Noticing What Your Vet Might Miss

In this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips shares a personal story following a new diagnosis in his own horse, and the process that led there.

This is not just a conversation about health. It’s about attention. About the quiet moments where something doesn’t feel right, and the choice to trust that feeling even when answers aren’t clear.

Lockie speaks candidly about noticing early signs, navigating veterinary input, and the importance of advocating for your horse with clarity and respect. This episode explores the reality that vets, while essential, do not know your horse the way you do—and why the best outcomes often come from a collaborative, rather than hierarchical, relationship.

It also brings focus back to the fundamentals: care, nutrition, training, and environment as active parts of treatment, not afterthoughts.

If you’ve ever felt unsure, dismissed, or hesitant to speak up for your horse—this episode is a reminder:

You are not just the owner.
 You are part of the solution.

And you know your horse.

Come and learn with Lockie inside the EH School.
A low-cost, high-value, flexible membership for horse people who want more than quick fixes and louder answers.

Inside, you’ll find a growing video library, a thoughtful off–social media discussion space, and live coaching calls with Lockie, all designed to help you get to the heart of what’s really happening in your horsemanship.

This is not about following a method.
 It’s about building clarity, skill, and conf

The EH School is a quiet place in a loud industry.

A low-cost, high-value membership where horse people come to slow down, think clearly, and build real skill with horses at the centre.

With a deep video library, an off-social discussion space, and live calls with Lockie, you’ll have support that feels steady, practical, and refreshingly human.

Not a system to obey.
 A craft to practice.

For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!