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Two days of lectures, practical demos and  workshops on horse behaviour, training, physiology, equine science and welfare.

An international panel of experts - equine behaviour consultants, academics, vets, physios and trainers - will lecture on a variety of fascinating subjects on Saturday, then present practical demos and workshops with the horses based at NTU Brackenhurst on Sunday.

Lecture presentation, demo and workshop topics include:

- Identifying and addressing horse behaviour problems
- The gut-brain axis in horses
- Gastric ulcers & unwanted behaviour
- Horse-human relationships
- Human psychology of horse face processing
- Housing equines for optimal welfare
- Identifying abnormal behaviours during tacking up
- Improving equine quality of life
- Eye tracking technology in horse-human interaction
- The art of easy training
- Equine preference tests
- Reducing equine stress in novel environments
- Mind-body connection through exercise
- A day in the life of a wild horse
- Rethinking rein aids

9 & 10 August 2025

Nottingham Trent University - Brackenhurst Campus, Nottinghamshire

Tickets start at £129.00 with early bird discount available until 30 June.     Registered Farriers are eligible for a 10% discount for tickets to Understand Horses Live.   Please email info@understandhorses.com to take advantage of discounts. 

For further details visit: www.understandhorses.com/understand-horses-live

 

"Taking part in this event may be considered to be Continuing Professional Development (CPD) where those taking part are able to identify a learning benefit to themselves. Where learning benefit is identified and is set out in response to the question “What I learned from this activity was…” then registrants may log the activity and CPD points in accordance with the time invested in learning.’’

 

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