International Society for Equitation Science

• Ep. 31 Dr Ellen Rankins: Equine Weight Carrying Limit Practices in U.S. Equine-Assisted Services Programmes

  Chloe Campbell speaks with Dr Ellen Rankins about her research into how weight limits are applied in equine-assisted services across the U.S, presented at the ISES Conference 2025 We discuss survey findings on current practices — including the common use of the 20% bodyweight guideline — and the need for further research to establish evidence-based standards that best support equine welfare in these settings.

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• Ep. 30 Dr Sarah King: How Wild Equid Research Can Contribute to Domestic Equid Welfare

  Chloe Campbell speaks with Dr Sarah King about how findings from wild equid research can inform management, training, and welfare practices for domestic horses and donkeys, presented at the ISES Conference 2025 We explore what studying free-ranging behaviour, social structures, and environmental adaptation can teach us about improving the lives of domestic equids in human care.

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• Ep. 29 Professor Jörg Aurich on Starting Horses Young

  Chloe Campbell speaks with Professor Jörg Aurich about his research on the effects of starting horses at a young age, comparing behavioural responses in Warmbloods and Thoroughbreds, presented at the ISES Conference 2025.We discuss how training onset and breed differences influence learning, stress responses, and long-term welfare — and what this means for evidence-based approaches to starting horses under saddle.

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• Ep. 28 Joann Benjamin & Ruth Dismuke-Blakely on the Hippotherapy Conceptual Framework

  Chloe Campbell speaks with Joann Benjamin and Ruth Dismuke-Blakely about the Hippotherapy Conceptual Framework (HCF), developed by the American Hippotherapy Association and presented at the ISES Conference 2025.We discuss how this framework integrates equine movement, neurophysiology, and therapy sciences to support occupational, physical, and speech-language therapy, and how the 2024 update strengthens the evidence base for hippotherapy practice and research.

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• Ep. 27 Dr Sophie Côté on Resolving Lack of Impulsion Through Memory Reconsolidation at the 2025 Conference

  Chloe Campbell speaks with Dr Sophie Côté at the ISES Conference 2025 about her research on Equine Memory Rewriting (EMR©), a neuroscience-based method that aims to resolve lack of impulsion in horses without conditioning or pressure.We explore how memory reconsolidation techniques may offer new ways to improve equine welfare and performance, with case studies showing long-term results.At ISES, we remain open to exploring new ideas and innovative approaches that spark discussion and encourage progress in equitation science.

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