Best Horse Practices Podcast
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -The podcast is an enlightened place for riders and horse owners of all disciplines to learn best practices and discover ways to connect better and make progress with their horses.
We interview people who are actively engaged in improving the lives of horses and their owners through best practices, be it directly through riding or through products, research, education, policy, or facility management.
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Episodes
Episode 7, Death Comes
November 07, 2022 01:31 - 21 minutes - 22.8 MBA departure from our usual episode, in both format and content, in which producer Maddy Butcher visits with listeners about recent deaths in her world. Check out the interview with Francis Weller, an article called the Geography of Sorrow in The Sun magazine.
Molly Gloss
October 12, 2022 15:06 - 24 minutes - 44.7 MBIn Episode 6 of Season 3, Jec interviews Molly Gloss, an author from Oregon. She has been decorated with numerous awards. She wrote The Hearts of Horses, a novel based around 1917 in Oregon. Martha, the main character, is a colt starter in rural Oregon while many cowboys were in Europe, fighting in World War I. I was keen to hear about her research for this project. Our title sponsor is Lucerne Farms, producers of quality forage feeds. And Lucerne is this fantastic company in northern Mai...
Maintenance Work with Amy Skinner
September 22, 2022 13:01 - 24 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this episode, Jec interviews Amy Skinner for a Coaches’ Corner around maintenance. It’s a funny concept to shake up a routine, right? Because routines are, by definition, repeated, standard procedures. It is such a fun discussion and I know it will have significant points and ideas for any and all. A little something about our last episode on calming signals. It’s been kind of bothering me. And that’s despite the fact that we got some excellent, positive feedback from it. Thank you for ...
Anna Blake, Calming Signals
August 26, 2022 18:47 - 30 minutes - 55.2 MBIn this episode, Jec interviews Anna Blake, a Colorado horsewoman with a popular blog and several volumes of her life with horses, in prose and poetry. The two focus on calming signals. More on that in a sec, after I mention two terrific sponsors quickly. Our title sponsor is Lucerne Farms, producers of quality forage feeds. And Lucerne is this fantastic company in northern Maine. And forage is chopped, packaged hay. After hay and grass, it’s pretty much the best alternative. Way wiser ...
On the Fence: Adult Learning
August 17, 2022 22:28 - 25 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this episode, we talk about adult learning. It’s a topic suggested by Natalie in Montana and we got help bouncing it around with Liz and Chris in California. Natalie is working on a ranch and taking riding lessons. She sees roping calves and doctored and asks: Can I ever succeed at that level? As it happens, co-host Maddy Butcher was doing some adult learning with a few lessons with Katrin Silva in Santa Fe. Katrin's book, Ride with Feel: A Guide for the Rest of Us will be out soon! ...
Ali Kermeen and Working Equitation
August 09, 2022 23:07 - 24 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this is episode, Jec chats with Ali Kermeen about working equitation. It’s a relatively new discipline that’s open to riders of all disciplines and Ali has a new book about it. Find her Working Equitation book here. If you’re thinking that working equitation sounds a bit like ranch versatility, you are correct although we’re not diving into the details in this episode. I hope you’re curious about it. In fact, I hope you’re curious in general! Jec and I have been talking about adult l...
Season 3 Premiere
July 21, 2022 16:43 - 23 minutes - 42.3 MBWelcome to Season 3! Our show is a space for riders and horse owners of all disciplines to learn best practices and to discover ways to better connect with their horses. Plus, we like to feel safe and have fun. Fitness, of mind and body, the ability to think critically about your horse work as well as embracing a beginner’s mind are all parts of this lucky equine equation that Jec and I hold dear. We hope you do, too. This episode is our kick-off for Season Three. In it, Jec and I chat abo...
Season Finale - Running and Riding
June 22, 2022 17:28 - 23 minutes - 42.6 MBThis episode is dedicated to a listener question from Julie in New Mexico. Her question has to do with cross training. A lot of us like to do other activities aside from riding – yoga, swimming, or, in this case, running. As it happens, Jec and I are both runners. So is Katrin Silva, a Best Horse Practices Summit presenter and part of the Cayuse Collaborative Clinic initiative. Together, we chat about cross-training in general and running specifically. We talk about the importance of cor...
