In this potent podcast for horse lovers Author, Teacher, Equine Sport Therapist, horse lover, and rebel Alexa Linton explores the fascinating territory and newly discovered edges of the horse-human partnership with special guests. Together, we’ll be shedding light on all the different ways of relating to and being with horses, learning how to cultivate optimal health for horses and their riders, uncovering the many facets of horse training, and sharing about the rather bumpy ride of becoming an advocate for horses in our current horse industry. The goal? Happier, healthier horses, riders and communities!
It’s sure to be an adventure!
Find out more about Alexa at www.alexalinton.com
Episode 74 | What horses teach us about systemic oppression with Julia Alexander
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 74 | What horses teach us about systemic oppression with Julia Alexander What an episode this was with Julia Alexander. After reading one of Julia's blog posts, I knew that I needed to speak with her about her work at the...
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Episode 73 | Building a safe solid foundation with your horses with Noah Tillman-Young
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 73 | Building a safe solid foundation with your horses with Noah Tillman-Young It was such a pleasure to chat with Noah Tillman-Young of Steady Horse in this episode of the Whole Horse Podcast! We unpacked some essential...
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Episode 72 | Creating health in horses with Allecia Maine
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 72 | Creating health in horses with Allecia Maine What an insightful and eye-opening conversation with animal communicator and healer Allecia Maine! In this episode we geeked out about healing and how it works, equine...
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Episode 71 | Seeing horses as Sovereign with Kerri Lake
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 71 | Seeing horses as Sovereign with Kerri Lake What a beautiful conversation with Kerri Lake, and the perfect chat for this potent fourth season, as we get right into some incredibly rich territory around showing up for...
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Episode 70 | Healthy Activation + Embracing Discomfort with Jane Pike of The Confident Rider
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 70 | Healthy Activation + Embracing Discomfort with Jane Pike of The Confident Rider What a treat of a conversation with Jane Pike of The Confident Rider for this episode of the Whole Horse Podcast! Before we even started...
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Episode 69 | A Conversation with Nahshon Cook
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 69 | A Conversation with Nahshon Cook I spent a whole lot of this amazing conversation with Nahshon Cook with tears in my eyes, and a big goofy smile on my face. After listening to his podcast with Warwick Schiller (go...
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Episode 68 | Supporting healthy decision-making in our horses with Heather Nelson
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 68 | Supporting healthy decision-making in our horses with Heather Nelson One of my favourite podcast guests is back and dropping some amazing wisdom about horses and life! Heather Nelson and I connected over the interwebs...
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Episode 67 | Slow training + Deep listening with Elsa Sinclair
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 67 | Slow training + Deep listening with Elsa Sinclair In our second Whole Horse podcast episode of season 4, Taming Wild's Elsa Sinclair takes us on a journey into her potent year with her two stallions, and stars...
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Episode 66 | Growing presence with Warwick Schiller
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 66 | Growing presence with Warwick Schiller Really enjoyed this far-ranging conversation with Warwick Schiller of Warwick Schiller Performance Horsemanship! In this Whole Horse Podcast episode Warwick opened up about his...
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Episode 65 | Working with Equine Metabolic Syndrome with Elisha Edwards
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 65 | Working with Equine Metabolic Syndrome with Elisha Edwards This episode with the amazing Elisha Edwards of Riva's Remedies digs right into an area that many horse lovers, including me, are curious and often,...
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Episode 64 | Body, Mind and Horses with Daniela Kaemmerer
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 64 | Body, Mind and Horses with Daniela Kaemmerer This was such a restorative and relaxing episode with Daniela Kaemmerer of Body Mind and Horses, who also has a mare named Diva! We chatted yoga, breathing, presence,...
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Episode 63 | Life as a Black Equestrian with Stephanie Kallstrom
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 63 | Life as a Black Equestrian with Stephanie Kallstrom After reading the article Life as a Black Equestrian on Chronicle of the Horse and realizing that we lived right across the ocean from each other as the crow flies...
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Episode 62 | Working somatically with horses and riders with Alissa Mayer
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 62 | Working somatically with horses and riders with Alissa Mayer Another mind-stretching and learning-rich episode, this time with Equine Hanna Somatics Educator Alissa Mayer! Alissa shares about how she found somatic...
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Episode 61 | Meeting Raven + learning with horses with Alexa and guest host Allie Goin
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 61 | Meeting Raven + learning with horses with Alexa and guest host Allie Goin In this episode of the podcast, my awesome guest host Allie Goin is back as we chat about the story of my new mare Raven (pictured above) and...
