Trudi is a Certified Equine Behaviour Consultant with the IAABC and a member of their Application Review Committee. She is also an Accredited Animal Behaviourist with the ABTC offering in-person and online consultations. Trudi has been offering her own unique blend of classical dressage and positive reinforcement since the ’90s. She specialises in developing behaviour change by creating low stress learning environments. Trudi presents clinics, talks, and workshops in person throughout the UK and webinars and courses online around the world. She contributes to Your Horse magazine and the peer reviewed IAABC Journal. She hosts the behaviour and training podcast ‘Lead a Horse to Water’.

On-Demand Courses

AN INTRODUCTION TO TRAINING HORSES WITH FOOD

HOW TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL TRAINING PLAN

TRAIN YOUR HORSE TO: WAIT

UNDERSTAND CLICKER TRAINING FOR HORSES

WHEN POSITIVE BECOMES TOXIC

Instructor-Led Course

PROFESSIONAL HORSE TRAINER FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE

Webinars

BETTER BEGINNINGS - BUILDING RESILIENCE IN YOUNG HORSES

EQUINE BEHAVIOURIST OR TRAINER?

UNDERSTAND BITLESS HORSE RIDING AND TRAINING

Justine is the founder of Understand Horses and has been practicing as a horse behaviour consultant since 2007. She is a Certified Equine Behaviour Consultant with the IAABC, the organisation’s UK Co-Chair and a member of the Application Review Committee. She is also a registered Accredited Animal Behaviourist and Trustee of the Animal Behaviour & Training Council. Justine is a visiting lecturer on the BSc (Hons) Equine Behavioural Science degree at ARU Writtle (formerly Writtle University College) and also acts as an expert consultant in court cases involving equine behaviour. She holds lectures and workshops around the UK and regularly contributes to a wide variety of international publications – either writing articles, commenting or answering specific questions about horse behaviour and training.

On-Demand Courses

UNDERSTAND EQUINE BODY LANGUAGE

UNDERSTAND HORSE BEHAVIOUR

Instructor-Led Course

HORSE BEHAVIOUR CONSULTING MENTORSHIP

Webinars

AN INTRODUCTION TO HORSE BEHAVIOUR CONSULTING

STABLING AND BOX REST SURVIVAL GUIDE

EQUINE BEHAVIOURIST OR TRAINER?

Part neuroscientist, part horse fanatic, Emma is fascinated by the equine brain and how horses perceive and respond to their world. Emma has 32 years’ experience with horses, having been lucky enough to have been riding since she was four and to have had four wonderful family horses since the age of 12. Emma has studied horses to master’s level, read a degree in neuroscience and obtained a PhD in neuropsychology; she has also ridden in affiliated competitions, worked on professional yards, directed an equine learning centre, taught riding, helped many people with their horse’s behaviour and, more importantly than all of that combined, she has come to love equines not for what they can do for us, but for the wonderful creatures they are in their own right.

On-Demand Courses

GREY MATTERS! UNDERSTANDING THE EQUINE BRAIN

WORKING WITH FEAR AND TRAUMA IN HORSES

Instructor-Led Course

TRAUMA-INFORMED HORSE TRAINING CERTIFICATE

Webinars

CAN HORSES SUFFER FROM PTSD?

UNDERSTAND ANXIETY, FEARS & PHOBIAS IN HORSES

Roxane Kirton BVMS MSc MRCVS is an equine vet who graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2005. She has spent most of her career working in the equine charity sector and it was the challenges of working with horses and ponies with histories of cruelty and neglect that started Roxane’s interest in equine behaviour. This led to her obtaining a MSc in Clinical Animal Behaviour with Distinction from the University of Lincoln in 2020. Her MSc research project was investigating the welfare impact of different grazing systems on outdoor living ponies. Roxane has a particular professional interest in the relationship between unwanted behaviours and physical health. In addition to continuing to work in the charity sector to improve the welfare of horses, Roxane also offers private behaviour and acupuncture consultations.

