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Making Milestones

Shelby Dennismilestoneequestrian.ca
A podcast for Equestrians and animal enthusiasts trying to find their way in this crazy world. Discussing a variety of topics including ethicality in horsemanship, current problems in the horse industry along with general life challenges, trauma, neurodivergency and more. Join our Patreon for behind the scenes content and to support the podcast for as little as $1 per month: http://Patreon.com/sdequus

Episodes

Disconnection is a Disease in Humanity

Talking about disconnection and how it enables abuse in and out of the horse world. Other ways to support my work" http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca

Nov 30, 20231 hr 16 min

I Am Tired

A little life update, why I’ve been a little subdued and MIA, talking about the current world situation and my thoughts about it. This is not very horse related so if that bothers you, don’t listen. Resources & charity orgs: http://instagram.com/motaz_azaiza http://instagram.com/belalkh http://instagram.com/wizard_bisan1 http://instagram.com/jvpny http://instagram.com/jewishvoiceforpeace http://instagram.com/ifnotnoworg http://instagram.com/danielmate http://instagram.com/gabormate http://in...

Nov 12, 202347 min

Interviewing Dr. Temple Grandin: Animal Welfare, Neurodivergency & More

Interviewing Temple Grandin about her work with animal welfare and neurodivergency/autism advocacy. Check out her books and other info: https://www.templegrandin.com/templegrandinbooks.html https://templegrandin.com/ Support me/the podcast: Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my store: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Donate to Phoebe's surgery: https://gofund.me/a766d361 http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian

Oct 27, 202350 min

Paris Horse Welfare Conference on Hyperflexion: RECAP

Talking about my experience in Paris, France at a Horse Welfare Conference on Hyperflexion that the FEI sent representatives to attend... Help support the podcast / my work: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian

Sep 19, 202356 min

Holistic Hoof Care: with Dr. Tomas Teskey

Talking to Dr. Tomas Teskey, an equine veterinarian specializing in hoof care about all things hoof. Support the podcast: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com Check out Dr. Teskey's pages/book: https://www.facebook.com/insighttoequus https://www.insighttoequus.com/

Sep 14, 202347 min

Loving Your Horse Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Cause Harm

Discussing how we can still harm welfare even with good intentions, especially with normalized practices in the industry and what we can do about this. Help support my work: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca Donate: http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian

Aug 15, 202347 min

Personal Growth & Self Esteem: The Journey of Creating It

Talking about my experience with leaving toxic relationships and how I built self esteem afterwards. How to deal with hateful comments and mean people without letting it damage your self concept. Help support my work: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca

Aug 09, 20231 hr 5 min

Harm Reduction in the Horse World

Discussing how we can reduce harm in the horse world even in situations where we may have less control to make big changes. Support my work: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian Get a free diet analysis for your horse: http://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329 Get a discount on MadBarn products with code SDEQUUS

Jul 29, 20231 hr 3 min

Toxic Relationships In & Out Of The Horse World: Life Update& Discussion

Discussing my experience with toxic relationships and thoughts on it. Support my work: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian Get a free diet analysis for your horse: http://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329 Get a discount on MadBarn products with code SDEQUUS

Jul 27, 20231 hr 34 min

Normalized Apathy Towards Sport Horse Distress

Discussing the horse welfare movement, realistic change and weird things the industry has normalized as being completely benign when there are indicators of harm caused. Join the horse welfare movement and sign the petition: http://linktr.ee/allianceforhorsewelfare Subscribe to Patreon for tutorials and more: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my product line: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Support my work: http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian See my website for training webinars, behaviour consults, r...

Jun 27, 20231 hr 24 min

Self Love & Developing Confidence In & Out of the Horse World

Discussing the journey to self confidence and self love. Check out my links & support the podcast below: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian Sign the petition and support the new welfare organization: http://linktr.ee/allianceforhorsewelfare

Jun 19, 20231 hr 23 min

The Horse Industry is Failing to Protect Horse Welfare

Discussing the horse welfare movement and need for immediate change in the industry. Join the welfare movement and sign the petition: http://linktr.ee/allianceforhorsewelfare Subscribe to my Patreon to support my work & access tutorials and more: http://patreon.com/sdequus Help support me in my journey to Paris to speak at a welfare conference: http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian Shop my products: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Checkout my resources page: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/resources...

