This chapter explores coaching and training strategies that promote both longevity and peak performance in horses. Gillian Higgins is joined by the late eventing performance coach Caroline Moore FBHS and Olympian dressage specialist Richard Davison for an in-depth discussion on holistic training, selecting and developing horses for long-term success, and injury prevention. They also tackle key topics such as achieving the correct outline, debunking anatomical misconceptions, neuromuscular training, finding the right coach, and the welfare challenges facing equestrian coaches today.
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Also in this chapter is a short interview with behaviour specialist and trainer Kelly Marks who highlights the importance of learning in both horse and rider and with Roly Owers, chief executive of World Horse Welfare, who discusses learning theory.