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Episode 60 | HorseSpeak with Sharon and Laura Wilsie
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 60 | HorseSpeak with Sharon and Laura Wilsie What a mind-blowing episode with Sharon and Laura Wilsie of HorseSpeak! Did you know horses have a face, and use blinking, nodding, chin, mouth and nostril movement and more to...
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Episode 59 | Rider fitness and diversity with Jamie Lau
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 59 | Rider fitness and diversity with Jamie Lau Loved speaking with Jamie Lau, founder of Haybales & Barbells in this episode of the Whole Horse Podcast! During these challenging times, Jamie has pivoted, followed her...
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Episode 58 | Chinese Medicine and Acupressure for horses with Susan Tenney
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 58 | Chinese Medicine and Acupressure for horses with Susan Tenney What a joy of a podcast episode! Susan Tenney of Elemental Acupressure brought her passion and expertise to our time together, sharing about how her...
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Episode 57 | Healing Horses their Way with Elisha Edwards of Riva’s Remedies
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 57 | Healing Horses their Way with Elisha Edwards of Riva's Remedies I'd been looking forward to my conversation with Elisha Edwards for a while, and it did not disappoint! After hearing about her teaching and online...
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Episode 56 | Understanding equine anatomy to enhance wellbeing with Thirza Hendriks
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 56 | Understanding equine anatomy to enhance wellbeing with Thirza Hendriks In this episode of the podcast, I met a kindred spirit in all things geeky and horse-related in Thirza Hendriks! Our conversation highlights our...
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Episode 55 | Horses and your breath with Karine Vandenborre of Horsefulness Training
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 55 | Horses and your breath with Karine Vandenborre of Horsefulness Training What a beautiful conversation with Karine Vandeborre of Horsefulness Training! I left the conversation feeling relaxed and more aware of my...
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Episode 54 | Getting to know host Alexa Linton, with guest host Allie Goin
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 54 | Getting to know host Alexa Linton, with guest host Allie Goin When my friend and client Allie asked me to turn my podcast on its head and tell my own story, I found myself both hesitant and excited. She had shared...
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Episode 53 | Myofascial lines in horses and more with Tami Elkayam
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 53 | Myofascial lines in horses with Tami Elkayam This podcast is one of my geekiest yet and I loved it! What a pleasure to chat with equine body worker Tami Elkayam about the equine anatomy, equine myofascial lines, her...
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Episode 52 | The training of “magical unicorns” with Heather Nelson
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 52 | The training of "magical unicorns" with Heather Nelson One of my favourite podcast guests is back, because we all can use a little humour right about now. Liberty trainer Heather Nelson joined me on a Saturday evening...
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Episode 51 | Horse time from home with Sarah Schlote of EQUUSOMA
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 51 | Horse time from home with Sarah Schlote of EQUUSOMA Always such a pleasure to have Sarah Schlote, founder of EQUUSOMA™ back on the podcast! In this follow-up episode (check out Episode 21 and 24 for an intro to her...
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Episode 50 | Slowing down in challenging times with Jayne Roberts of Equijay
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 50 | Slowing down in challenging times with Jayne Roberts of Equijay Episode 50!! With this episode, my 40th birthday on Tuesday, and the entire globe navigating entirely unprecedented times with Covid-19, I'm...
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Episode 49 | Understanding the Masterson Method with Katey Campbell
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 49 | Understanding the Masterson Method with Katey Campbell I had the pleasure of beginning to learn about the Masterson Method from Katey Campbell of KC Equine this past summer at the Whole Horse Apprenticeship Retreat,...
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Episode 48 | Building balance and proprioception with SURE FOOT Founder Wendy Murdoch
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 48 | Building balance and proprioception with SURE FOOT Founder Wendy Murdoch Such a pleasure to have a conversation with Wendy Murdoch, developer of the SURE FOOT pad. I've been seeing these pads being used by...
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Episode 47 | Getting to the Heart of it with Elisse Miki and Josh Nichol
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 47 | Getting to the Heart of it with Elisse Miki and Josh Nichol Oh wow. This episode was off the charts cool! Elisse Miki and Josh Nichol have teamed up to build a bridge between the anatomy and physiology of the heart...
