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.

2026 marks 20 years of making the invisible visible. From one painted horse in a livery yard to a globally respected education platform, the journey has transformed how people understand, care for, and train horses.

Horses are incredible athletes, capable of remarkable feats of strength and agility. However, their demanding work schedules can lead to muscle tension, stiffness, and pain. This is where equine massage and stretching come in, offering a natural, science-backed approach to improving your horse's well-being.

From the science of laterality to rehabilitation, nutrition, and welfare, day 2 of the 2026 Conference highlighted just how complex the subject of soundness and symmetry really is. While symmetry is often viewed as the ideal, the speakers over the whole weekend made it clear that the reality is far more layered. Just like humans, horses are naturally asymmetrical and understanding the difference between normal variation and when it is more serious is essential for anyone working with horses.