Architectural & Exterior Design

LIBERATED HORSEMANSHIP

Health & Environment

“go together like a horse and carriage”

Live in a suboptimal environment and over time it takes a toll. Essentially your whole body suffers the long-term consequences. Optimize surroundings by providing sensory, motor, cognitive and social stimulation and your body benefits greatly. Processes as diverse as wound healing to neuroplasticity improve. It’s true for horses as well as people.

The good news is, Liberated Horsemanship has now brought together two authentic world-class experts to help you make informed decisions about facility and exterior designs and bring them to life. This is a unique, truly ground-breaking enterprise to help both horses and humans.

Liberated Horsemanship

Watershed Farm

PO Box 546

Warrenton, MO 63383

Phone: 314.740.5847

BruceNock@mac.com

Skype: LiberatedHorsemanship

In The Beginning

The twists and turns of life—you never know where they might lead. This Spring I gave a presentation about “Horses in Captivity” at Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio. Here’s the published abstract of the talk:

“The psychological needs of domesticated horses are intrinsically the same as those of wild horses. One of the challenges horse owners face is to find ways to fulfill those needs under the constraints of captivity. In this seminar, Bruce describes ways to accomplish this goal and explains how it can improve performance and protect horses against the damaging effects of the unnatural stressors that are inherent to life in captivity.”

As I walked off of the stage, someone walked up to me and said in a gentle voice, “I’m Tom Croce. I’m a graduate of Washington University.” It caught my attention because I’m on the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine. I thought he and I would chat for a minute or two about Washington University and maybe what brought each of us to Equine Affaire then go on our separate ways. But what Tom said next changed all of that. He said, “I’m an architect. I design horse facilities with the health and welfare of horses in mind. I’ve been looking for someone like you for five years.” I was thunderstruck. Dreams that I thought may never be fulfilled suddenly came to life. All I could say was, “We gotta talk!” Tom agreed.

Our backgrounds blend perfectly. Tom knows all about equestrian facility master planning and design. His resume proves that. I know about how environmental and lifestyle factors, both good and bad, affect equine physiology and behavior. It’s a perfect union for creating new or renovated facilities that are optimal for both horses and humans. That’s how our Architectural and External Design enterprise came into being—a one-of-a-kind professional service.

Bruce Nock, PhD

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