Is He Showing Signs of Discomfort and What Can I Do to Help Him?
About Marc
– Marc has had a lifetime of horses and is bridging the gap between the laboratory and the arena, with a focus on training the riding school horse. His study has included Horse Assisted Therapy – Human-Horse Relations.
For a copy of Marc’s CV – MarcPierardCV134
For a summary of Marc’s PhD Research – MarcPierardSummary134
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Marc’s Favourite Inspirational Quotes
– “Practice does not make it perfect, perfect practice makes its perfect” by Ray Hunt
– “What is in it for the Horse?” by Dr Peter Jones
– “Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” by Salvador Dali
Who Has Inspired Marc
– Dr Andrew McLean
– Paul McGreevey
Recommended Books
– Horse Training the Mclean Way by Andrew and Manuela McLean
About This Episode
– Marc discusses how commencing riding at age 32 was difficult as well as talking about his research and working with Andrew McLean. He discusses the impact of destiny and relative aggressiveness in a newly formed group of horses as well as social behaviour and group housing.
Time Stamps
01:26 -“Practice does not make it perfect, perfect practice makes its perfect” by Ray Hunt
02:20 – “What is in it for the Horse?” by Dr Peter Jones
03:03 -“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” by Salvador Dali
03:45 – When his father’s uncle told him a story about a black stallion
04:49 – Researching animal behaviour and how he eventually found Equine Science
06:06 – Tenacity (you are going to have setbacks), basics in scientific methodology
07:18 – Equine Science has multiple disciplines
08:04 – Passion for horses, cuddling and playing with horses, have fun
09:59 – How Dr Andrew McLean inspired Marc
11:48 – How all horses have taught Marc different things
13:12 – A six week old foal and the trust from the Belgium Mounted Police
14:04 – Starting to ride at the age of 32
15:04 – Lessons learnt as an older rider and finding the right instructor
17:05 – Different research projects – working on the horse Ethogram – work to be published soon
21:33 – About negative reinforcement and reading horses
23:42 – Andrew McLean’s book Horse Training the Mclean Way
24:39 – Why horse welfare is important
25:29 – Finished PhD and looking forward to some more research projects
26:07 – Contact: see details below
26:40 – The way to improve the relations between horses and humans is to start with an evidence based approach
Marc’s Contact Details
Phone: +32 47257 1744 (Belgium)
Email: pierardmarc@hotmail.com
Facebook: Marc Pierard
Music
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