Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast

In this episode, I chat with the founder and managing director of WOW Saddles: David Kempsell. WoW is a revolutionary saddle brand known for its fully adjustable, modular design that supports both horse and rider through every stage of development and performance. We dive into the inspiration behind WoW, the technology that sets it apart (like carbon fiber trees, Flair air flocking, and interchangeable seats and panels) and how this system helps improve comfort, movement, and balance. I’ve personally ridden in WOW Saddles for over 10 years and have always appreciated their adjustability, comfort, and unique look. Saddle fit is such a personal and important part of horse welfare, and when you find something that works, it’s a huge relief. This episode isn’t sponsored, I simply love talking about things I genuinely use and believe in. If you’re curious about saddle fitting, have a tricky horse to fit, or are tired of trialling saddles that never quite work, you’ll enjoy this conversation! 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE: https://www.wowsaddles.com/ Wow Saddles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowsaddle/ Wow Saddles Australia: https://www.facebook.com/wowsaddlesaustralia/ Wow Saddles South Australia: https://www.facebook.com/wowsaddlessouthaustralia/ _____ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: 📚 Book & Resource List: Get all the books & recommendations mentioned on the podcast → amaliadempsey.com/booklist 🐴 Free Mini-Course: Build a deeper connection & communication with your horse → amaliadempsey.com/ccmc 🏋️‍♀️ Free Rider Exercises: Improve your biomechanics with 10 unmounted exercises → amaliadempsey.com/exercises 💪 8-Week Rider Exercise Program: Transform your riding with structured, rider-specific exercises → amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program 🐎 Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy: Create a happy, confident, and trusting partnership with your horse on the ground and in the saddle → amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy 🚛 Trailer Loading Success: Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with this $9 roadmap → amaliadempsey.com/trailer-loading-success-roadmap 🐴👶🏼 Horse Mums Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded horsey mums, share the highs and challenges of balancing it all, get support, laughs, and tips from a community that gets it! → https://www.facebook.com/groups/938509415066034 ____ 🔔 Follow the show so you don’t miss future episodes! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and YouTube. ⭐ Leave a rating and review to help spread the word of good horsemanship! Your support makes a big difference! 📸 Take a screenshot and share this episode on social media! I'd love to hear what resonated with you the most! And knowing that this pod has made an impact makes my day! 🤝 Connect with me on Instagram @amalia_horses and Facebook: Amalia Dempsey Horsemanship 💕 Explore more horsemanship resources at www.amaliadempsey.com _______ Keywords: Horsemanship, Rider Biomechanics, Positive Reinforcement, Horse Training, Liberty Training, Postpartum Riding Fitness, Equine Welfare, Ethical Horse Training, Groundwork Exercises, Enrichment for Horses, Clicker Training, Horse & Rider Connection, Strength & Mobility for Riders, Return to Riding Program, Balanced Riding, Harmony with Horses, Horse Behavior & Communication, Holistic Horsemanship, Ethical Riding Practices, Mindful Horsemanship, Classical Dressage, Softness & Lightness, Rider Posture & Alignment, Core Strength for Riders, Horse Agility, Bitless Riding, Bareback Riding, Young Horse Development, Confidence Building for Riders, Problem-Solving in Horse Training

