Paul Court is a renowned horse trainer and gained fame for his notable achievements in the racing world. He made history as one of the youngest trainers to win the esteemed New Zealand Cup, guiding Terror To Love to victory for three consecutive years—an accomplishment matched by only two other horses and not seen since 1960. With 32 wins and earnings of $2.5 million, Paul's exceptional training abilities shone through. His expertise transcends borders, earning him respect across Australia for h...
Apr 28, 2024•33 min•Ep. 50
Wendy’s desire to understand the function of both horse and human, her curiosity, and her love of teaching have led her to be able to help both the horse and the rider. She combines her creative talents with her scientific training to break down larger concepts of horseback riding as well as horse health into simple, easy-to-understand, bite-sized “chunks” for students of all ages, abilities, and disciplines. Her ability to make learning enjoyable, engaging, and fun through in-depth presentation...
Apr 14, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 49
Gabriela, aka Gaby, Reutter is the reigning #1 female Chilean show jumper. Her career is decorated with accolades, including more recently the team Bronze Medal at the 2022 South American Games in Paraguay, as well as victories in FEI classes, Nations Cup events, and European tours. Gaby’s career is a true testament to her spirit and unwavering dedication. From leading performances at Spruce Meadows and The Hampton Classic to securing top ranks at junior/young rider South American Games, her jou...
Mar 31, 2024•55 min•Ep. 48
Dave Thind is the founder of the Dave Thind Method, otherwise known as DTM, which is the breakthrough combination of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® and the German classical training system. DTM helps you improve your seat, feel what your horse is communicating and improve the effectiveness and clarity of your aids. Originally from Canada but now living in the US and spending summers in Germany, Thind has himself competed at the Grand Prix level in dressage and jumping. He is a noted equ...
Mar 17, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 47
Holly Barnett is a professional Breathwork Facilitator with a background in Applied Neuroscience, and the founder of her method, Intero Breath. You may recognize Holly from episode #31 where we chatted about saddle fit. Holly has been a saddle fitter and equine bodyworker for two decades but was beginning to notice a shift in herself and a shift in the way she worked with horses. Holly used her knowledge in breathwork and applied neuroscience to create a modality to reduce stress, manage emotion...
Mar 03, 2024•54 min•Ep. 46
Ian Benson’s focus is the relationship between horse and human. He believes that all change comes from us as humans. This means: “We need to be the change we want to see in our horse”. The method of Humanship is about the whole relationship between you and your horse, all the parts of each of our characters coming together to create the relationship as it is now. Humanship includes a comprehensive philosophy and a practical approach with everyday exercises from the ground and from the saddle. Th...
Feb 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 45
Dr. Tracy Rainwaters holds a very long list of education and credentials, including but not limited to a Doctor of Chiropractic and Animal Chiropractic certification, Neo-Shamanic Breathwork Practitioner certification, and so much more. Her mission is to bring harmony between horses and their humans. She utilizes a whole-being approach to healing by looking at an issue from the perspective of the physical, mental & emotional as well as the energetic & the spiritual. With that, she combin...
Feb 04, 2024•49 min•Ep. 44
Cheryl Eriksen is an author, blogger, horse midwife, and eternal student of the horse-human connection. While earning her MSW from Western Michigan University, Cheryl took a special interest in the effects of trauma on the developing brain, and she applied that learning, along with her personal experiences as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, into her memoir, Follow Me, Friend. Additionally, Cheryl has spent decades as an equine professional and extensively studied equine behavior and how it...
Jan 21, 2024•42 min•Ep. 43
Maddie Houser is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist with her now retired Dutch Warmblood mare, Leah, and since 2021 has been focused on helping shed light on the versatility of the Quarter Horse and their place in the dressage ring. Maddie’s Instagram account, The Blonde & The Bay, showcases her training progressions, the ups and downs of horse and farm ownership, equestrian fashion, and more. In this episode, we’re focusing on the new year. Maddie didn’t have the year she expected with her h...
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 42
For over 30 years, Buck Brannaman has been working with horses and their owners and today is one of the world’s leading practitioners of handling horses based on classical concepts from the California vaquero tradition; which includes working with the horse's nature, as well as using an understanding of how horses think and communicate to train the horse to accept humans and work confidently and responsively with them. One of his goals is to help horses feel safe and secure around humans so that...
