A horsemanship and horse training podcast for deeply caring horse people. Solo, Guest and Community Episodes exploring the important tide of change currently sweeping the horse world.
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In this horse-centred podcast now in it’s sixth season, author, facilitator, horse and human manual therapist, animal communicator, and horse lover Alexa Linton explores uncharted territory and newly discovered edges of the horse-human partnership with equine professionals. Together, we'll be shedding light on all the different ways of relating to and being with horses, learning how to cultivate optimal health for horses and their riders, uncovering the many facets of horse training, and sha ...
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Feels Like Cancelling Cancel Culture
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See the video version of this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/LA5L7Ijtr_E The Olympics has not even begun yet and we have already an ethics disaster on our hands. In this weeks emergency episode of the EH Podcast, a video podcast this time, I unpack my complex, nuanced, easily misunderstood opinion on this problem. www.emotionalhorsemanship.com…
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Feels Like Freedom Through Boundaries with Kim Hallin
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Sign up for the EH Foundation Online Course here: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-course Sign up for Kim's Course on Freedom Through Boundaries, here! https://www.kimhallin.com/products/203395-Finding-Freedom-Through-Boundaries-Self?delivery_id=2474513853&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2478178-registrat…
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Feels Like the Perfect Podcast Episode... Ever
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Ever wondered what the perfect podcast episode could be? Well, today I achieved that. Come and learn my special secret for being the perfect podcaster, but also bonus content... the perfect social media poster, the perfect professional and the perfect horse person. Enjoy! What to make an imperfect start with your horsemanship? Join here: https://ww…
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Feels Like Colt Starting Collaboration with Louise Bach Holler
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The EH Foundation Online Course https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-course Contact Louise Here: https://rebelhorsecare.eu/about/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077252592464 Louise Bach Holler is my guest on the podcast today, for a good reason! Louise is a horse trainer and hoofcare provider ce…
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Feels Like Looking at the Beginning with Izabella Flemming
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THE EH FOUNDATION ONLINE COURSE https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-course Continuing on the Polish guest theme from last week, my guest this week is Isabella Flemming. Isa is the reason I got my start with horses. She ran the stable in Poland where I gained my beginnings as an equestrian, as a trainer and…
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Feels Like Empathy as a First Language with Marta Wieczorek
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Join the Emotional Horsemanship Foundation Online Course here: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-course Learn more about Marta here https://www.martawieczorek.com.pl/ Marta Wieczorek is my friend, colleague, client and frankly, Emotional Horsemanship Family. Marta is client Zero of this horse training ap…
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Feels Like Soothing to the Nerves with Celeste Lazaris
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Celeste Lazaris is the visionary behind Balance Through Movement Method (BTMM) and the Lazaris Nerve Release Technique. She is a biomechanical lameness specialist, an expert in equine movement and muscle development, and a pioneer for developing the physical body to protect the nervous system. Lockie forgot that he was recording for the public in t…
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Feels Like Conscious Clinic Reflections
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CLICK THIS LINK (Fill out the form) https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/group-coaching-programs In this LONG solo episode I answer all the questions I got on my social media pages about what the 2024 Spring Clinic tour was like. From "How do you move forward with someone who is stuck and not enjoying the clinic?" to "How to navigate holding space…
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Sign up to the Emotional Horsemanship Foundation Online Course here: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-course Join Lockie and a group of deeply caring horse people on this second community themed podcast episode. The long ep starts with a webinar style presentation and exploration around the subject of s…
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Feels Like Coming Out of Michelle, with Michelle Knapp
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Michelle Knapp is a profoundly experienced horse who has seen the tides of change come, recede and then come again. She is a friend, colleague and EH associate instructor who tells us a behind the scenes story of the anatomy of a horse life lived intensively, widely and openly. She is also outrageously funny, and I am so glad to have her on the pod…
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Feels Like Freaks and Geeks with Shannon Beahan
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Sign up for the Emotional Horsemanship Foundation Online Course: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-course Shannon Beahan is the horse woman behind Humminghorse Equestrian on Instagram. She lives on Vancouver Island and works as a trainer, instructor and coach locally and online. Find Shannon here: https:…
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Start the Emotional Horsemanship Foundation Online Course here: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/emotional-horsemanship-foundation-online-course Join Lockie and an intimate group of deeply caring horse people in this community podcast! The episode starts off with a webinar on the Importance of BASICS in training, redefining our understanding o…
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Whole Horse | Releasing Tension to build trust with Jim Masterson
