In this training we go over aaaaaaaaaaaall the reasons I have uncovered for the question, "why does my horse buck?" Hopefully that helps you to start down the trouble shooting road for how to work with your horse to undo the bucking issues. I have a youtube training to accompany this podcast covering the horse that has topline issues and a posterior pelvic rotation that is exacerbating the buck issue. You can watch it here If you want to check out how we go about building topline so that it help...
Aug 18, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Does your horses response to you feel off? Does it feel like they don't like you? Looking for our horses eye contact and facial expressions can be a good indicator to understanding what they feel about us. If they like us, if they enjoy what we are doing with them and to them. But if you're already recognising that your horse isn't stoked to hang out with you how do you go about being a more pleasurable experience for your horse? In our facebook group the stronger bond community we are currently...
Aug 11, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Check out this episode to find out the number 1 training skill all good trainers have developed, whether they recognise they are doing it or not.
Aug 05, 2021•28 min
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Jul 28, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In our final instalment of our conversation with Warwick Schiller, Warwick digs in to what it looks like to develop a relationship with our horses and the differentiation of the skills required to allow the relationship to work. Subscribe to Warwicks Podcast: https://www.warwickschiller.com/podcast/ Subscribe to Warwicks YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WarwickSchiller Check out Warwicks membership: https://videos.warwickschiller.com/ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...
Jul 22, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Join us on the podcast today to discuss the number 1 thing that causes your horses problems and how Warwick has be incorporating the shift in his mind set to his trainings. Subscribe to Warwicks Podcast: https://www.warwickschiller.com/podcast/ Subscribe to Warwicks YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WarwickSchiller Check out Warwicks membership: https://videos.warwickschiller.com/ Follow him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Warwickschillerfanpage...
Jul 14, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Join us in part 2 of 4 of our conversations with Warwick where we discuss the work Warwick has been doing himself to be more emotionally connected to himself first, so that he can be more emotionally connected to his horses in training. We dig into a couple of exercises he has done as well as some of the effects he has seen it have on the horses. Want more Warwick? Check out part 1 of this training: Working from a place of relaxation and connection first Check out Warwicks podcast: The Journey o...
Jul 07, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In this episode Sarah shares her journey that she has been on with how to open your heart and build a connection with horses over the years. Make sure you have the tissues handy! If you feel like there is something missing in your work with your horse check out our free training: www.equestrianmovement.com/connection
Jun 30, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 23
In this show I share 5 things successful trainers are doing with their horses that you might not know about because I think a bunch of them don't even realise they are doing it! We talk about what it takes to be the person your horse needs. Want to join our free building connection training? Click the link below https://www.equestrianmovement.com/connection Check out our Youtube channel to check out how we put this into practice with one of my students horses who is scared of his new neighbour, ...
Jun 23, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This is part 1 of a 4 part series with Warwick where he takes us on the journey he's been through over the last couple of years working with horses from a place of relaxation and connection first, training second. You can listen to Warwick's podcast here: The Journey On Podcast You can watch Warwick's trainings on YouTube here: Warwick Schiller You Tube Channel Check out his membership, 7 day free trial here: Warwick Schiller Performance Horsemanship...
Jun 16, 2021•31 min•Ep. 21
Are you worried, nervous, anxious or scared at the thought of riding or handling your horse? Are you been trawling Youtube university looking for answers for why your horse bucks, bolts, rears, bites, kicks..... etc. In this podcast I discuss how I have worked with horses from the doggers pens to be able to look after beginner riders, started horses for beginner and intermediate students to be able to ride and taken big behavioural problems and unravelled the horses protests and behaviours so th...
Jun 09, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Our horses chill factor doesn't come from moving their feet, submission based training, 20m circles or laterals. It comes from them feeling safe and securely attached within their environment, their herd, themselves and with us!! Need the process laid out for you? Check out our membership: https://www.equestrianmovement.com/trainability
Jun 02, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Today we're talking to Kait Cruz from Hn'H Santuary and Purposeful Cowgirl on her journey into horse ownership and unravelling big emotional and physical traumas in her horses. This experience lead her to starting her own animal sanctuary as she realised how big the need is in the industry. You can go check her out at: The HNH Sanctuary www.TheHNHSanctuary.org Purposeful Cowgirl www.PurposefulCowgirl.com Instagrams: @thehnhsanctuary and @purposeful.cowgirl...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Today we're talking to Anu from Chetak horses about working with our horses compassionately and how they help us to do the work on ourselves. We also talk about compassion for our industry peers and how the sport can be quite alienating. Anu also shares her experience with racism in the sport and how we can keep working to make the space more inclusive. You can listen to more of Anu's work on her podcast: https://anchor.fm/everyriderhasastory And meet her beautiful horses on Instagram: https://w...
May 19, 2021•59 min•Ep. 17
Today on the podcast we are talking to Jane from Evoke Aromatics about all things emotional self regulation, relaxation and being the best person for your horse. I have attached a YouTube training on relaxation cues with our horse and you can get in contact with Jane on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvokeAromatics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janeatevokearomatics/...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Check out this podcast to here MY trials and tribulations in horse ownership. Being able to manage yourself emotionally is a key tool that isn't spoken about enough when it comes to working with our horses. In this episode I talk about the different things I learnt about managing myself emotionally from animals. Because, lets face it, they're the only ones we will listen to critique us on our faults! For the rest of the journey on developing the skills on the ground for communication, consent, r...