Listener Speaks on Power, Personality, and Horses
June 16, 2022 03:12 - 27 minutes - 43.8 MBHello listeners! Since I last recorded an episode, there has been the death of my mare, Shea, the wedding of my son and his new wife, a trip to Denver and some cow work. Along with a few minor emergencies. In other words, life hit a bit of a streak! I continue to be buoyed by feedback and engagement from listeners. One of our listeners is Art, a rider and retired engineer from Michigan. He has a horse named Bandit. Art got in touch with me after Episode 25, a short bit I did on Sex, Pow...
Bitless Options with Ben Longwell
May 23, 2022 20:40 - 32 minutes - 58.8 MBIn this episode, we respond to a listener question about bitless options. Ellie writes from Zimbabwe. Pretty nifty, huh? She says: my question is about ‘bitless’ bridles, side pulls, or the bosals or any other type of ‘bitless’ bridle that you may have had experience with. Which would be most suitable for what horse, temperament, type of exercise or work. I am in the process of starting a horse. We are in first rides with rope halter and rather than bit him for our first rides, I thought may...
climate-leveled
May 11, 2022 15:33 - 26 minutes - 49.3 MBIn this episode, Jec visits with Alayne Blickle of Horses for Clean Water. Alayne is a former Best Horse Practices Summit presenter based in Idaho. Here, she talks about many strategies we can use to address best practices around horse management. Got ticks? Got mud? Got mice? Got flies? Got wind? There are great insights here. I hope you enjoy the show. Watch her BHPS presentation on Sustainable Solutions here. When I first heard the word biosecurity being used in horse-related conversati...
Horsekeeping in a Changing Climate with Alayne Blickle
May 11, 2022 15:33 - 26 minutes - 49.3 MBIn this episode, Jec visits with Alayne Blickle of Horses for Clean Water. Alayne is a former Best Horse Practices Summit presenter based in Idaho. Here, she talks about many strategies we can use to address best practices around horse management. Got ticks? Got mud? Got mice? Got flies? Got wind? There are great insights here. I hope you enjoy the show. Watch her BHPS presentation on Sustainable Solutions here. When I first heard the word biosecurity being used in horse-related conversation...
Coaches' Corner with Lynn Acton: Treats
May 05, 2022 17:19 - 26 minutes - 48.7 MBIn this episode, Jec visits with Lynn Acton for a Coaches' Corner discussion around treats. I am really pleased that they are taking this topic. Like you, I have an opinion around treating that has been reinforced by experience and experimentation. In general, I don’t feed treats. I think it can absolutely create a safety problem and I believe there are much better ways to reward a horse. But. I have found that specific, knowable treats are really handy. For instance, I often head out many m...
Sex, Power, and Best Horse Practices? Yes
April 26, 2022 16:45 - 12 minutes - 20.9 MBBest practices. Most of the time, we are talking about the very tangible, practical matters of care and riding and management and handling. All that stuff is endlessly important and we are very keen on getting that information out on the airwaves and into your ears. But lately, we’re also interested in sharing thoughts on how we build ourselves up as competent, empowered, open-minded horse owners and riders. Maybe call it Ground Work for Life How do we assemble and nurture good, even great...
Mary Ann Simonds
April 13, 2022 23:41 - 36 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode, Jec visits with Mary Ann Simonds in a discussion around how to keep horses happy in their domestic spaces. It’s a wide ranging interview and Mary Ann well versed in a wide range of subjects. While her work is mostly with sport horses and competitive riders, there are a lot of take-aways for us more ordinary riders with our more ordinary horses. I think you will also dig the Riding Season Reviews page on NickerNews. Every year, we dedicated space and time to review gear – ...
Astrid Larsen and Humanship
March 08, 2022 00:50 - 45 minutes - 73.3 MBHumanship. It’s an idea that has been tossed around the horse world for a few years now. During the Cayuse Collaborative Clinic, for instance, we added a bit of humanship by having a noontime session with Trish Lemke on how to be the best person for your horse. It was an introduction to thinking about our intentions and peace of mind whenever we’re around horses. Now comes Astrid Larsen. Astrid is a college psychology professor in the Seattle area. We connected over the work I sometimes do ...
Karen Rohlf
February 28, 2022 21:57 - 28 minutes - 52.3 MBOne of the things Jec and I are working on, here on the podcast, in writing, on social media, at at the Cayuse Collaborative Clinics, is humanship. We think that in order to be best for your horses, you have to be best for yourself. In an oversimplified, generalized way, this means when you interact with your horse, it’s best if you come into his or her presence without ego, without agenda, with a keen interest in listening, paying attention, and interacting in that moment. Also, sometimes...