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Andrew McLean who is a renowned equine academic, author, coach, presenter, and founder of the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre. We explore key topics such as ethical use of reinforcement, welfare in horse sports, and the future of horse training and management. We also touch on Andrew’s fascinating work with elephants. Dr. McLean’s career includes winning the Eureka Prize for Science, coaching at elite levels, and riding competitively at high levels in eventing, dressage, and show jumping. He continues to shape the next generation through his contributions to Pony Club Australia's syllabus, and offers a Diploma in Equitation Science for all ages and levels. Enjoy the show!_____ 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE: Dr Andrew McLean has authored a nationally accredited horse training Diploma, the Diploma of Equitation Science. This qualification is suitable for all horse riders providing students with highly practical skills and in-depth knowledge of all aspects of horse handling, coaching and training. Graduates are equipped with increasingly sought after skills in equine management and evidence-based and ethical equine trainingStudy online with flexible timeframes and a range of payment options. To find out more visit: https://esi-education.com/courses/diploma/ Equitation Science Website: https://esi-education.com/ _____ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: 📚 Book & Resource List: Get all the books & recommendations mentioned on the podcast → amaliadempsey.com/booklist 🐴 Free Mini-Course: Build a deeper connection & communication with your horse → amaliadempsey.com/ccmc 🏋️‍♀️ Free Rider Exercises: Improve your biomechanics with 10 unmounted exercises → amaliadempsey.com/exercises 💪 8-Week Rider Exercise Program: Transform your riding with structured, rider-specific exercises → amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program 🐎 Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy: Create a happy, confident, and trusting partnership with your horse on the ground and in the saddle → amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy 🚛 Trailer Loading Success: Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with this $9 roadmap → amaliadempsey.com/trailer-loading-success-roadmap 🐴👶🏼 Horse Mums Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded horsey mums, share the highs and challenges of balancing it all, get support, laughs, and tips from a community that gets it! → https://www.facebook.com/groups/938509415066034 ____ 🔔 Follow the show so you don’t miss future episodes! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and YouTube. ⭐ Leave a rating and review to help spread the word of good horsemanship! Your support makes a big difference! 📸 Take a screenshot and share this episode on social media! I'd love to hear what resonated with you the most! And knowing that this pod has made an impact makes my day! 🤝 Connect with me on Instagram @amalia_horses and Facebook: Amalia Dempsey Horsemanship 💕 Explore more horsemanship resources at www.amaliadempsey.com _______ Keywords: Horsemanship, Rider Biomechanics, Positive Reinforcement, Horse Training, Liberty Training, Postpartum Riding Fitness, Equine Welfare, Ethical Horse Training, Groundwork Exercises, Enrichment for Horses, Clicker Training, Horse & Rider Connection, Strength & Mobility for Riders, Return to Riding Program, Balanced Riding, Harmony with Horses, Horse Behavior & Communication, Holistic Horsemanship, Ethical Riding Practices, Mindful Horsemanship, Classical Dressage, Softness & Lightness, Rider Posture & Alignment, Core Strength for Riders, Horse Agility, Bitless Riding, Bareback Riding, Young Horse Development, Confidence Building for Riders, Problem-Solving in Horse Training

In the latest episode of The Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast, I am joined by Olivia Kelly (Towers) @towers432, who shares her incredible story of being a successful professional Grand Prix Dressage Rider to finding the world of horsemanship and biomechanics. In this episode, we discuss: How her career as a Grand Prix dressage rider has evolved over the years leading her to find horsemanship thanks to two special but difficult horses - FJ and Wilf. The conflict she experienced whilst navigating top dressage competition and learning horsemanship. Her drastic mindset shift thanks to self-development. A huge turning point - that lead to a mental breakdown and agoraphobia and how she overcame it. Becoming a mum and how that influenced her as a person and a rider. Mum guilt and how it affects her Changes she’d like to see in equestrian sports What she’s studying now and her personal horse goals going forwards Plus so much more! 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE: Olivia’s Website: https://www.oliviatowersdressage.com/ Olivia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/towers432/ Olivia’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OliviaTowersDressage Olivia’s Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/27dhLJj00IDbDAc8llwEcT Horse Mums Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/938509415066034 _______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: 📚 Book & Resource List: Get all the books & recommendations mentioned on the podcast → amaliadempsey.com/booklist 🐴 Free Mini-Course: Build a deeper connection & communication with your horse → amaliadempsey.com/ccmc 🏋️‍♀️ Free Rider Exercises: Improve your biomechanics with 10 unmounted exercises → amaliadempsey.com/exercises 💪 8-Week Rider Exercise Program: Transform your riding with structured, rider-specific exercises → amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program 🐎 Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy: Create a happy, confident, and trusting partnership with your horse on the ground and in the saddle → amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy 🚛 Trailer Loading Success: Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with this $9 roadmap → amaliadempsey.com/trailer-loading-success-roadmap 🐴👶🏼 Horse Mums Facebook Group: Connect with like-minded horsey mums, share the highs and challenges of balancing it all, get support, laughs, and tips from a community that gets it! → https://www.facebook.com/groups/938509415066034 ____ 🔔 Follow the show so you don’t miss future episodes! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and YouTube. ⭐ Leave a rating and review to help spread the word of good horsemanship! Your support makes a big difference! 📸 Take a screenshot and share this episode on social media! I'd love to hear what resonated with you the most! And knowing that this pod has made an impact makes my day! 🤝 Connect with me on Instagram @amalia_horses and Facebook: Amalia Dempsey Horsemanship 💕 Explore more horsemanship resources at www.amaliadempsey.com _______ Keywords: Horsemanship, Rider Biomechanics, Positive Reinforcement, Horse Training, Liberty Training, Postpartum Riding Fitness, Equine Welfare, Ethical Horse Training, Groundwork Exercises, Enrichment for Horses, Clicker Training, Horse & Rider Connection, Strength & Mobility for Riders, Return to Riding Program, Balanced Riding, Harmony with Horses, Horse Behavior & Communication, Holistic Horsemanship, Ethical Riding Practices, Mindful Horsemanship, Classical Dressage, Softness & Lightness, Rider Posture & Alignment, Core Strength for Riders, Horse Agility, Bitless Riding, Bareback Riding, Young Horse Development, Confidence Building for Riders, Problem-Solving in Horse Training

