PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a mental health condition that can develop after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic event. It is most commonly studied in humans, but researchers are also exploring how trauma affects animals, including horses.
Symptoms in humans can include flashbacks, anxiety, hypervigilance, avoidance of certain situations, and mood changes. In horses, trauma may contribute to a variety of behaviours, including heightened reactivity or difficulty adapting to new environments and experiences.
In this webinar, neuroscientist and equine behaviour consultant Emma Lethbridge explores whether horses can develop PTSD-like symptoms, how trauma affects their behaviour, and what we can do to help them.
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After the presentation, Emma answered questions from the audience.
This presentation is for horse owners, students, equine professionals.
Once enrolled, you have 60 days to watch this recording.
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Learn how fear and trauma affect horse behaviour and master compassionate, science-based training approaches you can use professionally or with your own horses.
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Learn how to recognise and interpret the subtle signs of anxiety, fear and phobia in horses and gain practical, science-based strategies to help them feel safer, more confident and better understood.
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