Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Creating Confidence for Horsewomen with Sandi Simons
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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Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
🐴🎙 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Dressage Naturally, Happy Horses, and Personal Development with Karen Rohlf
“Never underestimate the possibility for things to improve in ways you cannot yet imagine”
Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally recognized clinician who is changing the equestrian educational paradigm. She teaches students of all disciplines and levels from around the world in her clinics and the Dressage Naturally virtual programs.
Karen is well known for training horses with a priority on partnership, a student empowering approach to teaching, and a positive and balanced point of view. She believes in getting to the heart of our mental, emotional, and physical partnership with our horses by bringing together the best of the worlds of dressage and partnership-based training.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:
🟣 Karen’s horsemanship & dressage journey and how she combines the two to form Dressage Naturally
🟣 Karen’s happiest horsey memories
🟣 The importance of personal development and self awareness in horse training
🟣 Happy horses and giving your horse choice & freedom in training
🟣 Troubleshooting when your horse doesn’t offer something willingly
🟣 What horsey resources that Karen uses
🟣 Flex boots for horses with sensitive soles
🟣 Her surprising answer to ‘what horsepeople would you have dinner with?’
🟣 Horse ‘personality’ types and how this affects training
🟣 Using positive reinforcement in a sophisticated way
🟣 Importance of immersing in a system
🟣 Balancing being a student and a teacher
🟣 Plus so much more!
Find out more & connect with Karen at www.dressagenaturally.net or search Karen Rohlf on socials
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Saturday Jan 29, 2022
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
🎙🐴 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Harmony Horsemanship, Passive Leadership & Positive Reinforcement with Lindsey Partridge.
“Understand yourself, your horse and the language that connects you”
Lindsey Partridge is a Horse Human Relationship Expert and is dedicated to life-long learning and helping others connect with their horses.
She is an accomplished student, trainer, author, and competitor. She has been called ‘Canada’s Horse Whisperer’ by the Toronto Star and ‘The Queen of Thoroughbreds’ by The Rider.
Lindsey is the owner of Partridge Horse Hill, founder of Harmony Horsemanship™, President of Natural Horsemanship Association, and a Registered Nurse. She has been a Horse Wrangler for feature films, a champion at the 2015 and 2016 International Thoroughbred Makeovers, and won many awards and titles for Extreme Cowboy Racing, Jumpers, and Horse Training.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:
Lindsey’s start with horses from begging her parents for a pony to winning Thoroughbred makeover competitions.
Lindsey’s midlife crisis and how that helped her prioritise happiness and spending time with her own horses
Her busy life as a full time nurse, mum, horsemanship instructor, business woman, and competitive rider and she still makes time for other hobbies outside of horses.
Her journey into positive reinforcement and we discuss all the musings around positive and negative reinforcement.
Including- avoiding the cookie monster, competing with positive reinforcement, and developing passive leadership, and using treats with dressage horses.
How nursing & parenting has helped with Lindsey’s horsemanship
Choosing a suitable discipline for your horse’s happiness
Lindsey’s most influential mentors
Finding a flexible and comfortable saddle to fit all her school horses.
The experience of training horses for movies
Her advice for aspiring riders
Plus so much more!
Lindsey believes in understanding yourself, understanding your horse and the language that connects you, as a foundation for anything you do with your horse.
Find out more & connect with Lindsey at www.lindseypartridge.com or www.harmonyhorsemanship.com or search Lindsey Partridge on socials.
