Padma Video

BONUS FOOTAGE

HORSES & THE SCIENCE OF RIDING A SPOOKY HORSE

56 Million years of evolution tells your horse to RUN when something scares it. Neuroscientist, horse trainer and author of "Horse Brain, Human Brain" Janet L. Jones PhD, gives brain-based pointers on calming your horse when it's brain is in flight mode.

HORSES & THE SCIENCE OF HOW CHAMPIONS CONQUER NERVES

Olympic riders teach the rest of us their techniques for managing competition nerves. 5* event riders Lucinda Green, Mary King, Gemma Stevens and Bubby Upton are masters at getting into a flow state before the super-charged high stress events

like Badminton and the Olympics.

HORSES & THE SCIENCE OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Controlling your thoughts = controlling your physiology. Equestrian psychologist and performance coach Charlie Unwin provides invaluable advice - not just for riding, but also for LIFE.

HORSES & THE SCIENCE OF FLOW

Chalie Unwin, equestrian psychologist and performance coach on how to achieve the elusive "flow state."

HORSES & THE SCIENCE OF VISUALIZATION

Can you improve your riding just by thinking about it? Yes, you can. For the brain, thinking is the same as doing. Visualization uses the same neural pathways as doing the physical action.

Equestrian psychologist and performance coach Charlie Unwin, tells you how to train your brain.

HORSES & THE SCIENCE OF GRAZING

Acclaimed equine veterinarian and behaviorist Gemma Pearson describes the pattern of how horses graze and why it's so important for a horse to have the space to move.

THE PRODUCERS

SUE DYSON EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Dr. Sue Dyson is a world-renowned equine orthopaedic specialist,

researcher and author with a focus on lameness and poor performance in sports horses. She lectures internationally and is known both for her clinical work and extensive research having published over 450 peer reviewed papers on lameness and diagnostic imaging in scientific journals. She’s also co-authored several veterinary textbooks as well as training and competing at top national level in both eventing and show jumping. Sue was featured in, and was co-executive producer, of “The 24 Behaviors of the Ridden Horse in Pain.”

KATHRYN LAURITZEN CO-PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DOP, EDITOR

Kathryn Lauritzen founded Padma Video in 2008 with the mission to illuminate the strong, beautiful and often complicated relationships between humans and animals. Director, videographer and editor, Kathryn also spent 30 years on the air as a radio D.J. in five major U.S. markets. Her experience in audio broadcasting and production naturally led to her passion for making films. Through Padma Video, Kathryn has produced hundreds of videos, including a commercial television series for HRTV, and the documentary short “Don’t Shoot the Zebra Pony,” which won Best Equine Educational Film at the Equus International Film Festival in 2018. Kathryn Directed, shot and edited “The 24 Behaviors of the Ridden Horse in Pain” which won“Best Short Documentary” at the 2023 Tryon International Film Festival and “Best Educational Film” at the 2022 Equus Film Festival.

HORSES & THE SCIENCE OF HARMONY