AN INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA ANDERSON

HQ: ⁠How did you become involved in saddle fitting? What led you to this work? Amanda: When I was in my early 20s, between undergrad and grad school, I was still a bit unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. I took a couple of massage and saddle-fitting courses from Don Doran of…

BylizzieApril 26, 20260Comments

Horse Health

HOW DOES YOUR HORSE THINK?

With Dr Stephen Peters Many of us were privileged to attend the webinar hosted by Natalie Fourie from EQ Advant-edge Neurofeedback Practice with the world-renowned neuroscientist Dr Stephen Peters on cognition in the horse. Over the course of an hour, Dr Peters described the basic anatomy and functionality of the equine brain and explained the significance…

BylizzieNovember 15, 20250Comments

Horse Channel Horse Training Know How

THE PRINCIPLES OF BITTING

Despite the wide variety of bits available on the market, the principles of bitting can really break things back down to basics. There are in total considered to be five bit groups in total. These are: the Snaffle the Weymouth the Pelham the Gag the Bitless Bridle All of these five types of bit act…

BylizzieJanuary 21, 20190Comments

Horse Channel Horse Health Know How

INSIDE YOUR HORSE’S EARS

The ears are the source of relatively few problems in the horse [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he equine outer ear includes the pinna (the flap of the ear) and the external auditory canal (the cuplike ear canal). The pinna collects soundwaves and channels them from the external auditory canal to the middle ear, where they meet the tympanic membrane (the…

BylizzieApril 25, 20180Comments

AN INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA ANDERSON

HOW DOES YOUR HORSE THINK?

THE PRINCIPLES OF BITTING

INSIDE YOUR HORSE’S EARS

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