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Episode 46 | TTouch explained with Robyn Hood and Sinead McCann
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 46 | TTouch explained with Robyn Hood and Sinead McCann When you're a horse geek, it doesn't get much more cool than this! For this episode I was joined by Robyn Hood and Sinead McCann of the Tellington Touch Method. We...
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Episode 45 | Calming signals as communication with Anna Blake
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 45 | Calming signals as communication with Anna Blake Speaking with horse advocate Anna Blake was beyond delightful, and had me giggling or crying good tears throughout the episode, as she shared her hard-earned wisdom...
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Episode 44 | Building community with our horses with Equine Researcher Emily Kieson
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 44 | Building community with our horses with Equine Researcher Emily Kieson What a fantastic follow up episode with Emily Kieson, Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning and PhD Graduate of Oklahoma State...
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Episode 43 | Releasing residual tension with Anna Marciniak
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 43 | Releasing residual tension with Anna Marciniak A very special Whole Horse episode with Anna Marciniak of OneHorseLife, as she shares about her journey with horses and her unique and important perspective on...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Episode 32 | How Horses do Community with Equine Researcher Emily Kieson
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...
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Episode 31 | Holistic Equine Rehabilitation with Dr. Raquel Butler
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 31 | Dr. Raquel Butler My Whole Horse episode with Biomechanical Medicine Veterinarian Dr. Raquel Butler from New South Wales was amazing and full of helpful information! We focused in on her work in rehabilitation - she...
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Episode 30 | Adding value + osmosis + creating happy herd with Josh Nichol
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 30 | Josh Nichol This conversation with Whole Horse favourite Josh Nichol of a Horseman's Pursuit really pulled all the pieces together for me, and I have a feeling it will for you as well! After watching an...
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Episode 29 | Starting Sailor, a feral pony, with Heather Nelson Liberty Coach
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 29 | Starting Sailor, a feral pony, with Heather Nelson Liberty Coach For the episode, liberty coach (and much more) Heather Nelson and I literally sat down on my couch and had a chat. And what a chat it was! I...
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Episode 28 | The Cowgirl Re-union Explained with founders Stefanie Travers and Alexa
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 28 | The Cowgirl Re-union explained with founders Stefanie Travers and Alexa In this Whole Horse podcast my bestie and horsewoman extraordinaire Stefanie Travers and I share about our creation The Cowgirl Re-union,...
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Episode 27 | The Academic Art of Riding with Kenneth Vansweevelt
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 27 | The Academic Art of Riding with Kenneth Vansweevelt In this much anticipated episode of the Whole Horse Podcast, Academic Art of Riding instructor Kenneth Vansweevelt shares about his journey with horses - his...
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Episode 26 | Bridleless and balanced riding with Tori Jeffress
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 26 | Bridleless and balanced riding Tori Jeffress First episode after my Australia trip and of course, I had to chat with one of the incredible horse people I met on my adventures! Tori Jeffress caught my attention...
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Episode 25 | Natural Balance Dentistry Part 2 with Jackson Holm
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 25 | Natural Balance Dentistry Part 2 with Jackson Holm Another awesome hour spent with Jackson Holm, a Natural Balance Equine Dentist born and raised in southern Alberta with a deep love for horses and riding, for his...
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Episode 24 | Trauma-informed Horsemanship Part 2 with Sarah Schlote of EQUUSOMA
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 24 | Sarah Schlote So awesome to have Sarah Schlote, founder of EQUUSOMA™ back on the podcast! In this incredible follow-up episode (check out Episode 21 for an intro to her work), Sarah opens up about how Attachment...
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Episode 23 | A cranio-sacral geek out with One Spirit’s Laura Bird
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 23 | Featuring Laura Bird of One Spirit Laura Bird and Alexa come together once again for the second episode of Season 2, this time for a full-blown geek out! We combine over 30 years of equine therapy to unpack the...
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Episode 22 | Finding the feminine in the ride Jayne Roberts of Equijay
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 22 | Finding the feminine in the ride with Jayne Roberts of Equijay Season 2 of the Whole Horse Podcast kicks off with a bang with the help of Equijay's Jayne Roberts, joining us all the way from Australia! We ventured...
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Episode 21 | Trauma-informed Horsemanship with EQUUSOMA founder Sarah Schlote
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 21 | With EQUUSOMA founder Sarah Schlote What an honour to have Sarah Schlote, founder of EQUUSOMA™ on the podcast! In this potent episode, Sarah shares about her work with Somatic Experiencing®, attachment theory,...
