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Reflecting Wild Workshops

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Ever wished your horse could talk?

They already do, if you know what to look for.

Your horse’s posture, movement, expressions and behaviour can tell you a lot about how they’re experiencing their life.

Practical education for a better understanding of your horse.

Seeing Horses brings together veterinary knowledge and decades of hands-on experience to help you recognise patterns, ask useful questions and make more informed choices for your horse.

Understanding starts with seeing

You notice that something isn’t right. Your horse might be reluctant under saddle, their movement has changed, or they're less settled than usual. Is it something important? Where should you turn for help?

Seeing Horses helps you approach those questions with greater understanding. What to observe, what might be contributing, and what to discuss with the professionals helping you to care for your horse.

Horses have habits, behaviours and physical characteristics that develop over time, their body and mind shaped by the life they've lived. Learn how to carefully observe and thoughtfully interpret both the big picture and the subtle details.

One glance speaks volumes - as they say, a picture paints a thousand words. Imagine how much you could add with careful observation!

Everything from your horse's posture, the shape of their hooves, their head carriage, their conformation, muscling and movement to their behaviour and expression contributes to their story.

Putting all of that together is like solving a jigsaw. Every piece adds to the picture and is part of the way your horse communicates with you.

What you'll learn

Recognise discomfort
Become more observant of changes in posture, movement, expression and behaviour.
Understand physical patterns
Explore what your horse’s posture, conformation and movement reveal, and why individual features need to be considered together.
Consider daily life
Examine how management, feeding, training and tack can influence your horse’s comfort and behaviour.
Make informed choices
Learn to describe what you’re seeing, ask more useful questions and assess changes over time.

Meet Dr Deb.

I've listened to, and learned from, thousands of horses, one at a time.

Each horse has taught me more about how domesticated and ridden life affects them, seeing the cumulative effects of their environment, nutrition, training and tack on their bodies and behaviour.

I learned to notice more and more subtle changes and issues, though often, I'd be called out when that stage had long passed. Small problems that aren't seen accumulate, and as they grow they're harder to untangle. Both you AND your horse win when you know what to look for early.

After 20 years of finding the same problems over and again, it felt like as a group of horse owners we weren't collectively getting very far.

In veterinary practice, I can only help one horse at a time. Through Seeing Horses, I can share the process with you, making the knowledge I use in every day practice available to you, for your horse.