Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast

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/

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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

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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! 😍

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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

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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.

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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

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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
  

Enjoy the show!

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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

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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

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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
  

Enjoy the show!

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Find out more about Callie here:

www.horseclass.com

https://www.youtube.com/horseclass

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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

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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!

In this episode, I welcome Karen Rohlf back to The Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast in exciting anticipation of her upcoming clinics in Australia! 🥳We talk all about the clinic experience, what we can expect, what to do as a rider if you’re nervous, how to best prepare for a clinic, and we touch on the heart of what dressage naturally is all about! 🥰🐴

Enjoy the show!

You can find out more and sign up for the South Australian Karen Rohlf Clinic here:

www.amaliadempsey.com/karenrohlf

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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

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You can find out more about Belinda and her resources here:

Website: https://www.belindabolsenbroek.academy/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belindabolsenbroek.academy

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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

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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!

Have you ever wondered what are the best types of exercises you should do to improve your riding? 🐎💪

Whether you do yoga, pilates, gym, running, dance, or some other form of exercise- it’s not about the ‘discipline’ - it’s about whether the exercises in your program are actually improving the qualities you need to be an effective rider and move in harmony with your horse. 🏋️‍♀️🏇🔝

In episode 56 of The Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast, I outline the 4 best types of exercises that all equestrians should include in their exercise regime to improve their riding. 🎙️👌

And if you want to follow a program that is specifically designed for riders including these 4 types of exercises, in an easy-to-implement format - join my 8 Week Rider Specific Exercise Program: 📆👩‍🏫

🔗 [Enter code HB56 for 10% off in June & July] 👇🏼

Enjoy the pod! 🎧😊

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

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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!

Find out more about Georgia Bruce here:

Website: https://clickwithhorses.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgiaBruce

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaBruce.ClickWithHorses

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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

In this episode, I go over my 10 trailer-loading tips! Number 7 might surprise you 👀, and number 10 is probably the most important tip so make sure you listen to the end! 🎧

Trailer Loading, Horse Box Loading, Float Loading - wherever you are in the world- helping our horses be calm, relaxed, confident self-loaders is a big struggle for many horse owners! But it doesn’t need to be!

❌ No more getting stuck, begging your horse to get on, resorting to forceful methods, having to make sure there are 2+ people to help you, chopping and changing techniques, or needing to allow hours of time to load your horse before an outing.

If you love this episode and you’re interested in The Trailer Loading Success Roadmap Video you can get it for just $9 AUD at:  https://www.amaliadempsey.com/offers/TCmLdE2o/checkout

It’ll only take you 30 minutes to watch, but it’ll save you hours of struggle and frustration at the tailgate!! 🙌🏼😁

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Find out everything you need to know & sign up to Horsemanship Fundamentals Academy (HFA) here: https://www.amaliadempsey.com/Horsemanship-Fundamentals-Academy

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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

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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!