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Horses Helping Humans

by Catherine Huddleston

Stories of how horses have helped people find self-acceptance, self-love, self-respect and healing through the eyes and heart of a horse.Hosted by Cathy Huddleston, professional trainer, EFL specialist, and author of "Through the Eyes of a Horse" written and illustrated for the child within.

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Episodes

  1. Horsewoman & Animal Communicator Terri Jay

    Terri Jay believes that we are all born with intuitive abilities. Intuition is just one part of the other spiritual senses of clairvoyance, clairsentience, claircognizance and clairaudience. Together they allow us to pick up on Higher vibrations. Physics tell us that everything in the Universe…

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  2. Youth Advocate and Founder of EquiSense Sue Kelly

    Sue's journey with horses began at the age of 12 and continued until she left for college. With a Primary Honours Degree in Science, she later pursued a Higher Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, leading her into youth advocacy, child care, and child protection roles with organizations such...

  3. Ride on Center for Kids' Dr. Nancy Krenek & Artist and Filmmaker Twila LaBar

    Nancy O'Meara Krenek ROCK Founder and Chief Executive Officer Director of Therapy & Research / Doctor of Physical Therapy/ Physical Therapist / Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist AHA, Inc. Member Therapist PATH Intl. Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor Dr. Nancy Krenek has been a physical...

  4. Eileen Bennett- Coach, Facilitator & Narrative Practitioner

    Eileen Bennett is passionate about teaching, learning, people and animals. In her 50+ years of working, she has been involved in admin, veterinary nursing, management, publishing, and all kinds of horse-related coaching. She loves nothing more than helping people achieve something they believed…

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  5. Renee Sievert, RN, LMFT, PCC, Leadership Coach & Master Equus Facilitator

    With over 40 years in the healthcare field, Renee Sievert's work includes consulting, teaching, and coaching. She travels nationwide to facilitate Equus retreats and team-building workshops where her participants have opportunities to increase self-awareness, leadership presence, communication...

  6. Animal Communicator and Horsewoman Lauren Sarlya

    Lauren Sarlya is a gifted animal communicator specializing in connecting with horses - both living and in spirit. Her life-long love of horses and her desire to partner with them in true unity, led her to animal communication. After communicating with hundreds of horses, Lauren knows that horses...

  7. Founder & CEO of Hope Reins Kim Tschirret

    Founded in 2010, Hope Reins is Kim's heartfelt response to her childhood marked by abuse and trauma. Seeking love amid familial alcoholism, Kim found solace in her loyal horse, Country, sparking her journey of hope and healing. Now, at the 38-acre Hope Reins ranch in Raleigh, North Carolina…

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  8. Facilitator, Author, & Death Doula Deborah Draves Legg

    After concluding a fulfilling 30-year career in nursing in 2006, she and her husband, Steve, embarked on an adventurous journey beyond the borders of the USA, landing in the picturesque landscapes of Costa Rica. There, they undertook a remarkable transformation of a 26-acre dairy farm, which...

  9. Australian Horsewoman, EFL Innovator, and Author Sue Spence

    Sue has 40 years of equestrian experience in show jumping and eventing and has specialized in natural horsemanship for the past 25 years, successfully competing in many natural horsemanship shows. Currently, Sue works with horses and clients on the Gold Coast, Australia, and her vision is to see...

  10. Wild Horse Advocate, Writer, and Photographer Sandy Sharkey

    Sandy Sharkey is a wild horse advocate, photographer, writer, guest speaker and retreat host. The first time she saw wild horses, it changed her life. The sight of these free spirits galloping across a mountain vista became an exchange of energy, unlike anything she had ever felt. Sandy became...

  11. Clinical and Sport Psychologist - Specializing in Equestrian Sport Dr. Paul Haefner

    Psychologist, mentor, educator, and speaker. With over 35 years of professional experience, Paul T. Haefner, Ph.D. focuses his energy these days serving the equestrian community. In 1998 he founded Riding Far, LLC to provide a broad range of sport and performance psychology services for riders.…

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  12. Consultant, Coach & Owner of Liberty Lane Retreats Mena Canonico

    Mena Canonico is the Founder of Liberty Lane Retreats, located just north of Toronto, Canada. Mena left a successful 16-year corporate career in 2006 to pursue her purpose and create more meaning in her life. Horses galloped back into her life in 2009, and while she instantly knew how powerful it...

  13. Lidia Kuleshnyk founder of Apona Healing

    Lidia Kuleshnyk is a Renaissance Woman and founder of AponaHealing.com, she brings together 30 years of passion, expertise, and wisdom in four pathways, for every stage of personal development, to help you live a Centered, Connected and Conscious™ Life. Her Apona Healing Ranch offers...

