The hardest thing in training any animal, to change, or encourage a behaviour is the human bias of what we feel about the behaviour. But...

Horses show strong indicators of being predominant in forelimb directional influence - therefore, the forelegs tend to define the...

The more a particular stimulus leads to a predictable outcome, the more likely cognitive relaxation (reduced mental & physical load) will...

Agency is to have a physiological & cognitive sense of predictability & control over ones experience. This can be developed extrinsically...

The horse as a quadruped has a slightly different way of managing movement patterns to humans. This also pairs, with the horses very...

#BiologyMatters Not only does the horse have a larger comparatively sized amygdala than most mammals, that predominates it to have a...

Relaxation installation. I think one of the easiest trends to fall into with horse training is falling into the philosophy of the...

We must be clear here. Horses don’t do anything to just simply be difficult. They do it because the stimulus they are experiencing, or...

I have to share something that feels like a confession. What feels like a fraudulent guise that I have just found peace with… after years...

As a Horse rider, horse driver or horse handler our role is well defined. We must know what we want & what the horse can achieve. Then we...

Well, Yes I guess so …. #equestrian #horseriding

I’m not so into end of year wrap ups. For me, it feels like closure - and closure of experience isn’t something that sits well with me....

“Clear is kind, unclear is unkind. Most of us avoid clarity, because we tell ourselves that we are being kind. When actually doing this...

There are 24 hours in a day. 7 days a week. 52 weekends a year.... Your horse, #equineathlete needs rest days to gain fitness, and learn...

Conflict behaviours are responses shown by animals that are experiencing an inability to cope with mental, or physical discomfort. These...