In this episode of The Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast, I’m joined by the incredible Kelly de Geus: an amazing horsewoman known for her ability to train horses the piaffe in a light, soft, willing, biomechanically correct way.Kelly de Geus is a dedicated horse trainer and coach from the Netherlands, who has been captivated by horses for as long as she can remember. For over a decade, Kelly's main focus has been on training horses herself, developing a specialty in teaching horses to piaffe and passage in hand. This is always a result of optimal communication and body use, and never a quick fix or trick. Having trained over 1000 horses in hand, Kelly now primarily focuses on sharing the knowledge she gained by doing so, thereby helping more people (and, in turn, more horses) feel better, improve posture and optimise performance. I first reached out to Kelly for online lessons years ago after being mesmerised by how light and happy her horses looked in the piaffe. At the time, she didn’t have online resources, but she agreed to help me through online lessons and I was blown away by her approach. She taught me that that piaffe is reflection of correct basics, and that there are a sequence of things that need to be in place before the piaffe is possible. Her values in training horses align closely to my own so I am so happy to share her voice with the horse world. In this episode, we cover: ✨ The true purpose of piaffe as a diagnostic and gymnastic exercise (it’s more than just fancy footwork and it’s not a ‘circus trick’!) ✨The importance of conncection, communication, & biomechanics✨ Common mistakes & how to know if your horse is ready to start training the piaffe ✨ The groundwork that sets the foundation for collection✨ Adjusting her training approach to different horses ✨The role of positive reinforcement in her training ✨Plus so much more! If you’ve ever dreamed of training the piaffe, this is THE episode for you! 🎧 Listen now and check out the links below to learn more from Kelly! ____ 🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE: The Road to Collection course: https://www.kellydegeus.com/the-road-to-collection Warm-Up Mini Course: https://www.kellydegeus.com/mini-course-warm-up-reinvented Kelly’s webinars: https://www.kellydegeus.com/webinars _____ 📚 Kelly’s Recommended Books: Tug of War: Classical Versus “Modern” Dressage by Gerd Heuschmann Hope... From the Heart of Horses: How Horses Teach Us About Presence, Strength, and Awareness by Kathy Pike The Principles of Training by Warwick Schiller Wired for Connection: How Horses Teach Us to Understand Ourselves by Lucie Klaassen And remember you can get a free PDF document of all the books & recommendations mentioned on the podcast here →amaliadempsey.com/booklist _____ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: 📚 Book & Resource List: Get all the books & recommendations mentioned on the podcast → amaliadempsey.com/booklist 🐴 Free Mini-Course: Build a deeper connection & communication with your horse → amaliadempsey.com/ccmc 🏋️‍♀️ Free Rider Exercises: Improve your biomechanics with 10 unmounted exercises → amaliadempsey.com/exercises 💪 8-Week Rider Exercise Program: Transform your riding with structured, rider-specific exercises → amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program 🐎 Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy: Create a happy, confident, and trusting partnership with your horse on the ground and in the saddle → amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy 🚛 Trailer Loading Success: Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with this $9 roadmap → amaliadempsey.com/trailer-loading-success-roadmap ____ 🔔 Follow the show so you don’t miss future episodes! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, and YouTube. ⭐ Leave a rating and review to help spread the word of good horsemanship! Your support makes a big difference! 📸 Take a screenshot and share this episode on social media! I'd love to hear what resonat

