Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast
Equestrian, Horse Training, Horsemanship, Horse Riding. The Horsemanship Breakthroughs podcast is a source for equestrian riding and horse training insights with the goal of helping your horse be a happy, light, and willing partner. Bringing you information and interviews with like-minded equine trainers to help you on your horsemanship, horse training, groundwork, equestrian, and riding journey.
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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
“It’s an internal softness that you take with you in everything that you do”
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Internal softness, Martial Arts, and ‘Horses Aren’t People’ with Mark Rashid
Mark Rashid is an internationally known author and horseman known for his ability to understand the horse’s point of view and solve difficult problems with communication rather than force.
He began working with horses at age ten, when he met the “old man,” who taught him to work with horses, not against them, and to listen to what the horse is trying to say.
Mark’s clinics are structured as one-on-one work with horse and rider and are immensely popular with people around the world.
When Mark decided to study the martial art of aikido as a way to improve his horsemanship, he brought the same quiet determination to it that he exhibits in his work with horses.
Mark worked full-time on ranches for many years gathering herds, managing stock, and training horses. When time permits, he still enjoys working on ranches near his home in Colorado as well as playing guitar professionally with his friends.
Mark is the author of fourteen books, with his latest titled ‘for the love of the horse’
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Links to Mark Rashid's Books:
Mark Rashid Books:
A Good Horse Is Never A Bad Colour
Considering The Horse
Horsemanship Through Life
Horses Never Lie
Nature In Horsemanship
Whole Heart, Whole Horse (my personal favourite Mark Rashid book)
Finding the Missed Path
A Journey To Softness
For the love of the horse
Life lessons from a ranch horse
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How would you like to discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse? Sign up for my free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc
Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs
Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist
How would you like to improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises? Sign up for 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises
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And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!
*Please note: As an Amazon Associate I earn commission from qualifying purchases, which means if you buy books/resources from any of the above links, I get a small percentage of the sale :) Thank you kindly for supporting me and making the world a better place for horses!
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Building Confidence & Relaxation Through Horsemanship Fundamentals with Bek Suhard
Bek Suhard is a vet nurse, mum, and wife, who returned to riding horses in her early 30s. After an unfortunate fall, Bek realised that what she was doing with her horse wasn’t working and she started to look for different approaches.
If you're the sort of person who has had a break from horses and you’re not as confident as you used to be, or if people are telling you to do things a certain way and it's just not working or doesn't sit right- then you will be inspired by this episode!
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Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Understanding Horses With Gabi Neurohr
“What matters is to really understand the horse’s mind”
Gabi doesn't like to be put into a box, have the stamp of a “Method”. She believes good Horsemanship – good Horsemen/women – usually share the same principles. Their techniques might be different, but principles remain the same. You will see Gabi playing on the ground, at Liberty, riding dressage, jumping a cross country course, riding endurance, riding bareback and bridleless and sometimes you might even see her in a western saddle.
Gabi’s goal for every horse, every session is to find the connection to the horse and make him/her feel proud of his achievements. A happy, healthy horse that loves to do stuff with his human partner – no matter what the discipline!
Gabi Neurohr loves to learn, educate herself, be open and look at other aspects of horses. Over the years she has gained a huge knowledge about the following areas of expertise:
Natural Hoof Care – Hoof Boots and corrective trimming
Horse Nutrition – Natural Feeding and special cases
Phytotherapy for Horses
Natural Horse Boarding
Healthy Biomechanics for the riding horse
Basic saddle fitting
You can purchase Gabi's book 'Understanding is the Key' here: https://amzn.to/3ZggAOT
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How would you like to discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse? Sign up for my free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc
Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs
Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist
How would you like to improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises? Sign up for 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises
Haven’t left a review yet? I LOVE reading your reviews, it makes my day, plus helps to spread the word of the podcast. Just go to: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/horsemanship-breakthroughs-podcast/id1548833031
And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!
Please note: As an Amazon Associate I earn commission from qualifying purchases, which means if you buy books/resources from any of the above links, I get a small percentage of the sale :) Thank you kindly for supporting me and making the world a better place for horses!
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: How being a physiotherapist has influenced my horsemanship journey 💪🏼🐎
| Equestrian Rider Biomechanics Series |
Some of you may know that as well as a horsemanship coach, I am a physiotherapist!
I often get asked questions drawing from my knowledge and experience in this field and how it applies to horses and riding, so I created a whole episode outlining some of my thoughts.
I talk about the similarities between the two industries and how my work in this area has changed my perspective on some horse-related topics, including pain, pathology, posture, movement, and biomechanics.
I also mention the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program designed to help riders become more symmetrical, balanced, fit, strong, coordinated,a and flexible. You can find out more about the program and sign up here:
8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program:
https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program
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Haven’t left a review yet? I LOVE reading your reviews, it makes my day, plus helps to spread the word of the podcast. Just go to: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/horsemanship-breakthroughs-podcast/id1548833031
And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
🐴🎙 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Evidence-Based Worming with Jude Matuesiewicz
In this episode I talk with worming expert, Jude Mateusieqicz all things evidence-based worming! 🐛🪱
Jude worked in the field of prevention of increasing resistance to anthelmintics by parasitic worms in horses.
Jude is very knowledgeable on a range of horse-related topics and has a Master of Animal Science from Charles Sturt Unviersity.
