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Webinar Links
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Harmonious Horsemanship Webinar
Dr Sue Dyson and Sue Palmer join anatomist Gillian Higgins for this on-demand webinar that helps us all discover more about The Ridden Horse Performance Checklist and how it can be used for the health and welfare of our horses.
On Demand:
Horses Inside Out Academy
£10
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DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN HEAD TOSSING BEHAVIOR & HEAD SHAKING
In this free 10-minute presentation, Dr. Dyson uses before and after video clips to explain important distinguishing details between head tossing behavior and head shaking in horses.
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MYTH BUSTING: IS MY HORSE BEING A PAIN OR IN PAIN?
In this free webinar, Dr. Dyson joins World Horse Welfare to dispel some common myths about undesirable ridden horse behaviors.
Read downloadable companion article here.
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TACKING UP A HORSE: BEING A PAIN OR IN PAIN?
In this free webinar, Dr. Dyson joins World Horse Welfare to dispel some common myths about undesirable horse behaviors that are frequently seen while tacking up and mounting.
Article Links
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The Problem with Pain: Recognizing when a horse is in pain can be a difficult task. Here's why.
Equine ethologist and writer, Renate Larssen (MSc), discusses the complexity of evaluating pain, including how the RHpE diagnostic tool fits in to the process.
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Equine athletes, human athletes and the pain threshold
Dr Sue Dyson answers the question: How can we best differentiate between discomfort and pain.
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Understanding and Using the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram
Sue Palmer discusses the RHpE and previews the upcoming book co-authored by she and Dr. Sue Dyson.
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Equine Veterinary Education Review Article
We thank Wiley Publishing and Equine Veterinary Education for making this article available for free through the BEVA Online Library.
The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram
Downloadable Articles
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Response to documentary comments
Dr. Sue Dyson generously provides responses to comments & questions about the film.
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The Jumping Debate
Dr. Sue Dyson presents a summary of what we know, and what we don’t know about horse welfare in relation to jumping.
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Most Recent RHpE Research
Read the most recent study by Dyson & Pollard - “Application of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram to 150 Horses with Musculoskeletal Pain before and after Diagnostic Anaesthesia”
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Supplementary info for most recent RHpE research
Table showing changes in frequency of occurrence of each of the 24 behaviours of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram (RHpE) in 150 horses undergoing investigation of poor performance before and after diagnostic anaesthesia ± saddle change
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World Horse Welfare - Myth busters: Is your horse in pain? Or being a pain?
Dr. Dyson dispels common myths about the 24 behaviors of the ridden horse pain.
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World Horse Welfare - Myth busters: Is your horse in pain? Or being a pain? (veterinary version)
Dr. Dyson addresses a veterinary audience with more technical information to dispel common myths about the 24 behaviors of the ridden horse pain.
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RHpE Article 1 - February, 2022
Application of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram to Horses Competing in British Eventing 90, 100 and Novice One-Day Events and Comparison with Performance
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RHpE Article 2 - April, 2021
Application of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram to Elite Dressage Horses Competing in World Cup Grand Prix Competitions
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RHpE Article 3 - June, 2021
Application of the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram to Horses: Competing at the Hickstead-Rotterdam Grand Prix Challenge and the British Dressage Grand Prix National Championship 2020 and Comparison with World Cup Grand Prix Competitions
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RHpE Article 4 - June, 2020
Application of a Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram and Its Relationship with Gait in a Convenience Sample of 60 Riding Horses
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Reference List
A comprehensive listing of publications relevant to the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram.