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Anna Kodíček
Aug 1, 20244 min read
How the Charlotte Dujardin incident can be viewed as abuse and business as usual by equestrians
How has the equine industry responded to the controversial video of Dujardin? Do people agree or is the response more diverse and why.
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Anna Kodíček
Jun 1, 20234 min read
Clipping preparation
Clipping is key to good horse welfare during the colder times of the year, but many horses struggle with it.
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Anna Kodíček
Apr 1, 20234 min read
Nuisance fly prevention methods
Flies can become a huge nuisance and irritant for our horses from spring to autumn. Reducing fly irritation is key to good welfare.
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Anna Kodíček
Mar 1, 20238 min read
Anti-traveller and anti-Roma prejudice and bias in the equestrian industry
Anti-gypsy, Irish traveller, and Roma biases are very common in the equestrian industry, recent research investigates the truth
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Anna Kodíček
Feb 1, 20237 min read
Book review: The Racehorse who Wouldn’t Gallop by Clare Balding
How does fiction impact our understanding of horse behaviour, and how acurate is behavioural training in childrens books?
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Anna Kodíček
Jan 1, 20236 min read
Are performative trainers fooling us into thinking problem behaviours can be trained away?
How a one-hour demo can distort your perception of behavioural problems and their solutions A large source of income for trainers is...
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Anna Kodíček
Jun 9, 20223 min read
Sleep behaviour: what could it mean if my horse's knees buckle when dozing?
Sleep is often something we don’t get to see in horses, they are often working with us or eating (16-18 hour a day in the wild), but...
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Anna Kodíček
May 17, 20222 min read
Editing photos, are we hiding our horses expressions?
Professional photo editing is a common requirement for quality photos, but might we be editing our horses to mask their behaviour and remove
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Anna Kodíček
Mar 5, 20225 min read
Mark Todd and punishment in horse training
A recent viral TikTok has sparked outrage by showing Olympic gold medallist Sir Mark Todd repeatedly hitting a horse with a branch to...
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Anna Kodíček
Feb 3, 20226 min read
What is stress and how do we recognise it in horses
Stress is something we all feel, whether it is about an upcoming meeting or a deadline, and our horses experience it too. The word stress...
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Anna Kodíček
Jan 3, 20225 min read
How long does your hay last?
During winter you may be stabling your horse more and increasing their hay ration to accommodate this. Increasing forage is important in...
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Anna Kodíček
Dec 9, 20215 min read
Consent in horse training and management
On Monday the 6th of December 2021 I did a presentation as part of my BSc (Hons) Equine Behavioural Science degree at Writtle University...
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Anna Kodíček
Nov 2, 20213 min read
How do horses see the world
The majority of people see the world using three base colours; red, blue and green. However horses see the world very differently to us...
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Anna Kodíček
Oct 2, 20214 min read
The Myth of the Moody Mare
When looking at horses to buy, you may not realise how much the sex of the horse impacts the asking price. It can make a huge difference:...
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Anna Kodíček
Aug 8, 20215 min read
Saint Boy’s behaviour at the Modern Pentathlon 2020 shows pain not malice
Being a part of the equestrian community while not agreeing with the majority on many topics is a difficult place to be. Focusing on...
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