Equestrian Voices Podcast

It Doesn't Have to Feel This Stressful: What Your Nervous System Has to Do with Performance, with Natalie Hummel
It Doesn't Have to Feel This Stressful: What Your Nervous System Has to Do with Performance, with Natalie Hummel
Why do competitions make our hearts hammer, mouths go dry, and hands tremble? We may never get nervous riding at home, but as soon as we step into that show... Read more...
Toplines: Spotting Pain, Dysfunction, and Myths that Need to Be Busted with Ansley Bevan
Toplines: Spotting Pain, Dysfunction, and Myths that Need to Be Busted with Ansley Bevan
Muscle tension and underdevelopment are a precursor to injury, making topline development crucial to keeping horses healthy and sound. Elasticity through the back allows horses to move freely, support riders,... Read more...
It’s 4:30 AM and Your Goals are Calling, with Paralympian Amelia White
It’s 4:30 AM and Your Goals are Calling, with Paralympian Amelia White
Amelia White was just 18 years old when she was the victim of a traumatic car accident that changed her entire life. A university student and active eventer, Amelia suddenly... Read more...
How to Change a Spooky Horse into a Thinking Horse, with Josh Nichol
How to Change a Spooky Horse into a Thinking Horse, with Josh Nichol
There’s no taking the spook out of a horse. As prey animals, horses will always want to run away first. Combine this fact with modern breeding programs that produce lighter,... Read more...
Evolve Your Student/Trainer Relationship, with Annette Paterakis
Evolve Your Student/Trainer Relationship, with Annette Paterakis
Thinking about all the ways our sport needs to evolve can be overwhelming. When there are so many organizations, individuals, and stakeholders we want to inspire change in. However, evolving... Read more...
Rewind the Year With Us! 5 Favorite Moments of EV from 2023
Rewind the Year With Us! 5 Favorite Moments of EV from 2023
It was a record-breaking year for Equestrian Voices, as we won two more awards (W3 Awards) and topped the Goodpods chart. We couldn’t have done it without you, our listeners!... Read more...
Why Michael Pollard Quit the Sport at the Height of His Career
Why Michael Pollard Quit the Sport at the Height of His Career
Michael Pollard had what most of us could only dream of - a meteoric rise in the discipline of Eventing (including winning a Pan Am Games team Gold Medal in... Read more...
Why a Hot Bran Mash Doesn’t Keep Your Horse Warm, and other Blanketing Myths Busted with Dr. DeBoer
Why a Hot Bran Mash Doesn’t Keep Your Horse Warm, and other Blanketing Myths Busted with Dr. DeBoer
As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, the time comes once more for the biggest decision of the winter: Do you blanket your horse, or not? And,... Read more...
Can We Help Horses Heal from Trauma and Grief? Using Physical Touch to Heal Emotional Wounds with Good Shepherd Gabriel
Can We Help Horses Heal from Trauma and Grief? Using Physical Touch to Heal Emotional Wounds with Good Shepherd Gabriel
Horses are well known for their power to heal. The positive feelings we have after spending time with our horses are, after all, one of the main reasons why we... Read more...
Equestrian Voices Is Hiring a Part Time Podcast Assistant
Equestrian Voices Is Hiring a Part Time Podcast Assistant
Applications are closed for this position. Interviews are underway. Equestrian Voices is a 3x award-winning podcast under the NOELLE FLOYD brand with an incredible community of listeners. In order to optimize... Read more...
Changing Your Goals, Finding A New Horse, And “My-Horse-Itis” With Chelsea Canedy
Changing Your Goals, Finding A New Horse, And “My-Horse-Itis” With Chelsea Canedy
You’ve just left the barn after another frustrating lesson, and you don’t know what to do. You know that your horse is more than capable of achieving the goals you’ve... Read more...
