When you listen to Pauly Daniel speak you can't help but notice his connection and affinity with horses. He has an incredible dedication to self improvement and an unwavering commitment to true horsemanship. 

You can find Pauly on Facebook at: Daniel-Tessari Horse Reflections on Instagram @dthr_horsetraining

In this weeks podcast, Shelley and Kathryn had the pleasure of speaking with Lisa King. Lisa has found a way to apply horsemanship to dressage in her own way. She has an fantastic understanding of emotions and the way they impact both the horse and rider. In her day to day life, Lisa specialises in building relationships, developing young horses and working with horses with behavioural problems. 

You can find Lisa on Facebook at: Lisa King Equine

on Instagram @lisa.king_equine

When it comes to horses, there is a big group of people that struggle with their confidence in the everyday tasks with their horses. You are not alone. Shelley offered a short one week course in her private Facebook group. In this podcast we discuss some of the results which might surprise you! And also give you some ideas on things to do to help improve your confidence with your horse.

If you haven't yet read Shelley's book 'Confidence & Trust' it is a fantastic ebook that puts together all the pieces so that we can better understand why we feel the way we feel. You can find it on Shelley's website: calmwillingconfidenthorses.com.au/courses

Shelley, Kathryn and Amalia all discovered there was more to horses by first discovering horsemanship. Amalia focuses on helping riders achieve connection and communication with their horses so that they can be happy, willing and relaxed partners. 

You can find Amalia on Facebook at: Amalia Dempsey Horsemanship

and on Instagram at: amalia_horses

Now that Spring is upon us it's a really important time to be hypervigilant about laminitis. Laminitis comes in many forms but feed-induced laminitis is preventable and it is our job as horse owners to educate ourselves so that we can make the best choices for our horses. It is incredibly painful and not something that anyone wants to go through so it's time to have a look at your management practices.

We all have a preconceived idea in our heads about this magical relationship we are going to have with our horses. Sometimes the reality of what actually happens can break our hearts and leave us feeling defeated. It is nice to know that these relationships are meant to go through rough patches that test us in order to create better relationships or to take the partnership to the next level.

It can be really challenging to find the motivation to ride your horse each week. There are always 101 things to do before you ride or another excuse not to get on your horse... breaking these habits is hard but we can do it!

Books:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins