Send us a text “I love my work and I love the horses. I envision a day when those people who really understand how to care for a horse - from their hooves and diet to their need to live in a herd and be free from confinement - will be the majority of those responsible for these creatures. We need to throw out the molasses-laden feeds and supplements, get rid of the alfalfa, remove the shoes, trim them properly and allow it to run with others of their species. It is all so simple and yet it is a battle we fight daily due to the contradictory practices used in traditional horsekeeping.” - Jill Willis https://www.aanhcp.net/pages/jill-willis https://www.aanhcp.net/pages/welcome-to-paddock-paradise Reach Isabeau at Puttingthehorse1st@gmail.com…

Send us a text https://havenequine.com/ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/horsemanahiphaven From her website. “Emma Jenkinson, a seasoned horse trainer and riding coach based in Northern NM. With a rich background in dressage and equestrian vaulting, and over 10 years experience as a professional. Emma dedicates her expertise to utilizing the positive reinforcement quadrant of operant conditioning and incorporating classical dressage principles. This approach aims to craft mentally and physically balanced horses. Check out Emma’s podcast above for more information about her background, lesson program, and training style. “…

Send us a text https://www.kudaguru.com/ From Ashleigh’s website “Many experienced riders begin to focus on the exercises or patterns, and, if they feel they are stagnating in their progress, start to look for more elaborate, complicated exercises. My approach to teaching is bringing the focus back to the rider’s position, biomechanics and awareness. Horses constantly give us feedback on how we are organised and balanced while riding, and by tuning in and becoming aware, we can pick up on the horse’s signals and respond to them, becoming more efficient riders. Through auditory, visual and kinaesthetic cues and exercises, my methodology will help you rewire stubborn patterns. If you are an instructor you might also feel that you hit a plateau with your students. For many years I have assisted fellow teachers in how to delve deeper into biomechanics, proprioception and spatial awareness to help their riders progress. “ https://www.onform.com/…

Send us a text Alissa Mayer is a Certified Equine Hanna Somatics® Educator and the Co-Instructor of the Equine Hanna Somatics Professional Training & Certification Program, and Creator of the FEEL-Embodied™ System. https://alissamayer.com/what-is-equine-hanna-somatics/ https://www.facebook.com/alissamayer We discuss the vast complexity of the nervous system, pandiculation, posture versus performance of posture, and influencing the resting tonus of postural muscles. If you have any feedback or questions about the podcast you can reach Isabeau Solace at puttingthehorse1st@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.…

Send us a text Christina Krueger and host Isabeau Solace discuss communicating with your hoof care practitioner, advocating for your horse, the nutritional component of healthy hoof development, addressing training of your horse for hoof care, and addressing pain and behavior issues that interfere with that care. The course on nutrition mentioned should be available March 2024. There are other nutrion courses currently available on the PHCP website. Including Feeding Performance Horses, Special Needs, Pregnant and Growing horses, and Creating a Track System. https://progressivehoofcare.org/shop/ https://www.fromhooftoheart.com/ https://progressivehoofcare.org/ If you have any feedback about this podcast you can reach me at puttingthehorse1st@gmail.com Thanks for listening !…

Send us a text Steph Bradshaw is a positive reinforcement & force free, ethical equestrian coach and trainer living in Missouri. In part 2 of our discussion Steph explains her SKE jackpot method for training cooperative care, dealing with emergency care situations, building and respecting consent cues, training disengagement, syringe and oral meds delivery, how the horse controls the size of the “training slices,” training resets, and the difference between optimistic and pessimistic learners. https://www.facebook.com/stephkequestrian http://skequine.com…

