A couple of weeks back, I got tagged in a post on Facebook where the person in question had been bucked off and now found

So here’s the current state of play. Over the last little while, all three of my horses have had some time off. This definitely wasn’t

A little while back, a friend of mine sent me a video of a trainer working with a horse who was suffering from significant anxiety.

In this episode, Anxiety has stepped forward as our volunteer to show us just how important context is! Case and point: Say I am a

It’s a raw, uncut, unedited podcast for you this week! I had planned to release a different episode, but we made an executive decision to

A little while back I was interviewed for the Whole Horse Podcast and for the first time “properly” had a chance to talk to the

Over the past few years, I’ve noticed what I am learning from my horses is taking a much bigger and more expansive form. The same

Sitting down to write the blurb for this podcast, I pinged Tania and Kathy a message: “I have no idea how to condense our conversation

For someone who spends a lot of her day discussing various aspects of confidence (and what’s more has it featured as a keyword in her

You know, confrontation of any kind can be a hard thing to handle. In JoyRide, we’re talking all the time about the various communications (and

You know, when things get tough, usually one of the first things to kick in is the commentary of the Itty Bitty Shitty Committee. The

A couple of weeks back, a collection of members of JoyRide gathered together on a Zoom call. The purpose of the call was simply to

I’m always blown away by how simple changes to posture; how tangibly connecting with where feeling and sensation sits in the body in relation to

A storytime episode for you today! These last 12 months have been a period of big transformation for me (and if I’m honest the 12

What is Surge Capacity? Surge Capacity is the amount of energy and fortitude we bring to a situation that is challenging. You know when something

It’s interesting how, when we’re fed something over a period of time, we don’t stop to question that there might be another way of going

A week or so back, a message pinged into my inbox from a rider in the recovery period of an accident that was really affecting

So as it goes, I had a very specific idea in mind for what I was going to talk about in this week’s episode, but

Ok team! Let’s think about what it means to be responsive and to have cultivated a way of being that allows us to respond appropriately

Let’s talk about nervous system capacity and how it relates to the experience of being afraid to canter. Before we get into it, I just

Stuck points! We all experience them, we all understand them as part of the learning process but what we also know is there’s a big

Ever thought to yourself, I wish I could think more positively! Or what’s more, found yourself catastrophizing about every situation that comes your way until

The belief of not being good enough. The endless quest to be “better” than we are now. The constant busyness…. What we understand about all

What’s your relationship to mindful anger, aggression, and power? When you read or say those words to yourself, how do they sit in your body?

Let’s consider for a moment that our nervous system exists on more than just an individual level; it exists on a collective level as well.

Capacity is a word that’s entered into my work in a big way. But what does it mean to increase your capacity? And why is

Of all the emotions we think of when it comes to horses and riding, anger would be up there with the seemingly most inappropriate. I

Like many of us, I’ve found the last few weeks to be a continual wave of constant and fairly intense experiences. The general atmosphere we

Olivia Towers is in the house! Olivia is so many things (all good I might add), but amongst her many talents, she is a Grand

Is it ever NOT appropriate to calm down? We talked about this in a post a week or so back and I’m exploring more in

Intuition and instinct: how often do you allow yourself to follow yours? And what’s more, do you feel like you are connected to that internal

Team, I am so thrilled to be able to share this conversation with you today on my podcast. I’m talking with Jim Masterson about the

Beating yourself up for not maintaining a solid baseline of calm with everything that is going on? You’re not the only one! But the thing

Aye kaboosh! What’re the feels out there currently? From where I sit, it’s certainly a mixed bag. One thing I do know is that we

Routine! It used to be a word that I turned my nose up at, but these days, routine and I are pretty much BFFs. With

?A gift for you! I thought we could take a little moment together and do a shared, guided meditation. Be aware that within the aloneness,

Given the current state of affairs with a global pandemic and the likes, I thought that the obvious place to start this episode was sharing

Equine Assisted Learning is something that has become more and more common to hear about both in and out of horsing circles, but despite that,

Emotional flow and understanding are topics I’m super passionate about. I’m of the belief that many of us struggle with our emotions simply because we’ve

What’s the difference between a horse that dances when you are on him and one that doesn’t? This is the question that this week’s guest,