May 05, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We have had quite a few questions come through on different training scenarios and how to address them. In this show we will be applying the Equestrian Movement philosophy to: - Desensitisation vs confidence through curiousity - Introducing new environments. - What to do on the ground to build a relationship with our horse before riding - Moving your horses feet for relaxation vs developing relaxation and then bringing your horses energy up in to a work ethic. Want to see confidence through curi...
Apr 28, 2021•28 min•Ep. 14
In todays episode we are talking to Pam from the horse and human wellness project about the journey she has been on with getting to know her horse Stella. It is a story I'm sure a lot of horse owners will be familiar with as we bump along hiccup after hiccup trying to get to know our horse, understand and meet their wants and needs so that we can come together on a common ground and start working together. After months of digging through different training philosophies on line, she finally found...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 13
This is a bit of a complex training for audio alone so check out our additional youtube training here I often see a lot of confusion and debate about what the term "over the back means" so I thought I'd do a training on what I'm looking for when I teach it with one of the horses going through our green to self carriage trainings where he's just learning how to let go and swing through the back. Ready to join the movement? Join us at https://www.equestrianmovement.com/thearenagrande...
Apr 14, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week we are chatting with Georgie from Master saddle fitters international. We talk about how the way the rider sits and the position of the rider maintains and the places their weight is distributed through the saddle affects the horses way of going. When it comes to saddle fitting you have 3 elements that all have to work in relation to one another and you have the saddle that is an inanimate object that has to be the buffering interface between the symmetry or asymmetry of the horses and...
Apr 07, 2021•42 min•Ep. 11
Everyone has a trick to getting their horse to "accept" contact and "work in a frame" but not all tricks were made equal. Some ways that we can be asking a horse into a frame can be just as detrimental as riding hollow if not more so. In this podcast we discuss submission to contact vs acceptance of and working in to contact and our tricks for getting our horses to accept and work into contact. Check out our video training on how we work with green horses on accepting and working in to contact o...
Mar 31, 2021•28 min•Ep. 10
This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Join us in todays episode where we discuss trying the hoof for long term limb soundness and management of conformational deformities with Lisa Agius-Gilibert from the glorious hoof. Lisa has also kindly put together a bonus video training on postural alignment starting with hoof balance. To get your bonus training go to: www.equestrianmovement.com/theglorioushoof To check out Lisa's work and see more about how...
Mar 25, 2021•35 min
In todays episode we talk about how to achieve relaxation and swing in the saddle. We discuss how to get physical relaxation we first need mental relaxation. If we want to work with a horse that isn't shut down, is emotionally engaged in what we are asking, is learning from our cues and connecting with us so we can ask more challenging ask of them, we need them to have confidence in their job, what they've got to do, their aids, us, their environment and their experience. For mental relaxation o...
Mar 17, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In todays chat with equine consultant Frances Dixon we chat about equine psychology and her 4 main pillars of horsemanship: Nutrition, behaviour, management and training. If you want to learn more about Frances and how she works with horses you can check her out on: Website: https://francesdixon93.wixsite.com/website Instagram: fdequineconsultant Facebook: Frances Dixon IEC And her free facebook group: FDIEC Associates Group...
Mar 10, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Get your bonus training video here https://www.equestrianmovement.com/blog/musculoskeletal-canterleads If you've ever struggled with getting the correct canter lead with your horse you will know how frustrating it is and how nerve wracking it can be when you're at a competition! Over the last 20 years of riding hundreds of different horses and training hundreds of different students, I've learnt a thing or 2 about perfecting it and here are my best tips: Your seat aid and riding the canter strik...
Mar 03, 2021•17 min•Ep. 6
If you find this episode helpful and you think you and your horse would benefit from this kind of training, visit https://www.equestrianmovement.com/trainability to learn more about what our training trainability program can do for your relationship with your horse.
Feb 24, 2021•28 min
We have so many great questions come through when we host our free stronger bond workshop in our facebook group, you can join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5dayimprovehorserelationship Join us in this podcast as I answer a few of them. 5 min 30: I feel like my horse and I don't connect. 10 min 20: I don't feel like I'm the right person for my horse. I don't know how to teach them properly. I really just want to learn patience and how to relax so I can be a partner my horse can trust. ...
Feb 17, 2021•23 min•Ep. 4
In this episode I share with you how to watch different trainers styles and techniques for training their horses and decide what you want to implement and if it aligns with your values. Specifically we talk about the natural horsemanship technique of getting our horse to "hook on" or "join up" and how I've used this in the past with my training but now prefer to use connection training. Check out this article on scientists who got horses to "join up" with a remote control car, effectively debunk...
Feb 10, 2021•23 min•Ep. 3
This weeks episode we talk about how it can be easy to end up with accidentally having our horse shut down with traditional methods of training and even more so the more experienced you are. We share with you some tips on how to keep your horse engaged, willing and consenting throughout the training process so that we are working with mentally, emotionally and physically sound horses that can communicate their needs to you. We explain how we use the process of consent to more deeply trouble shoo...
Feb 03, 2021•27 min•Ep. 2
This week's episode of First Do No Harm we delve into how the Equestrian Movement cofounders Sarah Gallagher and Katie Boniface came together with a mutual passion for working with our horses holistically to support their mental, physical and emotional soundness. A common theme in our discussions that come up in our fb community "The Stronger Bond community" is being uncomfortable with traditional training styles that demand submission. I talk about not liking the person and trainer I had to be ...
Jan 26, 2021•25 min•Ep. 1
