Horses Inside Out

02/06/2026

𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔

This is a lovely thing to do to build your bond and so easy to incorporate into your daily routine - instead of brushing your horse, use your hands!

As you sweep your hands over your horse's neck, back and legs, take a mental note of what you feel under your hands – are there any lumps, bumps or heat? Do the muscles under your hand feel hard or soft? Watch your horse’s body language as you do this – does it alter when you are touching certain areas?

This is a great way to get to know what your horse's normal feels like even if you don't necessarily understand what you're touching. Developing this inbuilt knowledge through feel will help you detect changes and take the necessary action quickly.

This forms part of the posture and conformation assessment most therapists would do at the beginning of a session.

Repeat this everyday, has anything changed, or is what you felt your horse’s normal? If you have any questions or concerns have a chat with your equine therapist.

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01/06/2026

LIVE PAINTED HORSE LECTURE DEMO with Simon Grieve and Gillian Higgins
🗓️ Thursday 25th June 2026 at Onley Equestrian, Rugby

Join us to celebrate 20 years of Horses Inside Out. Watch the horse’s anatomy & biomechanics come to life with anatomically painted horses in this interactive, inspiring demo.

✅ Discover how to improve your horse's posture, movement & performance
✅ Understand how your training techniques affect your horse
✅ Learn new exercises to boost musculoskeletal health and comfort

Book your tickets - https://www.horsesinsideout.com/lecture-demo/onley

31/05/2026

How does you horse regulate his own temperature?

They use thermoregulation to keep their body temperature within a certain range.

If your horse becomes too hot through exercise or because of the weather they deal with it in 4 ways:

1. Evaporation - the most effective way of losing heat. Sweat secreted onto the skin draws heat from the horse at it evaporates. As the horse's core temperature rises blood flow to the skin increases. About 60% of heat carried in the blood is transferred to sweat and is lost as the moisture evaporates from the surface of the skin and lowering body temperature. The cooling effect of sweating is significantly reduced in humid conditions.

2. Convection - The air that passes over your horse's body is heated by the skin, rises and is replaced by cooler air, particularly if there's a breeze.

3. Radiation - The capillaries under the skin widen (vasodilation) and results in more blood in the dermal regions. Some of this heat is lost directly to the atmosphere (radiation).

4. Conduction - the transfer of heat from the body to cooler water. The cooler the water, the more effectively conduction removes heat.

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30/05/2026

⏰ LAST CHANCE to grab your Early Bird ticket!

Early Bird tickets for the Inside the Horse Anatomy Exhibition are just £25 — but only until 31st May. After that, the price goes up to £35, and door tickets are £40.
If you've been thinking about it — now's the time to book.

Over 2,000 bones. 5 incredible skeletons. 25 interactive challenges. 1,700 sq metres of hands-on equine anatomy, and cake!

Don't miss this opportunity, your horse will thank you.

🎟️ Book now → Link in the first comment

29/05/2026

Understand more about the stifle and where it actually is.

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27/05/2026

Have you ever wondered what's really going on inside your horse?

The Inside the Horse Anatomy Exhibition is back this August and it's SPECTACULAR.

🦴 Over 2,000 real bones
🐴 5 full skeletons built in motion — including one jumping through the rafters of our classroom!
🐎 50 hooves to pick up and compare
🧩 20 anatomy puzzles and games
📝25 interactive challenges and activities
🔬 Pathology displays covering kissing spines, arthritis, fractures and more

If you're a horse owner, rider, equestrian professional and you want to understand horses better — this is the place to visit.

Plus there's cake! ☕🍰 (if that's not a reason to book your ticket - I don't know what is!)

⏰ EARLY BIRD TICKETS — just £25 until 31st May. After that, £35. Don't miss out!
📅 7th–28th August 2026 📍 Wavendon Grange, Old Dalby, Leicestershire

🎟️ Book now

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Discover the hidden workings of the horse in this unique, hands-on anatomy exhibition—designed to deepen your understanding, improve performance, and help prevent injury through the art and science of equine anatomy.

26/05/2026

Moody Mares! What if that assumption is not only wrong, but actively harmful?

Let's take a look at the evidence in our new online article - tap the link below to discover more. 👇

Dr Sue Dyson looks at recent research that suggests that the idea of moody mares is far more myth than reality

26/05/2026

Last chance to join our live Icelandic Horses Inside Out webinar.

Want to join us? Get your ticket here: https://www.horsesinsideout.com/events/icelandic-horses-inside-out

23/05/2026

FREE webinar! Mastering Scientific Posters for Wellness and Welfare with Meriel Moore-Colyer
Monday 1st June 2026 at 6.30pm (BST)

Sign up here - https://www.horsesinsideout.com/events/mastering-scientific-posters-for-wellness-and-welfare

22/05/2026

The horse's stifle joint is equivalant to the human knee and has a knee cap, sometimes called the patella. This joint forms the hinge between the femur and tibia.