Is the Forward Seat Still Relevant? Peter Wylde on Riding Style and Evolution of Position
Is the Forward Seat Still Relevant? Peter Wylde on Riding Style and Evolution of Position
Americans are known for their smooth, forward position on the horse, so much so that it became known as the 'American Forward Seat'. But how has it evolved over the years as... Read more...
What It’s Really Like to Run a Horse Rescue (All Seated in a Barn & Storeybrook Farm)
What It’s Really Like to Run a Horse Rescue (All Seated in a Barn & Storeybrook Farm)
We’ve all seen the pictures: the emaciated horse who looks ancient, but in actuality is in their prime, their coat dirty and their eyes dull. We’ve all also had the... Read more...
Amy Skinner: “If you don’t understand pressure, you’ll be forced to overuse it.”
Amy Skinner: “If you don’t understand pressure, you’ll be forced to overuse it.”
There are many ideas about what good training looks like with horses. We imagine a well-trained horse as one who is able to perform its job at a high level,... Read more...
Understand Your Competitive Drive So That It Doesn’t Work Against You (Or Your Horse)
Understand Your Competitive Drive So That It Doesn’t Work Against You (Or Your Horse)
For most of us, competition is a large part of why we choose to ride, and also for most of us, we allow this drive to steer our behavior without... Read more...
4 Ideas to Make Show Jumping More Engaging (and Why That Matters)
4 Ideas to Make Show Jumping More Engaging (and Why That Matters)
While many riders need no excuse to tune into a livestream to watch the top show jumping athletes of our day duke it out at the FEI level, there are... Read more...
Age Is Not A Disease: Considerations for Caring for Older Horses
Age Is Not A Disease: Considerations for Caring for Older Horses
There are stereotypes for just about everything when it comes to the horse world, and aging horses are no exception. We picture a hard keeper becoming increasingly thin over time,... Read more...
The Horses, Breeding, and Evolution of Show Jumping with Helena Stormanns
The Horses, Breeding, and Evolution of Show Jumping with Helena Stormanns
There’s no question that the show jumping horses of today are different from the horses of 30, even 20 years ago. As courses continue to get increasingly technical and fast,... Read more...
Asking the Hard Questions: A Conversation with Noelle Floyd
Asking the Hard Questions: A Conversation with Noelle Floyd
If you’re listening to this podcast, then you probably know the name of the company producing it: Noëlle Floyd. What you might not know, though, is that this is also... Read more...
Bitting Roundtable: Liza Towell Boyd, Liz Halliday-Sharp, Betsy Steiner, and Stephanie Brown-Beamer
Bitting Roundtable: Liza Towell Boyd, Liz Halliday-Sharp, Betsy Steiner, and Stephanie Brown-Beamer
If you’re a regular to the Equestrian Voices podcast, you know that bitting is a subject we return to time and again. This is because bits have such a dramatic... Read more...
Creating Openness and Growth in the Trainer/Student Relationship (Part 1)
Creating Openness and Growth in the Trainer/Student Relationship (Part 1)
If you’ve ever taken a riding lesson, you know that it goes something like this: Your trainer stands in the middle of the ring giving you instructions, and you’re on... Read more...
Do We Need More Toughness, or More Softness? With JJ Tate
Do We Need More Toughness, or More Softness? With JJ Tate
Most riders desire to develop a horse who is a happy, willing participant in whatever task or discipline they’ve set out towards. But where the training narrative used to revolve... Read more...
Archie Cox on Generational Knowledge, Tradition, and Trainer Responsibility
Archie Cox on Generational Knowledge, Tradition, and Trainer Responsibility
You hear it all the time: “Young riders today don’t know about horsemanship.” “Kids today just want to get on and ride.” “There are no more barn rats.” These complaints... Read more...
What Makes a Good Vet (& How to Be a Good Client)
What Makes a Good Vet (& How to Be a Good Client)
Vets are one of the unsung heroes of horse sport. Horses are unfailingly creative (and effective) at hurting themselves; from a mystery lameness to a sudden colic to every type... Read more...