She has dedicated a portion of her career to educating horse owners about worm resistance in their horses, and helping them to learn how to undertake faecal egg counts on their own properties with the aid of her DIY manual - Count Your Eggs Before They Hatch.
Jude has written for Horses and People magazine, and is a member of the Australian Society for Parasitology.
Jude's other interest area is in horse tack - specifically bridling - bitted and unbitted bridles and, has also undertaken research with an Australia-wide survey of equestrians about their bridle choices- which we will speak about, along with Jude’s horsemanship journey, in another upcoming episode.
👉🏼You can get the Seasonal Guide to worming here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/evidence-based-worming
👉🏼And here is the link to the Internal Parasite Control Guidelines: https://aaep.org/guidelines/internal-parasite-control-guidelines
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How would you like to discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse? Sign up for my free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc
Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs
Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist
How would you like to improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises? Sign up for 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises
Haven’t left a review yet? I LOVE reading your reviews, it makes my day, plus helps to spread the word of the podcast. Just go to: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/horsemanship-breakthroughs-podcast/id1548833031
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
“Listen to your horse!”
🎙🐴 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Putting Your Horse First and Helping Your Horse Feel Confident & Proud with Ella McBain
Ella is a horsemanship coach from South East Queensland. She does a lot of freedom-based work including liberty, free riding, & trick training. She describes her approach as centred around creating a proud, willing and confident equine partner who feels seen and understood. She loves helping people to understand their horses in a meaningful way, in order to build a deeper trust and connection, and have fun together.
Find out more & connect with Ella on Instagram @ellamc.horsemanship
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How would you like to discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse? Sign up for my free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc
Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs
How would you like to improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises? Sign up for 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises
Haven’t left a review yet? I LOVE reading your reviews, it makes my day, plus helps to spread the word of the podcast. Just go to: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/horsemanship-breakthroughs-podcast/id1548833031
And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
🎙🐴 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Horse “Personality” And Getting To Know Your Horse As An Individual
In this episode, I discuss:
Anthrapamorphising and why it doesn’t need to be a dirty word
Different horse “personality” categorising systems/methods
My personal opinion on personality categorisation
Other ways + tips to get to know your horse as an individual
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Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Positive Reinforcement, Block Drive Lines, “The Boom”, and Foal Handling with Australian Colt Starter & Clinician- Lucky Luke Thomas
“Horsemanship Is A Ten Thousand Piece Jigsaw Puzzle”
Luke Thomas has worked as a professional horseman since 1987. He’s started over 3000 horses under saddle and in the last 9 years has handled and taught to lead over 2000 foals and weanlings.
Luke is available to assist horse owners via online tuition and also through clinics classes and his online video series and has just released a Foal Masterclass Series available on vimeo.
To find out more about Luke Thomas and his foal series head to:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeThomasHorses
Foal Masterclass Series: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/foals/715431185?fbclid=IwAR17AxWhoGVanY6AxrWV2Y-aEeIGTEe2D8Nr5b2HglJhvv6CkLBH9Vsgiec
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Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Do you have a plan on how to help your horse relax in any given moment?
No?
Then this episode is for you!
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Help Your Tense, Anxious, Nervous, Spooky Horse Be More Calm, Relaxed, Chill and Confident
"Horses don't pretend to be scared. Horses don't lie about how they feel. If they're acting tense and anxious, they are fearful about something"
In this episode, I discuss how to help your horse when they show you they're afraid, because as I outline in this episode, if your horse is showing tense or spooky behaviour, they're showing us how they feel about something.
I break the discussion up into 7 key areas that you can systematically work through to help your anxious horse be more calm. Included in the episode are 5 general "techniques" to have in your toolbox to help your horse relax.
Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or amaliadempsey.com
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Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Balancing life, achieving horse goals as a mum, and believing in yourself with Meg Mortimer
“Believe in Yourself”
Meg Mortimer describes herself as a mum who never grew out of the horse phase!
She lives in central New South Wales on a sheep farm with her husband and 3 kids.
Meg has loved horses all her life, dabbling in pony club as a kid, and progressing to competing in dressage, showjumping, and eventing in her twenties.
Meg describes herself at that time as being fearless and that meant she could have a lot of fun. In her thirties, she got married and had babies- and suddenly was not so fearless anymore. Meg is now in her forties and has learned to be patient, to take things slow, and improve her communication with her horse. She feels at ease with herself knowing she doesn’t need to compete to prove she is a capable horseperson.
Meg describes her philosophy with horses as always being kind, slowing down, and listening to your horse. Meg says she also loves the intention of balance as this is not only for her horses, but her family and life in general. Meg loves learning and whilst her life is sometimes crazy chaos she loves the ride.
I came across Meg when she signed up to my Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, and I began teaching Meg through pivo lessons which has been a lot of fun!
In this episode, we talk about Meg’s horsemanship journey and how she overcomes the challenges of balancing life and work whilst pursuing her horse goals in a way that is true to her values around training horses.
You will love Meg’s contagious positive energy and the lessons she shares around her horses Gally, Patch, & Mr Jones.
If you’re a mum and rider with goals you will be inspired by Meg’s story.
Find out more & connect with Meg on Instagram at @field_of_bays
Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or amaliadempsey.com
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Have questions or suggestions for future episodes?
Connect with me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/amalia_horses/
Get the free connection & communication mini-course at https://ww.amaliadempsey.com/