MODERN CENTAURIAN ACADEMY
Blending science and compassion to create lasting change
An online learning space for people who believe that evidence and intuition can exist side by side, and that lasting change comes from understanding their horse and themselves.
Many people enter the horse world due to their unencumbered love of horses and all that they signify – freedom, grace and a little piece of the wild – and then they quietly begin to question what they are seeing and how they are told they should be around horses.
For some of us, working with horses deepens our introspection. We begin to notice how our actions affect not just the horse’s body, but their mind too – as well as our own emotional state.
This means that we simply do not fit in many traditional training paradigms:
We want science, but not at the cost of compassion.
We value feel and intuition, but don’t want to abandon evidence.
We want something more integrated – a culmination of awareness of our horse’s mind and body, as well as our own thoughts, feelings and desires.
Modern Centaurian is a term I coined to describe a horse-human partnership built upon a combination of evidence, intuition and feel – in service of the horse’s physical and emotional wellbeing.
It recognises that science doesn’t have to be cold, and compassion doesn’t have to be vague.
The Modern Centaurian Academy is an ever-evolving online learning space designed to support welfare-led training and bodywork through both scientific understanding and compassionate awareness.
Rather than offering rigid methods or prescriptive systems, the Academy invites thoughtful exploration of the horse as a whole being – with their body and mind being inseparable.
This is not a course with a fixed endpoint, but a growing body of learning intended to grow over time, alongside you.
The Academy is designed to be flexible, so you can learn in a way that supports both you and your horse. You can go through the Academy in two ways:
Option 1: A Progressive Learning Pathway
For people who prefer structure, you can choose to move through the Academy lesson by lesson, building understanding progressively over time.
Lessons are intentionally bite-sized and layered, allowing you to explore without overwhelm whilst still building depth of knowledge in each subject area.
Option 2: Horse-Led Navigation
For people who are starting with a horse in front of them, you can use their posture blueprint as a starting point and use the flow-style structure that helps you to:
Recognise patterns in your horse’s posture and movement
Understand what may be contributing to what you are seeing
Be directed to the most relevant lessons, bodywork and training considerations.
No matter how you choose to navigate the Academy, you will get:
Theory – in anatomy, biomechanics, training and rehabilitation
Observational Assessment Skills – including posture, palpation and movement
Bodywork Techniques – starting with energy work, progressing through myofascial release, to mobilisation
Training Patterns – to support postural change through thoughtful movement
Enrichment and Management Strategies – to form a truly whole horse approach.
You will also get:
Access to a Private Facebook Community – where you can seek guidance, ask for support or feedback, immerse yourself with the community and learn from others.
Monthly Q&As – an opportunity to deep dive with Yasmin on areas of interest by submitting questions for her to answer, and go through case studies of interest.
Monthly Community Conversations – where you can listen in on thoughtful conversations with people whose work, perspective or lived experience offers something to reflect on. These are relaxed discussions designed to spark curiosity, challenge familiar narratives and invite new ways of thinking about horses and ourselves.
At the heart of the Modern Centaurian Academy is the belief that lasting change happens when scientific knowledge is applied with care, humility and emotional awareness.
Welfare-led training and bodywork are not about achieving a look or outcome – they are about supporting your horse’s capacity to feel safe and supported to enable their body to unwind.
There is deep joy, love and appreciation built into this work – in noticing small shifts, in listening intently, and co-creating.
This Academy is for you if you:
Care deeply about welfare and ethical practice
Enjoy thinking, reflecting and questioning – whilst not taking yourself too seriously
Want to understand anatomy and biomechanics without undermining feel
Are interested in supporting horses emotionally as well as physically, outside of the confines of traditionalism
Want to join a community of like-minded people.
This Academy might not be the right fit if you are seeking quick fixes, rigid training systems, or performance driven outcomes divorced from the horse’s experience.
An equine physiotherapist and trauma-informed horse trainer whose work with horses has continually deepened my introspection.
My journey with horses, through both bodywork, training and behavioural science, has shown me that the most meaningful change happens when science is held with compassion, and when we remain curious about both the horse’s mind and body, as well as our relationship to our own mind.
The Academy is an extension of my way of thinking – a space to share knowledge, ask better questions, and support horses with integrity.
Yasmin has been practicing equine physiotherapy for 10 years. Since achieving her Level 6 Diploma in Equine Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, she has continued to expand her expertise, studying a wide range of evidence-based bodywork modalities and ethical training methodologies that form the foundation of her practice today.
If this way of being with horses resonates, I’d love to have you join our community.
I’m Yasmin
An online learning space for people who believe that evidence and intuition can exist side by side, and that lasting change comes from understanding their horse and themselves.
Modern Centaurian Academy
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Welcome To The Modern Centaurian Academy!
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Pre-Requisite Material
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Unwinding Your Horse's Mind & Body With Enrichment
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Creating Safety In The Horse/Human Relationship
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The Posture Blueprint
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Anatomy 101
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Assessing the Thoracic Sling
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The Shoulder Complex: Structure & Motion
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The Hindquarters
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Palpation
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Palpating the Hyoid Apparatus
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Palpating the Neck
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Palpating the Spine
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Assessing Shoulder Range of Motion
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Bodywork Techniques
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Releasing the Nuchal Ligament
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Releasing the Under Neck
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Melting the Shoulder Crease
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Releasing the Thoracic Sling
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Iliopsoas Release
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Target Trained Stretches
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Mobilisations
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Hip Release
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In Hand Mobilisations
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Training For Postural Release
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Management Strategies For Positional Release
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Bodywork & Training With Balance Pads
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Myofascial Lines
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Bonus Material
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Functional Feet: What They Are & How To Get Them
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Finding Joy in Training
This video takes a refreshing look at what truly motivates our horses. In this webinar, Equine Behaviour Trainer Lucy Chester discusses how to recognise joy in training, nurture autonomy, deepen your partnership, and introduce exercises your horse will love - all while supporting their physical and emotional wellbeing.
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Community Conversations
WANT TO DISCUSS YOUR LEARNINGS?
Book your 1-2-1 Learnings Review with Yasmin
If you’d like to discuss what you have learned in this course, you can book a 1-2-1 online review with Yasmin. To do this, visit our contact page using the button below.
