Equilogical Podcast

In this episode Sarah and Becky continue the Agility Conversation and are joined by the fabulous Trudi Dempsey and Kate Blackmore.

Don't forget Little Green Stables are hosting an Agility half day clinic with Trudi in May. Please mge to book.

We talk Do's and Don'ts and so much more.

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Welcome back! It's been a while :)

In this episode Becky chats to the fabulous Sarah Johnson one of Little Green Stables valued Patreons about horse agility. Sarah lives in Switzerland with Kenda her horse who is of a similar age to Becky's Rum.

Becky has just started training agility with Rum and all this training and more can be found over on the Patreon site. Sarah and Becky discuss the obstacles, how beneficial they can be for both humans and horses and how agility training can really suit R+ and clicker trainers.

This is just Part 1 and Sarah and Becky wanted it to be an informal chat from lay trainers about how they find adding in Agility for their equines.

For Part 2 Becky and Sarah are joined by Kate Blackmore from Equilogical and Equischolars and Trudi Dempsey: Equine Trainer and Behaviour Consultant to help break down the obstacles, chain them, train them, adding stimulus and all the details that we know we need them for.

Hope you enjoy and please don't forget to share, like and subscribe.

We had so much to say about Sweetitch that we needed a part 2! We chat with the awesome Maisie and Vicki about how they manage their horses Skylark and Stevie with Sweetitich.

We agreed that we all support our horses slightly differently within different environments. There doesn't seem to be one way, being supportive of each other and giving each other ideas, helps.

Kate and Becky will be back monthly with podcasts but you can catch up with us in between on Social Media: Little Green Stables and Equilogical. You can find all our training content on: Patreon/littlegreenstables

Well Kate and Becky are back! We won't be weekly but we are back and on this podcast we are joined by the fantastic Maisie Wake and Vicki Honer talking all things Sweetitch.

Both Maisie and Vicki have horses that suffer so we chat about how we manage our horses through the months where Sweetitch is so very tricky.

We covered lots but ran out of time, so keep a listen out for part 2!

It's great to be back.

Don't forget you can find us on social media: Little Green Stables and Equischolors.

All our training content and so much more is over on our Patreon channel for just £10 per month: Patreon/littlegreenstables

Today we are joined by Immy, (a student of EquiScholars) and Claire, Thrive Practitioner and Immy's mentor from the Conquest Centre.

15 year old Immy is one of the original Equischolars and tell us about how she got into horses, how she learnt and then dealt with relearning! As an avid rider, a knowledge in equine behaviour has changed the way in which she looks at common behaviours and now asks what is happening, rather than an interpretation of the situation.

Claire give us some great insight into the importance of connecting with our learners (both horse and human) and how this is the first step in being able to do vital equine therapy work.

We thoroughly enjoyed chatting and feeling all the positive vibes for our future stewards of the horse!

Today we talk about how we can further our training and learning with our equines when the weather is against us. This week in the UK we have been hit with snow, wind and rain which makes it difficult to spend time and work with our horses but do not fear, there are always things we can do. Maybe doing nothing is actually what you need to do with your horse right now, maybe some enrichment might be needed for a shut down horse or maybe some basic husbandry skills.

Whatever it may be, take a listen we hope you enjoy!

For the first time in a while it is just Kate and Becky! It's been a long time since we have caught up properly as we've been busy bees! 

We review our guests so far this year who have all been so fabulous! Becky talks about her recent holiday and the challenges we face when leaving our animals in the care of others and what happens when something goes wrong.

Becky lets us know about the books she has caught up on and some interesting discussions on octupae/octopusses?

It's a very light hearted conversation this week with the predicted tangents of course...

If you haven't heard us talk about Gabriel before then where have you been? :-) He's a vet, IAABC certified (CHBC) and all round awesome person!

Gabriel was part of an undergraduate research study in to create an AI system that can be used by vets to recognise if pain in present in the horse; Pain assessment in horses using automatic facial expression recognition through deep learning-based modeling. You can find the study at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258672 

Gabriel tells us how they gathered information from stallions pre and post castration to build up the comparison profile for the system with brilliant results. There are many signs that horses show when in pain and this study looked at only facial expressions in order to be able to work on an AI system.  

