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Making Milestones — 117 episodes

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1

Progress Over Perfection: The Future of Horse Training ft. Gaia Resmini

2

Rethinking Horse and Human Wellness: A Compassionate Approach ft. Alexa Linton

3

The Truth About Horse Bits: Mechanics, Fit, and Ethics ft. Chloe Johnson, Bit Fitter

4

The Truth About Riding Young Horses: Skeletal Development and Industry Myths ft. Elise Miki

5

Finding Joy Amidst Chaos: An Honest Life Update + Welcoming The Podcast Back

6

How Capitalism & Patriarchy Are Ruining Horse Welfare... and the world at large

7

Reflecting on the last year & the loss of my dad.

8

The Horse Industry Is Corrupted: FEI Blood Rule Revision & More

9

An Honest Discussion About Gaza Ft. Martha Figueroa

10

The Blame Game: How It Contributes to Horse Abuse

11

The Ethics of Equine Competition ft. Gaia Resmini

12

Shifting The Tides of Horsemanship with Lockie Philips

13

The Pressures of Equestrianism

14

Breaking the Silence: From Abusive Trainers to Healing Journeys Ft. Carol Odell

15

Unmasking the Realities of Elite Horse Sport ft. DressageHub

16

The Lonely Path of Horsemanship Evolution.

17

2025 Intentions, Plans & Goals

18

2024 Recap: Lessons from a Year of Growth and Change

19

Embracing Self-Assurance: Trusting Your Decisions in & Out of the Horse World

20

Facing Burnout: Navigating Life's Daily Struggles and Societal Pressures

21

Unpacking the Disposable Mindset in the Horse Industry

22

Growth in the Confines of the Horse World + The Power of Manifestation

23

Hoof Health Unveiled: Insights with Lynda Vanden Elzen

24

Revolutionizing Horse Care: The Paddock Paradise System

25

Voices from Gaza: The Plight of Persecuted People & Their Horses ft. Martha Figueroa

26

Unraveling Societal Norms in the Horse World

27

Why You Shouldn’t Feed Horses Treats: Debunking R+ Myths

28

Is Selling Horses Ethical?

29

Why You Shouldn’t Be a Horse Trainer

30

A "Good" Death: The "Unwanted Horse" & Ethicality of Euthanasia

31

Life in Transition: Moving with Horses and Navigating Change

32

Unrealistic Expectations Humans Have For Horses

33

Unmasking Stress in the Horse World: Freak Accidents

34

Overcoming Obstacles and Manifesting Dreams

35

A Deep Dive into Positive & Negative Reinforcement in Horse Training

36

Reclaiming Spirituality: An Awakening of Consciousness in a Materialistic World

37

The Grief & Confusion of Reforming Horsemanship Practices: A Tough Journey

38

Misogyny in the horse World

39

The Concept of Neurodivergency in Humans & Horses

40

How Horse Abuse, Capitalism & Patriarchy Are All Related...

41

2023 Recap + 2024 Intentions and Goals

42

Year End Reflections (This Year Was a Sh*t Show)

43

Disconnection is a Disease in Humanity

44

I Am Tired

45

Interviewing Dr. Temple Grandin: Animal Welfare, Neurodivergency & More

46

Paris Horse Welfare Conference on Hyperflexion: RECAP

47

Holistic Hoof Care: with Dr. Tomas Teskey

48

Loving Your Horse Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Cause Harm

49

Personal Growth & Self Esteem: The Journey of Creating It

50

Harm Reduction in the Horse World

51

Toxic Relationships In & Out Of The Horse World: Life Update& Discussion

52

Normalized Apathy Towards Sport Horse Distress

53

Self Love & Developing Confidence In & Out of the Horse World

54

The Horse Industry is Failing to Protect Horse Welfare

55

Mental Health Talk & The Craziness Of Life

56

Horse Bodily Dysfunction with Equine Therapist Ansley Bevan (AB Equine Therapy)

57

Improving Horse Welfare in the Industry with Renate Larssen, Equine Ethologist

58

Creating Positive Change In The Horse World with Lockie Phillips of Emotional Horsemanship

59

Why Are We So Accepting of Punishment In The Horse World?

60

Year End Reflection, The Karl Cook Situation & Self-Accountability in The Horse Industry

61

Autonomy In Horse Training: Is Autonomy Reinforcing?

62

Debunking Common Myths About Reward Based Horse Training

63

Navigating Guilt in Horsemanship

64

Misinformation in the Horse Industry

65

How I Would Build My Dream Barn

66

The Horse Industry’s Resistance to Change

67

Training Wild or Scared Horses With No Ropes/ Restraints... +Life Update

68

Training Wild or Scared Horses With No Ropes/ Restraints... +Life Update

69

Early ”Childhood” Trauma in Horses

70

Is Euthanasia Ethical? + Consent In Horse Training?

71

Punishment Culture in the Horse World & Real World

72

Accepting Change in the Horse World

73

Forage Alternatives to Hay: Talk with MadBarn’s Scott Ciesler

74

The ”Horse Always Comes First” Myth

75

R+ & R-: Training Approaches and the Mindsets behind them

76

Horse World ”Grittiness” Encourages Recklessness

77

Most Horse People Don’t ”Love” Their Horses The Way They Need To

78

Everyone Who Works With Horses Trains Horses: Here’s Why

79

Reforming The Horse Industry: What it Actually Looks like

80

A Bodily Autonomy Rant + What’s Going on With Milo?

81

Reflecting On Previous Riding Practices

82

The Horse Industry’s Social License

83

Interviewing an Equine Nutritionist: Scott Cieslar, founder of MadBarn

84

Overcoming Shame & Guilt in Horse Training

85

Horse World Myths & Misconceptions

86

The Trainer-Student Power Dynamic

87

The Mark Todd Incident and ”Little Abuses” in the Horse World

88

Science Denying in Social Issues & TheHorse World

89

Disorder in Human & Horse Psychology

90

2021 (& 2020) Year End Recap & Reflection

91

If You‘ve Ever Been Afraid of or ”Hated” Horses, Listen to This

92

Coercive Training Methods & Bad Management: We Need To Heighten our Standards

93

Honest Talk About The Death of My Horse

94

The Plight of the Modern Horse

95

The Culture of Violence in Horse Training

96

Horse Anxiety & Rushing Training

97

An Honest, but sad, life update

98

The Rushing of Young Horses

99

My Rescue Horse’s Hoof Journey

100

Massage for Equine Health & Wellbeing: An Interview with Jim Masterson

101

Human Trauma-Horse Trauma

102

The Importance of Vulnerability & Accountability As Equestrians

103

Privilege in The Horse World

104

Lack of Accountability in Horse Training/Showing

105

2020 Recap

106

Is Competition Ethical?

107

The Fundamental Misunderstanding of Equine Behaviour and Management

108

My Thoughts on Plantations Fields

109

Tack Talk| Bits and Training Gadgets- What is fair to your horse?

110

Realism in Horse Training Views

111

Problems in Training Young Horses: Imprint Training, Young Horse Classes and Other Forms of Rushing

112

Overcoming Past Mistakes with Horses & Discussing My Training Philosophy

113

The Horse Industry: Abuse, Neglect and Pointing Fingers

114

Racism and Accessibility in and out of the Horse World

115

My Thoughts on Tiktok

116

The Ethicality of Stalling Horses

117

Coping with mental illness and my horse’s death