Have you ever had a session with your horse where it feels like you’re walking on eggshells… everything is tense, your horse is worried, and you feel like the slightest thing can set them off? 😬🐎 I’ve been there too, and that’s exactly why I recorded this latest episode of The Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: 12 Ways to Have a More Relaxed Session with Your Horse. I’ve recognised that there are specific things I do on days when everything feels much more relaxed, and I’d love to share them with you! My hope is that you and your horse can also feel more at ease, have more fun, and ultimately get better results from your time together. Relaxation isn’t just a "nice to have"… it’s fundamental to great horsemanship. When you and your horse are relaxed, everything improves:✔️ Your connection deepens ✔️ Learning becomes easier for you both ✔️ It’s safer for both of you ✔️ Athletic maneuvers and performance work improve ✔️ And most importantly… it just feels better and is more enjoyable for you both! You can expect to gain valuable insights on how to set up your sessions for success so that you and your horse can be relaxed and happy! I’ve noticed a huge difference in myself and my own horses when I incorporate these techniques. This episode also kicks off SEASON 2 of The Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast! 🎉🎉 I’d love to hear your thoughts after you listen! 🎧💬 Let me know one thing you’ll try from these 12 tips in your next session! I hope you enjoy the show! ❤️🐴 ______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises If you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/trailer-loading-success-roadmap _______ If you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram or Facebook (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening! Please send this podcast to all your horsey friends- it helps spread the word of good horsemanship and ultimately have a positive impact on the horse world!

I stumbled across the amazing Connie Colfox on Horse & Country TV watching her use positive reinforcement to help top eventing riders with ‘problem’ horse behaviours. She was able to really impress these riders with how quickly she could change these talented horse’s minds about something they were struggling with. In the words of Connie: “We really want horses to feel comfortable in the world they live in. By giving them a broad grounding with positive reinforcement we build trust to take on the challenges we encounter together”. I was particularly interested in what she said around the 23-minute mark of this episode, and I agree that what she mentions here is a huge part of horses performing beyond their natural capabilities - and conversely why sometimes performance drops despite better riding! I found Connie to be extremely humble, despite her decades of horse experience and knowledge, and she shares a balanced view and open approach to horsemanship, forever observing and learning from the horse. If you have a horse with some ‘problem’ behaviours or you are a performance rider curious about how positive reinforcement could help your horse, you will love this episode with Connie! Let me know what you think! You can find out more about Connie here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conniecolfox Website: https://conniecolfox.com/ _______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises And if you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy No matter where you are in the world I can help you and your horse through online coaching. Click here to book your session: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/onlinecoaching _______ ⁠⁠ And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!

Often people will contact me for help with their new, young, or green horse. It’s sometimes not until we have a new horse that we become curious and start to question how we can ‘best’ set up this new relationship. Problems may arise with a new horse that we might not have had with a previous one, and we wonder how we can best help them. It’s common to be a little afraid of making mistakes with a new horse, as not to ‘tarnish’ the new relationship. In this episode, I talk about how you can start off on the ‘right’ path with your new horse so that you can have a healthy happy relationship with them AND achieve your riding goals. _______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises And if you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy No matter where you are in the world I can help you and your horse through online coaching. Click here to book your session: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/onlinecoaching _______ ⁠⁠ And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!

If you’ve ever searched anything horse related on YouTube, you’ve probably come across Callie King, who’s YouTube channel has over 300 videos on riding and training horses, and 124,000 subscribers. Callie has a holistic science-based approach to riding, considering the health and soundness of the horse, the suitability of saddle and tack, and the individuality of each horse and rider. Callie strives to create a positive learning environment for students and horses, always looking for ways to make learning fun, and incorporate the newest information and research on psychology, behaviour, and learning into her teaching and training. Callie also publishes a weekly video blog and creates online courses on riding, training, and horse care with her global horse riding education platform, Horse Class (previously known as CRK training) In Callie’s words: “Because of the horse I am aware. Aware of myself and of others. Because of the horse I have more patience, empathy, and forgiveness. Time spent with horses makes me a better person, one day at a time” In this episode we discuss: Callie’s horsemanship journey from including training wild mustangs and starting the global horse riding education company: Horse Class The surprising difference between wild mustangs and the domestic horses in their ability to return to relaxation after a startle The importance of awareness, slowing down, and listening to the horse’s subtle communication in the training A common cause of horse behavioural and health issues Callie’s favourite mentors that have helped her become the trainer and rider she is today A discussion around the behavioural science and the use of positive and negative reinforcement in training horses Her new journey with her horse Canello focusing on developing connection Her experience participating in the longest horse race in the world, what’s involved, and what she learnt through participating Plus so much more! Enjoy the show! _______ Find out more about Callie here: www.horseclass.com https://www.youtube.com/horseclass _______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises And if you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy No matter where you are in the world I can help you and your horse through online coaching. Click here to book your session: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/onlinecoaching _______ And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!

