First Do No Harm

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FDNH 21: Working from a place of relaxation and connection first with Warwick Schiller, part 1 Jun 16, 2021

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This is part 1 of a 4 part series with Warwick where he takes us on the journey he's been through over the last couple of years working with horses from a place of relaxation and connection first, training second.

You can listen to Warwick's podcast here: The Journey On Podcast

You can watch Warwick's trainings on YouTube here: Warwick Schiller You Tube Channel

Check out his membership, 7 day free trial here: Warwick Schiller Performance Horsemanship

FDNH 20: Creating safe horses that want to look after us Jun 09, 2021

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Are you worried, nervous, anxious or scared at the thought of riding or handling your horse?

Are you been trawling Youtube university looking for answers for why your horse bucks, bolts, rears, bites, kicks..... etc.

In this podcast I discuss how I have worked with horses from the doggers pens to be able to look after beginner riders, started horses for beginner and intermediate students to be able to ride and taken big behavioural problems and unravelled the horses protests and behaviours so that they could become horses that were confident and trusting in their humans and could put themselves in a position to look after them.

Join the building connection experience here! Makes sure you're signed up before June 22 to join the live workshop

FDNH 19: Help!!! My horse has no chill!!! Jun 02, 2021

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Our horses chill factor doesn't come from moving their feet, submission based training, 20m circles or laterals. It comes from them feeling safe and securely attached within their environment, their herd, themselves and with us!!

Need the process laid out for you? Check out our membership: https://www.equestrianmovement.com/trainability

FDNH 18: Unpacking abuse and emotional trauma with our horses May 26, 2021

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Today we're talking to Kait Cruz from Hn'H Santuary and Purposeful Cowgirl on her journey into horse ownership and unravelling big emotional and physical traumas in her horses. This experience lead her to starting her own animal sanctuary as she realised how big the need is in the industry.

You can go check her out at:

The HNH Sanctuary www.TheHNHSanctuary.org

Purposeful Cowgirl www.PurposefulCowgirl.com

Instagrams: @thehnhsanctuary and @purposeful.cowgirl

FDNH 17: Compassion with our horses and peers in the industry May 19, 2021

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Today we're talking to Anu from Chetak horses about working with our horses compassionately and how they help us to do the work on ourselves. We also talk about compassion for our industry peers and how the sport can be quite alienating. Anu also shares her experience with racism in the sport and how we can keep working to make the space more inclusive.

You can listen to more of Anu's work on her podcast: https://anchor.fm/everyriderhasastory

And meet her beautiful horses on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chetakhorses/

Anu has such a beautiful and eloquent way of communicating her message and following her on instagram the messages she shares are very empowering

FDNH: Being the person you need to be to support your horse emotionally May 12, 2021

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Today on the podcast we are talking to Jane from Evoke Aromatics about all things emotional self regulation, relaxation and being the best person for your horse. I have attached a YouTube training on relaxation cues with our horse and you can get in contact with Jane on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvokeAromatics

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janeatevokearomatics/

FDNH 15: How your emotional state affects the way your horse works May 05, 2021

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Check out this podcast to here MY trials and tribulations in horse ownership. Being able to manage yourself emotionally is a key tool that isn't spoken about enough when it comes to working with our horses. In this episode I talk about the different things I learnt about managing myself emotionally from animals. Because, lets face it, they're the only ones we will listen to critique us on our faults!

For the rest of the journey on developing the skills on the ground for communication, consent, relaxation, understanding how to learn, join us in training trainability. Our membership that digs in to building out your skills to be a better partner for your horse.

https://www.equestrianmovement.com/trainability

FDNH 14: Listener Q and A Apr 28, 2021

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We have had quite a few questions come through on different training scenarios and how to address them. In this show we will be applying the Equestrian Movement philosophy to:

- Desensitisation vs confidence through curiousity

- Introducing new environments.

- What to do on the ground to build a relationship with our horse before riding

- Moving your horses feet for relaxation vs developing relaxation and then bringing your horses energy up in to a work ethic.

Want to see confidence through curiousity in action? Check out phoenix and his mate Ella the pig on our youtube channel. https://youtu.be/CdSJJqBP0z4

Ready to join the movement? https://www.equestrianmovement.com/thearenagrande

FDNH 13: The trials and tribulations of owning your own horse Apr 21, 2021

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In todays episode we are talking to Pam from the horse and human wellness project about the journey she has been on with getting to know her horse Stella. It is a story I'm sure a lot of horse owners will be familiar with as we bump along hiccup after hiccup trying to get to know our horse, understand and meet their wants and needs so that we can come together on a common ground and start working together.

After months of digging through different training philosophies on line, she finally found her jam with Stella and the relationship has been strengthening and blossoming ever since.

You can purchase her book at: on amazon here the horse and human wellness project

You can follow along with her experiences on her blog at: https://horseandhumanwellnessproject.wordpress.com/

FDNH 12: What does the term "working your horse over the back" mean? Apr 14, 2021

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This is a bit of a complex training for audio alone so check out our additional youtube training here

I often see a lot of confusion and debate about what the term "over the back means" so I thought I'd do a training on what I'm looking for when I teach it with one of the horses going through our green to self carriage trainings where he's just learning how to let go and swing through the back.

Ready to join the movement? Join us at https://www.equestrianmovement.com/thearenagrande

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