Dec 24, 2023•38 min•Ep. 41
Jess Roberts is the owner and trainer of Harmonized Horsemanship, an approach to horse training designed to be fulfilling and rewarding for both horse and human. Jess combines a variety of different training techniques and approaches to create a deeper connection that results in a willing and happy equine partner. Jess has studied directly with some of the world’s renowned liberty trainers, and has immersed herself in many different training approaches and styles in her lifetime. This experience...
Dec 10, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 40
Alexa Linton is the founder of the Whole Horse Apprenticeship, a culmination of almost 20 years of learning about all things equine wellness. She is also the creator and host of the Whole Horse Podcast, and she has written a variety of articles for Horse Journals. Alexa also specializes in supporting with transitions, including death and dying, but also herd, human and barn changes, and physical transitions including illness, injury and aging. Alexa wrote a book to support those who are navigati...
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 39
Lockie Phillips is the founder of Emotional Horsemanship, a training method that recruits 3 fundamental lenses; Science, Empathy & Feel. Originally starting his career as a professional dancer, Lockie has since transitioned into an international clinician, trainer, and coach. He focuses on both the horse and the human in a groundbreaking approach that allows for a safe learning environment for all. In this episode, we discuss what “feel” really means, the importance of body awareness, holdin...
Oct 29, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 38
Sarah Louise Lilley is a clinical EFT Practitioner and EFTU Mentor who specializes in helping equestrians overcome their fears and find confidence after traumatic falls. EFT is an evidence-based, trauma-, and polyvagal-informed stress reduction technique which combines modern western psychology and the ancient eastern art of accupressure. And, it’s an easy tool anyone can use to emotionally regulate and show up with integrity in all areas of their life, including their time at the barn! In this ...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 37
Kelly Artz is the founder and CEO of Entrigue Consulting. An avid eventer turned FEI dressage rider, with a knack for marketing and branding, her connections in American Thoroughbred Horse Racing, Dressage, and Eventing led her to help equestrian brands and professional riders across horse sports strategize their digital identity. Kelly has represented many Olympians and top riders and has collaborated with some of the largest organizations in equestrian sports including the Kentucky Derby, Bree...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 36
Kathy Sierra is the creator/curator of Intrinzen and the Pain Science Workshop, and she’s well known on Instagram as PantherFlows. Kathy has ten years working in human sports medicine as a training director in Los Angeles. She then went back to school for computer science, working after as a game developer and software architect. Kathy eventually worked in Hollywood and taught “interaction design for intrinsic motivation” at UCLA Entertainment Studies and Universal Studio, and went on to create ...
Sep 03, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 35
Adele Shaw is a Certified Horse Behaviour Consultant, an endorsed trainer with the World Bitless Association, as well as an internationally recognized mentor and trainer focused on creating a positive relationship between horse and human through science-based training and care practices. This holistic approach examines the horse’s environment, lifestyle, and physical and mental soundness to ensure that the horses are not simply surviving, but truly thriving in their life and relationship with th...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 34
Jessica Parr is a horse trainer turned human coach. As the owner of Springen Equestrian, Jessica is a freelance trainer and offers a variety of options for lessons, training & competitions. Her team actively competes on the Silver Series West Circuit and attends select A Circuit shows. Nowadays, you can find Jessica coaching as many humans out of the saddle as she coaches in the saddle. She combines the knowledge and experience she’s gained as an equestrian coach to help others in business a...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 33
Linda Tellington-Jones is a true icon in the horse world. With her innovative method, the Tellington TTouch method, she has helped countless horse owners to establish a deeper connection with their beloved four-legged friends. In this episode, Linda shares her unique insights and experiences of how the Tellington TTouch Method can successfully enhance the connection between humans and animals. She shares how these gentle touches and movements can help build trust, relaxation, and harmony between...
