Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast

• Updates: Reflections on a positive reinforcement deep dive, surprise personal announcement, motherhood and horses, and what’s happening next on the Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast.

  Life has been full of big changes for me lately, and in this episode, I’m catching you up on everything - both personally and professionally. I’ll be sharing how my approach to horsemanship is evolving, unpacking my thoughts on using food rewards, pressure, and the ethical considerations that come with training horses.  I can’t wait to share my breakthroughs with you. Plus I have a surprise personal announcement 😁💕 I hope you enjoy the show!   What I talk about in this episode:  My ongoing quest for a better way with horses My deep dive into positive reinforcement - breakthroughs and learnings: the setup the marker signal small approximations undoing things education feel emotions mindset shifts the power of R+ plateus and pain the restriction the moral high ground  What has stopped me from taking a more ‘pure’ R+ approach & why I still use ‘pressure’  How I’m tweaking my use of R+ after this most recent deep dive Surprise Personal Announcement What I'm doing now with my horses & horse business Other things I’m studying/interested in Motherhood & horses 2 new and exciting opportunities to connect with like-minded horse people   ____ 🔔 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

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• Solving Horse Problems: Do they feel safe? Do they understand? Are they motivated? with specialist young horse trainer: Connie Colfox

  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!

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• How To Ride Your Horse Bitless! | Everything Bitless Bridles, Bitless Riding, and Bitless Tips!

  In this episode, I answer all your bitless riding questions!✨🐴   What bitless bridle do I recommend? How to get started riding bitless? What is the process? How do you know when you’re ready to ride bitless on a trail? And more!   Riding bitless and bridleless is an amazing feeling, and possible for any horse and rider- even if right now you’re riding with a bit and you feel like your horse is strong or heavy.    But riding bitless does require a level of connection, confidence, and communication between horse & rider (aka the fundamentals of horsemanship!).    I teach you how to get that with your horse in Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy which opens for enrolment on October 18th, 2023 👏🏼🥳   Everyone on the HFA waitlist will get access to an exclusive early-bird offer! 🤩So head on over to www.amaliadempsey.com/hfawaitlist to get on the list and be the first to know when enrolment opens on October 18th 🙌🏼😁   In the meantime, enjoy this episode, all about bitless riding! 😍   _______   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!

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• New Horse, Now What? Start Off On The Right Path With Your New Horse | Relationship, Groundwork, & Riding

  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!

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• Liberty Training with an Ethological Approach and Positive Reinforcement with David Lichman

  David Lichman is a 5-Star Master Parelli Professional with a specialty in Liberty Horses. He teaches worldwide, helping students find a better relationship with their horses, and the relaxation and posture fundamental to all riding.   David has performed with his three-horse act, which includes bridle-less riding and riding to music. He is the creator of the DVD set Liberty Outside the Round Pen, enabling students to play at Liberty with exuberance in large open areas. David lives in California with his wife, two children, nine horses, four dogs, four cats and dozens of chickens, pigeons and canaries.    In David’s words: “I don’t see them as horses, I see them as friends. They have names, desires and needs – as do I. Friends help fulfil each other’s needs and desires.”   In this episode, we discuss: David’s horsemanship journey and how he came to use a mix of positive and negative reinforcement in his training with horses The common objections for both reinforcement styles and David’s thoughts on those and why he uses both Some of the incredible things he has been able to achieve with multiple horses at liberty  How to give your horse a happy life beyond the basic needs. Insights from discussions David has had with other famous trainers such as Katja Schumann, Frederic Pignon, and Bent Branderup plus who else he would like to have dinner with! Handy tools that David uses get his horse’s itchy spots, and prevent hock sores Plus all the usual fun horsemanship breakthroughs questions! Enjoy the show! _______   Find out more about David here:   Website: https://davidlichman.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.lichman.7/ Davids Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LibertyWithDML/   Here are links to the videos he references in the show:   https://www.dropbox.com/s/d6l22jk4gz92abl/3%20Horse%20Carousel%20HorsExpo%202021%20Saturday.mp4?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR3myZGO7ujY033VSEtPI6PHBKnbkeKkoTa3xk6UXrFm7qul0n7JZWj6wRI   https://vimeo.com/327407521?share=copy&fbclid=IwAR3Lt1zRWLTHesRDkSSjMc7UmcS5sz0wHWgU6IVCH_eJvUPL8k4S5IMRefA   https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/399766331/f2d8d75f21?fbclid=IwAR2i7U9gc83mlO7wwCPfy-6b-2Y4SEDgQCaDXaWo78xQFckVKKpgJm_dDeY   _______   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!  

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