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Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
"Be humble, kind, and compassionate to everyone and everything”🎧🐴 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Mindfulness, Emotions, & Horse Training with Kim DaleyKim Daley is a husband, father, horse trainer and coach based in Toowoomba, Queensland.Kim has been around horses most of his life. He’s overcome 20 years of anxiety and depression and the skills Kim learnt to heal himself he now incorporates into his horsemanship. His mission in life is to spread kindness, mindfulness and understanding to both horse and human.𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:🔸Kim’s start with horses from pony club days to training horses full time🔸Big wake up moments for Kim and how that changed his horsemanship journey🔸The importance of energy, vibration, & emotion in training horses🔸“Heart Math”, mindfulness & meditation 🔸Kim’s struggle with depression, anxiety, suicide, & addiction.🔸Kim’s acronyms CHUF & PEP and how he ulysses them with training horses.🔸The power of “micro-manifesting” and visualisation when riding & training horses🔸We touch on a few of Kim’s 18 mantras for life🔸A big discussion around windsucking & anxiety🔸The 4th F that Kim thinks should be added to the “3 F’s” that make a happy horse🔸People who have inspired Kim in horse & self development🔸The importance of trusting your gut in horses & life.🔸Plus so much more!Find out more & connect with Kim Daley on Facebook at ‘Daley Equine’ Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube!*************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/
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: A good foundation for horses with Dr. Shelley Appleton
"Domesticated Horses Are Still Wild Horses At Heart!”
Dr. Shelley Appleton has a doctorate in human learning and combines this with an extensive knowledge of working with horses.
She is a highly skilled horse trainer who can help you solve your frustrations with your horse.
Shelley combines understanding of humans and a lifetime of exposure with horses to provide effective and encouraging coaching to help both horse and rider become more skilled, competent and confident.
Shelley can help remove the frustration and fear out of owning and riding horses and increase your enjoyment. She teaches riders how to support their horse to be calm, willing and confident.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:
The 2 horses that changed Shelley’s direction with training horses
The story of how Shelley made her horse’s mouth bleed and how that was a catalyst for change
How Shelley teaches her students to put a foundation on their horses
The importance and science behind changing beliefs when teaching humans about training horses
What happens to your horse’s coping mechanism when your horse’s basic needs are not satisfied
Why a domesticated horse will always live with a certain degree of stress
Shelley’s can of worms on the Positive and Negative Reinforcement debate
The myth behind negative reinforcement being fear-based
Why Shelley thinks that negative reinforcement actually gives the horse a greater sense of autonomy
Debunking the fear theory with horses
How treats can actually trigger the same amount of angst as a whip
Contact vs a soft feel
Who inspires her and her favourite resources in horses & self-development
Her current fascination with herd dynamics in performance horses
What a 10-year-old taught her about riding
Shelley’s view on calming signals, like yawning, licking & chewing etc.
Shelley is a boss! I have a lot of respect for her. She is highly educated, she’s passionate, she knows what she’s talking about, and has a really positive impact on the horse community educating humans how to put a good foundation on their horses.
Find out more & connect with Shelley on Instagram, Facebook, and her website www.calmwillingconfidenthorses.com.au
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Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
🐴🎧 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Training Blind Horses with Endo The Blind and Morgan Wagner.
"Go out & play with your horses!”
You may have come across videos and pictures of a completely blind horse with no eyes doing incredible things at liberty and being ridden by a girl called Morgan Wagner, the incredible owner and trainer of the famous Endo The Blind.
Endo, despite having no eyes, is able to do anything a sighted horse can do.
He competes, trail rides, travels, jumps, performs liberty work, and participates in any other new experience that becomes available.
Endo and Morgan have even been featured performers at Horse Expos, where together they have demonstrated Endo’s versatility, intelligence, and trainability in a variety of venues all across the United States and Canada.
In this episode we discuss Morgan’s journey with Endo, and how he came to be blind, what it’s like training horses who are completely blind including what surprised her and how she has adapted her training.
This is a short & sweet episode compared to my usual format but the insights that Morgan gives us about training blind horses is nothing short of amazing.
Find out more & connect with Morgan on Instagram @endotheblind.morgan or visit her website www.endotheblind.com
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Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast
An Interview with Shawna Karrasch
"Training Should Be Fun For You AND Your Horse!”
Shawna is a pioneer in the use of Positive Reinforcement Training with horses. Her powerful and humane behavioral training techniques are an eye-opening experience for equine professionals, competitors, and amateurs alike. She has produced books and videos, and traveled worldwide to teach the concepts of bridge conditioning and positive reinforcement for horses.
