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Stopping Equine Aggression With An Electronic Collar

“Aggressive behavior in horses is expensive,” said Michelle A. Kennedy, DVM, a private practitioner in Delta, Colo. Veterinary expense, property damage, loss of use of affected horses, and the emotional cost associated with the death of an animal if injured severely during an aggressive act all demand a reliable way to change

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Stopping Equine Aggression With An Electronic Collar

“Aggressive behavior in horses is expensive,” said Michelle A. Kennedy, DVM, a private practitioner in Delta, Colo. Veterinary expense, property damage, loss of use of affected horses, and the emotional cost associated with the death of an animal if injured severely during an aggressive act all demand a reliable way to change this behavior in the horse. Kennedy has experienced success in using an equine electronic collar with a number of horses.

To determine whether equine shock collars could eliminate aggressive behavior, Kennedy looked at a group of 15 horses that were either aggressive toward a new horse in the pasture, aggressive toward a horse on the opposite side of a fence, or aggressive within an established herd. She emphasized, “I used an equine electronic training collar. This is not interchangeable with a dog electronic collar. Horses are much more sensitive to electric shock. These two (products) are not the same!”

The collar rests anywhere behind the throatlatch, and it does not matter where on the neck the receiver is touching the horse. Place the collar on the horse 24 hours before using it, because it will reduce the chances of the horse becoming collar-wise and only behaving when he’s wearing it. “When you see the horse doing what he shouldn’t, you push the button,” she explained

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