Psychology is the scientific study of mind, brain and behaviour and lies at the heart of good Horse Sense.

Much of our understanding of human behaviour comes from studies of animal behaviour. After all, under the skin we aren't really so different.

There are many lessons to be learned from the field of psychology that can help us to be better horse people, to have better Horse Sense.

Horse sense is our ability to read and understand what horses are telling us through their body language and behaviour, combining this with our understanding of equine ethology and learning to help us better understand how they are feeling about the world and how they are likely to react in any given situation.

We can use this understanding along with lessons from across the field of psychology to help us be safer, more effective and ethical trainers and coaches.