Equiosity

Nov 12 2024 303 ep. 46 mins 334

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Equiosity is the podcast about all things equine with a special emphasis on the horse-human bond.

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Episode 302 Michaela Hempen & Carmen Heritier Starting Young Horses Pt 1

Nov 12 2024 52 mins

Michaela Hempen has been a guest many times on this podcast. We began in Episode 27 with single-subject design and then Michaela introduced us to Blondie, the mare who was the subject of the research project she did on cribbing. We’re returning to Blondie again in this conversation. Michaela will be contrasting her experience restarting Blondie under saddle with that of Malu, a

Episode 301 Christa Culbert Pt 3 Teaching Children

Nov 05 2024 35 mins

In this episode Christa shares effective strategies for bringing horses and children together. She reminds us, among other things, to play. So many riding programs normalize brutality by teaching children you have to “make your pony mind”. They are told to hit their pony to make him go. In this episode we describe alternatives. We imagine what children growing up with clicke

Episode 300 Christa Culbert Pt 2 - 300 Episodes! That’s Worth Celebrating

Oct 30 2024 47 mins

This episode is filled with Celebrations. We’re celebrating our 300th Episode. That’s quite a milestone. And we’re celebrating the publication of “Kenyon Bear’s Christmas”, Book 4 of the Kenyon Bear children’s books. What better way to celebrate than to talk with Christa Culbert. Christa created the illustrations for Kenyon Bear’s Christmas. She is also a horse per

Episode 299 Christa Pt 1 Join The Celebration!

Oct 22 2024 46 mins

I’ve just published the newest book in the Kenyon Bear series of children’s book, Kenyon Bear’s Christmas. This week we’re talking with the illustrator, Christa Culbert. In case you’re wondering what this has to do with horses, the answer is everything! In this week’s podcast we talk with Christa about art, animals, imagination, clicker training, and teaching children

Episode 298 Advanced Training Pt 3 Our List Of Advanced Handler Skills

Oct 10 2024 54 mins

We’re talking about advanced training. What makes something an advanced behavior, or an advanced topic or concept? When people say they want to attend an advanced seminar, what do they mean? What are they looking for? In part 1 we looked at this question from the perspective of the lessons we are teaching our horses. I made a case for advanced training is just the basics done ve

Episode 297 Advanced Training Pt 2 What That Means For Handlers

Oct 02 2024 62 mins

We’re talking about what how we would define an advanced skill or topic. What makes something advanced? In Part 1 the focus was on our horses and the lessons we teach them. We explored what it means when we say advanced training is just the basics done really well. Is that indeed the case, or is there something more to advanced training? In this week’s episode we turn the spot

Episode 296 Advanced Training Pt 1

Sep 23 2024 43 mins

In this three part series we’re considering what makes something an advanced behavior, or an advanced topic or concept. When people say they want to attend an advanced seminar, what do they mean? What are they looking for? In Part 1 we explore this question from the perspective of what are we teaching our horses. I make the case that advanced training is just the basics done ver

Episode 295 Giving Breaks Pt 2 - Working With Multiple Horses

Sep 12 2024 61 mins

Breaks are good for learning is something we hear a lot. Certainly we all know that no matter how much you are enjoying an activity there comes a point where you need to stop. You need to refresh mentally and physically. But what constitutes a break? Think about for yourself. When you need a break from work, what does that look like? Sometimes we might see you collapsed in a heap o

Episode 294: Giving Breaks Pt 1

Sep 04 2024 61 mins

This week we’re talking about breaks. We’ll be talking about what breaks are and how you teach them. We’re also talking about the many uses breaks serve - including some very important ones for the handler. Breaks aren’t just for our horse’s benefit. We’ll go back to the very first steps in the training where the handler is using protective contact. The barrier makes it

Episode 293 From Goat Stories To Rope Handling And The T'ai Chi Wall

Aug 28 2024 52 mins

This is Part 2 of a Two Part Conversation. Last week we followed up on our previous conversation with Michaela Hempen on horse welfare. Dominique shared some useful resources and I shared a goat story. The goat story leads to a discussion of when and how to step in should you encounter rough handling. It’s never a comfortable situation, or an easy decision. To provide a counte