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To truly understand the anatomy behind bridle fit, we need to go much deeper into what's beneath the skin. In this article, Gillian Higgins explains that the head of the horse is not simply a place to attach pieces of tack. It's a sophisticated, interconnected system of bones, muscles, nerves, and fascial chains whose health directly influences how well your horse can move, breathe, swallow, and perform.

Understand your horse and gain a insight into how they move and function when you visit the Inside the Horse Anatomy Exhibition this August.

Dr Sue Dyson looks at recent research that suggests that the idea of moody mares is far more myth than reality

Gillian Higgins explains what good posture is and shares her four-point practical guide to assessing your horse's posture

New research reveals a surprising gap in horse owner awareness. A study presented at our 2026 conference found that most horse owners struggle to identify hindlimb and bilateral lameness — and are more confident than their results suggest.

Gillian's tips and advice for riding in harmony with your horse. True harmony isn’t about holding the horse together or making things happen. It’s about understanding how the horse’s body works and learning how to work with it, not against it.

At this year’s Horses Inside Out Conference: Soundness and Symmetry, a veterinary chiropractor from Cornwall won the scientific poster competition. The questions she raised are ones every native pony owner should be asking.

Gillian Higgins shares her advice and tips on supporting locomotion, mobility and flexibility in veteran horses

Horses Inside Out is delighted to announce the winner of its recent scientific poster competition: Jenna Payne, for her research titled, "A Preliminary Investigation into the Effect of Pony Age and Rider Weight on the Mechanical Nociceptive Thresholds (MNTs) of the Epaxial Muscles and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) of Exmoor Ponies."

Horses Inside Out is proud to celebrate companies and individuals who have positively contributed to the company’s success over the last 20 years by supporting the advancements in education and understanding of biomechanics and equine welfare.