The Truth Under the Treats

This episode is the moment you realize you and your horse have been signaling the truth long before anything big happened. We get into thresholds, why humans override themselves, and how horses expose the exact point we disconnect from our own body even when we think we are being kind or rewarding.

We talk about
→ the rise before the reaction
→ how the body whispers long before it yells
→ the tension you think you are hiding that your horse reads instantly
→ how treats cannot cover pressure your body never resolved
→ when intention gets scrambled and the horse responds to the truth instead of the behavior
→ micro expressions that shift everything
→ what real safety feels like when you stop performing and start sensing

Offerings Mentioned
The Winter Journey
A free December somatic hypnosis experience to help you move from snake energy into horse energy so your system can soften and actually receive.

https://www.amberlydic.com/winter-journey-2025

The Centered Human with Shayleigh
Her membership for intuitive communication, emotional regulation, and learning the language your animals already speak.

https://www.guided-voice.com/pricing-plans/list

Time Stamps
0:00 Opening
2:15 What thresholds really feel like
7:40 The early signals we skip
12:05 When treats hide tension
18:20 When your horse says no before you do
23:50 Micro expression work
31:10 Old conditioning that shows up in the barn
40:00 What safety actually feels like
47:30 Somatic truth telling
55:20 Close

Questions to Explore
→ Where do you leave yourself first?
→ When does your body whisper before it yells?
→ What changes in your horse when you soften?
→ What threshold are you pretending you cannot see?
→ What truth wants to come out when you finally slow down?