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?

Understanding your horse’s survival responses—fight, flight, freeze, and fawn—is essential for building a trusting and harmonious partnership. By recognising these instinctive behaviours, you can respond appropriately to your horse’s needs, improving both safety and communication. Train Your Eye is designed to help you identify and interpret the subtle cues in your horse’s body language and facial expressions.

  • Recognise survival responses such as fight, flight, freeze and fawn or states such as dissociation

  • Support your horse effectively in challenging situations by understanding their emotional state.

  • Strengthen your connection by tuning into your horse’s body language and signals.

  • Prevent safety issues by spotting and addressing signs of stress early.

  • 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 offer is 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.

Together with the Masterclass you are set to understand your horse's survival modes at any moment.

I am so glad you're here! 🤍



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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

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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, ESMT Steffi Spielhaupter

Steffi Spielhaupter is a trailblazer in the equine world, helping horses and their owners leave survival mode and step into thriving, balanced partnerships. As the founder of Science for Soundness, Steffi combines science-backed insights with a compassionate approach to empower horse owners to decode their horse’s signals, address the root causes of tension and stress, and create lasting transformation - from the ground into the saddle and every other aspect. Her work extends beyond the horse-human connection. Steffi helps horses feel safe not just with their humans, but also within their environments and their own bodies. The same goes for humans—she guides horse owners to find safety and alignment within themselves, creating a ripple effect that transforms their relationships with their horses and beyond. Through her work, Steffi’s mission is to foster relationships built on trust, safety, and mutual understanding, allowing horses and humans to connect in harmony. IG: @scienceforsoundness