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In this episode with reknowned equine body worker Jim Masterson, I got to know the origin story behind the Masterson Method and ask Jim about his perspective on a wide range of important topics including consent, pain and environment for our horses. One of my favourite take-aways from our conversation is the simple yet profound power of observation…
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Whole Horse | The wisdom of nature and the body with Julie Anne Lee, DCH
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This episode with holistic practitioner and classically trained homeopath Julie Anne Lee is absolutely jam packed with digestible, insightful information about the often-mysterious practice of homeopathy and some super helpful facts about remedy usage. Additionally, we chat about feeding medicinal mushrooms to horses, and how the wisdom of mushroom…
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This solo episode I explore a major problem; when a horse stops moving. Before we can implement strategies and tools for this, we need to understand WHY a horse has stopped moving. And not all solutions to a lack of movement involve, making them move again. Explore more of emotional horsemanship here: www.emotionalhorsemanship.com For more informat…
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Whole Horse | Taking a 3Fs approach to providing good horse care with Lauren Fraser
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This week on the podcast I spoke with equine behaviour specialist Lauren Fraser, the woman behind the 3 Fs (Friends, Forage, Freedom) framework for species-appropriate horse management. As you might imagine, I was excited to pick her brain on the intersection between equine life-styles and environments and their behaviour. Our conversation ranged i…
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Feels Like Dressage for the Discerning Horse Person with Bettina Biolik
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Discover more about Bettina here! https://academicartofriding.pl/about-bettina-biolik/ Subscribe to the Emotional Horsemanship Video Library here: https://www.patreon.com/EmotionalHorsemanship Thank you for listening to our deep dive into the state of dressage, what it is like working with our clients and the experience of building responsible dres…
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Feels Like Pure Presence of the Horse with Lynley Bolt
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Continuing the Kiwi theme brings us Lynley! Lynley Bolt is a life long horse woman who has always preserved her love and heart for the horses beyond everything else. Known as the Kiwi Vaquero, she blends classical in-hand work, Vaquero Dressage and Stock Work in Clinics and soon online courses for horse people worldwide. A colleague and a friend, I…
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Feels Like Honest to the Bone with Becks Nairn
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Becks Nairn is an equine dissectionist, classical dressage rider and breeder located in New Zealand. More and more interested in her dissection work, Becks joined me in a really honest conversation about what exactly is going on in the bodies of the horses we love so much, and why so many horses are facing catastrophic physical failure. https://www…
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Whole Horse | Making the hardest choice with Diana Waters
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In this moving episode I am joined by horse trainer Diana Waters of Responsive Equine. We begin with an overview of some of Diana's formative equestrian experiences, including her passion for training at the walk and its many benefits to the equine-human partnership, and then head into a vulnerable conversation about her journey rescuing a horse wh…
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Feels Like Minding Our Business, Horses First, with Christiane Witt
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You can connect with Christiane Witt here; https://horsebizautomated.com/ For the Emotional Horsemanship Video Library, visit us here: https://www.emotionalhorsemanship.com/video-library Thank you for listening and please remember to subscribe to this podcast for weekly updates! For more information check out www.emotionalhorsemanship.com!…
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In this solo episode I explore how problematic horsemanship often has nothing to do with the techniques, attitudes or desires of the trainer... but about a dead-end business structure which creates no win for anyone. Especially the horse. I explore how important it is that we change the relationship equine service providers have to their clients an…
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Feels Like Grace and Candour with Felicity Davies
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Discover Emotional Horsemanship at www.emotionalhorsemanship.com The EH Video Library direct access here: https://www.patreon.com/EmotionalHorsemanship Connect with Felicity here: https://www.felicitydavies.com.au/ Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to this podcast for updates about new episodes every single week! For more information check …
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Feels Like Greener Grass on the Other Side with Alexa Linton
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The EH Video Library: https://www.patreon.com/EmotionalHorsemanship Join my friend and colleague Alexa Linton and I as we understand the anatomy of burn out, what happens when we push and hustle too hard for too long, and how extricating ourselves from this can bring us to a brand new place, a better place, for ourselves AND our horsemanship. Disco…
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Whole Horse | Allowing room for Emergence in our relationships with our horses and their habitats with Shannon Beahen
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It was such a pleasure to have Shannon Beahen back on the show today for an impassioned discussion about our mutual interest in stewarding and cultivating relationship with land - with special attention as to how that endeavour relates to keeping horses, obviously! We wandered together through the topics of land having its own nervous system, what …
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Whole Horse | A call for collaboration to support horses with Dr. Rachel Heart Bellini
