Equipoise Equestrian

15/04/2026

Our day-to-day training is improved if we understand how our horses' memory, generalization and context-specific learning actually work.

08/03/2026

If you think it's OK to keep a horse on its own, have a quick look at the evidence that says otherwise.
https://horsesandpeople.com.au/teleonome-horse-welfare/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQZ42lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4blBmMlRVU0RyQ0ZjMFpWc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHu_3AlwJm_HZoXQ8KruYwtLZWuExcjAya_CnAi868dsU3mTWozdRmrV7JuBI_aem_KurJT6_Agol7cuF-UjxHig

Why does a horse pace, call out, and stop doing it over time? The teleonome explains what's really happening beneath the apparent quiet.

01/03/2026

08/02/2026

Extremely interesting and useful research out of the UK linking previous incidence of laminitis with strangulating lipoma colic.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1317164057112427&set=a.624816219680551

Horses with prior history of laminitis have been shown to be almost 11 times more likely to develop strangulating lipoma colic in a recent UK-US case-control study.

The findings of Gillen et al.'s research strengthen the link between endocrine/metabolic disease and SLO risk and underline the importance of proactive EMS and laminitis management when assessing colic vulnerability in older or at-risk horses.

Read "Risk factors for equine strangulating lipoma colic: An international, case–control study" in full on the Wiley Online Library.

19/12/2025

As usual, Denny Emerson nails it - the horse must NEVER be caught in the mouth over a jump if it is to be confident of being able to use itself properly.

11/12/2025

The mysterious half halt!! This is a great explanation of the concept behind that manoeuvre. It's a movement that is performed to say to the horse "hey, I'm about to ask you to do something different - prepare yourself and pay attention" by shifting the balance. And subtly.

25/11/2025

I've taught this for years, but it's still something that is a foreign concept to a surprising number of riders!

21/11/2025

Sarcoids are horrid - unpredictable and hard to treat for a variety of reasons. If you suspect a sarcoid anywhere on your horse, get it diagnosed and start treatment as soon as possible.

20/11/2025

Great to see this Aussie icon being part of a vitally important campaign. Wish we had something like this in Australia.

25/10/2025

This is genuine stupidity on the part of the FEI. At a time when the social licence of all equestrian sport is under the microscope, this change is like a bad joke. Except it isn't a joke, it just more missteps from the international equestrian body.

FEI Jumping proposes a rule to let bleeding horses continue competing — reversing a welfare safeguard and testing the sport’s social licence.