What IS a horse?

The ensuing answers built the foundation of the EQ philosophy and continue to inspire us to share through the EQ Awakenings Centre. 

 Understanding the basic premise of what makes a horse a healthy, safe, sane and sound horse forced us to ask tough questions about current traditions of horse care.

Many of today's horses are still being kept in ways that directly contradict their evolutionary requirements.  

Our mission is to shine a light on this disconnect between the horse's innate needs for functional health and their modern lifestyle.  To educate and awaken people so they can make the connection to create a disease-free long life for their horses.

 EQ's first website went live in '99. Our vision and content continues to adhere to the philosophy of horse-keeping that sees horses living as close to being in harmony with their basic physiological and psychological needs as possible. 

The needs of the natural horse are simple. It's when we ask them to adapt to our human needs that things become complex.

The EQ System is a horsekkeping model that stimulates the essential innate programing of the horse:

example: Constant outdoor access to the seasons and climate, the sun’s rays, and the pull of the moons cycles. Space designed to maximize movement. Footing designed to aide in natural hoof wear and overall health. Feeding that mimics slow, continual grazing, providing an array of nutrients along the way. Another horse (or ten!) to honour social needs, providing safety and herd structure...and honouring the individual horse.