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This week on the podcast I was joined by holistic veterinarian Dr. Rachel Heart Bellini for her perspective and experience of the scope of vet med and the ways in which she’s supplemented her education over the years in order to be of better service to horses. We had a really interesting conversation about the gap and, at times, inconsistencies bet…
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Feels Like Equus Anam Cara with Lori Halliday
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Lori Halliday represents Horse & Heart Ranch in Santa Cruz California. She is a friend, colleague and clinic host and it is my pleasure to introduce her on this podcast as our first guest, because she was the first jump in the play pen with me to record an episode! You can find Lori here https://www.instagram.com/wisehorsewoman/ https://www.instagr…
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Welcome to Episode 1! Boy, doing podcasts are not easy huh? I hope this will be worth it! In this episode we take a deep dive direct to some core truths about why this podcast exists and what you can expect from it going forwards. So happy you are here and looking forward to providing more of this going forwards! For more information check out www.…
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Whole Horse | All about track systems for horses with Amy Dell
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I was excited to be joined by Amy Dell of Abbotts View Livery for this episode, who wrote the book Horse Track Systems and runs her own track livery in England. What I loved about Amy’s book is how it laid out the steps and tips for creating your own track system in a very thoughtful and practical way, and it was great to be able to go into more de…
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Whole Horse | Leading with relationship with Jodine Buydens
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This week I was joined by my long-time friend and colleague Jodine Buydens (pictured here with her mare Breeze) for a beautiful conversation on the horses who have shaped her life and given her the tools to be able to help humans receive the many teachings of their own equines, or, for some folks, encounter horse wisdom for the first time. We talke…
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Whole Horse | Restoring functional movement through fascial chains + rib sling work with Christy DiColla
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Tune in to this episode with equine sports therapist Christy DiColla for a great chat about her latest work and area of research: rib entrapment and fascial chains. Christy filled me in on how she was seeing common patterns of posture and muscular appearance in her equine clients and how these dysfunctional presentations were chronically affecting …
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Whole Horse | Centring the horse in our horse keeping and training with Lockie Phillips
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It was lovely to have Lockie Phillips back this week for his fourth time on the podcast. We got to chatting about how he’s feeling and what he’s been up to since his big move across the country to the North West of Spain last summer, which I have been excited to talk to him about! Unsurprisingly, he’s been busy turning his new property into a super…
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Whole Horse | Healthy Land, Healthy Horses with Jane Myers of Equiculture
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I was so excited to welcome Jane Myers of Equiculture onto the podcast for our first episode of 2024! Jane is a wealth of knowledge on the subject of land and pasture management, and an expert on equine grazing behaviour. We covered a lot of ground (pun intended!) chatting about the ways in which horse owners can learn to keep horses in a way that …
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Whole Horse | Holistic + horse-first hoofcare with Kendra Skorstad
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In this episode with farrier Kendra Skorstad, our conversation covers my many (and maybe yours too!) hoof-related questions from both the perspective of horse steward and body worker, including the interplay between horses' posture, body, and the health of their feet, as well as specific inquiries surrounding navicular, high-low syndrome and heel f…
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Whole Horse | Geek out with Alexa and Elisse: Senior Horse Care + The Rule of the Artery
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Today’s conversation with Elisse Miki is a special edition podcast episode that we are affectionately dubbing a ‘geek out’, and we want to hear what you think! This episode is the first of what will be a four-part series together over the next year, and could eventually turn into its very own show if people like you are curious and hungry to listen…
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Whole Horse | How empathy creates safer spaces for humans and horses with Michele Arana
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In this potent conversation with Michele Arana of In Stride Equestrian, we dive into the parallels between advocating for more ethical horsemanship in the equestrian industry and practicing allyship for BIPOC members of our horse communities. She shared how prioritizing diversity, inclusion and equity can make being with horses better for all. We a…
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Whole Horse | Restoring the care, beauty and grace of dressage with Karen Rohlf
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Welcome to season 7 everyone! I celebrated my 20th anniversary with my mare Diva earlier this month, and it fills me with gratitude to be continuously walking this journey of learning for the betterment of the horse, and to have all of you along for the ride. In this episode, I sat down with Karen Rohlf of Dressage Naturally to hear her perspective…
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Whole Horse | Building calm, connection, and communication with calming signals and equine scent work with Rachaël Draaisma
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Every year at the beginning of the Whole Horse Apprenticeship, I ask participants what they are most interested in learning or exploring during our six months inside the program together. This year, several people wanted to delve into the nuances of equine body language in order to refine their skills and knowledge when it comes to assessing and re…
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Whole Horse | How ritual can support accessibility and connection in horsemanship with Kathryn Hofstetter of Open Heart Horsemanship
