Would you like to learn about affiliative behaviours in wild horses?


Modern studies of feral horses are focusing more on the affiliative relationships between band members. But, in domestic settings it can sometimes be difficult to parse out affiliative behaviours when restricted resources increase conflict.

In this presentation equine behaviour consultant and ethologist Samantha Couper shares her stunning films of the Onaqui wild horses in Utah. She examines the affiliative behaviours of wild horses, giving special attention to conflict and, more importantly, how is the conflict ended?


Once enrolled you have 60 days to watch the lecture.

Who is this course for?

  • HORSE OWNERS

  • EQUINE STUDENTS

  • EQUINE PROFESSIONALS

Continuing Professional Development (CPD/CEU)

  • Course Contents

    1 x video lesson, 1 x references download and 1 x CPD/CEU quiz

  • Course Duration

    1 Hour plus quiz

  • CPD/CEU Certificate

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

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  • BHS

    This course has been approved for 1 CPD point 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 1.25 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC). You will need to request an IAABC CEU code directly from us, so please email us about this 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 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) by the Karen Pryor Association (KPA). Once you have completed the course you can contact us for an event code, download your CEU certificate and then email both code and certificate to the KPA.

  • VETPOL

    This course has been accredited for CPD by Vetpol. SQPs can add completed courses to their CPD records in the Vetpol Learning Management System.

REVIEWS

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Laurie Ward

The lecture was excellent, the videos and pictures are perfect to illustrate the concepts, Samantha is an excellent teacher.

The lecture was excellent, the videos and pictures are perfect to illustrate the concepts, Samantha is an excellent teacher.

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Your Instructor

SAM COUPER

Sam has been cataloguing and recording observations of feral horses since 2018. She is board chair of the Onaqui Catalogue Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to compiling observations on the Onaqui wild horses using citizen science. In particular, she is passionate about breaking down barriers surrounding scientific observation and interpretation for both professionals and laymen. To bring wild horses to the public, she teaches a course on wild horse behaviour at the University of Utah (USA). In particular, she is interested in how management, climate, and predation histories interact to affect horse heterarchies and band formation strategies. Sam is a member of IAABC and is working towards becoming a full time equine behaviour consultant, where she plans to integrate feral horse research and personal observations to aid owners with removed feral horses adapting to domestic settings.

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