The culture of your barn can make or break your experience there. And if you're a trainer, it can attract the clients of your dreams... or your nightmares.

It's time to get intentional about choosing and building culture in our barns and stables. How do we build cultures that are led by the values we choose, instead of the bad habits we fall back on? How do we decide what is most important to us, and find or build an environment that reflects that?

On today's episode, host Caroline Culbertson is joined by performance coach, culture-building expert, and author of 'You Are a Contender' and 'Ride Big', John Haime. In this episode, Caroline and John discuss:

• Why values must come before culture
• How to observe your barn's culture
• Why sometimes unexpected or 'unusual' values bring about the best competitive results
• How culture informs the horsemanship habits that will be carried forward in future generations
• What a strong culture looks like vs a weak one
• How to implement culture in your own barn
• John ends with a self-awareness quiz for you to take at home

This episode is proudly supported by We Ride Together, a nonprofit organization created to cast light upon the endemic issue of sexual abuse in youth and amateur sports. Their mission is to make the youth and amateur sport environment safer for all athletes. To access the blog post mentioned in this episode, click here.

This episode is also supported by Nikovian - equestrian riding apparel for home or for shows that feels and performs like luxury, but without the luxury price tag. Use code horseperson15 at checkout for 15% off your purchase.