  14. World Renowned Psychologist and Equine Facilitated Therapy Advocate Dr Giselle Faubel

    Dr. Giselle Faubel is a world-renowned psychologist with a passion for equine-assisted therapy and coaching. After graduating from Harvard, she began her career as a pediatric neuropsychologist and has since dedicated her life to applying the powerful relationship between humans and horses in...

  15. The Body Scan, a guided practice

    This episode is a recording of the way I teach the body scan. This technique is taught and utilized in many of my workshops AND with clients working with their horses. The body scan is designed to help us attune to our sensing body, enabling us to better "hear" the messages we are receiving…

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  16. LCSW, RPT and Founder of Soul Friends, Inc. Kate Nicoll

    Kate Nicoll, LCSW, RPT, is the founder and CEO of Soul Friends, Inc: Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of CT. Kate grew up with a deep love and gratitude for her animal friends and how they helped her in times of childhood trauma. A graduate of Elms College and Smith College, Kate has worked in a...

  17. Psychotherapist, Author, & Educator Leif Hallberg

    Leif is considered one of the foremost leading experts in the equine-assisted mental health (EAMH) and equine-assisted learning (EAL) industry. Leif has been involved with EAMH/EAL since its inception in the early 1990s – participating in a majority of the milestone moments, leading the industry...

  18. David Sonatore, LCSW, SEP, Eponaquest Approved Instructor

    David is a certified Experiential Learning with Horses Instructor. He graduated from the Eponaquest Program in Tucson, AZ in 2005 and has since completed his Somatic Experiencing Training – the body-based intervention discipline created by Dr. Peter Levine, author of Waking the Tiger and In an...

  19. Co-Founder of The Eagala Model, Arenas for Change, & Horses for Mental Health Lynn Thomas, LCSW

    Lynn Thomas, LCSW, Co-founder/CEO of Arenas for Change (ARCH) and Co-founder/President of Horses for Mental Health Lynn Thomas has been in the industry of incorporating horses for mental health for over 25 years. She co-founded and developed the Eagala Model of training in 1999, playing a...

  20. Author, Trainer, Innovator, & Developer of The Epona Approach Linda Kohanov

    Linda Kohanov is an internationally-recognized author, speaker, riding instructor and horse trainer. She is a pioneer in the field of Equine-Facilitated Learning and a respected writer on the subject of Equine-Facilitated Therapy. In 1997, she founded an Arizona-based collective of horse...

  21. Horsewoman & CEO of TeachingHorse, LLC - home to the Diamond Model of Shared Leadership- June Gunter

    June Gunter, Ed.D., is the Co-Founder and CEO of TeachingHorse, LLC. Established in 2004, TeachingHorse offers a unique approach to leadership development that is inspired by how horses lead their herds. Our mission is to bring horses and people together to discover more effective ways of leading...

  22. A Message from Cathy Huddleston

    Thanks for listening!

  23. Educator, Therapist, Equine Advocate, and Horsewoman Nina Ekholm Fry

    Nina Ekholm Fry is the Director of Equine Programs at the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at University of Denver where her work encompasses therapeutic human-horse interactions and equine behavior and welfare. She is an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Social Work and the…

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  24. Reiki Practitioner & Licensed Master Social Worker Ashley Danenhower

    Ashley Danenhower is a person who has lived many lives, someone who has been motivated to try new situations, and is a resilient person. From living and working at Arcosanti, an Archology in Cordes Junction, Arizona; to apprenticing under Robert Ault the co-founder of the American Association of...

  25. Horse Girl & Equine Therapies Specialist Regan Mays

    Regan Mays is a life-long horse girl, equine therapies specialist, and younger sister to a special needs sibling. She is based in Scottsdale AZ, and provides customized and holistic equine assisted activities. Her unique approach is a combination of her experiences and education in psychology,...

  26. Author, Coach, & Design Expert for Equine-Inspired Businesses Schelli Whitehouse

    Schelli Whitehouse is an author, coach, and design expert for extraordinary equine-inspired businesses. She has been a certified equine-assisted coach since 2008 and in 2017 turned her focus toward helping other equine-assisted coaches, therapists, facilitators, and trainers weave their personal...

  27. Equine-Partnered Life & Business Coach, Author, & Speaker Kate Neligan

    Kate Neligan is an Equine-Partnered Life/Business Coach who helps her clients with their intuition, emotional intelligence, and empowered leadership both virtually and in-person with horses. Kate left her VP of Marketing career at Lionsgate (and previously AFI) to pursue her calling for the...

  28. Educator, Psychotherapist & New Horse Mom Dr. Deana Plaskon

    Deana is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, and other mental health struggles. Her practice, Reflections in the Waves, is located in Southwest Florida. It is a place where clients can engage in equine and other therapeutic psychotherapy…

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  29. Advocate, Author, & Speaker Win Charles

    Born with Cerebral Palsy, Win Charles has defied the odds by becoming an author. Her memoir I, Win is an amazing story of how she remembers her life through the years of having a condition called "CP". As a competitor in the Kona IronMan Triathlon, CEO of her own jewelry design company, and...

