A SERIES OF WEBINARS FROM
YASMIN STUART | EQUINE PHYSIOTHERAPIST
I remember at the start of my horse-journey, the training methodology I was involved in platformed sustainable horse training as the keystone in maintaining a happy, healthy and sound horse. This is something that I still agree with, however as my career has developed, I have recognised that horse health doesn’t revolve around one key feature; it is multifactorial and the training methodology is simply one of many keystones.
This equally means that horse health is equally predicated on the team that you surround yourself with, and how good they are at advocating for your horse and supporting you to make educated, evidence-informed choices.
Your team determines your success, and this requires you to know what you are looking for – each of your team members needs to have to bring qualities to the table to support your horse. To quote my close friend and holistic sports medicine veterinarian, Dr Rachel Heart Bellini DVM, “results are my love language”- each team member needs to hold up their end of the bargain to deliver for you and your horse. Their skillset should be evidence-informed and they should be keeping up with industry developments to continue to enhance their skillset. And most importantly, they should be supporting you to get results for you and your horse in the most efficient, horse-centred way.
April 2024 I will be launching a live menu of monthly webinars, platforming different areas of horsemanship which are paramount to horse health and wellbeing. I am delighted to invite you to learn from valued members of my team – professionals who support me in my practice and challenge me to continue to grow and continue to keep thinking outside of the box for the good of the horse.
There are two themes for this menu – ‘Train Your Eye’ and ‘Challenge Your Thinking’ – giving you skills and takeaways that you can apply to enhance your practice and support your horse or the horses you are working with.
These webinars are free if you have signed up to The Fundamentals of Exercise Programming, with lifetime access to the recordings if you can’t make the live, or available as pay-per-view with two-week access to watch the recording after the live session.
Exercise Programming is a huge part of horsemanship that is often misunderstood and overlooked. Whether it forms part of competitive goals, fitness or rehabilitation, or simply enjoying your horse from a training and hacking perspective, we all create an exercise plan of some description for the horses in our life. In this pre recorded webinar, we will discuss need to know elements within Exercise Programming to help you to build plans which support your horse's overall health and wellbeing.
29th April 2024 19:00 BST In this live webinar, we will look at what the research tells us about the influence of a circle on the moving horse, followed by how to assess gait when a horse is moving on a circle in walk, trot and canter.
With Olivia Turner - Animal Behaviourist and Bit & Bridle Specialist. 27th May 2024 19:00 BST In this live webinar, we will be observing horses in real life training and management situations and discussing what their behaviour might mean - equipping you with tools to observe your horse's behaviour, helping you to recognise what they are trying to tell you.