A Chat About Travel Stress in Horses, with Dr. Kevin Keane
A Chat About Travel Stress in Horses, with Dr. Kevin Keane
Before you hit the road with your horse again, give this ep a listen. Your horse will thank you.  Travel can be stressful on your horse and, in some cases,... Read more...
A Dressage Queen and a Cowboy: Kasey Perry-Glass and Dana Glass
A Dressage Queen and a Cowboy: Kasey Perry-Glass and Dana Glass
Kasey Perry-Glass and Dana Glass may be married and in business together, but their backgrounds in horses couldn’t be more different. But, that’s what makes them interesting – and what... Read more...
Understanding Trauma + Therapy Through A Rider’s Experience
Understanding Trauma + Therapy Through A Rider’s Experience
If you’re in the horse world long enough, you or someone you know will probably experience trauma. For almost all of us, it has been – or will be –... Read more...
All About the Flying Change with Shannon Dueck
All About the Flying Change with Shannon Dueck
Have you ever whispered a silent prayer to the flying change gods to please let this change be clean? Have you ever felt a twinge of temptation to throw your... Read more...
Staying Focused on What Matters with Young Horses, w/ Piggy March
Staying Focused on What Matters with Young Horses, w/ Piggy March
What do you need to focus on in those 3- and 4-year old years? How do you cope with the pressure to “not mess up” a young horse? What matters... Read more...
Horseperson vs. Businessperson: On Priorities, Chasing Dreams, and the Money Problem w/ Erin Lane and Paige Jardine
Horseperson vs. Businessperson: On Priorities, Chasing Dreams, and the Money Problem w/ Erin Lane and Paige Jardine
Being a successful rider in this sport is an uphill battle — and not just in terms of the skills and time necessary to make your way up the ladder.... Read more...
The Barefoot Vs. Shod Debate with Rich Affonso
The Barefoot Vs. Shod Debate with Rich Affonso
We’re taking on a spicy topic this week! (But why is this such a heated debate? We’ll get to that, too!) If horses are born without shoes, why do they... Read more...
Become a Scientist About Your Own Horse
Become a Scientist About Your Own Horse
Are you an expert on your horse? Do you see your peers or even your trainer “winging it” when it comes to structuring rides, or figuring out why that rail... Read more...
We Place a Lot of Importance on Performance in the Junior Years. Let's Discuss.
We Place a Lot of Importance on Performance in the Junior Years. Let's Discuss.
In our sport, you can go to the Olympics when you’re 21… or when you’re 60. Or, you can never make a team but still have a profound impact on... Read more...
Behind the Scenes of Running a Boarding Business
Behind the Scenes of Running a Boarding Business
It seems like at least once a week, you'll see a social media post or an announcement about another boarding barn closing its doors. A lot of boarding barns that... Read more...
What Does 'Doing Better' Mean? Reflections on Horse Training Following the Mark Todd Video (with Anne Kursinski, Matt Brown & Jeremy Steinberg)
What Does 'Doing Better' Mean? Reflections on Horse Training Following the Mark Todd Video (with Anne Kursinski, Matt Brown & Jeremy Steinberg)
Several weeks back, a video from a Mark Todd clinic circulated around the internet - it was a clip taken during a clinic, and it caused a lot of conversation... Read more...
Supplements: Worth the Money? Do the Horses Need ‘Em?
Supplements: Worth the Money? Do the Horses Need ‘Em?
It has become pretty much the norm to keep our horses on supplements, especially if we ride them. But so many of us are clicking the checkout button on a... Read more...
Grief in the Horse World (Part 2): Lessons from a Grief Professional
Grief in the Horse World (Part 2): Lessons from a Grief Professional
If you missed part 1 of this 2-part episode on grief, start there!  What can we learn from someone who watches grief unfold on a daily basis?  Host Caroline Culbertson... Read more...
