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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
University of Guelph
Nature's Way
Comprehensive Veterinary Services in Big Sky, MT
High Plains Book of the Year 2007
Now Available in Fine Bookstores Everywhere
Literary Fiction
Outback Montana Wilderness Novel
Canine Care
dog first aid, accident prevention, injury assessment, canine behavior, dog injury treatments

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Horse and Culture Presentation
Humanities Montana Speaker's Bureau
Dogs and People Presentation
Humanities Montana Speaker's Bureau
Horsemanship from Mr Jake
Straight from the horse's mouth
Horse trends
The results of a willing partnership
Shared leadership wins races
Equine Domestication
Animal Behavior Services
Helping resolve and manage unwanted behaviors of horses and pets
Online Equine Education, Equine Guelph, Open Learning, Equine Behaviour class and Equine Science curriculum
Public Radio Interview, The Write Question. Sid discusses the writing of his novels with Montana Public Radio at the High Plains Bookfest where his novel was a finalist for High Plains Book of the Year, 2007
Sid's Amazon Store
Prairie Mary's description of the landscape of the Blackfeet
William Wylie Galt, Sid's middle namesake uncle, Congressional Medal of Honor Citation
2LT Sidney Gustafson, Sid's namesake uncle
Distinguished Service Cross
Brother Wylie, Horseman, musician, yodeler
A Veterinarian's Take
Dr Gustafson's Blog
Horse Culture Commentary
Medical Arts Press Veterinary Practice Article
Sid's New York Times Horseracing Articles for The Rail chronicling Big Brown's unsuccessful pursuit of the Triple Crown
Sid's take on Barbaro, NYTimes story
UMW Honors Class, Horse and Culture
Luther Sidney Gustafson, Sid's namesake uncle
Buy Horses They Rode from Riverbend Publishing
Washington State Magazine review
Prairie Mary Review and Study Guide, HORSES
Washington State Magazine Book Review
Prisoners of Flight
Bozeman Daily Chronicle Book Review
WAZZU review
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Dr Sid Gustafson email DrSid@mac.com Veterinary Clinic of Big Sky: (406) 995-2266 natureswayvet@gmail.com


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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.