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Tuesday Video from Dubarry: Monkey See, Monkey Do

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We’ve all been there before — a horse who is reluctant to cross water or take on some other new task. Watch how this horse handles it!

When this rider tried to coax her horse into walking through the creek, he clearly had other ideas about what should be happening here. So she did what any patient rider would do and tried to change her approach.

In a new game of ‘money see, monkey do,’ the rider shows the horse that the water is not, in fact, filled with things that eat horses. Soon enough, her horse discovered a new favorite activity. Check it out (Note: you must be logged into Facebook to view the video.):

Post by Anna Paterek.

Funny, right? It’s as if the horse was wondering where this creek had been his whole life! We bet the rider didn’t sign up to be front row in the splash zone, but she’s likely quite please to have a horse who is willing to get in the water now.

What funny ways has your horse taken to a new environment? We want to hear your stories in the comments!

Go Dubarry, and Go Riding.

Calm Yourself (& Your Horse!) with HN’s Newest Sponsor, CEVA

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You won’t believe how well CEVA Animal Health’s new product, Confidence EQ, works for calming your horse!

Screenshot via ConfidenceEquine.com.

We all have had those horses: the nervous types, who get antsy when a new situation is presented. We’ve searched high and low for some way to calm the nerves without getting us kicked out of a horse show or feeling like a pharmacy, but it’s hard to find the perfect solution.

Luckily, our newest sponsor, CEVA Animal Health, has created a product which will give us a new tool for calming nervous horses, Confidence EQ is a new pheromone gel that uses a similar pheromone to that which nursing mares give off to their foals to create a calming sensation when applied.

How exactly does it work? You simply apply the gel to your horse’s nostrils and wait to see the product in action. Many horses may exhibit the lip curling behavior known as the Flehman Response, which is an indicator that the pheromones are doing their job.

This product can be useful in new training situations, trailering, horse shows, or any other situation in which your horse may get especially nervous.

Interested in more? Be sure to check out Confidence EQ, and available at Valley Vet Supply and Jeffers Equine. Stay tuned for reviews on the HN team’s experiences with Confidence EQ, and be sure to get some for yourself!