We also talk about Gabriel's interest in equine behaviour as a vet and how the disconnect between neurology and physiology seems pretty crazy to some of us, his plans for his PhD, his new baby (horse that is :-)), horses in Brazil and much more!

We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did making it! You can follow Gabriel on Instagram at vet.gabriel.lencioni 

This week we caught up with the awesome Shawna Karrasch and her partner in crime Jessie Hillegas! These guys are doing so much work to raise awareness over in America and have hit the road. You've probably seen a lot of posts on facebook from them as their mission is to raise awareness in the competitive world which is no easy feat!

Shawna and Jessie tell us about a really exciting project they have coming up with a big hotel (don't worry we'll be chatting to them again soon to find out how this went) and the many many other things they are doing to get out there and start really important conversations in a world where +R is either not commonly known or is misunderstood.

Of course we catch up with Henley and Santino and their super important work as flagship horses! We talk about training tools (including scooters and bells) and what lessons have been learnt along the way.

You can find out more at www.shawnakarrasch.com or join their Patreon warts and all! :-) at www.patreon.com/shawnakarraschequine 

You can find Kate & Becky on social media: Little Green Stables & Equilogical Positive Equine Partnerships.  For our training & so much more: https://patreon/littlegreenstables 

In this week's podcast Becky & Kate are joined by the wonderful Emma Bettridge & we discuss her recent book: Goodbye Hobbs. Emma talks about the inspiration for her book & how writing it & being around animals has helped support her through coping with grief. A book aimed for children to help them through the journey of loss but Kate & Becky feel this book is for everyone, we all need a copy of Goodbye Hobbs!! It's a beautiful read, simple & needed with wonderful illustrations. 

We chat lots, about growing up around animals, learning from animals & some of you may find our rambles rather emotional but we hope that we also offer support & honesty as we discuss how important observing & just breathing our animals in can help us.

Emma lives in Somerset with her 2 beautiful dogs & has horses too. A Theatre Producer & Arts Consultant by trade, Emma has more books on the way!! 

You can buy your copy of Goodbye Hobbs from Bookshops & Online.

If you are enjoying our podcast, please like, download & share. You can find Kate & Becky on social media: Equilogical Positive Equine Partnerships & Little Green Stables. 

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In this weeks podcast we discuss kids around animals! Are kids really safe? Is PPE enough? What's missing in the current mainstream equine education and ways in which we can better promote safety around horses for everyone!

We touch on other species and the work being some to protect both animal and human and how in being animal owners we have a duty to represent them in a fair and unbiased way.

If you are enjoying our podcast please subscribe, like & share You can find Kate & Becky on social media: Equilogical Positive Equine Partnerships & Little Green Stables

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In this weeks episode we chat to Irene Perrett MA, Cert Ed., BHS IV SM from Drayford Equine Learning and Fun or DELF for short. Irene tells us about her latest distinction grade MA at Exeter University on 

We discuss the human animal relationships around the world and how different cultures view and how animals fit into their society. Animals have different jobs all over the world and when it comes to equines there are some stark contrasts in how we view this in the Western world and how having a more holistic view which looks into the balance of all things living including nature could mark big steps into the emotions and welfare of the animals in our lives. We go on to talk about the importance of focussing on the relationship we have with individual animals rather than the goals is key into creating trust. 

We were joined by a group of ducks who had a lot to say on that matter so you may want to join in on that chorus! :-)

If you are enjoying our podcast please subscribe, like & share You can find Kate & Becky on social media: Equilogical Positive Equine Partnerships & Little Green Stables

For our training content & so much more, join us on Patreon/littlegreenstables 

Becky's back!! We recap the last few weeks & Kate updates us about her Cat Sage and his antics. We also talk about the recent training weekend and how well everyone did. Then we chat about the un-ridden and/or retired horse. 

As an Animal Physio and body-worker, Becky works with horses from all different training backgrounds and finds it hard that horses can be seen as "useless" when they aren't fulfilling the need of the human. 

