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Hannah

@brightmare.substack.com

Canadian Artist & Equine Journalist 🐴🎨 Horses | Humanity | Hope 💚 📝 brightmare.substack.com Journalism Portfolio: 📚 muckrack.com/hannah-goodman-austin

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Deborah Stacey @dacross.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

There is no planet B. We have to protect the one we have. May this Earth Day inspire us all to live with greater awareness and walk more lightly on the earth. #EarthDay

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Hannah @brightmare.substack.com · 30/03/2025

I finally watched The War of the Rohirrim last night and began to tear up within the first few seconds of the opening scene. I wasn't sure what to expect because of the mixed reviews, but it was pretty much everything I'd wanted from a movie about Rohan. The LOTR horse girl movie of my dreams.

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The Horse @thehorsemag.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

There are times when a horse in pain—rolling, pawing, and sweating—is unmistakable. But signs of pain in a horse are often much more subtle. Learn how to recognize and manage different types of pain in horses at TheHorse.com/EquinePain! #horses #horsehealth

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gen 🌿💐🐴🌏🌈 @clickerbabe.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Made for my insta but figured I’d share here too in case anybody finds it interesting! (3 more slides cont. in replies)

title of post: “Horses learn more effectively when experiencing positive emotions”

The goal of this study was to explore how emotions impact learning in horses.

34 riding horses from ages 3 to 21 were studied; half of the horses were given Synthetic Equine Appeasing Hormone (EAP) while the other half were not. Then, researchers analyzed the horses’ cognition and emotions in a reward-based learning task in order to determine if emotion affects learning ability.

Results showed that horses given the equine appeasing hormone (EAP) who had a more positive mental state also performed better on the learning task, giving more correct responses than horses not given EAP who had a more negative mental state.

The EAP group was correct 93% of the time, while the non-EAP/placebo group was only correct 58% of the time.

The task seemed to be equally physiologically arousing for horses given the appeasing hormone and horses not given the hormone. Emotional state did not seem to have an effect on heart rate or heart rate variability. Both groups showed a significant increase in baseline heart rate during the learning task, indicating some physiological arousal.

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Corbyn (They/Them) @fellowanimal.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We need to stop viewing training as this task that can be completed, constantly seeking perfect performance, and instead view it as a tool to guide and support our animals in a human-centric world, and to build strong, healthy relationships with them.

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Deborah Stacey @dacross.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

When love, interest and passion are given free rein—focus and motivation naturally follow. Do you know any kids who love horses? Horse Lover's Math teaches kids about #horses using math and science. www.horseloversmath.com #horselover #homeschool #unschooling #math #STEM #lovehorses

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Hannah @brightmare.substack.com · 27/03/2025

I'm working on building my own portfolio website, but I set this one up in the meantime 🖋️ muckrack.com/hannah-goodm...

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Hannah @brightmare.substack.com · 26/03/2025

Still trying to get things set up here! I made this little pixel art graphic so I'd have something fun to use as an icon while I work on more official (horse-specific) art. #pixelart #digitalart #onewelfare

Pixel art of a heart-shaped planet surrounded by stars. The clouds covering it spell out " one welfare ". Instead of earth's continents, it has green footprints of various species (and a human handprint) against a bright blue ocean.

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Hannah @brightmare.substack.com · 26/03/2025

The 2025 Sports Forum is coming up in a few days and the working group the FEI appointed to create a dressage action plan will be presenting for the first time! For a reminder/overview of the tone around dressage & SLO at the previous Sports Forum: #horses #animalwelfare #journalism #substack

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The Downfall of Dressage : An Hour of Reckoning for Horse Sports

As mounting public scrutiny casts a shadow over the future of equestrian sport, the industry's governing bodies remain divided over the evidence required for systemic welfare reform. [August 2024]

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