The Facility

The clinic will be held at EHR Stables.
2622 30th Sideroad Milton, Ontario

michelle@ehrstable.ca
Contact facility directly for stabling arrangements.
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What Happens on Demo Days?

The Demo Day provides a structured insight into how movement, posture, tension and behaviour are connected – and how these patterns can be analysed and influenced in practice.

Using live horses, Nicole demonstrates how to:
* identify early compensation and overload patterns
* read posture, movement quality and muscular tension
* understand the role of the nervous system in training and behaviour
* apply targeted interventions to improve regulation and movement

The focus is not on isolated techniques, but on understanding the underlying system – so that changes become logical, repeatable and sustainable.

Participants will gain practical tools they can immediately apply in their daily work – regardless of discipline, breed or level.

Whether you work from the ground, in hand, or under saddle, the principles remain the same: clear communication, functional movement and a horse that is able to regulate and respond.

Who Is Nicole?

Nicole Weinauge is an international equine health specialist, trainer and therapist with over 30 years of experience working with horses and their people across Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

Her work is defined by a precise, system-based approach that integrates biomechanics, fascia, nervous system regulation and training into one functional framework.

Rather than addressing isolated symptoms, she analyses how movement, posture, internal tension, metabolic state and human influence interact – and works at the level where these patterns are created.

Her focus lies in developing horses that are not only rideable, but physically resilient, mentally regulated and capable of sustainable performance.

HER APPROACH

Health is not created through control or correction.

It emerges when structure, movement, regulation and training are aligned in a way the horse can physically and neurologically process.

The goal is not to “fix” the horse – but to create the conditions in which healthy function, learning and long-term development become possible.

BACKGROUND
* Classical dressage education up to Grand Prix level
* Specialization in French classical riding principles
* Advanced work in biotensegrity, fascia research and integrative movement science* Ongoing studies in anatomy, biomechanics and neurophysiology* Certified equine therapist with integrative, system-based approach* International educator for riders, trainers and professionals

MORNING – THEORY & CONTEXT

1. The Horse as a Biotensegral System
Why posture alone is not enough
Force vs. load distribution
Fascia as a communication and stability system

Typical training-induced overload patterns

2. Posture vs. Movement – What Creates Health?
Why “correct posture” without functional movement leads to pathology
How compensation patterns develop

Recognizing early warning signs before injury occurs

3. Nervous System, Stress & Performance
Sympathetic dominance and chronic tension

How stress alters movement, fascia and learning

Why relaxation is not laziness – but neurological necessity

4. Longevity Instead of Wear & Tear
Training strategies for long-term soundness

Why many horses break down despite “correct training”

Rethinking intensity, repetition and progression

AFTERNOON – PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS

Showing a horse in training

1. Movement Analysis (Live Horse)
Reading posture, movement and compensation patterns
Identifying fascial tension lines
Understanding what the horse shows before pain appears

2. Fascia-Based Intervention
Demonstration of myofascial release techniques

Effects on movement, breathing and posture Immediate changes participants can observe

3. Biotensegral Training Principles in Practice Exercises that improve stability without force Supporting self-carriage, coordination and elastic
load distribution
Groundwork and ridden examples (depending on location)

4. Nervous System Regulation in Practice
How simple changes in handling and approach alter regulationReading stress signals correctly creating safety as the basis for learning

For riders, trainers, bodyworkers, and serious horse people
who want to better understand imbalance, compensation, true self-carriage, and the connection between healthy movement and long-term performance.

The purple document below is a PDF, which you can read here on the page or download and view or print.

It contains a lot more detail about Nicole's work and what she covers in the clinic.

Demo Day: May 30

Theory, live horse demonstrations, movement analysis,
fascia, nervous-system regulation, compensation patterns,

and practical insight for every discipline.

Clinic Days: June 1–3
Deeper application through rider sessions, practical work,
and integration into training.

Register by May 16.
Text or call Stacey Brown at 519-831-2490

to reserve your rider or auditor spot.