Cathy Woods - Yoga & Riding
February 16, 2022 18:10 - 27 minutes - 50.8 MBFor this episode, Jec interviews Cathy Woods. Cathy teaches yoga to riders and has a book on this intersection of riding and yoga, called, you guessed it, Yoga for Riders. Even if you don’t dive into horseback yoga movements, the conversation nicely reminds us that it’s all about awareness. Awareness is what makes us better riders. And it definitely helps us appreciate our time with horses. We thank Lucerne Farms for their sustaining sponsorship. Lucerne is a forage company based in Nort...
Dr. Doug Thal
January 25, 2022 21:09 - 33 minutes - 38.1 MBFor this episode, Jec interviews Dr. Doug Thal of Thal Equine in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I first started talking with Doug a year or more ago. He came highly recommended by Katrin Silva as someone personable and knowledgeable on all things horses and vets. And boy isn’t he. Thal created Horse Side Vet Guide, a free online resource for equine medical questions. Oh and this news, hot off the press: Dr. Thal will present at the 2022 Best Horse Practices Summit in Kentucky this October. In this co...
Positive Reinforcement with Kerry O'Brien & Kimberly Loveless
December 27, 2021 23:09 - 32 minutes - 37.5 MBFor this episode, I take the mic from Jec and visit with Kimberly Loveless and Kerry O’Brien, horsewomen I admire for their ongoing journey of learning and making progress with their horses. In addition, they have both been generous supporters of the Best Horse Practices Summit. The three of us have been visiting back and forth about positive reinforcement. Years ago, I featured an article that was pretty much anti-positive reinforcement, with several guest commenters. I also published a p...
What Horses Want for the Holidays
December 21, 2021 19:42 - 21 minutes - 35 MBWelcome to Episode 16 of Season 2 This episode is an On the Fence segment with myself and Jec. We’re talking about what horses really want for Christmas. Or Hannukah. Or Kwanzaa or whatever. We talk about education and expanding comfort zones, building confidence and we’re giving away a Beyond Horse Massage Jim Masterson's book and DVD set. So contact us if you would like to be in the running. Granted I’m biased, but I do think this is one of the best episodes yet. I hope you enjoy it!...
Ann Firestone - Save Your Ass Rescue
December 07, 2021 21:03 - 22 minutes - 41 MBIn this episode, Ann Firestone of Save Your Ass Long Eared Rescue joins Jec in California-to-New Hampshire phone conversation. Ann has been ardently devoted to this mule and donkey non profit for years. I remember profiling her for NickerNews a decade ago when I was living in Maine. Here's a more recent post. As the holiday season is upon us, I think it’s important to remember that non profits like SYA need help 12 months out of the year. I’m thinking also of the Maine State Society for t...
On the Fence - The Best Horse Practices Summit
November 11, 2021 01:23 - 22 minutes - 35.5 MBThis episode is an On the Fence segment, a time for Jec and me to talk about what’s up lately. And lately it has been all about the Best Horse Practices Summit. This is the conference I direct and where Jec presented. The Summit has been in Colorado and Maine and this year we held it at Spy Coast Farm in Lexington Kentucky. Our roster included Jec and eight other presenters, giving academic and arena presentations on everything from hooves and worms to biomechanics and foundational horsema...
Lynn Acton and Investigative Behavior
October 20, 2021 19:35 - 27 minutes - 51.4 MBWelcome to Episode 13 of Season Two and thank you so much for listening. As I talk into the mic from my Colorado home office, we’re about a week away from the kickoff of the Best Horse Practices Summit in Lexington, Kentucky. It’s exciting and the days are chock full of tending to details: airport transportation for presenters, coffee for the Airbnb’s for the presenters. Audio-video fine points. Table linens. Dietary restrictions for certain attendees. Power point reviews. Trade show set ...
West Taylor
October 06, 2021 01:52 - 29 minutes - 47.7 MBFor this episode, Maddy talks with West Taylor. West runs Wild West Mustang Ranch in central Utah and has been a Best Horse Practices Summit presenter twice. He has scores of videos on his site as well as on YouTube and Facebook. Check out his 2018 and 2019 presentations in the Best Horse Practices Summit video library. West specializes in work with wild horses and uses what he knows about brain science to optimize the experience for these mustangs, through, essentially, maximizing relaxat...
