#equinewellbeing

May 10, 20232 min read

Muscular Contraction, a symphony of neurological signals, a cacophony of 'Dwaynes'.

Apr 14, 20231 min read

Q+A of the day: Exercise timing.

Q: When is the best time to do the mobility exercises? before or after a ride? A: As most of the prescribed exercises are to take the...

Mar 17, 20231 min read

The bias of us, trainers.

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...

Sep 26, 20221 min read

Directional predominance - forelimbs.

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

Aug 3, 20221 min read

Stimulus will be followed by a response, we can define what that is.

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

Aug 1, 20223 min read

Rosie rules.

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...

Jun 8, 20222 min read

A sense of agency.

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