Episode 237: How capable is your horse…really?

In this episode, I discuss how quickly horses begin to recognize patterns of behavior, and I answer a listener question about working around feeding time. While these may seem unrelated, I think the contrast highlights how incredibly valuable it is to recognize how you view your horse. Do you view your horse as a dependent…

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Episode 235: The challenge of bit-less and bridleless riding.

Today, I’m answering a question that came in about bitless and/or bridleless riding.  In the episode, I explain:
 common mistakes people make when considering bridleless riding the importance of understanding WHY you want to ride bridleless assessing your horse’s understanding based on past training the differences between bit-less and bridleless riding when I begin introducing…

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Episode 233- Are you riding reactively or proactively?

I asked riders this question, “”Is there a feeling you really struggle with that seems to be affecting your riding?” These are a few of the answers: self doubt, battling negative thoughts, imposter syndrome, inadequate, anxious, nervous, anticipating problems, judging myself, sad, frustration (time frame…taking longer than expected), lack of confidence, anxiety, fear, fear, annoyed,…

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Episode 232-Training bank account and emotional bank account

This week, I’m answering a listener question about training vs emotional ‘deposits’ when spending time with a horse. I answer this question from several angles, including: -‘earning’ the right to be in their space. -seeing the horses side of the conversation – your human view of work – what Professional trainers must identify – what…

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Episode 230: Are your corrections causing more problems?

On today’s podcast I’m going to share with you a three step way to evaluate your corrections when you’re training your horse. I actually don’t like the word correction…but I’m using it because it gets to the essesnce of the problem the quickest. In the podcast I will explain why corrections cause more problems and…

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