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Training nervous or traumatised equines

Training the nervous or traumatised equine

With Ben Hart, Senior Lead in Behaviour and Human Behaviour Change

Introduction

Introduction

The Donkey Sanctuary has an ambition to help improve the lives of donkeys and mules around the world, by providing relevant up-to-date resources on donkey care, welfare, behaviour, nutrition and veterinary topics. These recordings of live webinars are created to help owners, handlers, carers and the employees of organisations across the world find the information they need to improve the lives of their donkeys.

This webinar recording explores a safe, ethical approach to rehabilitation for nervous or traumatised donkeys and provides a clear plan for donkeys in your care.

Webinar details

This webinar focuses on working with donkeys that have been abused or traumatised by previous handling and bad experiences. The rehabilitation and training of donkeys that have had negative experiences requires an holistic approach, focusing on three key elements to help and donkey become calm, confident and easy to handle. 

Explore what is required to help these traumatised animals recover and prepare them for their future happy lives. By taking an overview of the whole process as well as looking at the individual donkey, you will be able to formulate a safe, ethical approach to rehabilitation for your donkey.

Running time: 70 minutes

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More information section

More information

Are you looking for advice on donkey behaviour? Contact our behaviour team.

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