About Equ8
 It all began a long time ago, when I made a decision to take my violin into the stable to see how my loopy Thoroughbred would react.
He pressed himself to the back of the box, eyes wild, and nostrils flaring.
I continued playing to my restless horse, working through snippets of tunes. It was as I launched into an Irish jig that his reaction dramatically changed. His ears came forward; breathing slowed. I focussed on the key note of the jig. He moved forward and soon had his nose on my violin, feeling the vibrations with his sensitive whiskers. I changed the note and he moved away. Each time I played “G” he moved forward again.
I then tried singing this note to gain his attention whenever I had to ride him past a “vicious” bin bag or “scary” shadow, and that too calmed him down.
Horses are pitch and tone sensitive and since this initial introduction, my experience over the years has proven that many horses have a preferred note or key. Some love the violin or the flute and others respond to more percussive sounds.
It became a natural progression therefore as a professional musician to begin producing music for horses in my own studio. I present the work required by clients on a C.D. format (compact disc). These works can range from sounds that will relax your horse while resting, thru to a musical accompaniment arranged to fit the choreography of your dressage test.
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