Send us a text Steph Bradshaw is a positive reinforcement & force free, ethical equestrian coach and trainer living in Missouri. In part 1 of our discussion Steph begins by sharing her childhood and college experiences with horses and animal training. She explains what she learned about positive reinforcement working with zoo animals, her start with horse rescue, and what she learned from working with a truly dangerous equine rescue case. Her work with rescue allows her to explore positive reinforcement with a large range of behaviors that the rescue horses present. She uses the four R’s of Trauma informed training. (Realization of trauma, Recognition of signs, Response System, Resisting retraumatization.) We discuss the interdisciplinary trauma that happens within the horse industry as commentary, critique and judgement between disciplines is batted back and forth. And the benefits of a “lazy” (efficient) positive reinforcement training style. https://www.facebook.com/stephkequestrian http://skequine.com…

Send us a text https://www.facebook.com/FaceUpTraining Alyssa is a Lyons Legacy certified trainer. She operates her business, Face Up Training and Colt Starting in New Freedom, PA. Alyssa and I discuss her experiences becoming certified as a Lyons Legacy trainer. And what it means to her to put the horse first in her training. I hope you enjoy our conversation and thanks for listening.…

Send us a text Michelle and I had a wonderful talk about her experiences coming into horse ownership as an adult. After lucking into a “free” horse, she eventually got more horses, her own property, and whole heartedly embraced every milestone and failure that came her way. CONTENT WARNING : there is one mention of childhood sexual trauma…

Send us a text https://helenthornton.com/?fbclid=IwAR2itqNAnHpfKqWdnOwftSdayc0w-OhZX2BbDYbcsMo1toAINah3i_AEO60_aem_AaXIzL0tydTjiJOEa_IY-6S9aSQEJ6noswJtrm_34aIH5o7sbF_sjZ8Au7jaYjbJQ8g Helen is a registered member of the International Association of Animal Therapists. She lives in the UK where she offers PEMF for horses and humans. https://helenthornton.com/about-pemf She also offers a 2 day horse owner course on structural balance therapy , and works with international clients remotely to help them learn to assess their own animals. https://helenthornton.com/horse-owners-course…

Send us a text In this podcast I refer to Emma by her Facebook handle, Emma Lemon. Emma Jenkinson is located in New Mexico and offers virtual coaching. You can reach her on her website. https://havenequine.com/ If you have an interest in vaulting the company in the USA that can supply barrel covers, custom kits, and practice barrels is LB Vaulting Barrels. https://www.lbvaultingbarrels.com/ You can find more information about Shelby Dennis on her YouTube Channel. https://youtube.com/@Milestone-Equestrian If you want to reach out to Isabeau Solace you can shoot me an email at puttingthehorse1st@gmail.com Thanks for listening !…

Send us a text Naomi Kahlich talks about her back ground as a dog trainer and how that education in R+ worked with her mustang Juno. We also discuss the issues surrounding the management and round up of wild mustangs. Feedback and questions can be sent to puttingthehorse1st@gmail.com

Send us a text Isabeau Solace and Clare Frost discuss Clare’s Equine Breathing method. You can find more information, resources, and products on Clare’s website. Enter www.equinebreathing.com into your browser or click the link below. http://www.equinebreathing.com If you want to reach out with feedback or questions about the podcast, you can reach me at puttingthehorse1st@gmail.com Thanks for listening.…

Send us a text Debbie Watts and Isabeau Solace discuss how we use Straightness Training and Positive reinforcement (R+/clicker training) to put the horse first. Callie Klein has bowed out as cohost. But I am grateful for the help she gave me getting this podcast project up and running. If you want to reach out with feedback or questions, you can email puttingthehorse1st@gmail.com…

Send us a text Our guest is Cindy Roragen the founder of BixRo Horse Haven. Cindy discusses with us her evolution from a rescue to a haven organization. The ways that an owner can prepare their horse to do well when sold on to a new home. And how we can support rescues and havens that are providing an educated and safe home for unwanted horses. This is Callie Klein final episode with the podcast. She has a new project she is excited about and she is going to devote her free time to that. I will be moving forward interviewing guests, and I am hunting for a cohost. If you think you might be interested, even as an occasional guest host, please reach out. Puttingthehorse1st@gmail.com…