Welcome to the Equine Behaviour Forum
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The EBF Symposium (planned for Sunday 4th October in Yorkshire) has been postponed till next Spring.
Membership subscription
THINKING LIKE A HORSEEquine psychology and behaviour can be one of the most fascinating aspects of our involvement with horses. It is necessary in understanding the horse in health and sickness, in performance, in interaction with its handlers and even in picturing it properly in illustrations and film. Yet this most important aspect of horse care receives little attention in lessons, courses and the more conventional books. It doesn't help that we humans have a quite different mentality from horses. We often tend to think 'for' the horse and put our own interpretation on a situation he may view very differently.Horse behaviour has fascinated 'thinking' horsemen for thousands of years. Xenophon obviously had the species fairly well sussed out as did the boy Alexander (The Great) when he succeeded in riding Bucephalus where all the experts had failed. Having noticed that the horse was frightened of his own shadow, he turned him into the sun mounted and rode him with no trouble.
Just what you've been looking for!If, like Alexander and Xenophon you are interested in equine behaviour and human/horse interaction and if you sometimes feel you are out on a limb with little means of communication with others of like mind, then the Equine Behaviour Forum is for you. Founded in 1978 and based in the UK, its present Chairman and Scientific Editor is Dr Francis Burton of the University of Glasgow in Scotland. The EBF is an entirely voluntary, non-profit-making, international group of people interested in equine (not only horse) behaviour. Its membership comprises vets, scientists, professional and amateur horsepeople, breeders, casual riders and horse owners, 'weekend riders' and also people who have no access to equines or who simply prefer to observe them from a safe distance! All you need to enjoy the Forum is a genuine interest in equine behaviour. The EBF produces a journal entitled, appropriately enough, Equine Behaviour, which contains both scientific and 'amateur' sections. Edited by Alison Averis and Francis Burton, Equine Behaviour is written and illustrated mainly by its members and comprises letters, articles, views and experiences, book reviews, requests for and offers of help and advice, and much more. The Forum organises optional projects for members to carry out informal talks and discussion groups and visits to places of interest in the horse world.
Taking partIt is very much a member-participation group. Without the active participation of its members, particularly in relation to the production of its newsletter, it cannot exist. Because of this, members are asked to contribute at least one item per year for publication in Equine Behaviour, although this not a condition of membership. Contributions certainly do not have to be professionally written. Anything is interesting, from a full article or scientific paper to a short comment or query. Photographs and artwork are also most welcome.The membership subscription for 2009 is £15 payable in sterling for UK members, £16 in sterling only for the rest of the world. (For airmail outside Europe, please ask, due to differing zone rates.) Non-UK subs. can be paid by Traveller's Cheque (which no longer have to be signed in person at point of sale) or, for an extra £2 sterling to cover bank charges, by electronic bank transfer: give your bank our account name (Equine Behaviour Forum), bank branch (Lloyds TSB, Harrogate branch), the sort code (30-93-91) and our account number (01324992). American and Canadian Credit Unions can change dollars into sterling checks for their members without charge. Regrettably, Eurocheques are not acceptable due to excessive bank charges. We cannot accept payment by debit or charge cards and please do not send cash in case of loss in the post. Subscriptions run from 1st January to 31st December and members are entitled to all four issues of Equine Behaviour published in the year of joining, no matter what time of year that is. Please make remittances payable to 'Equine Behaviour Forum' and send them to the membership secretary (address below). An s.a.e. or international reply coupon would be much appreciated if you want an acknowledgement. The more people who join the better, so perhaps you would like to print out this announcement and give copies to friends and colleagues, or tell them about the Web page. Join now and start experiencing a fascinating new aspect of your life with horses. ContactsMembership Secretary and Education Coordinator: Ms Wendy Hardy, Sea View Cottage, 41 New Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6RB.If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to email or write to us!
Page editor: F.L.Burton@udcf.gla.ac.uk
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