
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 94 | Collaborative care + unpacking food rewards with Heather Nelson
It wouldn’t be a new season without a podcast episode with Heather Nelson! Our fun and funny conversation unpacking positive reinforcement training, food rewards (and how to use them safely), how to do horse care, like feet, wounds, teeth and vet visits, collaboratively with your horse to greatly reduce stress for everyone, and why it’s totally ok to not have an agenda when it comes to your horses (or the rest of your life), kicks off season six of the podcast (how has it been this long already?!). This season promises to be packed with great conversations, with new guests and your faves. Thanks for coming along for the ride…
Heather Nelson is known for starting from the beginning without the lines and inspiring horses through connection. She combines her background in positive reinforcement training, ground work, classical dressage, intuitive training and liberty to help horse lovers like you tap into your own innate ability to earn a big YES from your horse so you can coach your horse to develop to their highest potential in self expression and balance. Heather is sought after for her engaging workshops and demonstrations where she teaches people to access leadership and respect through creative play, which is just as out of the box as it sounds. She offers lessons in positive reinforcement and liberty training online.
Find her at http://www.heathernelsonlibertytraining.com/ or on FB – Heather Nelson

Episode 133 | Sacred contracts with horses and how to recognize them with Brittany Ashworth
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 133 | Sacred contracts with horses and how to recognize them with Brittany Ashworth Season 8 of the Whole Horse podcast is here! To start us off right, I chatted with my friend and colleague Brittany Ashworth of Sacred...

Episode 132 | Understanding equine postural mechanisms with Dr. Karen Gellman
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 132 | Understanding equine postural mechanisms with Dr. Karen Gellman In this episode, marking the end of season seven of the podcast, I spoke with Dr. Karen Gellman. What an incredible journey she has been on, culminating...

Episode 131 | Shifting how we think about breathing with Holly Barnett
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 131 | Shifting how we think about breathing with Holly Barnett In this episode with Holly Barnett, I learned all about the new style of breathwork she created called InteroBreath, which is a way of working with the breath...

Episode 130 | Horses as muses, teachers, and guides with artist Kim McElroy
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 130 | Horses as muses, teachers, and guides with artist Kim McElroy As we wrap up season 7, I was honoured to sit down for a conversation with the artist Kim McElroy. As you'll hear in this episode, I met Kim in 2007...

Episode 129 | Unmasking sensitivity to be better (horse) people with Lori Halliday
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 129 | Unmasking sensitivity to be better (horse) people with Lori Halliday This conversation with the wise and wonderful Lori Halliday certainly touched into some tender places! Lori offered her perspective on the fall...

Episode 128 | Becoming nervous system navigators with Wired 4 Connection author Lucie Klaassen
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 128 | Becoming nervous system navigators with Wired 4 Connection author Lucie Klaassen Today on the podcast, I had Lucie Klaassen back on for the first time since Season 1 (!) and we had a chance to catch up on all the...

Episode 127 | Speaking the language of horses with Belinda Bolsenbroek
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 127 | Speaking the language of horses with Belinda Bolsenbroek In this episode I was joined by classical horse trainer Belinda Bolsenbroek for an amazing conversation about the way she merges scientific study with...

Episode 126 | What horses can teach us about healthy boundaries with Kim Hallin
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 126 | What horses can teach us about healthy boundaries with Kim Hallin What a deep and necessary conversation I had the pleasure of sharing with Kim Hallin, owner of Unbridled LLC. Kim’s tagline is “Stay true to yourself...

Episode 125 | Taking a 3Fs approach to providing good horse care with Lauren Fraser
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 125 | Taking a 3Fs approach to providing good horse care with Lauren Fraser This week on the podcast I spoke with equine behaviour specialist Lauren Fraser, the woman behind the 3 Fs (Friends, Forage, Freedom) framework...

Episode 124 | Releasing Tension to build trust with Jim Masterson
The Whole Horse Podcast | Episode 124 | Releasing Tension to build trust with Jim Masterson In this episode with reknowned equine body worker Jim Masterson, I got to know the origin story behind the Masterson Method and ask Jim about his perspective on a...