Patterns! We all have them, we all repeat them and most of us don’t use them to our advantage. I’m always saying that if you

It’s another person of radness in this week’s podcast! A professional trainer and clinician, Ellie O’Brien has been a longtime friend and support to me

Comfort zones! We are all aware that in order to expand or progress, we need to gently elasticize the edges of our comfort zone. The

If horses were given a choice, would they let us ride them? Two documentary movies and a whole new way of approaching things later, that

Just prior to recording this episode, I pinged my friend Katy Negranti a Facebook message and said, do you mind if I reference you? I’m

At the end of last year, I started working together with Ben Longwell from True West Horsemanship and was so impressed not only with his

Dreams! What are yours?! This time of year, we naturally think, hear and plan more for around our goals and aspirations than any other. Often,

Look peoples! It’s our first podcast back for the year and who better to kick off the new year with than the glorious Tania Kindersley.

It’s the final podcast for the year! I actually had different plans for December but owing to one thing or another (I explain in the

Get your listening ears ready, I have a fun one for you today! In this episode, I’m talking with Kelly Wilson, one third of the

We are freestyling again this week! I had the inspired thought before recording this to ask the in my JoyRide Member’s Group what was front

A big question I used to muse on a lot: How do you know how far to take things in training? How do you know

Combining horsemanship and classical dressage, Patrick King is a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to a holistic approach to training. Some of

It can be a really tough gig when things start to spiral in a negative direction and throwing the towel in feels like the best

Well team, I so looking forward to sharing this episode with you! I’m talking with the amazing Karen Rohlf, internationally recognized horsewoman and founder of

Guys, I am really excited to share this one with you! You know when something clicks for you? I had one of those experiences last

A lot of emails and messages find their way into my inbox, and more than a good handful of those are from other people with

We are continuing on with the story time theme this episode! The episode before last I shared with you what I considered to be the

I am SO looking forward to you listening to this episode! Not only is Kerri Lake the author of one of my favourite books, Listen

Grab a cup of tea for this one because it’s story time! A couple of weeks back I got invited to speak on another podcast

I’ve SO been looking forward to sharing this episode with you! Not only is Katy one of my favourite people, and someone I am constantly

In this episode, I share the questions and processes I have been working with to ensure that I am making the best use of my

Returning to riding and renegotiating what your riding life looks like after you have a baby can be a really tough gig! In this episode,

Consistently showing up is a superpower. Not only does it create momentum but it ensures your continued progress in ways that may not be obvious

Clicker Training has come to be a big part of the work that I’ve been doing with my horses, and I’m becoming more and more

If I were to ask you what first comes to mind when you think of “applying the aids”, chances are you would jump immediately to

Creating mental strength and emotional resilience is as much about what you DON’T do, as what you DO do! When it comes to making constructive

Robyn Schiller grew up being a horse-crazy kid in California, riding before she could even walk and showing as a youth along with her mother

Overwhelm and procrastination is something that we have all dealt with at one time or another. Developing skills to negotiate it effectively is really important

When it comes to returning from injury, there are several narratives that are commonly talked about which I consider to be wildly inadequate when it

In this episode, I am talking with my fabulous friend and energy worker, Kathy Price. Kathy works with a technique called Point of Balance, which

This session is a live clinic recording from the 2019 Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento California. The topic is “Returning from Injury”- I hope

After my recent trip to California, Warwick and I took the opportunity to catch up and discuss our recent individual and join clinics at the

This session is a live clinic recording from the 2019 Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento California. The topic is “Dealing with fear in the

This session is a live clinic recording from the 2019 Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento California. The topic is “Dealing with fear in the

Anxiety both in and out of the saddle is such a common mood state to experience- and while you are in the midst of it,

Ever felt held back by the fear about what other people might think? Stopped yourself from putting yourself out there, entering that competition, or stepping

Serious about enjoying and getting the best out of you and your horse in competition? Of course you are! The secret is to pay as

In this episode, we go through five strategies for cultivating confidence, both on the ground AND in the saddle.

Emotional busy-ness is something that we all dip and out of periodically, but if we aren’t mindful of how we are managing our focus and

Let’s talk about the little voice inside your head that tells you you’re not good enough! The feeling that you are somehow not worthy, deserving