On-Demand Course

HOW CHRONIC PAIN AFFECTS BEHAVIOUR

Webinars

BAD GIRLS? UNDERSTAND MARE BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS

RECOGNISING LAMENESS IN HORSES

Rosa is an International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC) Certified Equine Behaviour Consultant and registered with the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC) as an Accredited Animal Behaviourist. She sits on the equine committee of the ABTC and is the ABTC behaviourist representative on the British Horse Society’s Equine Health and Welfare Advisory Committee, and is a contributor on the Understand Horses online education platform. She is a Senior Lecturer in Equine Behaviour and Nutrition at ARU Writtle (formerly Writtle University College) in Essex, where she leads the BSc (Hons) Equine Behavioural Science degree, educating future generations of equine behaviourists and conducting research in equine behaviour and welfare.

On-Demand Courses

AN INTRODUCTION TO HORSE NUTRITION

Jess worked in a busy general equine practice across North Wales for 4 years before setting up on her own purely doing gastroscopies for ulcers. She wanted to provide a dedicated service where she wasn't rushing off to the next call, and where she had time to coach owners through all stages of ulcer diagnosis and treatment. Jess has been providing this service since 2021 and loves her job! Jess has a huge interest in equine (and dog) behaviour and welfare, originally brought about by her rescue dog's behavioural issues. This co-exists beautifully with ulcer diagnosis and management, as many clinical signs are behavioural. It is Jess's passion to educate owners to recognise the signs their horses are giving them, without labelling them as "naughty".

Webinar

EQUINE GASTRIC ULCERS - DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT

Irith helps people create choice-rich environments that enable pets to live in greater harmony with humans and make the entire household happier.  She is on the Board of Directors of the IAABC Foundation, faculty at VSA and FDSA, on the Advisory Board for Pets for Vets, Chair Emeritus of the Education Committee of the APDT, a former CCPDT Board Member, and a volunteer for National English Shepherd Rescue. Irith owns The Sophisticated Dog, LLC, which supports animal guardians and pet professionals worldwide, and co-founded Carefree Companion, which helps people teach greater stress resilience and emotional regulation to non-human animals.  

Mark has spent a lifetime working alongside animals, bringing extensive frontline and operational experience to equine welfare. He served for five years in the Royal Military Police and Royal Army Veterinary Corps as both an explosives and drug detection dog handler. Mark then dedicated 35 years to the RSPCA as an Inspector and Chief Inspector, working in South London and the Isle of Wight. He has been an active member of the RSPCA National Flood Response Team, attending major incidents involving large animals. More recently, he has focused on training and development, supporting frontline staff and collaborating with organisations such as World Horse Welfare and the British Horse Society on key welfare issues.

Jason has dedicated 26 years to the RSPCA, working across East Anglia as an Inspector specialising in animal welfare investigations, many involving horses. With a strong passion for rescue operations, he has led responses to major flood incidents nationwide and complex large-scale equine rescues. Jason is the RSPCA’s National Coordinator for both Water Rescue and Large Animal Rescue, delivering specialist training to rescue teams, fire services, and partner organisations. Now part of the Learning and Development team, he trains frontline officers and supports national partnerships, including with Network Rail, ensuring safe and effective responses to animal incidents in challenging environments.

Liane has an BSc and MSc in Equine Science, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Animal Behaviour and an MPhil in assessing horse welfare. She is also a BHS Accredited Professional Coach and an ABTC registered Accredited Animal Behaviourist. Liane has worked at The Horse Trust for 18 years in a variety of roles and currently splits her time between research and supporting the team with behaviour cases.

Sam is a qualified Equine Veterinary Nurse and founder of Loddington Coppice Equine Healthcare (LCEH) with over 20 years experience in both first opinion ambulatory practice and equine referral hospitals in the UK/USA. From the outset of her career, a deep commitment to equine ethics and welfare has guided her path, leading her on a global journey in search of approaches that recognise horses as owners of their own experiences. This philosophy is at the heart of LCEH. A cognitive horse/ equine nursing facility based in the Northamptonshire countryside where freedom of expression and the horses voice form the cornerstone of care. 

Bronwen, a Mental Health Nurse in the NHS for 42 years and educator and now writer, has an interest in the ways animal ownership impacts on human mental health, as well as how to have difficult conversations and make decisions for animals. She now offers specialist human mental health advice for those in animal and rural work. She designs and delivers courses including; supporting those with mental illness, suicide awareness, reflective practice, clinical supervision and Motivational Interviewing for both NHS and animal health workers. Her book, Practical Human Behaviour Change for the Health and Welfare of Animals was published by Wiley in 2024.