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Nektosha Park Rescue's Helping with Horses

Locality: Beachmere, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 402 368 829

Address: 18 Murray Court 4510 Beachmere, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.npraat.com.au

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24.01.2022 Looking for her forever home. LouLou is an Appaloosa X Warmblood and has excellent paces. She has a beautiful nature and is very smoochy. LouLou is still young turning 4 in October, well handled she is ready for further training. LouLou has had her Vacs and is Microchiped. For further information contact us on 0402368829

24.01.2022 Weve come a long way when it comes to our understanding of mental illness. Yet every day, on average, eight Australians still take their lives. And even years later, families and friends are left hurting. Thanks to Pete Helliar for sharing this powerful story.

21.01.2022 Horses have more emotional awareness than you think.

21.01.2022 Goodnight everyone

18.01.2022 Hanging out with animals is considered good for human health, but now there's a growing interest in the "healing power" of these relationships. https://www.gofundme.com/breast-cancer-survivor-therapy #9News | http://9News.com.au

15.01.2022 Don't be a bully. It's #pinkshirtday in Canada - a national anti-bullying day. While bullying is a very serious issue, not to be taken lightly, bullying isn't... limited only to human-to-human interactions. Bullying is defined as 'using superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants.' Let's face it, bullying horses happens. Frequently. It doesn't require great physical strength, and it can be performed by just about anyone. Bullying of horses is often labelled as 'leadership', which is a much more pleasant sounding word. This is problematic. Most people don't want to be a bully, but who doesn't want to be a good leader? I always recommend people watch training videos at least twice: the first time with the sound off, and the second time with the sound on. This approach can help people assess how the horse feels about the training session, and identify what training techniques are being used, while not being swayed by what the trainer is saying. Does the horse look calm, and are they being given adequate time to respond to what the trainer asks? Or do they look tense or frightened, and they are being intimidated with high levels of pressure or threats of pressure, into doing what is asked? If it's the latter, bullying is likely occurring - no matter what it is otherwise labelled. It's a sad truth about horses that they can easily be bullied into doing what we want. It is also a sad truth that when an animal does what we want, we are HIGHLY reinforced for the behaviour we personally performed to get the result. This leads to us repeating the behavior again in the future. These are simply laws of learning, that result in the perpetuation of training techniques that really are no more than just effective bullying. Don't be a bully, to any species. For more information on Pink Shirt day, visit: www.pinkshirtday.ca

11.01.2022 @LindySchneider one of the authors for Equine Leadership 3 has a wonderful 28 day writing program inspired by the horses. I am definitely going to do it. Daily ...inspiration from the equine collective sounds fantastic to me. Just what I need! https://lindyschneider.com.au/w/equine-facilitated-writing/

10.01.2022 Animal-assisted therapy done well makes the animals and the humans glad they were a part of the session.

10.01.2022 Horse culture-based healing and wellness efforts all across Indian Country are part of a major movement happening right now. It is a paradigm shift toward natural ways to live well.

09.01.2022 A Day in the Life of Anxiety

06.01.2022 Well that was interesting! I will let you know how i go lol

06.01.2022 "The comforting thing to the horse is, is as you become more and more accurate, he knows youre aware of him, and pretty soon because of that hes aware of you more and more of the time." - Buck Brannaman

02.01.2022 Help Save our Horses!

02.01.2022 Grants of up to $20,000 for local seniors' and veterans' organisations are available for expression of interest (EOI) until Monday 31 July! Click on the link to... submit your EOI or tag someone you know! Caboolture U3A, Meals on Wheels Pine Rivers and District, Caboolture Meals on Wheels, Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia QLD Branch (Inc), Caboolture RSL, Beachmere RSL, Bribie RSL, Caboolture Memorial Bowls Club, Narangba Bowls Club See more

01.01.2022 The justification for using a harsher bit, is that they are, "Only as harsh as the hands they're in." On a surface level, it makes sense. A harsher bit in soft ...hands can be less painful for a horse than a softer bit in rough hands. I think many like repeating this because this logic lends some a sense of superiority. They are experienced enough for such tools. Others just are not. Want my take? Harsh bits are harsh. Period. Comparing ourselves to beginners or poor riders who have yet to learn to keep their hands from bouncing, not to balance on the reins, or who cannot or do not use the reins with a measure of control is a low bar. "Well, they hurt the horse's mouth with their soft bit worse than I do with my harsh bit," is crap reasoning, in my opinion, first and foremost. What I mainly want to talk about though, is how bits are rated by level of severity. I'd like to point out here that they are not rated by level of rider experience or by how good/bad the rider's hands are. They are rated by level of severity- mild to severe. I've included some examples of bits you can buy from Teskey's. With that being said, let's say we have two different bits. We have a loose ring, smooth mouth snaffle and then we have the corkscrew bit in the picture I shared. Now, we have the same rider who has very good hands. Her hands are light, soft, and still. The same hands using these two different bits will not have the same effect in the horse's mouth. Why? Because one is much more severe than the other. One will inflict more pain/discomfort than the other. It is not about comparing ourselves to those who do not use their hands as well as us. It is about the design and function of the bit. The same rider can use the same pressure with two different bits and one will have a much harsher effect because that is its design. If there was no difference we wouldn't have a million different bits. Severe bits are not magically mild in good hands. Just because someone can hurt a horse with a soft bit by yanking on the horse's mouth doesn't make the severe bit you are using any milder. It is still severe. It is still harsh. That is why you chose it. Time to be honest. You wanted to be able to apply pressure more easily or to more sensitive areas. If the bit was not more severe, you wouldn't have felt the need to put a harsher bit in your horse's mouth in the first place. Call it refinement or precision or whatever you choose, you wanted to get more bang for your buck. The function of a bit is to inflict discomfort/pain to different areas: tongue, bars, palette, chin, poll, cheeks, lips. The location(s) and level of the discomfort/pain that is inflicted by the bit does not somehow suddenly cause a horse to collect, neck rein, set their head, move in any particular way, or do anything specific. All it does is enable the rider to inflict discomfort/pain to certain areas and to a certain degree. If that aversive stimulus is removed following a desired response that response will increase (R-). If it is added immediately following an undesirable response, that response will decrease (P+) The horse learns to respond to the bit from the training behind it, not the bit itself. So, if you're thinking, "But, I didn't change bits because I wanted something harsher, I wanted a leverage bit for more collection." You just got a stronger bit, honey. It's on *you* to train the horse how to respond to that thing. They aren't magic. To bring this back around, good hands do not change the level of severity of a bit. You're right, bad hands can make even mild bits more painful, but good hands cannot make severe bits any less severe than they are. Instead of, "Bits are only as harsh as the hands they're in." I prefer, "Severe bits should be reserved for skilled riders, and skilled riders don't need them." They are obsolete. Or, The amount of force to train a {horse} is inversely proportional to the skill of the trainer. Those with more skill use less force. Harsh bits are harsh, no matter who's hands they're in.

01.01.2022 Gorgi meets the kids who have turned their lives around thanks to equine therapy.

01.01.2022 The horses love meeting new people and socialising, so drop in and meet the gang.

01.01.2022 New Stock!!! I've just finished making. Halters all sizes: $15 5m Lead Ropes: $25 Reins: $30-35 Dog Leads: $10... Buy a Halter and Lead Rope together get the set $30 Great colours, strong and reliable.