A free course from Benefab®

Your horse has been telling you they hurt.

A free 5-part course that teaches you the five-zone body scan, so you can see and feel discomfort long before it shows up as lameness.

Hands gently checking a horse around the poll and upper neck

Free. Five Education-Packed Modules. Start Today.

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The signs were there the whole time. It’s just that nobody ever showed you what to look and feel for.

The signs were there the whole time.

Horses are prey animals. Hiding weakness has kept them alive for millions of years, and it still runs their wiring today.

By the time you see lameness, the discomfort has usually been there for months. Your horse has been compensating, shifting weight, and working around it. And every compensation creates a new sore spot somewhere else.

What you’ll learn.

Equine professional performing a hands-on scan around a horse’s neck and shoulder

The five-zone scan.

Where to press, how hard, and what you’re feeling for.

Calm horse standing naturally during a comfort assessment

Normal versus not normal.

With an equine veterinarian walking you through the difference.

Horseman calmly observing and connecting with a horse from the ground

Why the behavior you’ve been correcting may not be behavior at all.

Hear from the world-renowned Horse Behaviorist, Pat Parelli, on what to do with lingering bad habits after pain is resolved.

Relaxed horses shown in a natural equestrian setting

What genuinely helps.

And what’s a waste of your money (and how to know the difference).

The Comfort
Audit.

You’ll be able to score your own horse across five zones and get a guide for common areas of tension and what to do about each. Everything else in the course builds on what you find.

Setup

Safety, where to stand, how much pressure

  1. 01Head
  2. 02Neck, Shoulder & Front Legs
  3. 03Back
  4. 04Hips and Hind Legs
  5. 05Tail
Horse profile with the five Comfort Audit assessment areas highlighted

Who’s teaching.

Kat Chrysostom, CEO and Founder of Benefab
CEO & Founder of Benefab®

Kat Chrysostom

Kat Chrysostom wears a lot of hats, but most importantly, she is an animal lover and advocate, entrepreneur, and the founder of some awesome brands. Since Kat was a little girl, her passion has been giving a voice to the voiceless. After a tragic horse-riding accident years ago, she was both physically and emotionally broken. After a long and difficult recovery, she created her first product which has now blossomed into the well-known brand, Benefab®.

Pat Parelli, founder of Parelli Natural Horsemanship
Founder, Parelli Natural Horsemanship®

Pat Parelli

Founder of Parelli Natural Horsemanship®, Pat Parelli is a horseman, a teacher, and a lifelong student of why horses do what they do. Since Pat was a boy, his passion has been reading horses instead of overpowering them, learning to recognize fear, confusion, and pain for what they really are. That curiosity became a step-by-step Program now taught to more than 200,000 students in 76 countries—all built on one simple idea: listen first.

Dr. Sandra Snell
DVM, CVA, PSc. D, Reiki Master

Dr. Sandra Snell

Dr. Sandy Snell is a veterinarian, a healer, and someone who believes comfort belongs in the treatment plan. A fourth-generation Floridian happily held hostage in Ohio, she earned her DVM from the University of Florida in 1992 and has been studying holistic veterinary medicine ever since, from acupuncture certification in 2001 to becoming a Reiki Master in 2007. When she is not with patients, you will find her camping or out on the trail.

Common questions.

Is it actually free?

Yes. All five modules, no card required.

Do I need an experienced horse or a special setup?

No. Everything is done from the ground with your hands.

How long does it take?

About two hours total, designed to be completed over a week (or binge watched). Go at your own pace.

Am I going to be sold something?

Benefab® makes therapeutic products for horses and we’ll show you where they may fit in Module 4. You’ll also learn plenty that has nothing to do with us!

Learn to find the pain your horse is hiding.

  • Free.
  • Five Education-Packed Modules.
  • Start today.