Understanding How Your Horse Works Improves Performance

Why Learn About Anatomy? Speaker at The National Equine Show 2025

Could you help to shape the future of equine science? Now’s your chance! We’re looking for passionate equine coaches, therapists, and equestrian professionals, like you, to bring science to life by sharing real-world insights and experiences. Watch our free webinar to learn more... Presenting a scientific poster at a conference is an exciting and worthwhile thing to do, but as a busy practitioner or equestrian professional you may have previously ruled this out feeling that your experience or the data you hold would not be suitable for a scientific poster. Well, think again, because information collected in the field can be a highly valuable resource and if analysed correctly can help inform future practice. Join us for this free webinar and see if you could engage with this valuable exercise for the benefit of yourself, others and horses. We’re looking for passionate equine coaches, therapists, and equestrian professionals, like you, to bring science to life by sharing real-world insights and experiences. Could you create a scientific poster for the Horses Inside Out Conference 2026? Whether you have research, case studies, or practical observations to share, this is a fantastic opportunity to get involved! To help you get started, watch this FREE webinar with Professor Meriel Moore-Colyer. She’ll walk you through the process, share topic ideas, and show you exactly how to create a compelling great poster.

Advanced trot pole workout on the lunge

Long-reining over trot poles for muscular strength and bringing back into work.

Long-reining over walk poles for muscular strength.

10 Top Tips on How to Back Up Your Horse Correctly

Gillian explains the benefits and demonstrates how to perform the wither rock exercise with your horse.

International Dressage Rider Matt Frost rides AMD Don Rosso II in an advanced dressage to music freestyle as the finale at the Reasons vs Excuses Lecture Demonstration with Adam Kemp and Gillian Higgins.

An interview with Dr Sue Dyson. Horses that aren’t quite performing as they should be is a common issue and can leave you questioning your training and general management to find the answers. One fundamental skill we should all have is the ability to recognise when these issues are pain related. It’s easy to overlook mild, multi-limb lameness and mild pain-related issues but it’s essential for the welfare of the horse to be able to identify when this is the problem. ​ Dr Sue Dyson has developed a straightforward system for assessing horse movement and comfort. In this online seminar, she will explain how to use this system, sharing tips, techniques and giving you the confidence to recognise pain related poor performance. For the good of the horse this online seminar is something all coaches, therapists and professionals within the equine industry need to see. ​ This seminar is perfect for coaches, instructors, therapists, other veterinary para-professionals, professional riders and students.

https://www.horsesinsideout.com/headbook This multimedia book investigates and explains the anatomical structures of the head. It studies how these structures influence and are influenced by, movement, biomechanics, the muscular and skeletal health and performance of the entire horse. Understanding more about the anatomy of the head enables us to design and fit headcollars and bridles more sensitively, handle the head more thoughtfully and manage the horse more considerately. The book helps us to understand the importance and function of the tempromandibular joint, the hyoid apparatus, the significance and position of the nerves, the sinus cavities and how to look after the teeth effectively. With a forward by the well respected vet and equine dentist, Dr Chris Pearce, packed full of interesting facts and beautifully illustrated with a mix of anatomical models, real bones, dissection specimens and photographs, this book is of interest to, and perfect for, bridle and bit fitters, saddlers, vets, therapists, students, trainers and anyone interested in the anatomy, comfort and wellbeing of the horse.

An interview with Gillian Higgins Retraining of standardbreds and racehorses

In this video Gillian Higgins interviews Dr Andrew Hemmings, to find out more about his work, research and training the equine brain ahead of the online seminar Training the Brain on Saturday 19th February 2022. https://www.horsesinsideout.com/brain-training Understanding the mechanisms underpinning behaviour, learning and brain function can better awareness of how factors can affect performance. This allows further optimisation of training, handling and therapy techniques and the opportunity to improve the husbandry of the horse.

Video montage of the Horses Inside Out lecture demonstration at Your Horse Live 2021 with Gillian Higgins.

The Anatomy of the Stomach, how and why it is prone to ulcers and management to reduce the risk.

The function of the hindgut and top tips to keep it healthy

How to teach your horse to lower his head from poll pressure and voice command.

How to feel your horse's back to test for sore muscles.