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Dr Gustafson's Equine Behavior Educational Services
Appreciating Horses, The Language of Horsemanship, How Horses Heal
Enrichment Strategies to Enhance the Health and Performance of Horses
Veterinary behavior assessments and consultations. Animal-oriented approaches to success with horses and dogs. Behavioral development. Appropriate training, enrichment, nutrition, and socialization. Behavioral approaches to enhance positive partnerships with horses and dogs.
How Wolf Became Dog
Equine Education-The Nature of Horses
Understanding and Appreciating Horses and Equine Behavior
Open Learning Equine Behavior Class
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Nature's Way
Comprehensive Veterinary Services in Big Sky, MT
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Literary Fiction
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Canine Care
dog first aid, accident prevention, injury assessment, canine behavior, dog injury treatments

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Dr Sid Gustafson email DrSid@mac.com Veterinary Clinic of Big Sky: (406) 995-2266 natureswayvet@gmail.com


Hands-on diagnosis and treatment, physical therapy, and enrichment

DrSid facilitates willing pharmaceutical-free health in pets and horses

Farm.TV original video: Appreciating Horses
Dr Gustafson summarizes the principles of equine behavior from the horse's social perspective, professionally produced by the horse-savvy journalists and film-makers at farm.tv


DrSid offers a variety of horse and dog behavior presentations and hands-on demonstrations. This video presents the basics. Other equine behavior presentations focus on how horsefolk can best develop willing partnerships with horses, including natural strategies to enrich horses so they learn and perform at their best.