How to Strengthen Your Horse’s Back. A Guide to a Healthier, More Balanced Horse

How to Strengthen Your Horse’s Back. A Guide to a Healthier, More Balanced Horse

A strong back is the foundation of a healthy, balanced, and long-lasting horse. This guide covers the science behind equine core training and how to build back strength safely and effectively.
Young Horses and Core Training: A Thoughtful Starting Point

Young Horses and Core Training: A Thoughtful Starting Point

How early is too early? What counts as helpful work for a young horse, and what counts as overloading a body still developing? A science-backed guide to core training for young horses, honest about what...
Lungeing with Training Bands: How to Do It Right

Lungeing with Training Bands: How to Do It Right

Lungeing is one of the most useful things you can do with a horse, and one of the easiest to do badly. A science-backed guide to what actually happens on the circle, and how to...
Rehabilitation After Injury: When Are Elastic Training Bands Appropriate for Your Horse?

Rehabilitation After Injury: When Are Elastic Training Bands Appropriate for Your Horse?

An honest guide to where elastic training bands fit in equine rehabilitation, and where they don’t. What the research actually shows, who should not use bands, and how to work with your veterinary team.
Pole Work for Horses: A Groundwork Guide for a Stronger Back and Better Balance

Pole Work for Horses: A Groundwork Guide for a Stronger Back and Better Balance

A few poles on the ground can do what a much more complex programme rarely manages: improve balance, strengthen the back and core, and teach the horse to lift and place its feet with intention....