There are so many things that come up for us when working with our horses that make us feel unsure, unsafe, doubt whether we are good enough, or if we ever can be good enough. In this episode we go through these conversations and more with Sarah and how she navigates her own personal battles with this as an amateur rider. Check out our holistic horse handling program , expand your tool kit and become the trainer you've always dreamt you could be...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 7
How well do you think your relationship is going with your horse? I recently got back in to playing pokemon go and it reminded me of some super simple foundational skills of building rapport and connection with our horses. Check out this episode for some basic exercises to build better relationships with your horse if it feels like there's a bit of a disconnect. What are you doing with your horse to keep the quality of relationship strong and fresh? Keep the conversation going over in our strong...
Mar 09, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 6
How can we be empathic towards are horses without making behaviours worse? In this podcast I go a little in to how I trouble shoot whether I'm assigning an unrelatable human experience to the behaviour my horse is showing or is there foundation here for what they might be feeling that needs to be addressed and supported. Just saying we can't assign human experiences means we can't show empathy for how our horse might be processing their experience. So it's a balancing act. And this is how I bala...
Mar 02, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Join us in this episode as we chat to one of our stable hands Madie. Madie has had a crash course at the barn ready to take on the her competition career we thought it best she got thrown in the deep end and learnt how to swim. With only a year of riding weekly and working with horses under her belt we learnt that she had some very helpful transferable skills for dealing with challenges at the barn and improving her balance and riding quickly. I love transferrable skills. Having a reference poin...
Feb 23, 2022•53 min
Set aside some time to do some paddock chores and listen to this on because it is LONG! One of my stable hands Monique and I chat about her experience with her aggressive to the point of dangerous horse when she first got him and her experience working together with him as well as herd integration, working with a herd and how you know if your passion for horses is still alive and well. You can follow Monique and her dog training on her instagram page: Sit pretty training...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Join us in this podcast as I share the experience of how I've seen pressure used in the industry evolve over the last 30 years. I am so happy to see the progress we are making in how we can more positively engage with and train our horses and look forward to keeping up with the research to see how it continues to evolve. Want to join the conversation? Jump over to our stronger bond community and share your experience with how we continue to evolve in training horses here....
Feb 09, 2022•42 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Join us for this loaded question!!! Does your horse respect you? We would love you to continue this conversation with us in the stronger bond community. Come join us in the stronger bond community
Feb 02, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Over the last 8 weeks I have shared some tips and tricks I work on with my students to build a stronger bond and a deeper connection with their horses. In todays episode I'm sharing the 2 tricks that I use to "get in the zone" with the horses from a place of connection. Join our stronger bond community and keep the conversation going here Want to a more connection based way of working with your horse? Check out our membership here...
Jan 26, 2022•15 min
Connection in the saddle is through our body. We need to make sure we are balanced and secure in the saddle and allowing our horse to travel. Connection and control don't work well together. Do you feel safe to let go of your horses mouth? Can you drop the bit walk, trot and canter and still tell the horse what you want? This is where connection in the saddle is. We want to smoothly move from no contact to in to contact and back again without interfering with our horses posture or balance. Check...
Jan 19, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode we are taking our connection work from the ground and transferring it to the saddle. There are 2 big foundational skills that I work on with my students that are often skipped, especially in the riding school environment, that could be holding you back. If you started at a riding school you might need to revisit your foundations and see if these are gaps in your training Check out our free position training here Check out ready to ride physio here. Louise uploads a free pilates f...
Jan 12, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 7
When we give the horses the power of consent and choice we unlock their true nature. This is what psychological safety is. We're not seeing the version of the horse that is scared and fears humans, fears for its life and fears threats in its environment. We're not seeing the version of the horse that is tense and braced because it lacks faith, trust and confidence in us. We're seeing the version of the horse that feels so safe around us they are prepared to bring down their boundaries, walls and...
Jan 05, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Episode 5 of the connection series, togetherness. When it comes to working with horses we often have to leave our agenda at the gate and not be emotionally attached to the outcome, just working with the horse we have on the day. In this episode we talk about what it looks like to do our training session together and that sometimes it means doing what the horse wants to do. And if you don't know what your horse wants to do, here's a little hint. They want to hang out in the paddock with their her...
Dec 29, 2021•17 min
Thanks for joining us for our connection series. Today we are talking about being a leader worth following. Does your horse look to you to take the lead? Do they have faith, trust and confidence in you and your skills to follow your lead? This has a lot to do with how we can strategically and intentionally structure our training sessions so that the horses build more confidence in us and themselves by creating small achievable challenges with an immense sense of satisfaction and reward on comple...
Dec 22, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode we are learning about building relationships and communication with communication buttons. The two buttons in use are hugs and scratches and there are a couple of skill sets required. Do you know where your horse likes to be scratched? Do you know how your horse likes to be cuddled? Do you have a heart felt embrace you can ask your horse for and they can ask you for? We are in to week 3 of our connection series on the first do no harm podcast in which we are learning about what I...
Dec 15, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Join us for episode 2 of our connection series where we share our second top tip for discovering how with you your horse is! Part of having a safe horse that wants to look after you is relaxation and our horses are super good at show us active signs of relaxation and tension. When working with our horses we want our horses to feel safe to relax and have a sleep with us. That means not only do they trust us and not see us as a threat but they also trust us to stand guard while we sleep. Join the ...
