Working From The Inside Out With Finesse Equestrian

Join me in a guided meditation out with my horses. This meditation focuses on connection to ourselves, nature and the universe and the loving support we receive from connecting back to this. You will hear wind noise, horses moving around and birds so please be aware audio isn't pure in a quiet space. If you are driving please listen when you are stationary and safe.

In this episode Ellie chats with Elise Lett, Lizzie Maundrell and Anna Drabble about how they are working together to progress podiatry in New Zealand. We chat about glue shoes, werkman black, how we got together and did both with Chrome to help rehab his feet and more.

In this wonderfully educational episode I chat with Dr. Sabina Holle about training for a happy, healthy, more beautiful horse. We only scratch the surface on what we could have gone in to, so hopefully we can do a round two!

This clip is an excerpt from the last upload but I thought it deserved its own mini video as it shows me working through a judgement that came up on whether I should wait or carry on. I know lots of people get stuck at this point and often it stops them from doing anything at all incase they get it wrong. Trust your gut and you can't go wrong, you'll only learn. https://youtu.be/evMo2fUD6r4

Before I get on any horse I want to make sure we are ticking all of the pre fight checks, just as you would before taking off in a plane!

It is so important to stay under threshold for both ourselves and our horses so that we can stay responsive rather than reacting out of fear.

In this beautiful episode Ellie chats with Josh about working from inside out, relational horsemanship and some great practical tips that you can use right away. To find out more about Josh you can find him on social media, YouTube and his website https://joshnichol.com/

In this video I share my thoughts on teaching a horse to look and bend to the inside, not through force or gadgets, but through creating a place of safety, calm and awareness within. https://youtu.be/2rcfazF1hVQ

To watch A Mind like Still Water, head over to http://www.passionriver.com/a-mind-like-still-water.html or https://vimeo.com/ondemand/amindlikestillwater. You can also find out more about Jim and all his work here.

Our second chat with Lindsey Field, the beautifully curious mind behind The Study of the Equine Hoof and now sharing her journey of whole horse dissections on her facebook pages and patreon. https://www.patreon.com/HoofStudies

Enjoy this beautiful chat with Ellie and Elsa about the journey of a question "what if horses were given a choice? Would they let us ride them? Without force or tools they control, and without bribes to lure them?". To find out more about Elsa, watch the movies or learn with her, head over to www.tamingwild.com

In this episode Ellie chats about groundwork skills to build common language and create relaxation, rhythm, and acceptance. These are the foundations for mental and physical strength in starting or restarting your horse. I also catch up with Morgan, who did the SYOH course with her homebred filly, Minx, and hear how the groundwork has helped her in all aspects of handling and ridden.

In this episode, Ellie talks about creating connection, partnership and rapport before you even begin starting your horse and maintaining it while you embark on the journey from groundwork to ridden. From doing the inner work on ourselves - being aware and conscious, breath work, emotions and mindfulness, Love Languages, QT and mind-body work. Plus a short chat with Melissa Thompson, who did the SYOH course to restart her OTTB Albert who is now a kids lesson horse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke-tRM7A528 To find out more about SYOH head to https://finesse-equestrian-training.mykajabi.com/start-your-own-horse

Today's beautiful podcast with Amber was so much fun with loads of great tale always...I even made my partner listen to it right away! We dive in to healing through awareness, how we can use these skills to grow through the covid-19 lockdown and much more. You can find Amber on all social media platforms and at www.amberlydiccoaching.com

The first of our SYOH series is all about understanding the psychology of the horse and basic theory. Once you understand the principles of training there are many methods! If you want to find out more about the Start your own Horse course, email us at empowerme@finesse-equestrian.com or head to www.finesse-equestrian.com

In this six part series of starting or restarting your own horse, Ellie unpacks the process from building rapport, ground work foundations, ground work for riding, first rides, advanced rides and taking your green horse out and about. Ellie chats with riders who have done the Finesse Equestrian Start your own Horse course and answers your questions. To ask a question or follow along head over to www.finesse_equestrian.com or the fb page.

This podcast is a short chat taken from our weekly live 'let's get lunch' in our members only online training group (you can join us by heading to www.finesse_equestrian.com and signing up).

I loved learning about Russell's background and the journey he has been on - talk about inspiring and hard working! We chatted about liberty and the progressing of establishing the basics of connection through to the fancy stuff we see him do at big events.

Richelle shares with us how foundations are key in everything she does, whether it's teaching children or adults returning to the riding, foal handling, starting a young horse or out on the cowboy challenge course!

