HORSE ASSESSMENT CHART

By being aware of how your horse responds to contact on every part of his body you can take the necessary steps to help improve his health, behaviour and well being. To aid in this please use the HORSE ASSESSMENT CHART which is available to download as a *pdf file here or a zip file here.

Use the diagrams to mark areas of tension, 'ticklish' places, no-go areas, and places that are over or under developed. Mark patches that are cold or hot or areas where the coat is worn, raised, coarse or scurfy. Note which is the higher nostril, ear, shoulder, hip, and so on.

Watch your horses reactions at all times and only carry out the flat hand assessment if it is safe to do so.

Date the chart and repeat the assessment every few weeks to follow your horse's progress. You may be amazed at how the simple TTEAM and Connected Riding body work exercises can change your horse.

*The Horse Assessment Chart is encoded in PDF format for your convenience. To view the file you'll need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader free of charge from Adobe's website if you haven't already done so. You can print the file from the Acrobat reader.