ARTICLES

Here a list of informative articles will be compiled.
New ones will continually be added, so check back often.


ARTICLES BY MICHAEL BEVILAQUA

 Inspiring Natural Potential  

– Michael Bevilacqua on Alexander Nevzorov

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ARTICLES BY STORMY MAY

Stormy on location in Quebec, Canada

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LEARNED HELPLESSNESS

Learned Helplessness as a Product of Equine Training Practices

An article written by

Kelsey A. Guenther

Ball State University

Hypothesis:

Humans’ training of horses for their use results in a state of learned helplessness in the horse.

I will add a few photographs to help illustrate Kelsey's article...

Tight straps, blinders and bit to cause pain and assure compliance.



Dominated in every way, straps, tiedown, bit, spurs, all on a body disfigured by excruciatingly painful hot brands along with a humiliating Playboy Bunny brand to his cheek.





And the most extreme picture of learned helplessness... he performs because he has been methodically programmed for many years through dominance and pain to now comply to the slightest cue. This is not willingness, softness, partnership or love, this is robotic, conditioned, slavery.

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HARM OF RIDING

HARM OF RIDING STUDY
By Maksida Vogt



From an ad on Craigslist... "he is well broke for any level of rider" but needs a new home.

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CRUELTY OF EQUESTRIAN SPORT

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