EFSC Webinars

Ashleigh Sanderson, also known as KudaGuru, is a horse trainer and riding coach who qualified through the British Horse Society, the South African National Equestrian Federation and the International Group of Equestrian Qualifications. She has competed across eventing, dressage, show jumping, equitation and showing.

After years of teaching traditionally, Ashleigh turned her focus to the rider's position, biomechanics and awareness, helping riders use their own bodies to influence the horse more correctly. She travels internationally offering clinics in biomechanics for all disciplines, work in hand, long lining and equine proprioception. Ashleigh returns to EFSC following her proprioception webinar in May 2026.

We're delighted to welcome Katja Eser, an equine osteopath and human physiotherapist based in Germany. For many years her teaching and clinical work have centred on biotensegrity and healthy movement for the horse and its rider.

Katja is the editor of the German reference book Checkliste Osteopathie Pferd and has written widely on viewing the horse as a whole, including how lameness, back problems and movement restrictions can stem from structures far from where the problem shows up.

Dr Fay is an internationally recognised expert in equine psychology and the creator of The DHEEP Way™. In this session she introduced The Four Questions Process, a gentle, horse-centred way to help horses release stress, find their own balance, and build trust and communication with us.

Participants learned to notice the subtle shifts in posture, breath, movement and behaviour that show a horse is letting go – a lovely continuation of our conversations around the nervous system, regulation and whole-horse wellbeing.

A highlight of our year. Prof Elbrønd is a veterinarian and anatomist at the University of Copenhagen, where her research focuses on functional anatomy, biomechanics, fascia and myofascia, and full-body integration.

Together with Dr Rikke Schultz, she dissected and described the equine myofascial kinetic lines – foundational research for anyone working with fascia in horses. This was an exclusive live event, and the recording is no longer available.

Stay tuned for the chance to welcome Prof Elbrønd back to EFSC.

How do we know a treatment truly helps a horse relax? Dr Wild shared her research using pupillometry – measuring changes in pupil size – as an objective way to show stress release in horses during bodywork such as equine sports massage.

A fascinating look at bringing measurable science to what practitioners and owners often only observe by eye.

Ashleigh explored proprioception – the body's sense of its own position and movement – and why it matters for both horse and rider.

Drawing on her work in biomechanics and spatial awareness, she showed how tuning into the feedback our horses constantly give us about our balance can help us ride and work with them more efficiently and with greater harmony.

Our first guest webinar, held in conjunction with Liza Kimble. Dr Timmann explored how pain, fear, anxiety and chronic stress are expressed through the nervous system and supported, limited or amplified by the fascial network – and why purely mechanical or symptom-focused approaches often fail to create lasting change.

Dr Timmann trained in veterinary neurology with the European College of Veterinary Neurology in Bern, and in chiropractic (IVCA) and acupuncture (Chi Institute). She runs a specialist practice for neurology, integrative pain medicine and rehabilitation near Hamburg, edits the journal Hands on – Manual and Physical Therapies in Veterinary Medicine, and is a member of the Fascia Research Society.