Shawna’s infectious enthusiasm, sense of humor, years of training experience and rapport with animals and humans makes her one of the finest positive-reinforcement trainers in North America.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:
Shawna’s first impressions of horses and how she connects this to her own trauma
Transitioning from working with marine animals to horses and how it was different
Common misconceptions with using treats in training
Riding with positive reinforcement
Shawna’s thoughts on negative and combined reinforcement
How to get started correctly with positive reinforcement if you’ve never used treats before.
The two general horse personality types that Shawna has identified
The happy horse discussion!
The importance of helping your horse learn to be a problem solver & the joy in the struggle of solving puzzles
Shawna’s book recommendations & upcoming learning opportunities
PLUS so much more!
Shawna is highly educated and experienced in animal behaviour both with marine animals and equines. She is a compassionate, humble, and open-minded trainer with a real passion for horses enjoying their training with humans.
Find out more & connect with Shawna at https://shawnakarrasch.com/ or on Facebook by searching ‘Shawna Karrasch’
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Saturday Oct 09, 2021
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast
An Interview with Bethany Tuskey on classical dressage, liberty, and self-development.
“Keep Moving Forward!”
Bethany’s love of horses began at an early age. She now has over 15 years experience working with horses and has been instructing and training for over 10 years. Bethany has dedicated her life to learning the art of horsemanship from master horse trainers. She has studied classical dressage, liberty work, work in hand, and long reining and has recently taken up the challenge of learning vaulting. Bethany has taken what she has learned from other trainers as well the horses, and combined in with her Christian faith to create a unique style of training based on love for the horse, the desire to help her horses to become better versions of themselves, and the desire to build partnerships with her horses based on mutual trust and respect.
In addition to dressage work, Bethany is able to take her partnership with her horses to a whole new level by working with them at liberty, where there is nothing connecting her to the horse and the horse has the freedom to do as he wants. Working with horses at liberty creates a relationship with your horse that will transcend anything you have experienced before.
Bethany enjoys performing with her Andalusians at various shows and exhibitions. It is her goal to share her unique training style and show people how they too can take their relationship with their horse to a whole new level.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:
Bethany’s start with horses from training wild mustangs, to practising classical dressage.
Her relationship-focussed training philosophy with horses combining groundwork, liberty, and classical dressage.
How a “difficult” horse lead her to reflect on herself and dive deep into self-development
Bethany’s holistic approach of body, mind, and spirit to help horses be happy
The value of investing in your learning
Who inspires her and what she is currently learning including her recommended horse books
The secret to Bethany’s success so far with horses, and the one message she would like all horse people to know
PLUS so much more!
Bethany is a heart-centred and open-minded horse trainer. We share a love of self-develoement and know how important this is in horses and in life.
Find out more & connect with Bethany Tuskey by searching “Tuskey Dressage” on Instagram, Facebook, or Youtube.
You can also purchase her book “God’s Hearth Through a Horse’s Eyes” on Amazon or via her website: www.tuskeydressage.com
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Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast
Intrinsic Motivation for Healthy Movement with Kathy Sierra
"Nature as an ally instead of adversary”
Kathy Sierra 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 an educational book series in technology that sold over 2 million copies.
Horses have been a lifelong passion, but not her profession. However, when her beloved horse Draumur was nearly euthanized, Kathy felt it was her fault, so she took everything in her background on motivation, learning psychology, neuroscience, and movement science, and synthesized a path forward to help him when conventional methods failed.
Eventually other people saw them and began to ask for help with their horses, so she created the philosophy and principles of Intrinzen. She lives on a small island near the border of US/Canada with her husband and 6 horses.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:
Kathy’s start with horses and how her career in sports biomechanics influenced her horsemanship
Psychology of intrinsic motivation for movement in horses
The story of Draumur, a horse who once refused to move, and who Kathy considers the founder of everything she does now with horse & movement
Using negative & positive reinforcement without diminishing intrinsic motivation
The challenge of Vavi- of helping a horse find badass movement!
The birth of Intrinzen! And Kathy’s tips on how to get started with this way of training
What could be really happening when you think your horse is “testing you”
Setting up your environment to create intrinsic motivation for movement
Kathy’s views on healthy horses and what healthy movement is
Creativity, experimentation, & autonomy in training horses
PLUS so much more!
