COURSES
Understand Horses produces short on-demand courses and lectures, longer instructor-led courses, and membership clubs on a range of topics including equine behaviour, horse training, ethology, nutrition, physiology and welfare.
Our mission is to provide clear, well presented, evidence-based content that is easy to understand and useful to anyone that is interested in learning more about horses and equine science.
ON-DEMAND COURSES
On-demand courses can be viewed at any time for at least 60 days after purchase.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO HORSE NUTRITION
Rosa Verwijs
£39 | 2 HOURS
Would you like to understand what your horse needs in their diet?
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AN INTRODUCTION TO TRAINING HORSES WITH FOOD
Trudi Dempsey
£39 | 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES
Would you like to learn how to train horses with food safely and effectively?
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GREY MATTERS! UNDERSTANDING THE EQUINE BRAIN
Emma Lethbridge
£39 | 2.5 HOURS
Would you like to understand how your horse's mind works?
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HOW TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL TRAINING PLAN
Trudi Dempsey
£19 | 1 HOUR
Would you like to learn how to create your own training plan for in-hand or ridden work?
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TRAIN YOUR HORSE TO: WAIT
Trudi Dempsey & Sooz Foster
£29 | 1.5 HOURS
Do you wish your horse would stand still and wait for you?
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UNDERSTAND EQUINE BODY LANGUAGE
Justine Harrison
£39 | 2.5 HOURS
Would you like to understand your horse's behaviour and body language?
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UNDERSTAND HORSE BEHAVIOUR
Justine Harrison
£39 | 2 HOURS
Would you like to understand why your horse behaves the way they do?
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WHY DO HORSES BEHAVE BADLY?
Lauren Fraser
£19 | 1 HOUR
Would you like to understand how horse behaviour problems can develop?
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WORKING WITH FEAR AND TRAUMA IN HORSES
Emma Lethbridge
£99 | 5.5 HOURS
Would you like to understand and help your horse overcome their fears?
ON-DEMAND LECTURES
On-demand lectures can be viewed at any time for at least 60 days after purchase.
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BEST FRIENDS? AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOURS IN WILD HORSES
Samantha Couper
£19 | 1 HOUR
Learn about affiliative behaviours of wild horses in Utah, with special attention to conflict resolution.
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HOW CHRONIC PAIN AFFECTS HORSE BEHAVIOUR
Roxane Kirton
£19 | 1 HOUR
Can you recognise the subtle signs of chronic pain in horses?
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UNDERSTAND HORSES LIVE 2022
Various
£99 | 6.5 HOURS
A selection of lectures and case studies from Understand Horses Live 2022
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WHEN POSITIVE BECOMES TOXIC...
Trudi Dempsey
£19 | 1 HOUR
Regain training health when using reward-based training with your horse
INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSES
Instructor-led courses are scheduled to start on a specific date and last several weeks. They include lectures, video content, online communities, Zoom meetings, plus one-on-one coaching.
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HORSE BEHAVIOUR CONSULTING MENTORSHIP
Justine Harrison
£679 (£799) | 8 WEEKS
Are you serious about horse behaviour consulting?
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UNDERSTAND CLICKER TRAINING FOR HORSES
Trudi Dempsey
£399 | 6 WEEKS
Would you like to learn how to clicker train your horse? Or refine your clicker training skills?
ACCREDITED COURSES
Accredited courses are intructor-led and provide certificates upon sucessful completion of individual assessment.
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HORSE TRAINER FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE
Trudi Dempsey
£1,349 (EARLY BIRD £999) | 20 WEEKS
Would you like to become an accredited professional Horse Trainer?
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TRAUMA-INFORMED HORSE TRAINER CERTIFICATE
Emma Lethbridge
£499 (EARLY BIRD £399) | 8 WEEKS
Would you like to become an accredited Trauma-Informed Horse Trainer?
CLUBS
Members clubs include regular online meetings plus individual and group community discussions.
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POSITIVE HORSE CLUB
Trudi Dempsey
£29 | MONTHLY
Join equine behaviourist and trainer Trudi Dempsey in her exclusive alumni training club for online meetings, individual and group discussions.
ARCHIVED WEBINARS
Archived webinars are available to purchase on-demand at any time and view for up to 60 days.
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UNDERSTANDING EQUINE STEREOTYPIES
Aline Bouquet
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine welfare scientist Dr Aline Bouquet exploring the underlying causal factors of different stereotypic behaviours ('stable vices') and their welfare implications for individual horses.
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BETTER BEGINNINGS - BUILDING RESILIENCE IN YOUNG HORSES
Trudi Dempsey & Gabriel Lencioni
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of vet behaviourist Gabriel Lencioni and equine behaviour consultant and trainer Trudi Dempsey on early life experiences and their long-term impact on horses.
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IMPROVE HORSE AND RIDER CONFIDENCE
Robin Foster
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine behaviour consultant and university professor Dr Robin Foster on the role of confidence in human-horse interactions and how to build it.
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LIVERY YARD SURVIVAL GUIDE
Tamzin Furtado
£19 | 1.5 HRS
An archived webinar recording of social scientist Tamzin Furtado on the human challenges and coping strategies of keeping your horse on an imperfect livery yard (boarding barn/stables).
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BAD GIRLS? UNDERSTAND MARE BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS
Roxane Kirton
£19 | 1.5 HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine veterinary behaviourist Roxane Kirton discussing mare behaviour problems.
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INTERPRETING WILD HORSE BEHAVIOUR
Lucy Rees & Samantha Couper
£19 | 2.5 HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine ethology and behaviour experts Lucy Rees and Samantha Couper discussing and analysing wild and feral horse behaviour.
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STABLING AND BOX REST SURVIVAL GUIDE
Justine Harrison
£19 | 1.5 HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine behaviour consultant Justine Harrison on improving a horse's quality of life when stabled or on box rest.
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TOTAL RECALL - TRAIN YOUR HORSE TO COME TO YOU
Trudi Dempsey
£19 | 1.5 HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine trainer and behaviour consultant Trudi Dempsey on training effective recall.
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UNDERSTAND ANXIETY, FEARS & PHOBIAS IN HORSES
Emma Lethbridge
£19 | 1.5 HRS
An archived webinar recording of neuroscientist and horse behaviour consultant Emma Lethbridge discussing equine anxiety, fears and phobias.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO HORSE BEHAVIOUR CONSULTING
Justine Harrison & Lauren Fraser
£19 | 1.5 HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine behaviourists Justine Harrison and Lauren Fraser discussing the business of horse behaviour consulting.
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