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

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...

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...

Commonly misunderstood ’trained expressions of flight’ used in the corrective approach to overwhelming, or overshadowing fear responses...

“It’s been doing xyz for xyz length of time, The horse should know better, they should be doing better by now. ” Well. They do. At that...

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...

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...

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

Stand up, and stand strong in believing that your voice for your horse is often right. “Speak up even if your voice shakes.” Dolly...

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...