Jun 11, 202352 min

Mental Health Talk & The Craziness Of Life

An update on the absolute insanity that has been life lately. Checkout my links: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://milestoneequestrian.ca All Info on the Alliance for Horse Welfare In Sport http://linktr.ee/allianceforhorsewelfare

Jun 02, 20231 hr 15 min

Horse Bodily Dysfunction with Equine Therapist Ansley Bevan (AB Equine Therapy)

A discussion with Ansley Bevan of AB Equine Therapy on a variety of common issues we see in horses and how they affect the overall biomechanics of the horse. Shop my products: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Follow Ansley on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abequinetherapy Follow Ansley on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abequinetherapy

May 18, 20231 hr 18 min

Improving Horse Welfare in the Industry with Renate Larssen, Equine Ethologist

A discussion about horse welfare and modern equine science with equine ethologst, Renate Larssen. Support the podcast: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian Follow Renate: http://instagram.com/renatelarssen https://www.facebook.com/theequineethologist

May 01, 20231 hr 4 min

Creating Positive Change In The Horse World with Lockie Phillips of Emotional Horsemanship

Talking with Lockie Phillips of Emotional Horsemanship about a number of different aspects of the horse industry. This is an inspiring and emotive episode that was such an excellent conversation to have. Thank you Lockie! Where to find Lockie: http://emotionalhorsemanship.com http://instagram.com/emotional.horsemanship Support the podcast: Subscribe to Patreon for behind the scenes, tutorials and more: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my product line: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Check out my new b...

Apr 07, 20231 hr 54 min

Why Are We So Accepting of Punishment In The Horse World?

Discussing punishment culture in the horse world and how I think it starts within how we treat ourselves and other humans for doing the "wrong" thing. Check out my store: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus

Mar 08, 202334 min

Autonomy In Horse Training: Is Autonomy Reinforcing?

In this episode I talk about autonomy for horses and how it can actually facilitate reinforcing the behaviours we want and doing away with problem behaviours. Check out my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my product line: http://shopmilestoneeq.com My new book: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/my-book

Nov 29, 20221 hr 18 min

Debunking Common Myths About Reward Based Horse Training

"Treats make horses nippy!" "I want the horse to do it for me, not the food!" "You'll be reliant on treats forever and then they won't listen." Support me elsewhere: http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com

Nov 25, 20221 hr 29 min

Navigating Guilt in Horsemanship

Equestrians often hold a lot of guilt towards past treatment of horses and this can be such an obstacle to over come that it may feel more comfortable to ignore that guilt and deny harmful practices. This podcast discusses my journey in navigating shame towards poor treatment of horses and how I think it should be handled. Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Support the Podcast & My content creation: http://bu...

Nov 04, 20221 hr 6 min

Misinformation in the Horse Industry

Discussing the degree of misinformation in the horse world and how it impacts equestrians. Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Check out my youtube channel: http://youtube.com/c/shelbydennis

Oct 30, 202258 min

How I Would Build My Dream Barn

How I'd build my dream barn/farm for equine welfare. Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Buy me a coffee: http://buymeacoffee.com/sdequus

Oct 27, 202257 min

The Horse Industry’s Resistance to Change

Discussing how much denial of science there is in the horse world, where I think it comes from and how to navigate the lack of desire to change in the industry as someone who wants change. Check out my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus

Oct 19, 20221 hr 7 min

Training Wild or Scared Horses With No Ropes/ Restraints... +Life Update

Working with wild mustangs, what it's teaching me and how I'm doing it. Reflecting on normalized practices in the horse world and the learned experiences of horses I work with. Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus

Oct 06, 202245 min

Training Wild or Scared Horses With No Ropes/ Restraints... +Life Update

Working with wild mustangs, what it's teaching me and how I'm doing it. Reflecting on normalized practices in the horse world and the learned experiences of horses I work with. Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus

Oct 06, 202245 min

Early ”Childhood” Trauma in Horses

Talking about trauma in young horses and how it impacts them for years to come and how we as humans contribute to causing this type of trauma with what is normalized in the industry. Check out my product line: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Buy Me A Coffee: http://buymeacoffee.com/sdequus Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/KLN2OVSDZEK3?ref_=wl_share

Sep 11, 202246 min

Is Euthanasia Ethical? + Consent In Horse Training?

Talking about the ethicality of euthanasia along with the idea of consent in training and whether or not horse trainers show any capacity for respecting consent. Check out my product line: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Check out my website: http://milestoneequestrian.ca

Aug 26, 20221 hr 14 min

Punishment Culture in the Horse World & Real World

How we are taught to use high pressure, punishing tactics in and out of the horse world from a very young age. Shop my new products: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus

Jul 28, 20221 hr 51 min
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