All Episodes

167. The Purpose of the Pause: Session Break Weeks

Short 166. What is HETRA University Live?

165. The Balancing Act: Being a Part-Time CTRI

164. Replay- "Scheduled Ground Week"

163. Do We Have to Say No? Contraindications vs. Precaution

162. What Exactly is Leader Practice? (and Why You Need It)

161. Bridging the Gap: Mental Health in the Arena

160. Real Talk: EAS Programming for Veterans & First Responders

159. Replay- Understanding Diagnoses: What is Stimming?

158. Funding Dreams: A Look Inside Our Annual Fundraiser

157. A New Chapter: Welcoming Emma

156. EAS & Research: Better Together

155. Navigating a Wait List of Participants

154. Scheduled “Ground Week”: Perspectives from a New Routine at HETRA

153.  Replay:  What Goes Into Thorough Participant Evaluation? 

152. Five Things Every EAS Professional Should Know About Seizures

151. When the Stars Align:  Thoughts on Research, Education and Real Experiences

150. The Next Generation of EAS Leaders: What do they want?

149. How do we fund our horses?  Campaign and Sponsorship Ideas

148. Insurance for EAS Centers: Trends and Important Questions with Killian Insurance

147. Making a Change in Your Center? It's more complicated than we thought!

146. Seizure Disclosure Form

145. Staying Respectfully Curious with HHRF

SHORT 144. Five Things I Would Tell My Younger Executive Director Self…

143. REPLAY Positive Culture in EAS Staff with Edye Godden, CEO

142.  Anticipatory Balance - both horses and humans have it!

SHORT 141. This Isn’t “Equine Therapy” - Edye Breaks Down Real Terms & Real Work

140. 10 Ways we Use our Equicizer in EAS

139.  Live! - Does Balanced vs. Unbalanced Rider Ability Matter for Equine Weight Limits?

138. Gravitational Insecurity and Fear While Mounted

137. Partnering with a Hospital for Equine Assisted Therapy with Rachel Elder of Agape

136. Horses as Partners in Mental Health

135. Evaluating Potential EAS Horses

134. TEN TIPS for Improving Working Memory for EAS Participants

133. Emergency Dismounts in EAS: What’s your Plan of Action?

132. Pairing Horses & Riders: Movement & Conformation

131. Safety Stirrups: What options are right for your center?

130.  Maintaining the Senior Horse - REPLAY

129. Having Hard Conversations in EAS: Why is it so hard? with Cindy Schwarz

128. Writing Social Stories:  Helping participants through new, changing or difficult tasks

127. Granting Wishes and Dreams in EAS with Kelly Jacobs from Dreamweaver Foundation

126. The Ultimate Non-Profit Tip Roundup with The Papillion Community Foundation - REPLAY

125. Power of Positive Affirmations with Isabela Amaral and Fred Ginman

124.  Creating a Positive Culture for your Staff

123. Healing from Eating Disorders with the Help of Horses with Barb Cotten, LMHP and Teresa Ryan BSN, RN

122. No Show and Cancellation Policies in EAS

121. An EAS Program to Fill a Need:  What is the GAP Program at HETRA?

120. Healing from Sexual Abuse: Trauma, Horses and Resilience with Carol Odell

119. When do we Introduce the Bridle for our Participants?

118.  What are Fidgets? How do we use them in EAS? with Abi Cross, OTS

117. Discharging & Retiring Horses from EAS Programming

116. All About Interactive Vaulting with Amanda Bubb

115. The Ins and Outs of Equine Lease Agreements 

114. HETRA University on the Road:  Themes from HHRF & Region 7 Conferences

113.  All About Therapeutic Carriage Driving: PART TWO with Amy Causey

112. All About Therapeutic Carriage Driving with Amy Causey: PART ONE

111. What’s in your tack room?

110. Scheduling Volunteers

109. Which instructor journey is right for you?  “Homegrown”, external mentorship or higher education? with Erin Cardea 

108. REPLAY!  Understanding ADHD in EAS

107. Meet ARCH!  A Framework & Community for Facilitating Mental Health

106.  How do we get participants to learn skills quickly?: Learning Styles & Teaching Strategies

105. How do you say “thank you” more authentically?

104. Are you missing this critical piece of a lesson?: Defining Skill Progression

103. REPLAY: Setting Weight Limits for EAS Horses

102. What does McDonalds have to do with EAS? Thoughts on Running your Non-Profit as a BUSINESS with Joe Wappelhorst, ED of SIRE

101. Understanding Diagnoses in EAS: Muscle Tone - Hypertonia vs. Hypotonia 

100. What is the Importance of Staying Adaptable as a Center? 

99.  Teaching Effective Therapeutic Riding to Those with Mental Health Concerns with Hallie Sheade, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S

98. It’s time to focus on Equine Welfare in EAS

97. What goes into a thorough participant evaluation?

96. A Global EAS Community with Vera Lantelme-Faisan, President of HETI

95. What is Executive Functioning? An Essential Part of Learning Explained

94. I want to get into the EAS Industry, but where do I start?

93. INSURANCE. What do we NEED to know for EAS? with Jon Killian of Killian Insurance Agency

92.  Dallas, Texas: HETRA University on the Road!

91. What is Hippotherapy? A Collaboration with ‘All Things Sensory’

90. EFP & EFL Certification with the HERD Institute

89.  Does Confidentiality Matter in our Barns? Yes!

88. What is elopement? Keeping Participants Safe in the Arena 

87. Everyone is a Leader:  EAL for Staff & Corporate Development 

86. What do we do if we can’t ride? Advancing Horsemanship with Alternative Programming

85. How does a school partner with horses for social emotional learning?

84. What do we do when we need to retire 'Steady Eddy'?

83. Understanding Diagnoses: What is Stimming? 

82.  What should we focus on for Positive Public Perception in our barn?

81. Support for Grief and Loss with the Help of Horses with The Collective for Hope

80. How do we make sure sessions are ACTUALLY running smoothly? It’s session observation week! 

79. PART TWO:  How do you Manage a Board?  Valuable Advice on Engaging an Effective Board

78  PART ONE: How do you Manage a Board?  Valuable Advice on Engaging an Effective Board

77. How do Horses Help Reveal our True Selves?:  Perspectives for Equine Facilitated Mental Health with Cheryl Eriksen

76. What do our Mini Horses do? Miniature Horse Programming at HETRA

75. Why is Education so Important? Reflections on HETRA University Live

53.  Understanding Diagnoses: Cerebral Palsy in EAS with Kaiti Otte, OTD, OTR/L

74. Understanding Diagnoses:  Down Syndrome with Kaiti Otte, OTD, OTR/L

73. What if speaking is difficult for my participant?: Emerging Communicators in EAS 

72. PART TWO: What do Horses Really Want? How to Help Them Feel Safe with Lynn Acton

71. What do Horses Really Want? How to Help Them Feel Safe PART ONE with Lynn Acton

70. What's next for EAS? 2023 at HETRA in Review with Edye Godden, CEO

69. What is Neurodiversity?  Creating a Space of Inclusion in EAS