Do you know you can recognise stress and frustration by looking at the eyes and nostrils of your horse? If you ever wonder how trainers are able to identify stress in a horse when you can’t seem to figure out what they are looking at, then this course is for you!
When we see a horse spooking or biting we know there’s an issue, but what if we could learn to read the more subtle body language of a horse? Thereby identifying stress early on before it builds up into a louder reaction. 

During this short course I’ll teach you how to identify light stress and frustration by looking at the horse’s eyes and nostrils, giving you a running start in reading your horse’s body language. You’ll also receive a FREE infographic which you can take with you when you go analyse body language and train your eye to recognise stress within your horse, thus helping you learn and make progress ten times faster.

By being able to read your horse’s body language you will be able to identify whether you horse is confident or not, whether he is relaxed or actually depressed, whether he is enjoying training or feeling stressed. And by being able to differentiate between these you will be able to provide the best possible life for your equine partner.

This short course is perfect for every horse owner wanting to learn more about equine body language so that they can understand what their horse is trying to communicate to them.

  • "Equine behaviour and body language is a vast subject. This course is an easy to understand introduction, that eases you into the subject and takes into consideration the whole horse approach." - Lisa Hickman

  • "This course is a great introduction to equine behavior! I am excited to see more." - Kyla Reppond

  • "This course was great to get my studying brain back into gear. Pitched at a great level for equestrian to really begin to think in depth about their horses behaviours and how we can improve their wellbeing." - Sabrina Stell

Course Content

What you can expect in this course

    1. Welcome!

    2. Why is it important to consider at behaviour in training

    3. The big problem in training

    4. Reading body language - part 1

    5. Reading body language - part 2

    6. Download your FREE infographic

    7. Observing and assessing - video 1

    8. Observing and assessing - video 2

    9. Changes in Behaviour

    10. Freedom from hunger and thirst (forage)

    11. Freedom from discomfort

    12. Freedom from pain, injury and disease

    13. Freedom to express normal behaviour

    14. Freedom from pain and distress

    15. Where to next?

About this course

  • $29.00
  • 15 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Course created by...

Louisa Marais

Louisa always had a love for horses from a young age and later discovered a passion for rescue horses and equine rehabilitation after she adopted two rescue horses who struggled with behavioural and physiological problems. After helping her own horses heal emotionally and physically she set out on a mission to help others who were facing the same struggles. She gained qualifications in equine psychology, myofunctional therapy and equine nutrition, and studied under professionals and researchers to expand her knowledge further. Afterwards, she founded TrulyTrust Equine where she now specialises in holistic care and rehabilitation, including barefoot hoof rehabilitation and behavioural rehabilitation. She shares that her goal is to help create a vibrant and pain-free life for horses by approaching healing holistically, and through the process helping owners and horses build a true connection and partnership with each other.