We should as caregivers (owners) be looking at our horses in a different way, providing a life after "our fun/turn" because no horse is useless and there is so much we can learn from the horse as a horse. 

Wouldn't it be great if we had a life plan for the horses in our care? We know we have to be realistic, not everyone can afford to keep every horse and sometimes tough decisions have to be made. But let's start talking about this topic, exploring and evolving our thoughts and ideas and keeping horses welfare in the forefront. 

Kate sets a challenge for Becky, this will be recorded for our Patreons along with all our great training content and so much more!! 

If you are enjoying our podcast, thank you so much for listening, we would love for you to like, subscribe and share. You can follow Kate and Becky on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tiktok: Equilogical Positive Equine Partnerships and Little Green Stables. 

For all our training content and more, join us on: Patreon/Littlegreenstables 

Kate and Sarah continue their discussions and thoughts about Kenda, her move, the journey so far and the training. We hope you enjoy part 2! Some exciting news is that Sarah will be coming to the UK in a few weeks for a holiday and during that time she will visit The Conquest Centre, where it all began for Kate. Then Sarah will be joining Becky and Trudi for a session with Rum and Reggie and we may have time to record another podcast together - fingers crossed. If you are enjoying our content, please share, like, download and subscribe. You can find Kate and Becky on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok: Equilogical Positive Equine Partnerships and Little Green Stables. 

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Thank you for listening :) 

In this podcast we discuss grief in the herd. Please be aware that we talk about different methods of euthanasia, the ethics of training for euthanasia and our observations of the herds that we live and work with that have witnessed a loss of a herd member.  Some listeners may struggle with some content, so please listen in a safe space and when you are ready.  We are hoping that this podcast is helpful in some way to our listeners. Preparation is great and important if we have the opportunity but sometimes things happen quickly and/or out of our control, this podcast may offer some help, assistance and guidance with tips on how to support the remaining herd members, remember wherever there is attachment there is loss, this will include you too, so take things easy and be kind to yourself and your animal family.  Every individual owns their own thoughts and feelings, healing doesn't happen in a straight line and will be different for everyone, supporting each other and the animals that we interact with can help us and them heal.  If you have a professional individual that you trust to help be with you when the time has come and is in an area that we haven't mentioned, please post in the comments, this could be a great help to someone else.    

In today's podcast we are joined by the brilliant Dr Emily Kieson Director of Research at the MiMer Centre and the equally brilliant Jessie Sams from Animal Behaviour and Trauma Recovery Service and behaviour consultant and research assistant at the MiMer Centre.

Kate had the pleasure of hosting Emily and Jessie at Conquest where they explored human - equine interactions in more detail. In this episode we discuss the importance of creating trusting relationships outside of the learning quadrant. Positive reinforcement is an effective tool for training and although we can sometimes believe that we are giving our horses choice, that choice is of our construct. How can we interact with our equines without an agenda, how can we start a conversation based on our horse's way of talking? 

As always we didn't have enough time but we will be recording more with this fab duo!

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In this weeks podcast we look at extinction, how to avoid it, how to manage it and how to work through it. We discuss resurgence and how this can be disheartening for us as trainers but the importance of keeping going with our training. 

We chat about the new arrival at LGS and how well he is settling in. 

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Flashback episode: A few episodes ago, we chatted with the fabulous Kate Thornton from IEP. We mentioned that way back in 2020 we had recorded a podcast about adversity in the Equine community but we didn't publish the episode, because Kate (Blackmore) was unsure at the time... Well here, 2 years later, is the episode for you to enjoy. 

In this episode we talk about coping with adversity in the Equine community, with tips and advice to help you and your horse. Don't forget to Shake it Off! 

If you are enjoying our podcast, please like, share and subscribe. You can follow Kate and Becky on: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Tiktok. Equilogical Positive Equine Partnerships and Little Green Stables. 

Don't forget to check out our training videos, anatomy and herbal/forage posts and so much more on: www.patreon.com/LittleGreenStables