Virtual Lessons
September 30, 2021 02:06 - 38 minutes - 70.6 MBFor this episode, Jec invites Patrick King, the renown clinician and trainer with a very active online presence, but who travels widely, too. They talk about the pros and cons of virtual lessons. It’s pretty cool because Jec actually took a virtual lesson from Patrick and part of their discussion is about how that went. I’d heartily agree with them that us horse riders are behind the times when it comes to using technology to optimizing our situations. We can be a curmudgeon-y group, can’t...
Dr. Geoff Tucker - Nutrition
September 22, 2021 13:29 - 36 minutes - 67.2 MBFor this episode, Jec invites Dr. Geoff Tucker of The Horse's Advocate to chat about equine nutrition. It’s probably our most science-oriented episode yet and it might be challenging for some. I think you will hear that Dr. Tucker’s findings agree with some things Jec and I have aired in other episodes. And what he’s saying echoes also what Dr. Erika Lacher elaborated on in Season One of our show. To paint in broad strokes, the message is clear. Just as processed foods and lots of sugar ...
Daniel Dauphin
September 08, 2021 22:20 - 26 minutes - 42.2 MBFor this episode, I’m taking the reins, like ya do, from my colleague Jec, to talk with Daniel Dauphin. Dauphin is a Louisiana horseman who lives about halfway between Houston and New Orleans. He has an engaging website that caught my attention for the depth of information he puts out there. Most specifically, he’s written a treatise on bits. Actually, it is manifested in video, in his More Than A Bit…’of Information DVD and download. It’s informative, well-researched, and funny. Not often...
Rider Fear
September 01, 2021 22:46 - 30 minutes - 35 MBAs we like to say on the show, this is an enlightened space for riders and horse owners of all disciplines to learn best practices and to discover ways to better connect with their horses. Plus, we like to feel safe and have fun. And speaking of feeling safe and having fun, this episode is about Rider Fear. Maybe it’s more common among women. Maybe it’s just more openly talked about among women. Maybe what we do, ride an animal that’s about 10 times our weight is a good, cold fact to cons...
Larry Whitesell
August 23, 2021 15:46 - 29 minutes - 54.9 MBIn this episode, Jec interviews Larry Whitesell of Baxter, Tennessee, east of Nashville. Larry is renowned in the gaited horse world. What distinguishes him is his interest and pursuit of classical methods. He’s well-traveled down the dressage road and a well rounded, well educated horseman. Over and over, Larry reminds us that gaited horses are horses, first and foremost. So relaxation is pretty much the key to making progress with them and their gaiting. Force and pressure are not answer...
Coaches' Corner: Cross Training
August 19, 2021 03:55 - 22 minutes - 25.9 MBSeason 2, Episode Six is a Coaches' Corner with Amy Skinner in North Carolina. Here, Jec and Amy visit about cross training. It ties into our last episode in which we discussed what horses and riders need to know. It comes down to the need to always expand our comfort zones. As Randy Rieman told me, if you’re not expanding your comfort zone, you are shrinking it. Dearest listener and reader, think about it. I really think this idea has merit. And not just for horse work, but for life. Expa...
What Horses & Riders Need to Know
July 31, 2021 00:01 - 25 minutes - 40.3 MBThis episode is episode 5 (sorry about the error on the audio, in which we identified it as episode 4) and an On the Fence segment – a show in which Jec and I discuss something that’s been on our collective and virtual desk, asking to be checked off. Here we visit about what horses and humans need to know. By that we mean the skills and the knowledge that horse and rider need to have in order to, as we say as part of our podcast mission, feel safe and have fun. I hope you all bear in min...
Dr. Rebecca Husted - Equine Emergencies
July 27, 2021 21:48 - 37 minutes - 68.5 MBIn this episode, Jec talks with Dr. Rebecca Husted, president of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue, and a past Best Horse Practices Summit presenter. I’m a big fan. As you’ll discover, Rebecca is a straight talker and someone who is passionate about doing right by the horse in the most critical situations.I first met Rebecca over a decade ago, when I took her days-long TLAER course in Maine. We had academic presentations and worked on several great simulations of emergencies. I cop...
