British Horse Society - Feb 29 - Mar 1, 2024

The word "stress" gets used A LOT in the horse world, but what does it mean?  Is stress always bad?  What does this mean for you and your horse?  How does this affect your horse's performance?  How does it affect your relationship with your horse?  

This one-day event is an in-person workshop that expands on the popular stress webinar given by Dr. Emily Kieson and Jessie Sams.  The workshop combines theory with observations and exercises to help you better understand the physiology and psychology of stress and how it affects your horse.   

We will cover concepts and strategies related to:

• The physiology of stress in mammals
• Behaviors related to stress
• Identifying how stress impacts learning
• Identifying good and bad stress 
• Discussing the impacts of stress on performance 
• Practicing strategies related to stress management in your horse
• Practical observations for recognizing both good and bad stress in horses
• Practicing strategies for using stress to improve performance

Coffee, tea, biscuits and lunch are provided. 

Any questions please contact Jessie Sams 07763317464

This workshop is the perfect compliment to the Address and Stress and Hack Happy workshop!  - See Below

Do you spend hacks just waiting for the next spook? Does your horses get so worried about the environment that you forget to enjoy it? Have you both had an accident on a hack that you've lost your confidence in each other?  

Join Dr. Emily Kieson and Jessie Sams for a day of practical demonstrations, processing, and application of principles for how you and your horse can prepare for the perfect hack.  This is for the human only so there is no need to bring a horse.  We will be working with horses on-site who have different levels of experience going on hacks and will be demonstrating techniques for preparing ourselves and our horses for better, safer, and more enjoyable trail rides.  We'll demonstrate techniques, discuss the underlying principles and theories, and help participants work through materials so they leave with an actionable plan.  

This workshop will include:

• A look at why hacking can be challenging for horses
• Practical strategies to prepare and support you and your horse including recognition of stress signs and tension
• How to prepare your horse to be confident when hacking.  This is a practical demonstration of how to help your horse including leading in-hand and ridden
• A hacking demonstration through woodland and an opportunity to discuss ways of helping your horse and yourself in real time
• A Q and A

Coffee, tea, biscuits and lunch are provided. 

60 GBP /pp

Any questions please contact Jessie Sams 07763317464