Drouin Spring Equine Center - DSEC

We are happy to highlight Emily Byrd, our steadfast barn manager at DSEC. Emily has been a consistent and reliable superstar in the Drouin Spring family. We are grateful for you, Emily!

About Emily:
‘Barn manager with years of experience caring for horses and working with them! Have a passion for the great outdoors and always up for a good adventure as I was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska! Which has aspired me to traveled far and wide to explore the beauty of nature!!’

Emily has transitioned to riding lesson instruction for the littles and youth, we are thrilled to offer this experience again at our barn.

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Whew! It’s been a minute since we’ve posted!

It’s been a busy winter, and we’re excited to share that Dr. Gelvin and Claire will both be traveling to Fort Worth for the FEI World Cup!

We’re looking forward to the summer riding season, almost there! 🌞

FEI World Cup 2026 The April 2026 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final and FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final will be hosted in Fort Worth, Texas and Dickies Arena.

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“Horses have the ability to think and plan ahead and are far more intelligent than scientists previously thought, according to a Nottingham Trent University study that analysed the animal’s responses to a reward-based game.

“The horses cannily adapted their approach to the game to get the most treats – while making the least effort.

“Previously, research has suggested that horses simply respond to stimuli in the moment, they don’t proactively look ahead, think ahead and plan their actions – whereas our study shows that they do have an awareness of the consequences and outcomes of their actions,” said the lead researcher, Louise Evans.”

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/aug/12/horses-can-plan-ahead-and-think-strategically-scientists-find

The actual research paper…

“Whoa, No-Go: Evidence consistent with model-based strategy use in horses during an inhibitory task”
Louise Evans et al.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159124001874?via%3Dihub


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Snoop Dogg turns up in full competition gear for Paris Olympic dressage Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart dressed in white breeches, black jackets and helmets to watch the dressage at the Paris Olympics

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Olympic Equestrian TV Guide

We are thrilled to welcome Sydney!

Sydney has always admired horses but didn’t get the chance to dive into the horse world until recently. She is really excited to be helping around Drouin Spring Equine Center. Sydney is a graduate student at UAF studying energy flow in Arctic lagoon food webs on the North Slope, AK. In her free time you can catch her out and about with her rescue dog Finn!