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Training with Empathy: A Trainer's Journey Building a Successful Business
This week we're back with Melissa Gallagher to talk about training horses with empathy and working WITH them to form a collaborative partnership vs having one-sided conversations and making demands of our horses as...
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From $500 to 5 STAR: HOW TO MAKE IT in the equestrian world with no connections or financial backing
Want to know how to make it in the horse world with no money, connections or financial backing?
Meet Fylicia Barr, a five-star eventer who bought her horse, Sunny, on Craigslist for $500 and produced that mare into a...
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Muscle Soreness Series: Part 3
PART THREE - HOW TO HELP YOUR HORSE OVERCOME MUSCLE SORENESS AT HOME! Learn Maija's top techniques that you can do at home to help your horses to resolve and avoid muscle soreness! Â
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Muscle Soreness Series: Part 2
We're back with PART TWO in our MUSCLE SORENESS Series! This week we're covering where and why your horse might be sore, and how to spot the early signs associated with chronic muscle soreness. Usually, these are...
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Muscle Soreness Series: Part 1
Want to know how to stop DELAYED ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS in its tracks? How about combating FASCIAL ADHESIONS? Maija & her producer Allie are back in the studio with a three-part series breaking down what causes...
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SPOOOKY HORSES: Halloween Bonus Episode!
SPOOKY HORSES! Need we say more? Trainer and Equine Emotion Specialist Melissa Gallagher is back on the pod and we're talking about how to work with spooky horses and better manage their anxiety, read when it might be...
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GADGETS WE DO NOT BUCK WITH!
Martingales, draw reins, tie downs - OH MY! In this week's SUPERSIZED episode, we have MELISSA GALLAGHER back on the pod to talk about the training devices that we simply WILL NOT BUCK WITH! But you know we love our...
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WHY IGNORING SADDLE FIT is setting you AND your horse back physically & financially
DON'T LET POOR SADDLE FIT SET YOU BACK! We're back this week with a bodyworker's perspective on the importance of saddle fitting and how ignoring it can cause more harm than you might think. Meet Alisa Pitt, a former...
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The Power of PEMF: Recharging Your Horse's Body for Peak Performance
There is a reason Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy is on the rise as the secret go-to wellness modality for professional athletes around the world - both of the human and equine variety.Â
This week on the podcast,...
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The Significance of Saddlefitting
NOT ALL SADDLES ~ or horse’s backs ~ are built equally. Though saddle fitting may seem simple in theory, the reality is that it is an art that consists of many crucial elements to evaluate, all of...
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Mythbusting with Maija: Wrapping, Liniment & Poultice - oh my!
STANDING WRAPS VS POLO WRAPS, LINIMENT VS POULTICE - Let's get to the bottom of what ACTUALLY is helpful for our horses!Â
Do you want to know the reason you might want to avoid polo wraps? Terrified of bowing a tendon...
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The Science of Soundness in Elite Equine Athletes
THE SCIENCE BEHIND KEEPING HORSES SOUND well into their older age may NOT be what you think!
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This week, we sit down with Dr. Chuck Arensberg VMD who is an equine sports medicine specialist to talk about the science...
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