The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 16 | April Ray
In this vulnerable and personal episode of the Whole Horse Podcast, I’m joined by long-time friend April Ray of the Canadian Horse Journal for a conversation about the #metoo movement in the horse industry. The Horse Journal recently published a comprehensive and collaborative article opening up around this essential topic (read more at this link —> http://bit.ly/chjarticle).
In this episode, April shares about her personal experience of sexual abuse and harassment, how she’s healing and moving forward by having challenging conversations and being willing to speak up despite resistance, and we talk about our shared passion for making the horse industry safe for everyone. It’s a potent beginning to a multi-faceted topic and on-going conversation and we look forward to your feedback, questions, and ideas for related future episodes expanding on these understandings. I’m still very much on a learning curve in this arena, and growing daily in my understanding, and I think many of us can relate! Feedback is always welcome and appreciated so that we can all support the forward-movement of the horse industry (and the rest of our world) into a truly safe and welcoming place to be.
Thanks for listening!
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Episode 29 | Starting Sailor, a feral pony, with Heather Nelson Liberty Coach
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Episode 28 | The Cowgirl Re-union Explained with founders Stefanie Travers and Alexa
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Episode 27 | The Academic Art of Riding with Kenneth Vansweevelt
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Episode 26 | Bridleless and balanced riding with Tori Jeffress
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Episode 25 | Natural Balance Dentistry Part 2 with Jackson Holm
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Episode 24 | Trauma-informed Horsemanship Part 2 with Sarah Schlote of EQUUSOMA
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Episode 23 | A cranio-sacral geek out with One Spirit’s Laura Bird
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Episode 22 | Finding the feminine in the ride Jayne Roberts of Equijay
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Episode 21 | Trauma-informed Horsemanship with EQUUSOMA founder Sarah Schlote
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