The Thinking Horse and Rider: Helping Riders Understand Their Horses | Anna Fox

This episode is all about my story, my horsemanship journey, what got me to where I am today. Why I wanted to start a podcast, and how I love helping horses and people. Sometimes I feel like the experiences I've had don't always go together well, but as it turns out all of my life experience is meshing into a fantastic journey of learning and helping.

Do you think about how your outside experiences affect your horsemanship and then turn around and affect your life too?

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Happy Riding!

Do you ever feel the need to longe your horse before a ride? I've got a few quick checks that I like to make with my horses on the ground before I ride. This can take the place of a longe session meant to expend some of your horse's energy. Sometimes we just need to get in tune with what our horse's are thinking and give them a chance to get in tune with us.

For those of you interested in videos of the podcast, there are some up on youtube. My channel is Equus Enlightened and it’s linked in the linktree below. 

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Happy Riding!

In light of the horse welfare discussions happening in the dressage world right now, I thought I would share with you some of my biggest pet peeves of what is missing in today's sport. Dressage should be fun, easy, and light. It shouldn't be hard, frustrating, and heavy. Fun, easy, and light are the thoughts I built this podcast around. We can do better for our horses! Just come ride with me.

For those of you interested in videos of the podcast, there are some up on youtube. My channel is Equus Enlightened and it’s linked in the linktree below. 

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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 Happy Riding!

In this episode we explore how to teach our horses to go without bridle or reins. I show you how I start the process on a horse that isn't typically ridden without a bit or reins. Come ride with me!

For those of you interested in videos of the podcast, there are some up on youtube. My channel is Equus Enlightened and it’s linked in the linktree below. 

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Be brave! Be a better rider. Have a more responsive horse. Give your reins a break! Find out how I start the process of bit-less, bridle-less, rein-less in this episode.

CRWM Episode Links

For those of you interested in videos of the podcast, there are some up on youtube. My channel is Equus Enlightened and it’s linked in the linktree below. 

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Email me at [email protected]

“On the bit” Articles

https://bitlessbridle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/on_the_bit.pdf

https://eclectic-horseman.com/the-definition-of-on-the-bit/

Happy Riding!

This week I delve into the why of last week's non-riding ideas. I talk about other learning strategies that don't involve riding and address the anxiety riders may feel at certain times in their riding.

For those of you interested in videos of the podcast, there are some up on youtube. My channel is Equus Enlightened and it’s linked in the linktree below. 

Check out Karen Rohlf’s video classroom https://dnc.dressagenaturally.net

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Happy Riding!

This week, I stick to the snowy ground and give you some ideas for making the best of not so great weather days. There is so much we can learn from and about our horses on the ground. We can also learn a lot about ourselves!

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Happy Riding!

Last week's lesson was all about balance, so this week we are talking about balance in all aspects of life and how that affects our time with our horses.

For those of you interested in videos of the podcast, there are some up on youtube. My channel is Equus Enlightened and it’s linked in the linktree below. 

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Happy Riding!

Join me as I have a lesson with Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel. We deal with an anxious horse by being calm and addressing balance, for horse and rider. You can view the video of the lesson on YouTube. My channel is Equus Enlightened and it’s linked in the linktree below.  You can also check it out on Patreon!

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Happy New Year horse fiends! Come on a journey about goal setting. We want to keep it positive while making progress, right? Learn how you can ease the stress of learning and training, but still make progress and set realistic goals.

Find out more about Equus Enlightened at www.equusenlightened.net or on social media as @equusenlightened.  Join our Facebook group titled Powerful Equestrian Partnerships or join the community and the Dressage Naturally Video Classroom at www.patreon.com/equusenlightened.

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Happy Riding!