  30. Master Level Reiki Practitioner, Certified Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator and Teacher Leah Dyck

    Leah Dyck has a passion for both human and equine wellness. She is co-owner of Stone Clad Farms, a Master level Reiki practitioner, a Certified Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator, and Teacher of Equus Empowered and Horse Culture & Energy programs as well as associated workshop and session...

  31. Animal Communicator Mary Paulette

    Mary Paulette, also known as MP, is an animal communicator based in Calgary, Alberta and she is changing the lives of animals and people all over the world! MP took her animal communication gifts to the next level in 2018, when she started her business, Connect with Mary Paulette. She hasn't…

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  32. Therapist, Foster Parent, & founder of Grey Muzzle Manor Sanctuary Marcy Tocker

    A clinical mental health professional, residing in Mohrsville, Pennsylvania, She graduated with her M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Immaculata University in 2018. She became intrigued in equine assisted psychotherapy at the age of 19 through interactions with her very special mare...

  33. Inventor, Innovator, Author, & Educator Temple Grandin PhD

    She obtained her B.A. at Franklin Pierce College and her M.S. in Animal Science at Arizona State University, and then went to receive her Ph.D in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1989. Today she teaches courses on livestock behavior and facility design at Colorado State…

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  34. A Conversation with Two of my Dearest Friends - Sherilyn Tarver and her daughter Danielle Coulter

    Born in Kentucky and raised by the woods in a rural area, my dear friend Sherilyn Tarver has been defined by this environment and this continues to influence how she relates to nature, plants, and animal beings still today. As a child she was distracted from her nature-based environment and...

  35. Therapist, Coach, Co-creator of the Epona Approach Kathleen Barry-Ingram, M.A.

    Kathleen is a Tucson-based life coach, consultant, lecturer and educator specializing in assisting individuals in personal/professional growth and Equine-Facilitated Experiential Learning. Kathleen is dedicated to helping individuals and groups move beyond limiting patterns of thought and…

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  36. Marketing Expert, Life Coach, Strategist, and Influencer Natalie Petersen

    Natalie is a communications professional working to erect a life of service as coach, author, and mental health influencer. While she resides in Colorado, she's virtual in most everything she does these days, including hosting her own podcast, and coaching clients in communication with Self and...

  37. World-Renowned Psychologist, Equestrian, and Founder of the Polyvagal Equine Institute Rebecca Bailey, Ph.D.

    Rebecca Bailey, Ph.D. is a leading family psychologist and equestrian who has become a world-renowned professional teacher, speaker, author, and entrepreneur. Many of you may know Dr. Bailey from her years of dedication as a psychologist. She is the founder of Transitioning Families, a group of...

  38. Cathy Huddleston

    Here's a little bit about me... Where I started and how I got here today. This episode includes the bit about my breast cancer and the amazing shifts and creativity that came out of my experience. What came out of it you ask? Well this podcast and my first published book "Through the Eyes of a...

  39. Brad Altherr

    Brad Altherr is a Marine Corps and Army veteran having served eighteen plus years in the service. A horse lover in his youth, Brad found his way back to horses after leaving the service. A graduate of the Al-Marah Equine School with an associate degree in Equine Management, he reconnected with...

  40. Horsewoman, therapist and CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral HealthMelanie Dallas

    Melanie was called to equine facilitated therapy work by her horse Eisen, who has kept her on the path of healing and awareness since their meeting in May of 1996. Melanie and Eisen spent the next several years in training and competing dressage until her introduction to equine facilitated…

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  41. Actor, Director, Educator Natasha Lee Martin

    Natasha Lee Martin started working at a young age as a performer, then evolved into directing, writing and producing in television and film roles on networks such as FOX, TLC, DISNEY, NIPPON TV JAPAN and is co-owner of FRICTIONS.TV along with renowned director and visual effects artist Jean-Marc...

  42. Sue Smades

    Sue Smades is a member of the faculty and staff at Eponaquest, LLC, an international training program in the field of equine facilitated learning. Eponaquest, LLC is owned and operated by renowned author and developer of The Epona Approach Linda Kohanov. She grew up the inner city of Youngstown…

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Stories of how horses have helped people find self-acceptance, self-love, self-respect and healing through the eyes and heart of a horse.Hosted by Cathy Huddleston, professional trainer, EFL specialist, and author of "Through the Eyes of a Horse" written and illustrated for the child within.

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Stories of how horses have helped people find self-acceptance, self-love, self-respect and healing through the eyes and heart of a horse.Hosted by Cathy Huddleston, professional trainer, EFL specialist, and author of "Through the Eyes of a Horse" written and illustrated for the child within.

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