Grief in the Horse World (Part 1): Why Does This Hurt So Badly?
Grief in the Horse World (Part 1): Why Does This Hurt So Badly?
If you’re in the horse world long enough, you’ll see or experience many, many different types of grief and loss. It’s an innate part of existing in a community, as... Read more...
3 of Your Biggest Flatwork Woes, with Silva Martin
3 of Your Biggest Flatwork Woes, with Silva Martin
We know, we know… flatwork is so crucial for training and athletic development, but boy can it be frustrating when you’re dealing with an ongoing training or behavioral issue. Good flatwork feels... Read more...
Are We Over-Competing Our Horses? With Max Corcoran
Are We Over-Competing Our Horses? With Max Corcoran
There are more opportunities to show and compete than ever before. If you wanted to, you could theoretically spend nearly 52 weeks of the year in the show ring, chasing... Read more...
Getting Unstuck & My Own Baggage with a Sensitive Horse (with Chelsea Canedy)
Getting Unstuck & My Own Baggage with a Sensitive Horse (with Chelsea Canedy)
Riders with baggage, gather 'round!  This week's episode is less of an interview, and more of a (personal) conversation. Host Caroline Culbertson sits down with her own trainer, Chelsea Canedy,... Read more...
Don’t Let the Lindas Hold You Down with Sydney Collier
Don’t Let the Lindas Hold You Down with Sydney Collier
Need a dose of inspiration and positivity to start the new year? Meet US Paralympian Sydney Collier. You’re going to love her.  Sydney’s story truly has to be heard to... Read more...
If We Can’t Talk About It, We Can’t Prevent It: Sexual Abuse in Horse Sport
If We Can’t Talk About It, We Can’t Prevent It: Sexual Abuse in Horse Sport
[Content Warning: Discussions of sexual misconduct and abuse of minors]. If we can’t talk about it, we can’t change it. Today on the podcast, we’re taking on a tough topic... Read more...
Can Positive Reinforcement Training Work in Horse Sport?
Can Positive Reinforcement Training Work in Horse Sport?
You’ve probably heard of positive reinforcement training in the context of training dogs or other animals, but what about for horses? Over the years, the use of positive reinforcement in... Read more...
Passenger, Partner, Boss, Dictator: Who Are You to Your Horse?
Passenger, Partner, Boss, Dictator: Who Are You to Your Horse?
Ever wonder what your horse thinks of you? What his personality is? How he likes for you to communicate with him? Many (most) of us might not have given this... Read more...
Live Roundtable: How the Culture in Equestrian Sport Impacts Mental Health
Live Roundtable: How the Culture in Equestrian Sport Impacts Mental Health
The culture surrounding equestrian sport isn't generally welcoming to conversations about mental health, nor is it accommodating for participants who need to seek help + resources for mental illness or... Read more...
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health Resources
MiResource: This is an awesome and new resource developed by fellow equestrian Mackenzie Drazan that helps guide you through the process of finding the right care for you.  Psychology Today -... Read more...
What's Changing with Modern Pentathlon Since the Tokyo Debacle?
What's Changing with Modern Pentathlon Since the Tokyo Debacle?
In an episode released on August 12, we addressed the troubling display of poor riding during the equestrian portion of the Modern Pentathlon with Rick Maynard, Tik Maynard, and Peter... Read more...
The Horse Market Is Bananas. Let's Discuss (with Hope Glynn).
The Horse Market Is Bananas. Let's Discuss (with Hope Glynn).
By all accounts, the horse market today is unlike one we’ve seen before. It’s a big double edged sword that requires some special consideration and a good dose of savvy... Read more...
What a Saddle Fitter/Equine Physio Wants Every Rider to Know
What a Saddle Fitter/Equine Physio Wants Every Rider to Know
Your horse nips at the girth. He shivers when you run the brush over his lumbar. He’s always on the forehand no matter what you do.  Wouldn’t it be great... Read more...