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Equestrian Voices dives deep into the emotions, lives, stories, and everything we don't talk about when it comes to life as an equestrian. Join our host, Caroline Culbertson, for vulnerable,...
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Sexual Abuse in the Horse Industry: A Conversation with Annette Paterakis on Isolation, Hope, and Healing
TW: Descriptions of grooming, sexual abuse as a minor. Listen with care. Growing up in the Netherlands, Annette Paterakis rode ponies compet...
Why Play Is Key for Building "Try" in Your Horse, and How to Do It with Tik Maynard
When you picture adding "play" into your horse's training, what comes to mind? Do you imagine your horse chasing around a large ball or nosi...
It Doesn't Have to Feel This Stressful: What Your Nervous System Has to Do with Performance, with Natalie Hummel
Why do competitions make our hearts hammer, mouths go dry, and hands tremble? We may never get nervous riding at home, but as soon as we ste...
Toplines: Spotting Pain, Dysfunction, and Myths that Need to Be Busted with Ansley Bevan
Muscle tension and underdevelopment are a precursor to injury, making topline development crucial to keeping horses healthy and sound. Elast...
Tempo, Pace, and Rhythm: It's Not Just Semantics. With Hunter/Eq Judge Rob Van Jacobs
"More impulsion!" Most of us have heard our coaches cry – usually accompanied by a hearty clap or imitation of riding forward. But what does...
It's 4:30 AM and Your Goals are Calling, with Paralympian Amelia White
Amelia White was just 18 years old when she was the victim of a traumatic car accident that changed her entire life. A university student an...
How to Change a Spooky Horse into a Thinking Horse, with Josh Nichol
There's no taking the spook out of a horse. As prey animals, horses will always want to run away first. Combine this fact with modern breedi...
Evolve Your Student/Trainer Relationship, with Annette Paterakis
Thinking about all the ways our sport needs to evolve can be overwhelming. When there are so many organizations, individuals, and stakeholde...
Rewind the Year With Us! 5 Favorite Moments of EV from 2023
It was a record-breaking year for Equestrian Voices, as we won two more awards (W3 Awards) and topped the Goodpods chart. We couldn't have d...
Why Michael Pollard Quit the Sport at the Height of His Career
Michael Pollard had what most of us could only dream of - a meteoric rise in the discipline of Eventing (including winning a Pan Am Games te...
Why a Hot Bran Mash Doesn't Keep Your Horse Warm, and other Blanketing Myths Busted with Dr. DeBoer
As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, the time comes once more for the biggest decision of the winter: Do you blanket your ho...
Can We Help Horses Heal from Trauma and Grief? Using Physical Touch to Heal Emotional Wounds with Good Shepherd Gabriel
Horses are well known for their power to heal. The positive feelings we have after spending time with our horses are, after all, one of the...
Changing Your Goals, Finding a New Horse, and "My-horse-itis" with Chelsea Canedy
You've just left the barn after another frustrating lesson, and you don't know what to do. You know that your horse is more than capable of...
Is the Forward Seat Still Relevant? Peter Wylde on Rider Style, Feel, and Evolution of Position
Americans are known for their smooth, forward positions on the horse, so much so that it became known as the 'American Forward Seat'. But ho...
What It's Really Like to Run a Horse Rescue (All Seated in a Barn & Storeybrook Farm)
We've all seen the pictures: the emaciated horse who looks ancient, but in actuality is in their prime, their coat dirty and their eyes dull...
Why Doesn't Riding Have An Athletic Culture? Embracing Rider Wellness with Ifa Simmonds
When you go to a horse show, you can see riders diligently warming up their horses prior to competition, making sure their partner is both m...
Amy Skinner: "If you don't understand pressure, you'll be forced to overuse it."
There are many ideas about what good training looks like with horses. We imagine a well-trained horse as one who is able to perform its job...
Understand Your Competitive Drive So That It Doesn't Work Against You (Or Your Horse)
For most of us, competition is a large part of why we choose to ride, and also for most of us, we allow this drive to steer our behavior wit...
4 Ideas to Make Show Jumping More Engaging (and Why That Matters)
While many riders need no excuse to tune into a livestream to watch the top show jumping athletes of our day duke it out at the FEI level, t...