Lead a Horse to Water

17/03/2024

Excited to be recording an episode with Equine ABCs today, we'll be chatting wild/feral horses! Can't wait.

21/04/2023

In conversation with Karen Luke in this episode! A delve into Karen's latest research into rider satisfaction and safety linked to equine behaviour and welfare. Such a pleasure to record this!

Listen to this episode from Lead a Horse to Water on Spotify. In this episode I chat to Karen Luke about her most recent study linking horse welfare and behaviour with rider safety and satisfaction. Karen is a lifelong horse enthusiast and horse owner who is currently completing a PhD where she is i...

04/11/2022

I'm going to record a new episode this weekend and then... I'm coming after those of you who offered to chat on an episode!

If you have questions for the upcoming episode please drop me a message or post here. Any topic in the behaviour and training category is good.

02/08/2022

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16/07/2022

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05/07/2022

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29/03/2022

Latest episode is out.
If, like Jo, you have a question you would like answering then get in touch.

Science continues to inform us about the nature of horses and old accepted ideas of herd leader (alpha stallion and mare) have been reconsidered. This is not a scientific stroll but a practical chatty episode about horses exhibiting behaviours that might be considered as 'leadership' qualities or do...

29/12/2021

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27/12/2021

The final Christmas short episode, answering a listener's question about clarity in liberty movements.

The final short Christmas bonus episode discussing how to develop good cue discrimination in complex liberty movements. This was in response to a call out for questions following the previous episode on Stimulus Control. In this episode we discuss Anne's fabulous question. Our new Train Clean intera...

27/12/2021

The second Christmas short episode answering a listener's question on sending to a distant place.

In this second of our short Christmas bonus episodes discussing how to create a behaviour of sending your horse to a distant place. This was in response to a call out for questions following the previous episode on Stimulus Control. In this episode we discuss Lisa's wonderful question. Our new Train...

24/12/2021

The first of three shorts on the podcast, this one talks about maintaining a solid stand while you move.

A super short Christmas bonus episode discussing how to develop a solid stand and wait for your horse. This was in response to a call out for questions following the previous episode on Stimulus Control. In this episode we discuss Drea's great question. Our new Train Clean interactive online worksho...

07/12/2021

Recorded a new episode with the lovely Hannah at Donovan Veterinary Behaviour Practice we discussed vets and behaviour, how clients can prepare, how informed vets are with regards to behaviour and the behavioural problems you might need help from a behaviourist with.
Thanks Hannah you were awesome.
Look out for the episode close to Christmas.

03/04/2021

Definitely my happy place! Recording an episode with the lovely Clare from Kindly Equine

Will be out soon!

10/03/2021

The latest podcast is out and it's one that spans ALL training methods as it talks about when we should stop training and listen to what our horse is telling us- please do share.
As always it is available on Anchor, Spotify, Apple, Google and all the usual platforms.https://anchor.fm/trudi-dempsey/episodes/Listen-Up--Is-Your-Horse-Talking-To-You-es2u7o

Your horse appears a little 'out of sorts'. Advice from your trainer to push them through it doesn't sit well. Is your horse trying to tell you something? In this episode I talk about the signs of a horse in discomfort or pain and how to trust yourself in recognising those signs. Catch up with me at...

26/02/2021

Horse training is all about patterns whether we create them intentionally or by accident. In this podcast Sooz Foster and I dig into how patterns can help a horse with separation anxiety leave the comfort of home.
As always it is available on Spotify, Apple, Google, Podbean and the usual platforms.
You might also like to join our newly formed Create Patterns for Horses group I will add another post with the link.
https://anchor.fm/trudi-dempsey/episodes/Patterns-Could-They-Help-You-Leave-Home-eqvija

In this episode Sooz Foster (check out previous episodes for her bio) and I dig down into patterns and how they can help us help our horses. Adapted from Leslie McDevitt's pattern games for dogs, these simple devices can ease anxiety for you and your horse especially for horses that struggle to leav...

21/02/2021