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.

  • AN INTRODUCTION TO HORSE NUTRITION

    Rosa Verwijs

    £39 | 2 HOURS

    Would you like to understand what your horse needs in their diet?

  • 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?

  • GREY MATTERS! UNDERSTANDING THE EQUINE BRAIN

    Emma Lethbridge

    £39 | 2.5 HOURS

    Would you like to understand how your horse's mind works?

  • 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?

  • 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?

  • UNDERSTAND EQUINE BODY LANGUAGE

    Justine Harrison

    £39 | 2.5 HOURS

    Would you like to understand your horse's behaviour and body language?

  • UNDERSTAND HORSE BEHAVIOUR

    Justine Harrison

    £39 | 2 HOURS

    Would you like to understand why your horse behaves the way they do?

  • WHY DO HORSES BEHAVE BADLY?

    Lauren Fraser

    £19 | 1 HOUR

    Would you like to understand how horse behaviour problems can develop?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • HOW CHRONIC PAIN AFFECTS HORSE BEHAVIOUR

    Roxane Kirton

    £19 | 1 HOUR

    Can you recognise the subtle signs of chronic pain in horses?

  • UNDERSTAND HORSES LIVE 2022

    Various

    £99 | 6.5 HOURS

    A selection of lectures and case studies from Understand Horses Live 2022

  • 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.

  • HORSE BEHAVIOUR CONSULTING MENTORSHIP

    Justine Harrison

    £749 | 8 WEEKS

    Are you serious about horse behaviour consulting?

  • UNDERSTAND CLICKER TRAINING FOR HORSES

    Trudi Dempsey

    £249 | 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.

  • TRAUMA-INFORMED HORSE TRAINER CERTIFICATE

    Emma Lethbridge

    £349 (EARLY BIRD £249) | 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. 

  • 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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New courses and events are added on a regular basis, so sign up to the mailing list to keep up to date.

GIFT VOUCHERS

Do you want to buy a course as a present for someone?
Gift vouchers are available for all online courses.