Early Training Of Foals Using The Ises Training Principles

The purpose of this brief article is to demonstrate the value of Equitation Science based training methods when applied to the early training of young foals. This brief provides examples of how the ten ISES training principles are applied in the initial training of young (less than eight weeks old) Thoroughbred foals. Since 2003 over 3000 Thoroughbred foals have been successfully trained (over a total of 18,000 foal training sessions) using these training principles by Foal NZ (formerly Equus Education NZ Ltd) in New Zealand with no injuries to foals incurred.
Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Source Type: research