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Scentwork for Horses, 1st Edition

55.00€ 50.00€

Rachaël Draaisma

Scentwork for Horses is the first practical guide on how to implement scentwork into the lives of domesticated horses, enhancing behaviour, welfare, and the human-animal bond. Scentwork is a new discipline in the field for horse and handler, and expert author Rachaël Draaisma arms the reader with a pallet of information to enable them to put this technique into action. As well as theoretical background information on the nose of the horse and biomechanics, Draaisma discusses how scentwork improves horses’ learning abilities, development, socialisation, and their bond with the handler. Readers will learn how to have their horses explore their environment, participate in scentwork games and follow a footstep track to find a missing person or food bag.

Easily accessible for anybody working with horses at any level, scentwork can be done in small areas as well as in larger spaces on various surfaces. Whether veterinarian, behaviourist, trainer, animal-assisted therapist, equine physiotherapist, osteopath, or interested horse owner, this book promises to bring both you and the horse enormous benefits, strengthening the human-animal bond.

PART 1 EXPLORATION.
Brain and biology: what explains these changes?.
How to implement exploration in daily life.
How to use exploration to address problems.


PART 2 SCENT TRACKING FOR HORSES.
Anatomy and physiology.
Biomechanics.
Background information.
The advantages of scent tracking.
Practicalities: what you need to know.
The four pillars of this method.
What materials do you need.
Laying a track: tips for beginners.
Tracking: step 1- the beginning.
How to make tracking more difficult.
Scent tracking while riding.
From finding a scent bag to finding missing persons. Treat search.
Appendix of tools.
Bibliography

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Delivery time: 14-30 weekdays
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Publisher: CRCPress (December 2020)
Paperback: 286 pages
ISBN: 9780367537609
Language: English
Weight: 550 g