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As the saying goes variety is the spice of life – and the same applies to the work you do with your horses. As his personal trainer it’s important to expose him to a wide variety of surfaces and experiences. As more and more of us have access to artificial surfaces to ride on some horses aren’t being ridden over more natural terrains such as grass, hills, tracks, or different road surfaces. If your horse is worked only on one type of surface he will be less resilient and more susceptible to...

Clear blue skies, warm sunshine - as the temperature rises it's necessary to consider the effect it may have on your horse. Here's some tips

Freddie Fox has given so much to the equine world. He has helped to educate thousands of people across the world through Horses Inside Out

Last week I was very lucky to be invited back by Horses Inside Out to help out with preparation for the filming for Part 4 of the upcoming ‘ Webinar Wednesdays ’ series which will be aired in September. Today’s focus was ‘Jumping from an Anatomical Approach’ . Now available to buy as a recorded demonstration HERE The day was held at a private yard in Leicestershire with an absolutely fabulous indoor arena. The perfect setting for the demonstration. Gillian had 2 horses that she needed...

This week I was super excited to be heading to Horses Inside Out HQ in Leicestershire as a student, participating in the 2-Day CPD Course for Equine Therapists: Developing Palpation. I was so looking forward to being able to immerse myself in learning for 2 whole days with a bunch of other therapists, and there was a real mixture of people in the group including Massage Therapists like me as well as Physiotherapists and Equine Touch therapists. Some were newly qualified and some more long...

There's nothing like the excitement of getting a new horse. It is an exciting and fun opportunity to get to know your new equine companion. However... what do we truly know of their history? It's important to get everything right from the start, health checks and settling them in with as little stress as possible. Despite our enthusiasm it's important not to rush...especially when it's going to be a life-long home. This blog article is full of top tips and ideas to help you. For a while now,...

This week I spent the day at Horses Inside Out HQ assisting with filming for part 2 of Gillian’s ‘LIVE’ painted horse lecture demonstrations. Which are due to be released in the Autumn as part of the new series of Webinar Wednesdays. The day’s focus was ‘Riding from an Anatomical Perspective’ The weather was absolutely beautiful, warm and sunny, so when I arrived at Horses Inside Out HQ I was pleased to see 3 horses out on the yard already partially painted ready for the day. Arty and Toby...

Having travelled around the world performing lecture demonstrations and courses, I have seen many incredible equestrian facilities. These have all been an inspiration. However, during the pandemic we have had the time and opportunity to make one of my own dreams come true...to create a dedicated teaching space for Horses Inside Out at home. The new teaching barn enables us to run courses in comfort, with horse skeletons and other anatomical models right to hand. As well as a comfortable...

This month’s webinar Wednesday with Gillian Higgins, Horses Inside Out was the final in the current series and was entitled Polework and Gymnastic Jumping. It is now available to view as a recorded webinar in the Horses Inside Out Academy. This was one that a lots of followers of Horses Inside Out have been looking forward to as including Polework and Jumping into your horse’s routine can be so fun but it’s also great to know about all the benefits of the exercises to your horse’s body and...

A couple of weeks’ ago I spent the day at Horses Inside Out HQ assisting Gillian Higgins with the Pilates for Horses Course. This is a live course Gillian runs several times per year offering horse owners a chance to learn ways to help their own horses develop flexibility and strength using Pilates style excises. The course is held at Gillian’s home, official headquarters of Horses Inside Out in Leicestershire. The Pilates course was held the day following the Horse Owners Massage course and...