Mila Bon, your Equine Behaviour Consultant, Canada.
About Me
Jabez, a 4 y/o stallion in need
of horse behavior modification.
of horse behavior modification.
My name is Mila Bon, founder of LoFoSo™ Equine Behaviour, Canada. The young Arabian stallion in this picture was one of my most valued teachers. I have been a horse lover ever since I can remember, started riding when I was 6 years old and purchased my own pony from my savings at the age of 14, a 2 year old Welsh Cob filly. Pasture boarded at my friend's farm, a 45 min. bike ride from my house. I knew nothing about horse training, all I had was my common sense. The first year of ownership I hand-walked her everywhere, like other people would walk their dog (through parks, heavy traffic, jumping over obstacles, walked her all the way to my house in the middle of the city and on occasion I even rode my bike with her trotting beside me, (legal in The Netherlands, where I'm from, at least at that time). Much later I found out that what I did was called 'ground work'. After she had turned 3 and I slowly started to hop on her back, to my great surprise, there was not much further training required (other than her getting used to the weight) to go and ride her on the trails! We knew each other so well and had spent so much time together on our little adventures, that a single word was often enough. This was more than 35 years ago and those were the best years of my life.
Through my experience as a life-long horse owner and my studies of 'Equine Behaviour' and 'Advanced Equine Behaviour' at the University of Guelph, I know that Locomotion, Forage and Socialization are the basic needs for a horse's sense of well-being. The time we spend with our horses may be less than 10% out of their day, which means that if we can keep our horses happy for the other 90% we may be reducing the risk of it developing stress, stereotypies or any other undesired behaviour or ailments related to management, so that our horses are looking forward spending time with us. There are many small changes that can be implemented to improve a horse's well-being, but it helps to know how to see things from a horse's perspective through scientific research. Having access to the university library has been a great advantage to my never ending quest for knowledge.
I received my Equine Studies Diploma (with distinction) from University of Guelph in 2015 and just wrapped up another advanced course from UofG: 'Advanced Equine Health Through Nutrition' in July 2016, which is the 3rd advanced course towards the Equine Welfare Certificate and my second course on Equine Nutrition.
I own 6 horses of which 3 were rescues, 1 was a gift as appreciation for my work with the stallion pictured and the last 2 recently became 'unwanted' by their owner. I have extensive experience with rescues through fostering and training / re-training rescue horses, many more than seen in the pictures above, as well as experience with 'dangerous' horses, chronically stressed horses, geriatric horses etc.
As you can see above, the 'dangerous' young stallion became very docile, or maybe it was just because we were celebrating our birthday in that picture, which just happened to be on the same day for both of us.
My approach is my own and based on experience and equine learning theory, which is evidence based and backed by science. No whispering, no yelling, no chains or tie downs, no gadgets, no special ropes or whips required and no videos to purchase. Real results through the application of real science with respect for the horse's innate behaviours and ....... patience. Let me show you how you can make a big difference in your horse's life by implementing some small changes!
Through my experience as a life-long horse owner and my studies of 'Equine Behaviour' and 'Advanced Equine Behaviour' at the University of Guelph, I know that Locomotion, Forage and Socialization are the basic needs for a horse's sense of well-being. The time we spend with our horses may be less than 10% out of their day, which means that if we can keep our horses happy for the other 90% we may be reducing the risk of it developing stress, stereotypies or any other undesired behaviour or ailments related to management, so that our horses are looking forward spending time with us. There are many small changes that can be implemented to improve a horse's well-being, but it helps to know how to see things from a horse's perspective through scientific research. Having access to the university library has been a great advantage to my never ending quest for knowledge.
I received my Equine Studies Diploma (with distinction) from University of Guelph in 2015 and just wrapped up another advanced course from UofG: 'Advanced Equine Health Through Nutrition' in July 2016, which is the 3rd advanced course towards the Equine Welfare Certificate and my second course on Equine Nutrition.
I own 6 horses of which 3 were rescues, 1 was a gift as appreciation for my work with the stallion pictured and the last 2 recently became 'unwanted' by their owner. I have extensive experience with rescues through fostering and training / re-training rescue horses, many more than seen in the pictures above, as well as experience with 'dangerous' horses, chronically stressed horses, geriatric horses etc.
As you can see above, the 'dangerous' young stallion became very docile, or maybe it was just because we were celebrating our birthday in that picture, which just happened to be on the same day for both of us.
My approach is my own and based on experience and equine learning theory, which is evidence based and backed by science. No whispering, no yelling, no chains or tie downs, no gadgets, no special ropes or whips required and no videos to purchase. Real results through the application of real science with respect for the horse's innate behaviours and ....... patience. Let me show you how you can make a big difference in your horse's life by implementing some small changes!
Related Education
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Equine Studies Diploma
2015
Equine Event Management - 2011
The Equine Industry - 2012 Management of the Equine Environment - 2012 Equine Behaviour - 2012 Equine Welfare - 2012 (First time offering!) Advanced Equine Behaviour - 2012 (First time offering!) Equine Anatomy - (Jan - April) - 2013 Equine Nutrition - (Jan - April) - 2013 Equine Genetics - (Sep - Dec) - 2013 Equine Exercise Physiology (May - Aug) - 2014 Equine Health and Disease Prevention (Sep - Dec) - 2014 Stewardship of the Equine Environment (Sep - Dec) - 2014 Advanced Health Through Nutrition (May - July) - 2016 |
Result
A+
A
A+ A+ A+ A A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ |
Comments
With Distinction
Module towards Equine Studies Diploma
Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Advanced Module towards Equine Welfare Certificate Advanced Module towards Equine Welfare Certificate Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Module towards Equine Studies Diploma Advanced Module towards Equine Welfare Certificate |
Other Recent EducationEquine Emergency First Aid (Equi-Health Canada - 2013)
First Aid CPR/AED level C - Canadian Red Cross - 2016 Brain Basics (Humans) - OBIAS 2010 Neurobehavioural Disorders (Humans) - Brock University 2010 |
ResultCertificate
Certificate A+ A |
CommentLevel 1 Certificate Level 2 Certificate |