The Whole Horse Podcast | An important message from Alexa

 

Hi all – Alexa here, host of the Whole Horse Podcast. If you’ve clicked this link expecting the podcast with Anna of OneHorsLife, please know that as soon as I saw a now widely shared video last week, shared by my colleague Celeste Lazaris, I pulled this episode off the airwaves.

I did so for a few reasons which I’ll explain…

First, the video gave me chills – the moment I saw it the word that came to mind was cruel. I am a horse person who has made mistakes, who has lost my temper with my horses, who has reacted rather than responded, as I’m sure many of you might relate to, but through all of that I have never been purposely cruel. I recognize what it means to be a human fumbling, a human learning, a human frustrated, but I hope I never know what it is to be cruel. I felt adamantly and immediately that given witnessing this, I would play no part in continuing to promote the work of this individual, someone willing to weaponize the workings of the horses nervous system for their own agenda. I have no time or space for this kind of behaviour in my sphere.

Second, my listeners come to this podcast with a trust that the guests I invite into this container are curated and vetted, to a degree, by me. The fact remains that I can never know the whole of someone, especially when they live across the world from me, especially when they are a stranger to me except for what they write on a page or the highlight reels they show – but when I know better, I definitely try to do better. It is one reason I now choose to bring back guests I know well, that I trust, that I feel excited to share with you because I know how well they take care of their communities and their horses. These are the people I want to lift up, amplify and support in this industry – my big vision is, as always, to move towards a better world for horses (and for all folks). I do this not just by having conversations but by walking my talk and being crystal clear about where my line is.

May all horses be treated with care and with compassion. Thanks for listening.

Yours, Alexa

 

 

 

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