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Kathryn is currently running a four-week class called Ritual Crafting for Barn and Stable, and I was excited to have a chat with her about how she weaves the practice of ritual into her life as a horsewoman and facilitator. Throughout our conversation, Kathryn offered insights and tools that horse-people far and wide can tap into to deepen their re…
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Whole Horse | De-bunking dominance theory + how research can inform best practices with our horses with Shelby Dennis of Milestone Equestrian
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Having seen Shelby's recent social media post titled "Dominance theory is dead / Your horse does not view you as the alpha" circulating the internet, I knew I had to have her on the show for a conversation about this important, and often controversial, topic. After presenting the current research on dominance theory and de-bunking this long-standin…
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Whole Horse | Observing posture and behaviour to meet your horse where they are with Equine Physiotherapist Yasmin Stuart
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This week I was joined by Equine Physiotherapist Yasmin Stuart, who is also a BTMM apprentice trainer with Celeste Lazaris. As I recently enrolled in Celeste Lazaris’ self-study Nerve Release Technique course, it felt very aligned to connect with Yasmin for a chat about her work and the patterns she’s been noticing amongst her clients through the l…
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Whole Horse | Wisdom of the water element + habits to restore balance with Susan Tenney of Elemental Acupressure
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In the two most recent episodes, guests and I have delved into our experiences of burnout and the impact of this all-too-common state of exhaustion amongst equestrians and equine professionals. In today’s podcast, I had a chance to chat with Susan Tenney of Elemental Acupressure about what to do about recovering from stress, burn-out and overwhelm.…
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Whole Horse | Perspectives on compassion fatigue + a chat about spines with Dr. Tracy Rainwaters
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It was so great to have Dr. Tracy Rainwaters back on the podcast this week. Tracy reached out to me after listening to my last episode - Unpacking the impact of burnout and adrenaline poisoning in horses and humans with Lockie Phillips and Elsie Reford (Episode 104) - to express how much that conversation landed for her. As the two of us got to tal…
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Whole Horse | Unpacking the impact of burnout and adrenaline poisoning in horses and humans with Lockie Phillips and Elsie Reford
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I was delighted to welcome Lockie Phillips back for his third appearance on the podcast to unpack his recent Emotional Horsemanship clinic tour. Joining our conversation was long-time Whole Horse Apprenticeship student, and my new assistant, Elsie Reford, who hosted Lockie for a two-day clinic in her home town of Ottawa, ON and later attended the W…
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Whole Horse | Integrating our shadow selves + experiencing love with our horses with Emily Frost of Kiros Way
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Get ready to expand your mind and heart with this potent conversation! Recording this episode with Emily Frost of Kiros Way was a glorious and deep look at the ways in which horses invite us to remember and reconnect to the divine nature of life. We discuss shadow work as an essential tool on our journey to embodying the love we know we feel for ou…
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Whole Horse | Beyond equine rehab + finding neutrality with Betsy Vonda
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A synchronistic series of events connected Betsy Vonda and I and right away we knew we needed to have this important conversation. Betsy specializes in rehabilition and meets and works with a lot of horses dealing with pain and major, sometimes progressively deteriorating conditons. In this episode we talk about when rehab is no longer enough, how …
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Whole Horse | Gracefully navigating transitions with our horses with Dr. Tracy Rainwaters
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What a pleasure to connect with Dr. Tracy Rainwaters! I had goosebumps most of this poignant episode, as there was so much resonance and so many affirmations of my own path and work. We explored more deeply how to navigate death and dying in a healthy and even sacred way, how to more fully listen to horses in all moments and interactions, how to su…
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Whole Horse | 100th episode + Densensitization Practices that support your horse with Felicity Davies
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Well look at that! It's the 100th episode of the Whole Horse Podcast! Loved celebrating this milestone with this awesome chat with fellow podcaster Felicity Davies. We covered a heck of a lot of ground, from unpacking our feels about podcasting and why we love it so much, to how to centre and support your horse with trauma-informed desensitization …
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Whole Horse | The foundational mechanisms, anatomy and physiology behind cranial work with Elisse Miki
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Me and my partner in all things equine body work are back again for another deep-dive into geeky territory! Elisse Miki of Equilibria Therapeutics is back for her fourth episode as we dig right into one of our favourite subjects, cranial therapy, specifically applying to horses. If you've been curious about why cranial work is so effective, what me…
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Whole Horse | The Balance through Movement Method Masterclass Explained with Celeste Lazaris
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This episode with Celeste Lazaris, founder of the Balance through Movement Method, was everything I had hoped and more! After starting this work with my own horses through Celeste's Masterclass and having a good amount of success but feeling very much like a newbie, I was full of questions and Celeste was full of informative answers and information…
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