Drouin Spring Equine Center - DSEC

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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!

Drouin Spring Equine Center is a seeking an on site barn manager!

DSEC is a small 11 stall barn owned and operated by Colleen Gelvin, DVM. Features a heated indoor arena and large outdoor arena, heated tack and grooming areas and peaceful location.

Duties include:
Feeding and watering horses
keeping barn neat and organized
Observing horses for any changes in health or behavior
Dragging arena
Cleaning stalls daily, you can do this as much or as little as you please current barn manager clean twice a week, you are responsible for making sure someone cleans daily
Other barn maintenance as needed

Pay is dependent on experience, extensive horses experience is not required! More important is ability to follow instructions, attention to detail and ability to work outside in cold weather (it is Fairbanks after all!)
Schedule is very flexible, prefer morning person to do am feeding by 8am (earlier is fine if that is better for you) generally around 20 hours per week but more or less is fine!

If you have horse experience it is possible for this position to include teaching riding lessons to kids.

Great job for students! Please reach out with questions!

Please join us! Saturday January 21st :)

All who are interested are invited! Saturday January 7th at noon ☺️