Jul 02, 2023•35 min•Ep. 32
Holly Barnett is the founder and CEO of August Equine. August Equine takes a whole horse approach to saddle fit, combining the knowledge of saddle fit with anatomy, conformation, biomechanics, and the nervous system. For over 20 years Holly has studied and transformed equestrian partnerships of all levels and disciplines. She specializes in dressage, eventing, and jumping as well as western and endurance riding. Holly’s innate ability to both spot and resolve performance blocks, as well as tempe...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 31
Agustin Arellano is a professional American polo player, eco-entrepreneur, and model. Agustin is also the newly appointed operations manager at Rinehart Polo, where he further assists with the organization’s goals to create a holistic future for the sport. Both Agustin and Rinehart Polo are dedicated to the long-term betterment of the sport of polo by focusing on polo education, sponsoring youth polo programs, and most importantly, making polo more inclusive, while improving equine welfare. When...
Jun 04, 2023•42 min•Ep. 30
Christa Myers is the woman behind the Equestrian Bookkeeper and the Equestrian Entrepreneur. Christa grew up as most of us horse-loving kids do, which is filling their days with barn time but not fully living out their dreams due to financial limitations. In 2020, Christa began to build out the idea of combining her love for horses, passion for continuous improvement, and knowledge of business and financial operations to create her own business, which launched January 1, 2021. Through this, she ...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 29
Ingrid Klimke is considerably one of the most successful riders worldwide. A multi Olympic medalist, and a successful competitor in multiple disciplines, including Dressage, eventing, and show jumping. On this episode, we discuss everything from bringing along successful horses, to balancing training regimes and horse welfare, setting goals, staying present and mindful as a rider and trusting your own intuition, and so much more.
May 07, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 28
Ifa Simmonds is a certified fitness professional with over a decade of experience working with, coaching, and instructing people over their fitness hurdles and towards their goals. Ifa has spent 6 years now helping equestrians with their riding fitness challenges in areas related to stability, suppleness, strength, and stamina. Realizing that many equestrian clients have prior injuries, imbalances, overuse strains, and have fallen off without proper recovery, which are all issues that continue t...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 27
Shelby Dennis is a horse trainer and Equine Behaviour Consultant based in British Columbia, Canada. She is also the owner of Milestone Equestrian, a training and equine sale business, and the author of her debut book, ‘The Other Side of Horsemanship.’ Apart from her academic education, Shelby also has varied horse experience from the Arabian horse circuit to hunter/jumper, to dressage, to exercising race horses. The understanding and correct application of equine learning theory that she’s learn...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 26
Betsy Vonda is an Equine Postural, Performance, & Behavioural Consultant and Trainer. Although raised with horses her entire life, Betsy went on to pursue a career as a paramedic. However, through her education and work experiences she began to see parallels between troubled people and horses. She learned that people’s actions and behaviors can be heavily influenced by their past experiences, living conditions and nutrition, and it became quite clear that horses are also influenced by the sa...
Mar 19, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 25
Alizée Froment is a former international Grand Prix rider turned show performer, now known for her artistic and beautiful performances, bitless riding, and horse-first philosophy. Alizée has six courses with us on the wehorse platform, with everything ranging from bitless riding to liberty training to flying lead changes. On this episode, we chat about having individual programs for each horse, the benefit of bareback pads, pre-and-post-ride care routines, transitioning to bitless, mastering the...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 24
Taryn Young is a USDF bronze and silver medal amateur Dressage competitor, and the woman behind the social media presence, Warmbloods + Wine. Taryn is a Director of Marketing by day, an avid equestrian by nights and weekends, and a 24/7 new mom. One of Taryn’s priorities with her social media has been to showcase the ‘working woman equestrian lifestyle’ – as it is all about balance and realness but one should never give up on your goals whether in your career or riding dreams.
Feb 12, 2023•40 min•Ep. 23
Josepha Guillaume is an international horse trainer and instructor, and author of the book Dressage In Hand. Based in Belgium, Josepha comes from a solid classical dressage background, but has been working mostly with injured and traumatized horses for the last 20 years. The art of keeping horses healthy and happy, or bringing them back to health and happiness, no matter what happened to them, has become her specialty and her life’s work. On this podcast episode, we discuss things like dressage ...
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 22
Celeste-Leilani Lazaris is the founder of the Balance through Movement Method, a revolutionary equine development method focused on improving performance and preventing lameness. Celeste herself is a biomechanical lameness specialist and an expert in equine movement and muscle development. But more than anything, she says she is a student of the horse. Over the last decade, Celeste has carefully reverse-engineered her bodywork and performance training knowledge to dissect the core reasons of why...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 21
