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Sarah Olson

@boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social
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I help horse owners resolve problem behaviors with humane, science-based methods 🐴 📍Portland, OR 🏳️‍🌈 She/They

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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Not all horses will eat it, and I'd definitely be careful with the dosage. But you also only use it certain times of the year (in my area it's like maybe 4 months and that's it)
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I fed Alula a garlic based fly repellent since she's not a picky eater, and I noticed fewer flies bothering her than the other horses. There is some validity to it, but definitely most effective if everyone is on it!
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Im excited to take place in the economic blackout boycott tomorrow. I hope you'll join me and millions of others.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Just out here trying to fight fascism and play with cute ponies
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Just a friendly reminder, that the right wing men are currently fantasizing about hanging female politicians they don't agree with. This is why Trump's America is dangerous.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
So cool :) I got to see the grand canyon once, when I was 16. It was so mind-blowing. The bison is incredible, I didn't even know they could be white!
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
My horse once targeted a ground wasp nest. Chaos ensued. We worked a lot harder on stimulus control after that lol
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Kim @kim4thebabies.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
I'm convinced the only reason it still exists is because of betting. That shit goes, racing is immediately over. There's no point otherwise.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
🖤🖤
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Absolutely! I am also neurodivergent, and how clothes feel is extremely important to me or I get very stressed. I've always had sensory issues with clothes and women's clothes are especially awful for some reason. The fabric and cut are never right.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Me shopping in the women's section: I hate my body, I hate fashion, nothing fits me, too expensive, crippling despair Me shopping in the men's section: everything fits me, I am incredibly hot, I can afford everything, gender euphoria #androgynous #nonbinary #genderqueer
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
If you aren't talking about the attack on trans people right now, you need to open your eyes and start caring. For those of us who are queer and have trans people in our lives we love, we are angry and horrified and scared.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
This is so wholesome 😭
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
New profile picture! I got my septum re-pierced today 😜 unfortunately the first time I got it done years ago, they messed it up...I had to wait for it to heal over and get it redone. It was much easier this time around!
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Don't let the anxiety and fear of the current state of the world stop you from creating and dreaming and loving. The world needs your art, your kindness, your work, your love, more than ever.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The way my heart stopped before I saw this was The Onion 🤦🏼‍♀️ we are too damn close to this reality
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Snow day! 🌨️
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Geez. And I thought Musk was pro family - what about all the parents and kids that receive government aid? This is so strange and disturbing.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Respect our existence or expect our resistance 💪🏼
If the government doesn't see trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer people as valid then we don't have to acknowledge that government as valid either. After all, their existence is just a choice and we're not obligated to affirm their mental delusions, right?
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Friendly reminder that trans people are only around 1% of the population. Trans people aren't a threat to you. But billionaires sure are 🖤
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I haven't read that one yet! I've read and written a lot about the conservative perspective (I grew up right wing Evangelica) but there are still certain things that blow my mind. I get it, but I also don't get it, you know?
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
That's what's so ironic about it though! Lol
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I think you are spot on with this. Thanks for sharing your experience too.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I'm really trying to genuinely understand, for the purpose of empathy, how there are conservatives who are against abortion and vaccines but who will pinch (abort) foals and vaccinate their show horse.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Humans - and animals - are so brave and kind and capable of extraordinary things. I spend my time encouraging people to train animals with science-based methods that support their consent and autonomy, and I wish everyone could experience this beauty and connection and joy.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Alula says to stay silly and stay strong, friends!
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
More relevant than ever
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Our greatest form of resistance is to stand strong in ourselves. Be an ally to trans people. Protect them. Protect the environment. Keep fighting for human rights. Protect immigrants. Stand with Black people. With women. Be kind to animals. Advocate for science. Love, and love, and love, and love.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
In the animal world, people draw on flawed/disproven science to support harsh training methods. They let the ideology of human superiority cloud their judgment. Likewise, our government will do the same to advance their notion of white male supremacy and Christian nationalism - with violence.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
They will deny and manipulate science to justify acts of intolerance and hatred and violence. But you can stand by the facts - you have science on your side. The evidence is clear. Don't be swayed or doubt yourself. Act and behave according to what you know to be true.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
People will try to persuade you that kindness is weakness. Know in your heart that it is our greatest strength. People will say you can't be a good leader without acts of cruelty. But a good leader isn't selfish, they put first the needs of those they lead.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Oftentimes I am the only person at a barn training with kinder, softer methods. I have learned a lot from this experience: Your choice to act with empathy towards the vulnerable in a world that celebrates force and tradition will be met with shock and resistance. Stand strong.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
As a horse trainer who promotes methods that empower the animal, and are founded in respect for their autonomy and consent, I do this work in a world that is very patriarchal. My methodology is frowned upon by people who believe horses need to be handled with force and dominance.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
We are watching as a small group of power-hungry men illegally upend the government with no regard for laws or diplomacy, to forcefully assert their ideology. Their goal, to put it frankly, is to reestablish white male supremacy & nationalism and revoke progress.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I train animals with kindness: patient, reward-based learning that promotes their autonomy. I also live in the United States, where we are watching a coup d'état happen in real time. And I have a few thoughts to share during this dark and difficult time.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I am struggling to post lately because frankly, I'm speechless.
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Kim @kim4thebabies.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Right now, men in power in my country are trying to erase the most vulnerable of us - trans and genderqueer people. In a world where patriarchy is upheld by violence, force, and hate, picking up my clicker and training horses with kindness and empathy is an act of protest.
Picture of a clicker trainer and their horse, who is wearing a pride flag, with text that says "Choosing to train without pressure or punishment is an act of protest"
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ツ Hunterprobss @hunterprobs.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
My hot take is that dairy cow welfare is significantly better than athletic horse welfare. In dairy, stress/ pain directly decreases your milk yield (your profit). In horses, they still perform and WIN through their stress/ pain.
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Let me introduce you to: miniature horses
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
For those curious: reverse round pen was set up as a boundary between them, and the handlers practiced sending their horses to and from blue cones, gradually increasing the distance between cones!
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
My teen student on Alula and a friend with her horse played some clicker games together today and we had fun! 💕
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Definitely, the dog world isn't perfect either but I feel like better training is more...normalized??
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Horses would be better off if we thought of them like dogs. Take them for walks and let them sniff things and explore with their muzzles and whiskers You wouldn't hit your dog with a crop or kick them with spurs or put a bit in their mouth. Why do it to your horse?
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Looking back at pictures/videos of me training baby Alula while going through chronic illness is bittersweet, my R+ skills were terrible back then (I was entirely self taught for a while) and I'm impressed we accomplished so much in spite of it!
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Sarah Olson @boldhorsebehavior.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
R+ makes training and working with horses more accessible if you have physical limitations. R+ allowed me to safely start a feral filly while going through chronic illness, surgeries, and physical therapy. Training horses doesn't have to be forceful, physical, and unsafe.
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