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YOUR HORSE'S TRAINING IN ASSOCIATION WITH BLITZING BAD BEHAVIOUR | CLIPPING PHOBIAS Dengie

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ROSA VERWIJS is a certified equine behaviour consultant with the international Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants. She is also registered with the Animal Behaviour & Training Council as an accredited animal behaviourist. Rosa's primary position is as a senior lecturer in equine behaviour and nutrition at Writtle University College in Essex, where she leads the BSc (Hons) equine behavioural science programme. Rosa is a contributor to the Understand Horses online education platform.

AUTUMN MARKS THE official start of fluffy coat season and we are fast approaching the time of year when clippers are being pulled from shelves and haircuts are being scheduled into diaries. However, not every horse enjoys being clipped, and a dislike of the blades can quickly escalate into a dangerous situation for both horse

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