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Healthy fascia is important as it plays a significant role in the overall well-being and performance of the horse

Working your horse over poles in-hand is a fabulous tool that helps improve your horse's performance, health, and harmony with their handler

Retraining an ex-racehorse requires a deep understanding of the horse's previous training, their unique anatomy and biomechanics.

In this article we share some key points about how to improve your horse's posture to improve performance which Gillian demonstrated, with t

By equine lameness and performance specialist Dr Sue Dyson It strikes me that people in general do not look critically at horses’ feet and think about what they are seeing. There is an old saying, ‘no foot no horse’ and it is true to say that foot-related pain is the most frequent cause of forelimb lameness in horses of all types and work disciplines. It is therefore critical to assess hoof capsule shape and size. Although there are many potential anatomical structures that may be injured and...

The art of equine massage is a valuable skill that we can all learn and offers a multitude of benefits that can enhance a horse's well-being

‘If you don’t use it, you loose it’ or ‘To rest is to rust’, two phrases you will often hear Gillian Higgins share in her lecture demonstrations in reference to joint mobility and muscle memory. However, on a recent trip I took to Sweden to assist Gillian with not only a lecture demo but also a day of teaching students to develop their palpation and anatomy, I realised it applies to your memory too! Last year I was very fortunate to be able to join Gillian as part of the Horses Inside Out...

It was at the 2020 Horses Inside Out Conference that I first became aware of Dr. Sue Dyson’s RHPE (Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram). You can read more about this in one of my previous blogs. Since then Sue has been campaigning to get this information spread far and wide in the equine community and for it to become a go to assessment technique for musculoskeletal discomfort in horses & ponies for vets, therapists, owners, riders & trainers alike. 4 years on, I feel Sue is beginning to realise her...

how your horse jumps by breaking down the phases of the jump to help boost your understanding and discuss exercises and what the rider shoul

In this article we tell you a bit more about Laura Tomlinson, hers story and her connection to Gillian and Horses Inside Out.