Make a better life for horses... ~𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒂 𝑩𝒐𝒍𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒌 Belinda rides dressage in a way that makes you stop and go: 'I want what she's got!' The horses look happy, athletic, and light. She is poised, elegant, and clearly an effective rider with very subtle aids. It's how dressage is supposed to be! When I saw videos of Belinda riding (and hearing her chat with Manolo Mendez and Andrew Turnball), I just *had* to interview her on the podcast to hear more and share her horsemanship ethos with the world... Belinda Bolsenbroek is an international authority on the Art of Classical Equitation in which the historic relationship between horse and human is expressed as a spiritual connection between two beings. Belinda harnesses the wisdom of the Old Masters, combines that wisdom with the science of biomechanics and shapes them both into a clear and defined practice that allows you to take your horsemanship to the next level. In this episode, we discuss: ⚜️ Belinda’s upbringing with horses from competitive riding on Dutch warmbloods, international competition, Olympic ambitions and her turning point towards classical dressage. ⚜️ Belinda’s healthy and holistic approach to training horses. ⚜️ The evolution of competitive dressage and why many classical riders don’t compete. ⚜️ How contact should feel when it is based on connection not force. ⚜️ Belinda’s interests in the thoracic sling, and nervous system of the horse. ⚜️ The importance of reflection and questioning in your horsemanship journey. ⚜️ Belinda’s viewpoint on contact with the reins and how it should feel. ⚜️ Her interesting answer to the favourite horse purchase question! I think Belinda might be starting a new trend with this one! ⚜️ All the usual fun horsemanship breakthroughs questions. ⚜️ Plus so much more! You can find out more about Belinda and her resources here: Website: https://www.belindabolsenbroek.academy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindabolsenbroek.academy _______ Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises And if you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy No matter where you are in the world I can help you and your horse through online coaching. Click here to book your session: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/onlinecoaching _______ ⁠⁠ And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!

Georgia Bruce is an Equine Behaviour Consultant with the IAABC (International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants), level 1 Dressage Judge and qualified Dressage Coach with Equestrian Australia. She has ridden successfully up to FEI level in open dressage and has represented Australia on 12 occasions including the Trans Tasman Challenge New Zealand, The Dutch Open, twice at the World Para Dressage Championships as well as the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens and the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, where Georgia won 2 bronze medals riding the 18hh gelding Victory Salute. As well as performance horse training Georgia also enjoys teaching horses liberty and tricks. Her passion is animal learning, training and behaviour analysis. Georgia loves empowering horse owners with the knowledge and skills to build positive relationships with their horses and achieve their training goals. She believes the future of horse training is the artful combination of modern behaviour science, ethology and biomechanics together with the wisdom passed down from the old masters in horsemanship and dressage. In this episode we discuss: Georgia’s broad horsemanship journey from humble beginnings, representing Australia 12 times competing internationally in dressage, and training Rumba the wonder horse to do all the Grand Prix movements AT LIBERTY! All things clicker training and positive reinforcement, what it is, the benefits, the magic of the clicker/marker, and how Georgia uses it in her training today When Georgia does use pressure/release (negative reinforcement) in her training Common mistakes people make when using clicker training Examples of shaping behaviours for performance horses for example riding a shoudler in, or riding a dressage test that has been trained with positive reinforcement How to keep food anxiety low when building duration of behaviours How to get started with clicker training All the usual fun horsemanship breakthroughs questions Plus so much more! Find out more about Georgia Bruce here: Website: https://clickwithhorses.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgiaBruce Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaBruce.ClickWithHorses _______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises And if you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy No matter where you are in the world I can help you and your horse through online coaching. Click here to book your session: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/onlinecoaching

