Mares are often considered to be moodier or more difficult to manage than male horses, but is this really the case? Are they actually moody or simply misunderstood?

In this archived webinar recording equine veterinary behaviourist Roxane Kirton explores a variety of common behavioural problems seen in mares and why they may occur. She considers what is normal mare behaviour and how management, training, hormones and the reproductive drive can impact the horse’s emotional and physical state. 

Roxane also examines whether chestnut mares behave differently to those with other coat colours.

Topics include:

•  A review of normal mare behaviour and reproductive physiology

•  The hormonal/reproductive impact on behaviour

•  Possible causes of unwanted behaviour in mares - including pain, stressors, management and training

•  The effect of coat colour on behaviour

After the presentation, Roxane answered questions from the audience. 

This presentation is for horse owners, students, equine professionals interested in horse training and behaviour. 

Once enrolled you have 60 days to watch this recording.

Who is this course for?

  • HORSE OWNERS

  • EQUINE STUDENTS

  • EQUINE PROFESSIONALS

Continuing Professional Development (CPD/CEU)

  • Course Contents

    1 x webinar recording and 1 x CPD/CEU quiz

  • Course Duration

    1.5 Hours

  • Certificate of Completion

    You can download a personalised CPD/CEU certificate after watching the webinar and completing the quiz.

  • BHS

    This course has been approved for 2 CPD points for BHS Accredited Professional Coaches by the British Horse Society. Upon course completion APCs can log their points by completing the CPD Feedback form on the BHS website.

  • IAABC

    This course has been approved for 1.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) by the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC). You will need to request an IAABC CEU certificate directly from us, so please get in touch once you have completed the course and quiz.

  • IAAT

    Understand Horses is a trusted partner of the International Association of Animal Therapists, offering external CPD courses for its members.

  • KPA

    This course has been approved for 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEU) by the Karen Pryor Association (KPA). Once you have completed the course you can contact us for an event code, then email both code and CEU certificate to the KPA.

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Your Instructors

ROXANE KIRTON

Roxane Kirton BVMS MSc MRCVS graduated as an equine vet from the University of Glasgow in 2005. She has spent most of her career working in the equine charity sector and it was the challenges of working with horses and ponies with histories of cruelty and neglect that started Roxane’s interest in equine behaviour. This led to her obtaining a MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour with Distinction from the University of Lincoln in 2020. Her MSc research project was investigating the welfare impact of different grazing systems on outdoor living ponies. Roxane has a particular professional interest in the relationship between unwanted behaviours and physical health. In addition to continuing to work in the charity sector to improve the welfare of horses, Roxane also offers private behaviour and acupuncture consultations.

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Archived webinar recording