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

When Rosie came to me, & we began to unwrap what she had trained herself in over her first 4 1/2 years of life - there were 2 distinct...

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

#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...

Does your horse have a 'tell'? A 'tell' is often referred to in human behaviour, as an unconscious signal that a person many give when...

Research based evidence leads us to understand that riders, coaches, judges and most humans involved in training or using horses for...