Understand what your horse is communicating — before things escalate
See the connection between their body, behaviour, and emotional state
Feel more confident and less confused in your day-to-day time together
What's inside the guide
Your Horse, Your Guide walks you through the foundations of how horses experience and express their inner world. You'll learn what to look for, what it means, and how to respond in a way that builds trust rather than tension. It's not about training techniques — it's about truly beginning to understand the animal in front of you.
Steffi Spielhaupter
I'm an equine scientist, horse owner, and the founder of Science for Soundness. For over a decade I've worked with horses and the people who love them — helping them move beyond confusion and into genuine connection. This guide is where I'd want every horse owner to begin.
What horse owners are saying
Real words from real people — unprompted, unedited, and straight from their hearts.
Steffi is an expert at guiding humans into deeper connection with their horses through science and nervous system regulation. She picked up on subtle nuances in my mare's behaviour I was completely missing — and since practicing the exercises, I've seen a huge shift in her ability to return to calm during moments of stress.
on a 1:1 Session
I now ignore the caption to see what is REALLY going on. Once you know, you know. Thank you for sharing your expertise in this public forum. It's needed. The horses need it.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
Your content helped me see my gelding isn't just 'a bad horse' — he's just struggling with a lot of feelings. For the first time in a decade, I'm actually excited to go see him.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
I just started following you and I am full of hope. A big part of your followers were about to give up with horses — but you bring us a sense of hope and confidence.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
I always try to listen to my horses, but this made me think about so many things I need to change — the way I think, the way I perceive. Cannot recommend this enough.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
I grew up with horses in the traditional way and it broke me — and them. Now I want to do it right. Thank you for being part of my journey and for making the world a better place for horses and humans.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
Steffi is an expert at guiding humans into deeper connection with their horses through science and nervous system regulation. She picked up on subtle nuances in my mare's behaviour I was completely missing — and since practicing the exercises, I've seen a huge shift in her ability to return to calm during moments of stress.
on a 1:1 Session
Your content helped me see my gelding isn't just 'a bad horse' — he's just struggling with a lot of feelings. For the first time in a decade, I'm actually excited to go see him.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
I always try to listen to my horses, but this made me think about so many things I need to change — the way I think, the way I perceive. Cannot recommend this enough.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
I now ignore the caption to see what is REALLY going on. Once you know, you know. Thank you for sharing your expertise in this public forum. It's needed. The horses need it.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
I just started following you and I am full of hope. A big part of your followers were about to give up with horses — but you bring us a sense of hope and confidence.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
I grew up with horses in the traditional way and it broke me — and them. Now I want to do it right. Thank you for being part of my journey and for making the world a better place for horses and humans.
on Know Your Horse IG Series
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