WEBINARS
Understand Horses presents a series of monthly webinars – usually on the first Tuesday of each month – on a range of topics including equine behaviour, horse training, ethology, nutrition, physiology and welfare.
LIVE WEBINARS
A link to the recording will be shared to registered users of each webinar the day after the live event. The recording will be available for 3 days.
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UNDERSTAND BITLESS HORSE RIDING AND TRAINING
Trudi Dempsey
TUESDAY 1 JULY 2025 | 7PM BST
£15 | 1.5 HOURS
Understand Horses presents a webinar with equine trainer and behaviour consultant Trudi Dempsey on riding and training using bitless bridles.
ARCHIVED WEBINARS
Archived webinars are available to purchase on-demand at any time and view for up to 60 days.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO EQUINE ETHOLOGY
Samatha Couper
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine ethologist Samantha Couper on the key principles of equine ethology and how it helps us better understand horses.
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HORSE SHOW WELFARE MATTERS
Tamzin Furtado & Amanda Stoddart-West
FREE | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of welfare trailblazer Amanda Stoddart-West and social scientist Dr Tamzin Furtado on the role of equine welfare stewards and how you can optimise horse wellbeing at equine events.
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CAN HORSES SUFFER FROM PTSD?
Emma Lethbridge
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of neuroscientist and equine behaviour consultant Emma Lethbridge on post traumatic stress in horses.
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BETTER WEANING FOR MARE AND FOAL
Aline Bouquet
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine scientist Dr Aline Bouquet on weaning practices and their implications for health and welfare.
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EQUINE BEHAVIOURIST OR TRAINER?
Justine Harrison & Trudi Dempsey
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of Justine Harrison and Trudi Dempsey on the roles, methods and techniques of equine behaviour consultants and horse trainers.
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RECOGNISING LAMENESS IN HORSES
Roxane Kirton & Holly Gallacher
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of veterinary behaviourist Roxane Kirton and veterinary physiotherapist Holly Gallacher on how to identify the less obvious behavioural and bio-mechanical signs of lameness.
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PLAY IN HORSES - BENEFITS AND BEHAVIOURS
Samantha Couper
£19 | 1.5HRS
An archived webinar recording of equine ethologist and behaviour consultant Samantha Couper on the benefits and behaviours of play in horses.
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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.