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0389 – Tania Harding 2

October 23, 2018 by Horse Chats

“Ten Signs Your Horse Really Isn’t Coping With Their Environment”

 

“Ten Signs Your Horse Really Isn’t Coping With Their Environment”

 

About Tania
–  If you would like to know more about Tania then listen to her previous chat

First Chat (174)   TaniaHarding

 

About This Episode

“Ten Signs Your Horse Really Isn’t Coping With Their Environment”

 

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“Ten Signs Your Horse Really Isn’t Coping With Their Environment”

1) Control of feet movement:
– Can you control where the horses feet go (each leg) flat and sure or quick and scooting across the ground.

2) Control of feet stillness.
– Is he unable to stand at the float or is he unable to stand still when instructed.
– Still or moving.

3) Position of the poll.
– Well above wither.
– Equal with wither.
– Below wither.

4) Breathing
– a) Shallow
– b) Holding
– c) Deep/slow

5) Releasing of tension through breathing.
– Blowing nostrils.
– Deep Exhale.

6) Releasing of tension through body.
– Softening through the neck/ rib

7) Ear movements.
– Inside v Outside.
– Forward v lobbed.

8) Responsiveness to aid.
– a) Rein aid
– b) Voice
– c) Hand movement

9) Positive responses
– Face and expression, ears, eyes, nostrils lips

10) Positive responses.
– Body, tail, feet

 

Time Stamps
01:20 – Background
01:40 – Introduction
05:01 – 1) Control of feet movement
07:09 – 2) Control of feet stillness.
08:02 – 3) Position of the poll.
11:20 – 4) Breathing
15:15 – 5) Releasing of tension through breathing.
18:05 – 6) Releasing of tension through body.
19:18 – 7) Ear movements.
19:32 – 8) Responsiveness to aid.
19:52- 9) & 10) Positive responses – face and expression. Ears, eyes, nostrils lips, body, tail, feet.
27:55 – Contact:  see details below

 

Tania’s Contact Details
Phone:  0499 999 291 or 02 6029 2241
+61 499 999 291 or 61 2 6029 2241
Email: kth@activ8.net.au
Website: Jirrima.com
Facebook:  Tania Harding

 

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352 – Listeners’ Choice (174)

 

Music
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When Tania is a return guest on Horse Chats, what question would you like to ask her?
(Please leave comment below)

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Comments

  1. Simon Dagnall says

    November 14, 2018 at 2:18 am

    What a wonderfully inciting interview. Tanya Harding is so knowledgeable on horses. I would love to hear more from her.

    • Horse Chats says

      November 14, 2018 at 11:02 am

      Thank you for your response.
      Karen

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