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Ep 3 with Adele Shaw from the Willing Equine Jun 07, 2023

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Adele Shaw is an internationally recognized mentor, behavior consultant, and trainer focused on creating a positive relationship between horse and human through science-based training and care practices. Drawn to horses labeled as “trouble makers” and “lost causes” from an early age, Adele has always had a passion for understanding the “why” behind behavior and a deep desire to help horses find their way back to wellness. 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 their human caretakers. As a teacher, Adele is supportive and understanding of both horse and human, and tailors her lessons to provide the most personalized, accessible and ethically minded coaching possible. Her approach goes beyond method: by offering flexible training and care systems, the wellbeing of the horse and the empowerment of the student always remain the primary goals.
In addition to her hands-on work with specialized rehabilitation cases at her ranch in Texas, Adele maintains an active role in the equestrian community through her clinics, online student programs, courses, blog, podcast, and social media outreach. As she connects with students across the globe, Adele remains dedicated to making information on behavioral science, positive reinforcement, LIMA principles, humane hierarchy, and species appropriate care practices accessible and achievable for every horse owner through The Willing Equine."
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Episode 2 with Adele Shaw from the Willing Equine on setting up for success May 31, 2023

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Willingness and horse human relationships with Adele Shaw from The Willing Equine May 24, 2023

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Adele Shaw is an internationally recognized mentor, behavior consultant, and trainer focused on creating a positive relationship between horse and human through science-based training and care practices. Drawn to horses labeled as “trouble makers” and “lost causes” from an early age, Adele has always had a passion for understanding the “why” behind behavior and a deep desire to help horses find their way back to wellness. 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 their human caretakers. As a teacher, Adele is supportive and understanding of both horse and human, and tailors her lessons to provide the most personalized, accessible and ethically minded coaching possible. Her approach goes beyond method: by offering flexible training and care systems, the wellbeing of the horse and the empowerment of the student always remain the primary goals.
In addition to her hands-on work with specialized rehabilitation cases at her ranch in Texas, Adele maintains an active role in the equestrian community through her clinics, online student programs, courses, blog, podcast, and social media outreach. As she connects with students across the globe, Adele remains dedicated to making information on behavioral science, positive reinforcement, LIMA principles, humane hierarchy, and species appropriate care practices accessible and achievable for every horse owner through The Willing Equine."

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Improving the seat in canter and why a horse might jack up, get stubborn and refuse to move May 17, 2023

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Why does my horse jack up, get stubborn and refuse to move?

Join me in this episode as I share some of the foundational position work our #HolisticRiders at the school practice for establishing a balanced working canter, and how we impact this with the development of our position.

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30 minute coaching audio to improve your seat May 10, 2023

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Join us in this audio as I trial a little coaching audio and share with you some of the work we have been doing in the school of holistic horse riding. In this podcast I'm going to share a practical coaching audio that you can listen to and implement while you're riding. If you loved this let us know! And we can do more of them. Share it with your friends and jump in to our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/5dayimprovehorserelationship and share how you're enjoying it there.
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Activate your Seat part 2 with Maeve May 03, 2023

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A rider's job is to absorb the natural movement of the horse, and to give aids through their seat to control and enhance this movement. The rider's pelvis and hips are the interface between the partnership yet most rider specific exercise programmes seem to only target the abdominals.

Join us in this episode as we dig in to the little and big tweaks that can transform your riding.

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Activate your seat with Maeve ep 1 Apr 26, 2023

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Join us in this episode as we dig in to the little and big tweaks that can transform your riding.

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Do you have to be the boss? Apr 19, 2023

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Often as horse riders and trainers when we come across a problem we can be told to just show them who's boss and make the horse do it, but is that really how we fix these issues? It doesn't factor in why the horse is saying no and assuming all no's are a challenge to our authority. And going even deeper, that challenging our authority is a bad thing. It doesn't factor in if the no is stemming from pain, they don't understand, they can't do what we are asking of them, they need a break or to finish, or if we are overfacing ourselves or the horse. In this episode we talk about what I teach my students instead.

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Opportunities to connect Apr 12, 2023

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Our horses are always talking to us and giving us invitations to connect and be with them. If, over time, they are reprimanded or ignored they do stop giving the invitations. In this episode we talk a little bit about what it looks like when they invite us to connect

Keep the conversation going in the stronger bond community: How does your horse seek connection from you?

3 programs I did in 2022 that has shaped who I am as rider for 2023 Apr 05, 2023

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In this episode I'm sharing with you the work that I did in 2022 that has confirmed and evolved the direction I want to work in with the horses. These continued learnings are taught in our face to face riding school Equestrian Spirit and our online programs at Equestrian Movement .

Check out Sarah Schlote and Dr Steve Peters work at Equuscience

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