Ever since, as a student in Cirencester when Gillian came across the work of Edweard Muybridge, she was fascinated by his photographic studies of horse movement. A few years later she came across a poster showing his work. That poster is still on her office wall! Edweard, a photographer born in England but who had emigrated to America in 1850, became involved in equine locomotion when Leland Stanford, a horseman and former Governor of California who was interested in horse g

At Horses Inside Out, we are frequently asked which book is best for whom! With Christmas just around the corner and having been asked to produce a guide for the British Horse Society's book week, we thought we would share this guide with you. In it, we have included a summary of each book and what it covers. This is the video we created for the BHS. It explains my journey as an author and gives a good description of each book. To date I have written 9 books and there are

Ever since I attended the Horses Inside Out Anatomy In Action Conference in January 2020 I have been eagerly awaiting Gillian Higgins’ release of the Anatomy In Action book and online course. So when the book actually arrived on my doorstep and the email in my inbox to say the online course was ready to access, I could barely contain my excitement! The book arrived in sturdy packaging, meaning it was in pristine condition, and I was blown away by the size and weight of the bo

This week I was excited to join Gillian Higgins' latest webinar – Pilates For Horses. As many of you know I am a huge fan of Gillian’s and share many of her values which I continue to share with my clients. If you'd like to watch the recording you can do so HERE As an Equine Massage Therapist, not only is it important to me to be able to detect and treat musculoskeletal restrictions during my treatments, I am then also keen to prescribe appropriate aftercare exercise to my c

The horse's tail is an extension of the spine. So, using the tail in exercises not only affects the tail itself but also the spine all the w

Today has been very exciting. The first pallet of our latest publication arrived yesterday. Gillian has been busily signing and David busily wrapping and packing ready to send out the first consignment tomorrow. If you have pre-ordered a copy you will get it very soon, particularly if you live in Great Britain. The rest of the world could be a bit slower and Christmas is on the way as well! We have well over a hundred books to wrap so it may take a few days! We are so please

During the lockdown, we have certainly not been idle! As well as several blogs and short informative videos on our website, we have...

Tonight (Weds 4th November 2020) was the second in a new series of live webinars from Gillian Higgins of Horses Inside Out.

When I discovered that Gillian Higgins from Horses Inside Out was going to be releasing a series of webinars I was so excited......

Benefits of understangind equine digestive anatomy to improve managing feeding routines and horse nutrition programs.

We are excited to announce the launch of our Horses Inside Out ‘Webinar Wednesdays’ starting in October.

Understanding how muscles work is one of the most fundamental concepts that can influence how we ride and train our horses. Movement is cre

On the forehand means the horse is out of balance. The forehand refers to the front half of the body which accounts for about 60%

To create engagement the horse must be supple and flexible through his back. The joints in the hind legs will flex and then straighten to pr

A hollow back is one of the most common poor postural positions seen in the horse. It prevents the horse stepping through correctly, leads t

A Mindfulness Colouring Book I am proud to announce my new book, Exploring Equine Anatomy , was launched on 30th July and is now officially available. Completely different from my other books and amalgamating anatomical drawing skills with knowledge of anatomy, I have created this mindfulness colouring book to sooth the mind, nourish the soul and feed the intellect. Containing 3 colour plates and 30 different black and white drawings based on a variety of breeds and movement

With our usual courses and events cancelled, being unable to travel and being at home more I have certainly been putting my time to good use! I am thoroughly enjoying spending time with my beautiful horses, planning online lectures for the future and writing books! I thought it was high time I shared the progress of them with you. In June I was pleased to publish my first multimedia book and associated video lectures on the pelvic region: The videos include: Video 1: The Sacr

An article about the importance of heath, stability and posture of the sacroiliac region and new Multimedia book by Gillian Higgins.

Hello and welcome to the final part of this 15 part blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. I will be sad to finish this series of blogs as I have thoroughly enjoyed re-living the conference weekend, delving back into my notes and re-discovering some of what we learned that weekend. There is so much information to absorb over the 2 days that it’s impossible to retain all the information. Overall I thought the weekend was so well run, the ven

Last summer we adopted Pumpernickel from the Blue Cross. This is an update on how he's getting on! Pumpernickel is a very friendly, busy and interested character. If anything is happening he likes to get involved and comes over to see what is going on! Pumpernickel's main job is to be a companion pony for Freddie Fox with whom he has become firm friends. We are keen that he does not put on too much weight especially before the spring grass properly comes through. So, to restr