Our Vision

At Science for Soundness, we help horse owners create happy, relaxed partnerships by understanding their horse’s nervous system and survival responses. Using science-based insights and compassionate methods, we teach you how to interpret your horse’s stress responses and guide them towards calm, trusting behaviour. Whether you want to deepen your bond or address challenging issues, our resources, courses, and community provide the tools you need to transform your relationship with your horse.

Why should you train your eye?

Noticing the subtle nuances of your horse's emotional states is important to be able to best support them. Rather than judging your horse's behaviour, you will learn to understand and connect with them on a much deeper level.

  • Learn to differentiate between fight, flight, freeze, fawn or states such as dissociation

  • Support your horse best in any given situation

  • Tune into your horse's body language

  • Connect with your horse on a much deeper level

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    1. Masterclass: Leaving Survival Mode - Understanding Connection

    2. Example

    1. 1 Train Your Eye with Ravi

    2. 1 Ravi Answers

    1. 1 Train Your Eye with Rubio

    2. 1 Rubio Answers

    3. 2 Train Your Eye with Rubio

    4. 2 Rubio Answers

    5. 3 Train Your Eye with Rubio

    6. 3 Rubio Answers

    7. 4 Rubio

    1. 1 Train Your Eye with Onyx

    2. 1 Onyx Answers

    3. 2 Onyx Dissociation vs. Relaxation

    1. About this next video..

    2. Lilly Lunging Session

About this course

  • €55,00
  • 29 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content

Learn to differentiate the subtle little nuances!

Why the subtle nuances? Because your horse is able to shift in and out of emotional states just like you are.

The more you learn to understand and read their facial and body expressions, the easier you can support them in tricky situations and co-regulate them.

This is a free offer, based on my series Train Your Eye on Instagram. The Thinkific Portal offers you the chance to re-watch videos, slow them down to analyse better and have everything in a concise format.

I am so glad you're here! 🤍



Here is what others said:

Know Your Horse

and learn how to differentiate between their emotional states so that you can help them before they have to become "loud"

The missing link to your horse training

If you're ready to learn about survival states in your horse and help them before they have to become "loud", you're in the right place.

I dove into this rabbit hole after realising that connection goes so much deeper than mere training, physical relaxation or quiet moments together. There's an actual science to it. There is so much we miss every day, because horses are supposed to live like this or behave like that.

This Masterclass will teach you the key points about survival states you may want to watch out during your sessions with your horse in the future!

You'll walk away from my Masterclass understanding:

  • The #1 error we all used to make during horsemanship
  • Which signs to watch out for
  • The science behind connection
  • Why safety and connection go hand in hand
  • How you can start implementing these learnings today

Train Your Eye

Dive into the Masterclass and Video Material.

What other Students say

5 star rating

Super tolles Webinar mit reell erkennbarer Wirkung

Yuna Bächler

Habe mir das Webinar von Steffi Spielhaupter mit dem Thema Leaving Survival Mode-Understanding Connection heute angeschaut. Steffi geht auf das autonome Nerv...

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Habe mir das Webinar von Steffi Spielhaupter mit dem Thema Leaving Survival Mode-Understanding Connection heute angeschaut. Steffi geht auf das autonome Nervensystem der Pferde ein und erklärt wie echte Entspannung von der Freeze/Fawn Reaktion zu unterscheiden ist. Das war für mich jetzt schon reell anwendbar als mein Pferd Dio Osteopathie Behandlungen hatte - er wird nicht gerne berührt und hat oft Schmerzen. Für mich war es ein großes Geschenk einschätzen zu können, ob er gerade entspannt oder die Behandlung bloß über sich ergehen lässt und so konnten wir sofort erkennen wenn es ihm zu viel wurde und Pausen einbauen. Weil wir ihm zugehört haben hat er dann auch bei der ersten Nachbehandlung direkt gezeigt wenn er eine Pause brauchte statt sich „wegzubeamen“ und es war für uns alle ein entspannter und erfolgreicher Tag statt einer stressigen Erfahrung! Kann es nur empfehlen :))

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Meet Your Guide

MSc Equine Science Steffi Spielhaupter

Hi, my name is Steffi. I'm an Equine Scientist (MSc) and Equine Therapist (ESMT) and I am happiest when I support you on your individual journey of conscious horse-human connection and personal growth. I love working with the fine nuances of your horse's soundness (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual states) and helping you distinguish between them, always considering the health of your horse's nervous system in the process of holistic horsemanship. Soundness, to me, is not just a word to describe a healthy and balanced horse, it is a way of living and interacting. The practical implementation of all knowledge starts with you and I'm so excited you're here! :) IG: @scienceforsoundness