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Episode 20 | Meeting needs + softness vs lightness + turning loose with Josh Nichol
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 20 | Josh Nichol This is my second Whole Horse podcast with Josh Nichol of A Horseman's Pursuit, and I spent it on the edge of my seat, riveted. After seeing him in action during a clinic, I had a list of concepts...
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Episode 19 | Decolonization + Creating horse sanctuary with Geri Ramsay
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 19 | Geri Ramsay When my dear friend Geri Ramsay agreed to doing a podcast with me, I knew it was going to be something special. This Whole Horse conversation had no fences, ranging from her work in liberation...
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Episode 18 | Myofascial therapy + Feel with Amy Hay
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 18 | Amy Hay In this fun and fascinating episode of the Whole Horse Podcast I am joined by Equine Performance Therapist and founder of Kheiron College of Equine Therapy Amy Hay. We get geeky about the shoulder girdle,...
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Episode 17 | Heart horses, Horsemanship and Tai Chi with Christa Miremadi
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 17 | Christa Miremadi In this episode of the Whole Horse Podcast, Christa Miremadi of Horsemanship from the Heart opens up about her heart horse Cisco, her love affair with the Californio Bridle Horse tradition, Tai Chi...
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Episode 16 | Horses and the #metoo movement with April Ray
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....
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Episode 15 | Building bridges with Somatic Riding Founder Cassandra Ogier
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 15 | Building bridges with Somatic Riding Founder Cassandra Ogier In this Whole Horse podcast I had the extraordinary opportunity to connect with Cassandra Ogier, founder and director of The Reflective Horse and a...
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Episode 14 | Relational horsemanship and grace with Josh Nichol
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 14 | Josh Nichol It's not often that I get to completely geek out with another horse person. But, in this podcast episode, horse trainer Josh Nichol of a Horseman's Pursuit and I get right into things, diving into...
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Episode 13 | Horse medicine and building bridges with Hillary Schneider
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 13 | Hillary Schneider On this potent Whole Horse Podcast, I connected with Hillary Schneider of Epona Rise to explore her journey from the breeding industry to her current role as steward and empowering partner of a herd...
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Episode 12 | The power and possibility of an aligned spine with Lucie Klaassen
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 12 | Lucie Klaassen This week on the Whole Horse Podcast, I connected with the incredible Lucie Klaassen in the Netherlands, fresh on the heels of her first New Zealand/Australia clinic tour. I never know quite what to...
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Episode 11 | Happy hips with Equine Sport Therapist Breanne Ellison
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 11 | Breanne Ellison In this Whole Horse Podcast, Breanne Ellison of West Coast Animal Massage and I brought one of our wonderfully geeky conversations about all things body work and manual therapy out of the saddle...
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Episode 10 | Michelle Atterby on Equine Behavior and Empowerment training
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 10 | Michelle Atterby In this potent episode of the Whole Horse Podcast we connect with Equine Behaviour Specialist Michelle Atterby and tap into her deep passion for Behaviour Science and its ability to support horse...
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Episode 9 | Anastasia Hirst of Equus: Healing through Horses
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 9 | Anastasia Hirst I knew this Whole Horse Podcast episode with Anastasia Hirst, co-creator of the upcoming documentary series Equus: Healing Through Horses was going to be potent, and I was right! Whenever we come...
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Episode 8 | Happy horses, happy hooves with Christina Cline
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 8 | Christina Cline Find out about the creation of happy horses and hooves with Hoof care professional Christina Cline in this episode of the Whole Horse Podcast! She shares about her current passion projects, her new...
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Episode 7 | The gifts of not riding with Liberty Coach Heather Nelson
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 7 | Featuring Liberty Coach Heather Nelson What a great Whole Horse episode! Heather is a wealth of information and hilarious to boot - we dove into all the ways that not riding our horses can be awesome, how we can...
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Episode 6 | Natural Balance Dentistry with Jackson Holm
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 6 | Natural Balance Dentistry with Jackson Holm An awesome hour spent with Jackson Holm, a Natural Balance Equine Dentist born and raised in southern Alberta with a deep love for horses and riding, for a brand-new episode...
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Episode 5 | Taming Wild’s Elsa Sinclair
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 5 | Elsa Sinclair In this Whole Horse podcast horse trainer Elsa Sinclair and Alexa discuss the differences between dominance and passive horse training, the role of stress relief in training, the core steps to...
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