mental health
Brain Games: Equestrian Neuroscience
By tapping the power of neuroscience and the miracle of brain plasticity, spending just a few minutes a day practicing…
Groundwork for the Human
Groundwork can be an essential part of horse training and is quite beneficial to our equines for a variety of…
Harness Your Monkey Mind: Be More Mindfully Present Around Horses
Does time spent with your horse feel more distracted and scattered, rather than present and meaningful? If so, you’re not…
How Horses Helped a Law Student
On July 4, 2016, law student Leah McKeever went to the barn for a special project. She and her mom,…
Similarities Between Yoga and Horsemanship
When working with horses, do you ever notice feeling rushed or tense? Maybe you find you’re holding your breath. Or,…
Calm Your Horse Show Anxiety
Horse showing can be a double-edged sword. When it goes well, it’s the best; but when it goes wrong it…
Mindful Grooming
Now that we’re deep into spring, it’s time to “zhuzh” up your horse. Why not make it an enriching mindfulness…
Your Equestrian Wellness & Fitness Journey
The start of a new year is the perfect time to reassess our wellness regimens as equestrians, as well as…
How Equine-Assisted Therapy Can Help Alzheimer’s Disease
Tom Mannigel didn’t know much about horses until his wife, Diane, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Thanks to an equine-assisted…
Five Questions to Determine Horse Happiness
"Happiness — it’s something that we see in horses,” says Esther Kuhlmann of Northland Equine Lessons and Training near Kansas…