Dec 08, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Join us over the next 8 episodes of our connection based training series as we become powerfully connected equestrians that don't feel conflicted about the tools that we us because we understand what our horses are trying to communicate when they don't respond to our aids the way we asked. In this episode we are sharing with you one of our first key identifiers for whether or not our horse is with us, eye contact! As humans, we kind of suck at reading body language. We have so heavily leaned in ...
Dec 01, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 1
The term connection is fast becoming a trending word within the industry but have you truly experienced it? Experiencing a word gives you a deeper meaning and understanding of what is trying to be communicated. In this episode I'm going to share with you some experiences that you may have had this quality of connection and what we are looking for in our horse to see if that connection is thriving or if there is a disconnect. Join us over the next 8 weeks for 8 exercises to implement to start bui...
Nov 25, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 44
This is one from the archives in our stronger bond facebook community and we have a bunch more there!!! Join the group here Get our free connection training here Join training trainability and start developing a stronger bond and a deeper connection with your horse through holistic horsemanship so that your horse enjoys learning and asks to be ridden here...
Nov 18, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Join us in this discussion as we break down the elements of riding well and not just creating an aesthetically pleasing picture. We discuss all types of topics like breaking through training blocks, how to use your body when your horse bolts or bucks and how to be less of a burden on your horses back in general. Check out Louises YouTube channel and run through her Pilates trainings here Want to work with Louise? You can contact her here Follow along on Instagram here Check out my training with ...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 42
If your riding at the moment feels like pushing shit up hill in a leaky wheelbarrow chances are you are getting frustrated, pushing yourself harder, possibly close to burn out, wondering if you are every going to be good enough. In this episode I share with you the work I do with my students when they come to me feeling stuck and why pushing harder will only get you more stuck down the track. This is also the work I do with my beginner and intermediate students that prevents them from getting st...
Nov 03, 2021•25 min
Join us as we talk to Jane about working with different practitioners and modalities to support and correct problem behaviours and optimise athletic potential. Jane's particular love is essential oils for emotional support that help us do our emotional self regulation, resilience and agility work. I share with you how Jane has helped us with a feisty little mare that is really good at biting, girthy and does occassionally take the bolt and buck for fun. You can find Jane at Evoke Aromatics....
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 40
We talk a lot at Equestrian Movement as showing up as a leader worth following for our horses. In this podcast I go into detail of 5 things we accidentally do or unconsciously do with our horses that results in them losing faith in our leadership skills and how we can prove our worth and our value to them as someone they can trust to follow. We love hearing from you!! So if you have found yourself in a situation where you broke your horses trust we would love to hear your story. If you are keen ...
Oct 20, 2021•39 min
In this episode I talk about what the purpose of riding the horse "on the bit" is, (spoiler alert its not just to win pretty ribbons) and why I'm not a fan of side reins, chambons and other artificial aids to create it. This podcast comes with a video training, you can watch it here , so that you have a visual to go with these concepts. Because, I get it!!! Just listening to this words can be super confusing!!! So make sure you watch this video to get a visual for hollow, on the forehand, engage...
Oct 13, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Do you keep hearing the term half halt and feel like that is beyond anything you can begin to understand? That half halts are the realm of wizardy and the secrets are kept safe by the masters of classical dressage? In this training I'm going to talk about: - why the half halt is so complex and confusing - why there seems to be so many different explanations, interpretations and ways of riding it - how to identify the best way you can ride it! Join our membership https://www.equestrianmovement.co...
Oct 07, 2021•49 min
Want more tips on feeling what your horse is thinking? Register your email address for our next developing feel in the saddle workshop. https://www.equestrianmovement.com/#join
Sep 29, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 36
"My training is for the horse, not for me. By giving them that input into their training you can take it in the direction they need and shape them into the most confident, strong and athletic version of themselves." I absolutely loved this conversation with Ella at Ella McBain horsemanship coaching. I think she is one of my new favourite people. Join us as we talk all things horse training and what it takes to overcome being a beginner in the industry. You can check Ella out on facebook: https:/...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Join us in todays episode as we talk about a question that came up in our facebook group The Stronger Bond Community. One of our members recently posted a video of her horse showing some problematic behaviours that were becoming a bit scary!! In this podcast we are going to break down how we trouble shoot issues with our horses so hopefully you have more tools up your sleeve then punishment and just pushing them through it. Want help? Join our membership Training trainability Register for our fr...
Sep 16, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Join us for today's conversation with Peter Papp about how he helps horse owners build a deeper connection with their horses and helps horses work through their trauma. Check out his work on instagram at @Peterandtheherd
Sep 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Check out this podcast as Sarah goes into detail critical make or break moments she has had in her riding career so far. As an amateur rider starting her riding career as an adult with a back injury, it hasn't been all smooth sailing. The fear of getting hurt (considering she managed to put herself on crutches just by sneezing) comes up any time Sarah pushes her comfort zone to tackle the next challenge. Listen as Sarah discusses the skills she has developed to be a leader worth following to all...
Sep 01, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Join us in this episode as we discuss how and why we use transitions in our training and how to use them so that we aren't drilling the horse with repetitive behaviour but structuring our training session for task achievement and feeling successful Check out our free training Stop Drilling Circles!! and join us for the live workshop where I'm going to take the conversation deeper to discuss developing feel and connection in the saddle as well as how to use your seat for communication....
Aug 25, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 31
