Bit Blindness The term “bit blindness”, coined in 2020, emphasises that after its inception four millennia ago, bit use in horses has long been normalised [1,2]. Moreover, not only has the use of bits been normalised, so too were the distinctive behaviours associated with that use. Indeed, this dual normalisation was so widely accepted that […] The post Bit Blindness and Questioning the Concept of Pain-induced Musculoskeletal Lameness appeared first on Horses and People.| Horses and People
A critique of the Horses and the Science of Harmony film by Emeritus Professor Robert Cook, FRCVS, PhD. “Horses and the Science of Harmony” is, as stated in its introduction, a “Full length feature film, seen through the lens of cutting-edge science and groundbreaking research to educate about equine behavior and optimal wellbeing, while simultaneously […] The post Critique of the film Horses and the Science of Harmony appeared first on Horses and People.| Horses and People