The Resilient Horse: Understanding Equine Stress, with Thirza Hendriks

Name: The Resilient Horse: Understanding Equine Stress, with Thirza Hendriks
Start: 2025-11-09T22:30:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-11T07:30:00+11:00
Location: The Forest Road, Bywong, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2621

Schedule

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 10:30 pm to Tue, 11 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 am

UTC+11:00

Location

The Forest Road, Bywong, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2621 | Queanbeyan, NS

Acute and chronic stress can have a profound impact on our horse’s wellbeing and performance, but are also a part of life that we need to be able to identify and manage, regardless of the paths we choose to take with our horses.
Stress impacts behaviour, trainability, and chronic illness - including metabolic conditions.
Thirza Hendriks works internationally improving horse wellness and performance through combining a deep understanding of equine physiology and anatomy with training grounded in classical dressage and rehabilitation.
This 2-day course is designed for dedicated horse owners and professionals who want to deepen their understanding of equine stress from a scientific and practical perspective.
This course contains a mix of in-depth theory, practical sessions and interactive discussions.
We’ll explore:
• Various types of stress
• Energy budgeting of the body
• The neurophysiology and endocrinology of stress
• The difference between acute (functional) and chronic (dysfunctional) stress
• The concepts of homeostasis and allostatic load
• Stress assessment and measurement
• Metabolic effects, dynamics and the gut-brain axis
• Chronic stress and inflammation (metabolic load)
• Tools and strategies to support your horse’s resilience so they can adapt to the environment, regulate and navigate challenges.
Learn more about Thirza and the course - Full brochure on Thirza’s website.
Bookings via Thirza’s website – see comments for link.
Please PM or comment if you have any questions – we are here to help.
350 Euro (Aprox $625 AUD)