Embodiment – How Emotions Take Shape in the Body Part 3

Show notes

In this episode, we explore how emotions take shape in the body – in humans and in horses alike. What we call a “gut feeling” is actually measurable through breathing, posture, and muscle tone.

📎 Key research mentioned:

Hausberger et al. (2021): Detecting Welfare in a Non-Verbal Species: Social/Cultural Biases and Difficulties in Horse Welfare Assessment

Additional recent research: ScienceDirect article

💡 Takeaways:

Emotions aren’t just in the mind – they show up in the body.

The horse’s body speaks first – we often listen too late.

What we perceive as “normal” may already signal compromised welfare.

Awareness + training = learning to read the body.

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