Dr. Martin Nielsen
July 15, 2021 00:35 - 27 minutes - 51.4 MBJec talks with Dr. Martin Nielsen, a parasitologist at the University of Kentucky and one of our super-fantastic presenters at the Best Horse Practices Summit in Lexington, Kentucky, Nielsen’s backyard, in October. Martin has a host of popular YouTube videos that debunk deworming. Deworming is the traditional, not-best-practices method that many of us are familiar with. Perhaps you, too, have ordered that value pack from some website with four different dewormers for four times a year de...
Grooming Pros and Cons - Robin Foster
July 07, 2021 21:47 - 30 minutes - 55.6 MBIn this episode, Jec talks with Robin Foster, a certified applied animal behaviorist and a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington State. Foster cites an interesting study on grooming by Lea Lansade, a researcher in France. There is a broad range of grooming concerns among us. Myself, I put almost no effort into grooming. I might brush where the saddle goes. Or instead, I might run my hand over that area. I check their feet and pick out any pebble that might have wedged...
Ben Longwell and a Sufferfest Sidenote
June 23, 2021 19:36 - 33 minutes - 54.2 MBEven though we haven’t really taken a break, we’re calling this Season 2. That makes this episode, episode 1 of Season 2. Thanks for carrying us through to another season. Okay, so I wanted to share with you a heat and drought scenario that unfolded with me, my horse and dogs recently. It definitely pushed against the ‘what is safe whilst riding in the heat’ protocols. Even though it was forecast for hot and dry, for a moment it got overcast and windy and it seemed like it’d be like that...
Horse Shows
June 15, 2021 18:13 - 38 minutes - 44 MBI’m feeling pretty pleased that here we are at Episode 30. Thirty! It was about a year ago when Jec and I first started bouncing around the idea of a podcast. We were decidedly not interested in just throwing one out there for the heck of it or having it be a gab session or a chance to share just our own deal and our own little opinions. Nope, we wanted to be careful with it. What followed was many phone sessions and emails to map out how it would look and to basically shape a mission. I’m...
Whit Hibbard
June 07, 2021 16:03 - 35 minutes - 56.5 MBToday, Jec loans the mic to me for an interview with Whit Hibbard, a fourth generation Montana rancher and low stress stockmanship professional. I met Whit many years ago when he was passing through Colorado, giving presentations on low stress stockmanship and livestock handling. There’s a strong parallel I see with the shift in handling cows and the shift of handling horses as we move away from physical and domineering ways to the mental, partnership type of work. But it’s interesting bec...
Jane Myers & Equiculture
May 25, 2021 15:49 - 26 minutes - 48 MBToday, Jec interviews Jane Myers. Jane runs the educational website Equiculture with her husband, Stuart. The couple, based in England but also having spent many years in Australia, offer advice on everything from riding to getting along with your horse to horse keeping practices. As for the latter, we’re happy to report that Jane aligns quite well with Alayne Blickle, the Best Horse Practices Summit presenter and owner of Horses for Clean Water. At the last Summit, Alayne presented on horse...
Mare/Gelding Bias
May 21, 2021 22:21 - 18 minutes - 29.5 MBEpisode 27 is an On the Fence segment. That’s where Jec and I meet on the virtual fence to talk about an issue or topic. Maybe it’s been bugging us or exciting us or simply asking us to give it a good run around the airwaves. “On the fence” is sometimes used as a phrase to indicate undecided, which is funny because us two gals are pretty decided when we meet On the Fence. In this segment, we kind of continue - tangentially anyway - with our Gender Gyrations project to talk about mare/gel...
Toby Cross and Josh McElroy
May 17, 2021 15:51 - 35 minutes - 56.7 MBA lot has been said about the benefits of therapy work with equines. They help us immensely. Clients with mental and physical challenges have been gravitating to equine programs for years. Therapeutic riding centers have increasing been supported by the mainstream, including insurance companies and generous donors. PATH International (Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship) has grown to a community of nearly 5,000 certified instructors and 900 member centers. It's great stuf...
Multi Use Trails in Santa Cruz
May 05, 2021 23:10 - 24 minutes - 28.2 MBIn this episode, Jec interviews Matt DeYoung, executive director of Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship. He’s a mountain biker. I know. What is Matt doing on our podcast? Much has been said about mountain bike and horse interactions and often it starts with ‘ew’ or ‘dang’ or ‘don’t get me started’ – but thankfully, there are folks like Jec and Matt and organizations like SCMTS and Backcountry Horsemen that have great approaches to trail sharing.. Another insightful and enjoyable sess...
