The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 32 | How Horses do Community with Equine Researcher Emily Kieson
What a fantastic podcast with Emily Kieson, Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning and PhD Candidate at Oklahoma State University! Her extensive research focuses on equine-human interactions and equine behavioural psychology. In this fascinating episode we discussed the results of her current research looking at the affiliate and community behaviours of large herds of horses (100+). What is coming forward in her research is very different from our current understanding of herd dynamics, and challenge some of commonly used training practices and foundational aspects of our equine-human relationships. I was on the edge of my seat, and I have a feeling you will be too!
Emily works closely with MiMer Centre, a Swedish non-profit focused on research and education in horses and humans and collaborates with international scientists, universities, and equine therapy programs to improve research and education in equine-human interactions. She has over 20 years working full time with horses, ten of which has been in equine-assisted therapies, works as an equine specialist in mental health and learning (ESMHL) with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) and has certifications and training as an equine specialist in many other models of equine-assisted therapies.
Episode 42 | Creating safety for your horse with Violet van Hees
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 42 | Creating safety for your horse with Violet van Hees Season 3 is proving to be awesome so far! In this episode, I sit down with Violet van Hees to talk about safety - how to create it with our horses, how it looks and...
Episode 41 | Taming Wild + Restoring Trust with Elsa Sinclair
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 41 | Whole Horse | Taming Wild + Restoring Trust with Elsa Sinclair In our first Whole Horse podcast of season 3, Taming Wild's Elsa Sinclair shares the differences between dominance and passive horse training, the...
Episode 40 | Connection Training (the book!) with Hannah Weston
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 40 | Connection Training with Hannah Weston This episode celebrates the release of Hannah Weston's new book Connection Training! After our first episode together, I couldn't wait to chat with her again, and I was...
Episode 39 | The opportunity within injury with Heather Nelson
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 39 | The opportunity within injury with Heather Nelson One of my favourite podcast guests and dropping some amazing wisdom about horses and life! Heather Nelson and I sat together on her parents cozy couch in Cowichan Bay...
Episode 38 – Cranial and endocrine geek-out with Elisse Miki
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 38 | Cranial and endocrine geek-out with Elisse Miki This episode of the Podcast is the geekiest we've ever gone! And that's saying a lot. Elisse Miki of Equilibria Therapeutics and I venture into some of our favourite...
Episode 37 | Connection Training with Hannah Weston
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 37 | Hannah Weston I love meeting and chatting with people that are changing our way of being with horses! It was such a pleasure to connect with Hannah Weston, co-founder of Connection Training. What a mission...
Episode 36 | Katarina Lundgren of MiMer Centre
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 36 | Katarina Lundgren of MiMer Centre What a pleasure to have a conversation with Katarina Lundgren, founder of the MiMer Centre in Sweden! Katarina is currently writing her masters thesis, studying the relationship...
Episode 35 | Finding the feminine in the ride Part 2 with Jayne Roberts of Equijay
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 35 | Finding the feminine in the ride Part 2 with Jayne Roberts of Equijay It's the return of Equijay's Jayne Roberts, joining us all the way from Australia, and diving right into all sorts of wonderfully uncomfortable...
Episode 34 | The Gift of the Horse with Lara Pieret
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 34 | The Gift of the Horse with Lara Pieret This podcast episode with Lara of the Gift of the Horse is definitely one of my favourites! What a beautiful conversation we had around how we can serve our horses, how we can...
Episode 33 | The Academic Art of Riding Part 2 with Kenneth Vansweevelt and Heather Nelson
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 33 | The Academic Art of Riding Part 2 with Kenneth Vansweevelt and Heather Nelson Our very first 3 person episode was a success! Heather Nelson and Kenneth Vansweevelt came to Firefly Farm in the Cowichan Valley to geek...