A one-day online event featuring presentations and discussions from Understand Horses Certified Equine Trainers.
This forum offered a rare opportunity to hear directly from trainers working across a range of real-world cases, sharing practical approaches grounded in experience and evidence.
Across seven presentations, we explored the science and application of positive, welfare-centred horse training:
Modern Equine Training: Practice and Perspective
Justine Harrison
Smarter Setups for More Successful Training
Trudi Dempsey
Building Confident Mounting Block Behaviour
Kate Banfield Rickard
Patterns for Communication, Groundwork and Riding
Christa Culbert
Optimising Learning: Creating Safe Spaces for Horses and Humans
MIlly Paton
Training Day Gone Wrong: How To Avoid It, and What To Do If It Still Happened
Coraline Plumat
Training Hoof Care: Working With, Not Against Your Horse
Naomi Garner
There were also Q&A sessions with each presenter and a roundtable discussion.
This was a full day of learning, inspiration, and practical insight.
Once enrolled, you have 60 days to watch this recording.
On-demand webinar
Learn the fundamentals of horse behaviour consulting and what it takes to work effectively helping others solve equine behaviour problems.
£25
Clarify the distinct roles, methods and professional pathways for behaviourists versus trainers in equine practice.
£25
Advance your ability to assess, interpret and solve real world horse behaviour challenges with personalised mentoring and expert feedback.
£780
Find out how to improve a horse’s wellbeing when stabled or on box rest by understanding their behavioural needs and learning practical ways to reduce stress and enrich their environment.
£25
Develop the ability to read and interpret your horse’s body language, helping you to spot stress, fear, pain or relaxation before it affects performance.
£90
Gain a practical understanding of why horses behave as they do so you can handle, train and interact with greater confidence and clarity.
£70
Discover effective, humane food-based training techniques and troubleshooting strategies to improve behaviour, enhance learning and strengthen your connection with your horse.
£65
Explore how early life experiences shape behaviour and long-term resilience so you can make better management decisions.
£25
Clarify the distinct roles, methods and professional pathways for behaviourists versus trainers in equine practice.
£25
Gain the skills, practical knowledge and accredited certification to work confidently as an equine scentwork trainer, guided by expert instruction.
£550
Gain the tools to design clear, step-by-step training plans that support consistent progress for both in-hand and ridden work.
£35
Gain the skills, practical knowledge and accredited certification to work confidently as a professional horse trainer, guided by expert instruction over a comprehensive 22-week programme.
Discover why horses often hesitate to come when called and learn clear, step-by-step training methods to build reliable recall you can use in any environment.
£25
Master practical strategies to teach your horse calm, reliable waiting behaviour that improves safety and everyday handling.
£55
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Explore the principles and benefits of bitless riding so you can choose and apply humane training alternatives.
£25
Learn to recognise and address problems that can arise from well-intended but misapplied positive reinforcement training.
£35