“It’s never too late to change” 👉🏼 Click here to find out all about Andrea's Pure Liberty course: https://uu202.isrefer.com/go/pureliberty1/adh/ Andrea Wady has been riding since she was a child, competing in showjumping and endurance, and later running a successful horse tours company… but she always felt something was missing and wanted more in the relationship with her horses. Moving to Costa Rica from the UK, Andrea’s journey took a turn down a path to find a way to connect with horses without coercion. Crossing the country of Costa Rica with fellow liberty trainer Elsa Sinclair (the creator of the Taming Wild movie series) they explored bonding with two very damaged rescue horses through movement and a liberty mindset. Through this experience and years of study, Andrea found the missing piece in her horsemanship and the essence of creating relationship with horses. Andrea is now dedicated to helping others improve the relationship, trust, and bond with their own horses. She is also the author of the newly released book ‘Crossing Bridges’ where she shares the enlightening journey of exploring Costa Rica on foot with the 2 damaged horses with the liberty mindset that she now teaches as ‘pure liberty’. In this episode we discuss: Andrea’s horsemanship journey from the traditional “make them do it” approach, to forming friendships with rescue horses across Costa Rica jungle Andrea’s realisations when she first attempted liberty with no equipment or treats Being open-minded, flexible, trusting yourself, and getting past your ego when being with horses How we as humans solve problems for our horses too much Listening to your horse as a basis for happy horse training Transcending physical cues in training horses What is the concept of Pure Liberty, and how to get involved in doing it with your horse The #1 mismatch between horses and humans Andrea’s book recommendations and her favourite horse-related purchase Why it’s never too late to change your path or approach with horses Plus so much more! If you want to take a look at Andrea’s incredible online course ‘Pure Liberty’ you can find out all the details here: https://uu202.isrefer.com/go/pureliberty1/adh/____ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ANDREA HERE: https://andreawady.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Andrea-Wady/100064153502724/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreawady/ Pure Liberty Course: https://uu202.isrefer.com/go/pureliberty1/adh/ _______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises And if you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy No matter where you are in the world I can help you and your horse through online coaching. Click here to book your session: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/onlinecoach

One wise person once told me that if you want to be successful with your horse, think about how you can really mess things up... And then just do the opposite! 🙃 In Part 3 (episode 51) of the Horsemanship Fundamentals Series on The Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast, I talk about how you can develop clear communication with your horse so you can have a willing partner! You will learn: 👉🏼 What good communication between horse and rider looks and feels like 👉🏼 What problems can show up if you and your horse aren't communicating well 👉🏼 8 ways you could mess up the communication with your horse! (aka just do the opposite of these things and you'll do just fine!) 👉🏼 9 tips to improve your communication with your horse (which applies to groundwork and riding) 👉🏼 Plus lots of little gems within the episode including what motivates horses to learn, the CPRR acronym for very light aids, the 2 mediums in which we communicate with our horses to ask them to do things, and what to do when your horse isn't understanding your cues. _______ Find out everything you need to know & sign up to Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy (HFA) here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy _______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises And if you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy No matter where you are in the world I can help you and your horse through online coaching. Click here to book your session: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/onlinecoaching _______ ⁠⁠ And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!

Connection…. it's such a buzzword in the horsemanship space! But it’s hard to quantify. It’s subjective. It’s elusive…some may think it’s even a bit ‘woo woo’. I think it’s kinda like the 'half halt' in dressage- everyone has a slightly different definition of exactly what it is, and people have trouble explaining it! But once you know, you know! Connection is super important- an absolute fundamental of horsemanship! So in part one of this 3-part Horsemanship Fundamentals Series, I talk all about connection including: What connection is, what it looks & feels like What problems can arise if you and your horse lack connection 8 mistakes people make when trying to achieve connection 10 things you can do to help improve your connection _______ Find out everything you need to know & sign up to Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy (HFA) here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy _______ EXTRA RESOURCES TO HELP YOU AND YOUR HORSE: Discover a deeper connection & communication with your horse with this free mini-course at www.amaliadempsey.com/ccmc Sign up for weekly Horsemanship Breakthrough emails, where each week I send you a little bite-sized horsemanship breakthrough that has helped me on my journey, in the hope that it will also help you with your horse. Just go to: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/breakthroughs Get a list of all the books & resource recommendations mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/booklist Improve your rider biomechanics through unmounted exercises with these 10 Free Rider Specific Exercises to improve your riding at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/exercises And if you’re ready for a complete riding transformation through exercises join the 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program at: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/8-week-rider-specific-exercise-program Say goodbye to stressful trailer loading with the $9 30-minute Trailer Loading Success Roadmap: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout Want your horse to be happy, calm, trusting, confident on the ground and riding? Join Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy, where I teach you how to achieve this and more with your horse: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy No matter where you are in the world I can help you and your horse through online coaching. Click here to book your session: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/onlinecoaching _______ ⁠⁠ And if you’re loving this podcast, please screenshot this episode and upload to Instagram (make sure you tag me @amalia_horses so I can reshare!) Let me know your biggest breakthrough from listening!