Kathy is extremely intelligent, knowledgeable, and polarizing with her views on horses, horse training, & biomechanics.
Find out more & connect with Kathy Sierra on Instagram @pantherflows or checkout her website www.pantherflow.com
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Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
𝑨 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝑻𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕-𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒅 & 𝑯𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚: 𝑱𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒆 𝑨𝒃𝒅𝒖𝒍 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍🎙🐴Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast
✨"Anything you do, do it with your heart”Jaleele Abdul Alim, or Jal as his friends call him, lives in France, next to Paris and is an animal lover.He doesn’t come from an equestrian background at all, but for some reason has always been drawn to horses as far as he can remember. He grew up listening to country music and dreaming of riding horses.He is a self-taught horseman and doesn’t believe in *one* method when it comes to horsemanship. However, he started this journey because of Buck, the movie, and because he stumbled upon videos of people playing the Parelli 7 games. But he mostly learnt everything he knows today thanks to his mare Quincy and his horse BlackPearlHe is a true lover of the old vaquero traditions and doesn't just ride only to ride but with tiny achievable goals for his horses and himself.He is also fascinated by social media, or all media. Also loves entertaining people by pulling their heartstring or making them laugh. His goal is to show the world the beauty of the relationship that bonds humans to their horses, if only people can learn to earn the trust of their horses.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:
Jal’s horsemanship journey to date
What REAL groundwork is (not just lunging!)
The story behind Black Pearl
Importance of listening to your horse and adapting your training to the individual
What horses need above the basic needs to be happy
Importance of LISTENING to your horse
The story of Jal standing up for his horse and what he believes in
Intention behind equipment and what equipment Jal chooses to use
Who inspires Jal on his current horsemanship journey
Plus lots of stories and laughs!
The following people were mentioned in this podcast:@nickyshorsemanship@unbridledgoddess@lighthandsequitation (Steve Halfpenny)Jeff sandersSouth Dakota Cowgirl👉🏼Find out more & connect with Jal on Instagram or TikTok @grand_jal*************❓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/
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
🎙🐴Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast Episode 20
Natural Horsemanship & Eventing Based on Love with Aleksa Karlinska ( aka @natural_eventing_rider )
"Loving is Understanding"
Alexa presents to us….the best of both worlds: You CAN do natural horsemanship AND compete!
Aleksa Karlinska is a horse trainer and horse riding instructor, teaching horses and humans to understand each other - so they can build relationships based on love.
Aleksa competes in eventing competitions, with the aim of proving that natural horsemanship can be combined with sport.
She was born and raised and still lives in Poland, right on the border with Germany. She has dedicated her life to making a positive change in the equestrian world.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:
👉🏼Alexa’s start with horses, in horsemanship, & eventing! Including her selection on the national eventing team.
👉🏼The turning point for Alexa, and what made her realise something wasn’t right with her horse training & competing.
👉🏼Combining natural horsemanship & competing, particularly in jumping & eventing.
👉🏼The sad truth behind some ways of training for competition, including breaking a horse’s spirit.
👉🏼A day in the life of Alexa, from how she starts her day to taking the time to train her horses mentally and physically, and what she’s into outside of horses.
👉🏼The benefits of slowing down, being mindful, and the conscious use of social media.
👉🏼Why horse personality is SO important for performance & competing
👉🏼Why your APPROACH is more important than your METHOD, and being open-minded in training.
👉🏼Why less is more, and going slowly is more important the quick results
👉🏼The shocking truth behind some bridleless riding
👉🏼What the natural horsemanship people lack, and what the sport work lack
👉🏼Controversial questions and Alexa’s frustration with extreme views
👉🏼Shame around past methods of training and being brave enough to face the truth and change paths
👉🏼Why it’s more important to know WHY you are training something whether that’s groundwork or riding (instead of HOW)
Aleksa is very honest about her past with horses and how she has changed and continues to adapt as she learns.
She has an interesting perspective coming from a competitive background, and we share many of the same values, especially the mission of making a positive impact on the equestrian world and showing people it’s possible to have a good relationship with your horse and compete.
Find out more & connect with Alexa on Instagram at @natural_eventing_rider
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