In this episode Ellie chats about squashing feelings, both our own and our horses and how doing that can manifest in to other not so desirable things.

Ellie chats with Dale Logan from DL Equine about spring time nutrition. We discuss weight gain, weight loss, laminitis and myth bust toxin binders and the grass affected horse!

Phoarrr what an in depth podcast with Warwick Schiller! We really dive deep in to the journey with horses and working on the inside of us. Get ready to be shaken up and take your journey with the horse to a whole new level.

This podcast was lots of fun and a bit different to our others. We chatted about the often unspoken parts of how to be a great student from the coaches perspective, some great tips on mindset and attitude and a breathing exercise for while you're riding!

Offering calm, being vulnerable, dressage and liberty! A beautiful podcast with Ariana on her journey, great tips and her new course coming soon. Follow her fb page, Ariana Sakaris or check out her website www.arianasakaris.com to find out more.

In this quick tip Ellie discusses aggression at feed time, and how shooing them away mightn't be the best way to solve this fear bases behaviour!

In this week's live Q&A over at the Finesse Equestrian facebook page we chat about how to destress your horse, reading your horse and telling the difference between mental and physical tension, where to start when you don't ride often enough and have no idea where to begin and developing a contact. You can find the free videos I talk about at www.finesse-equestrian.com

The first of our live Facebook Q&A sessions. We discuss the importance of being mindful and present, aggressive horses, tips on things to do when you're short on time, weaving while float loading, creating forward with confidence and more!

Ben is originally from USA and now based in New Zealand he brings with him the beautiful Vaquero traditions of training. We talk about the history of this and its like to that of classical dressage, how cow work benefits and takes things to another level for any horse and rider and much more!

Jody and I chat about her journey with horses, the new ruling around nose bands and why it matters so much. She answers a listener question and we make a plan for more podcasts soon! You can find out more about Jody and purchase taper guages at http://www.hartstoneequestrian.com/

Breathe, listen more/talk less and have gratitude. A beautiful podcast with Anna Blake on calming signals and listening to our horses, especially the small signs that we often miss and some thoughts that might challenge the way we think...just what we want. Growth! You can find Anna on fb or her website www.annablake.com or www.annablake.com

Lucy Olphert is a grand prix show jumper who has represented new Zealand 7x and is incredibly inspiring in every aspect of her life - from following her dream of riding internationally, boxing for charity, helping other succeed and bringing world class resources to new Zealand among many other things. We dive in deep and talk about her story, competing at a high level, mind set to achieve greatness, some fantastic tips and exercises and what working from the inside out means to her. Our longest podcast yet, and we could have kept on going... Enjoy and be inspired!

Trigger warning - physical and sexual abuse. Louisa shares part of her life story, the hard times and the horses that helped her and lead her to a better way of working with them. We talk about using less tools and listening more.

Ellie chats with Jane Pike from Confident Rider about how our mindset plays such a big part in creating our reality. Jane shares with us what she does as a Equestrian Mental Skills coach, gives some great tips for our listener questions and we share our learning journey around quantum physics. You can find Jane at Confident Rider on face book or https://confidentrider.online/

In this episode Ellie chats with nz youth dressage squad rider, Madison Schollum. She shares about her three horses and training at the different stages, representing new Zealand in Australia and some great training tips for foundations and flying changes with her own mare Golda.

"Work backwards until until you start moving forwards" Ellie chats with Tony Haines from Balanced Equine Performance about the journey the of horsemanship, the importance of a holistic approach and how training horses grow us as humans!

In this episode Ellie shares her lesson working with a horse with that won't load on to a float. She explains her process of working with it to build confidence in getting on the float without having to fight or force it on. She uses different modalities to get to the point where he feels happy to offer all four feet on the float!

Robin has worked with around 90 Kaimanawa since the first muster in 1997 and has written her book Eat the wind, about her experience with the Kais - a must read for any Equestrian!

We chat about Lindsey' journey to learning about the hoof, dissections, common problems, what to look for and how it all impacts everything else!

It's one thing to go bridless, but it's another to help a complicated horse and establish such trust and partnership that you become the first amateur rider to compete at the Washington International horse show. Hear their journey, highs, lows and some great tips!

We thought we'd better tell you a bit about us so you're not just listening to random people wondering who we are?!

A chat with our good friend and fellow horse trainer, Fiona Cosgrove. We hear about where Fiona' live of horses grew from, the horse that changed it all for her, ego and patience and some brilliant tips to take away. You can find more about Fiona at https://www.facebook.com/opoequine/