Susan Kauffmann: The Essential Hoof
April 19, 2021 16:08 - 31 minutes - 50.7 MBSusan Kauffmann is the co-author with Christina Cline of The Essential Hoof Book: The Complete Modern Guide to Horse Feet - Anatomy, Care and Health, Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. Trust me – despite the mouthful of a title, this is a wonderfully accessible book. Kauffmann and Cline will present at the Best Horse Practices Summit in Lexington in October. That’s the super fun and enlightening conference that I direct and where Jec is also presenting. Anyway, here, Susan explains how tr...
Episode 22 - Gender Gyrations with Alexis Kanda-Olmstead
April 06, 2021 20:52 - 22 minutes - 35.6 MBIn what is likely to be our finale on the topic of Gender Gyrations, we visit with Alexis Kanda-Olmstead of Dartmouth College. She's an expert on gender bias and has some helpful insight and recommendations for horse owners and riders. Believe it or not, our community is full of gender bias. Some harmless. Some harmful. Learn how to discern the two and how to carve out your own little space of healthy, fun dynamics. We would like to thank our fantastic family of sponsors for their supp...
Episode 21: Scott Monroe
March 31, 2021 18:20 - 26 minutes - 43.2 MBIn our 21st episode, Jec Ballou interviews acclaimed horseman Scott Monroe. Scott has competed internationally in Combined Driving, which parallels three-day eventing in its collection of disciplines, involving arena and cross country work, timed and judged events. The sport can be exciting and dangerous as listeners will come to appreciate. Thanks to our sponsors, Lucerne Farm, Redmond Equine, Horse & Rider Books, Kate's Real Food, and Patagonia WorkWear for their generous support.
Episode 20: Becky Hart
March 24, 2021 18:17 - 27 minutes - 44.5 MBThis week, Jec has an interesting and enlightening conversation with legendary endurance rider, Becky Hart. Hart has competed at an international level for longer than some of our listeners have been on this planet! One of her highlights, she says, was at the World Equestrian Games in Sweden in 1990. She and her horse, Rio (RD Grand Sultan) won individual gold. It was the only gold medal for the Americans that year. Hart and Rio entered the stadium and rode to the finish line just after th...
Episode 19: On The Fence
March 11, 2021 03:02 - 26 minutes - 42.2 MBWe’ve got an On the Fence segment for Episode 19. That’s where Jec and I meet and interview each other. Weirdly, it’s been one of the most popular features of the podcast. So thanks, y’all! Here, we continue Gender Gyrations, a series around the topic of gender in the horse community. We’re interested in bringing issues to light and offering tools for improved communication. Since so much of our humanship trickles over to our work with horses, we think that this discussion is in keeping wi...
Episode 18: Coaches' Corner & Gender Gyrations
February 26, 2021 22:59 - 24 minutes - 40.2 MBWe debut Gender Gyrations, a conversation around gender bias in our horse communities. With comments from listeners and Mustang Maddy, who posted about it recently. Also, a great discussion around trailering and trailer loading and unloading with Jec and horsewoman Amy Skinner, after a listener writes in about this topic. Thanks to our generous sponsors: Lucerne Farms, Redmond Equine, Horse & Rider Books, Patagonia WorkWear and Kate's Real Food.
Episode 17: Gayle Ecker
February 22, 2021 20:49 - 26 minutes - 43 MBIn Episode 17, Jec interviews Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph (pronounced ‘gwelf’) at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Ecker is at the forefront of offering evidence-based, research-supported online courses for students of the horse, from emergency large animal rescue to colic conversations. Gayle hits all the buttons of issues we’ve been chatting about and featuring on Cayuse Communications pages and at the Best Horse Practices Summit: how to cultivate curiosity and ...
Episode 16: Dr. Sara Tanza
February 15, 2021 17:32 - 29 minutes - 47 MBDr. Sara Tanza founded Pelvic Potential, a physical therapy clinic in Santa Cruz, California. She visits with Jec about the challenges around pelvic strength and mobility. It's all tied to our ability to connect clearly through our seat with our horses. Tightness, asymmetry, and weakness in the pelvic area may all be impediments to seamless riding. Also, we introduce Gender Gyrations, upcoming conversations around gender bias and dysfunction in our horse communities. With thanks to Luc...