How is horse welfare impacted by patriarchy and capitalism? Listen to find out. *note* sorry about the audio on this, I used a new mic and it was not great but didn't want to re-record as I felt it was a good discussion.   Order limited edition merch: https://milestone-equestrian.creator-spring.com/ Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my store: http://shopmilestoneeq.com See my blog, training help, webinars and more: http://milestoneequestrian.ca Order my book: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/my-book  

Talking more about lessons I've learned in 2023 and things I want to work on in the new year.   Support my work: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca   Year end / new year journal prompts: https://instituteofyou.org/year-in-review-50-powerful-questions-to-reflect/  

Reflecting on 2023, the good the bad and the ugly...   Support me elsewhere: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://milestoneequestrian.ca  

Talking about disconnection and how it enables abuse in and out of the horse world.   Other ways to support my work" http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca  

A little life update, why I’ve been a little subdued and MIA, talking about the current world situation and my thoughts about it. This is not very horse related so if that bothers you, don’t listen.   Resources & charity orgs: http://instagram.com/motaz_azaiza http://instagram.com/belalkh http://instagram.com/wizard_bisan1 http://instagram.com/jvpny http://instagram.com/jewishvoiceforpeace http://instagram.com/ifnotnoworg http://instagram.com/danielmate http://instagram.com/gabormate http://instagram.com/solutionsnotsides http://instagram.com/byplestia http://instagram.com/reprashida http://instagram.com/breakingthesilenceisrael http://instagram.com/whatifpolitics http://instagram.com/goubtube http://instagram.com/nemahsis http://instagram.com/mohannadalkhteeb Support my work:   http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://patreon.com/sdequus http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian  

Interviewing Temple Grandin about her work with animal welfare and neurodivergency/autism advocacy.   Check out her books and other info: https://www.templegrandin.com/templegrandinbooks.html https://templegrandin.com/   Support me/the podcast: Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my store: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Donate to Phoebe's surgery: https://gofund.me/a766d361 http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian  

Talking about my experience in Paris, France at a Horse Welfare Conference on Hyperflexion that the FEI sent representatives to attend...   Help support the podcast / my work: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian  

Talking to Dr. Tomas Teskey, an equine veterinarian specializing in hoof care about all things hoof.   Support the podcast: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com   Check out Dr. Teskey's pages/book: https://www.facebook.com/insighttoequus https://www.insighttoequus.com/  

Discussing how we can still harm welfare even with good intentions, especially with normalized practices in the industry and what we can do about this.   Help support my work: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca   Donate: http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian    

Talking about my experience with leaving toxic relationships and how I built self esteem afterwards. How to deal with hateful comments and mean people without letting it damage your self concept.   Help support my work: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca  

Discussing how we can reduce harm in the horse world even in situations where we may have less control to make big changes.   Support my work: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian   Get a free diet analysis for your horse: http://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329 Get a discount on MadBarn products with code SDEQUUS

Discussing my experience with toxic relationships and thoughts on it.   Support my work: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian   Get a free diet analysis for your horse: http://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329 Get a discount on MadBarn products with code SDEQUUS

Discussing the horse welfare movement, realistic change and weird things the industry has normalized as being completely benign when there are indicators of harm caused.   Join the horse welfare movement and sign the petition: http://linktr.ee/allianceforhorsewelfare Subscribe to Patreon for tutorials and more: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my product line: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Support my work: http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian See my website for training webinars, behaviour consults, resources and more: http://milestoneequestrian.ca  

Discussing the journey to self confidence and self love.   Check out my links & support the podcast below: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian   Sign the petition and support the new welfare organization: http://linktr.ee/allianceforhorsewelfare  

Discussing the horse welfare movement and need for immediate change in the industry.   Join the welfare movement and sign the petition: http://linktr.ee/allianceforhorsewelfare Subscribe to my Patreon to support my work & access tutorials and more: http://patreon.com/sdequus Help support me in my journey to Paris to speak at a welfare conference: http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian Shop my products: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Checkout my resources page: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/resources    

An update on the absolute insanity that has been life lately.   Checkout my links: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://milestoneequestrian.ca    All Info on the Alliance for Horse Welfare In Sport http://linktr.ee/allianceforhorsewelfare  

A discussion with Ansley Bevan of AB Equine Therapy on a variety of common issues we see in horses and how they affect the overall biomechanics of the horse.   Shop my products: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus     Follow Ansley on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abequinetherapy Follow Ansley on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abequinetherapy    

A discussion about horse welfare and modern equine science with equine ethologst, Renate Larssen.   Support the podcast: http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://patreon.com/sdequus http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian   Follow Renate: http://instagram.com/renatelarssen https://www.facebook.com/theequineethologist  

Talking with Lockie Phillips of Emotional Horsemanship about a number of different aspects of the horse industry. This is an inspiring and emotive episode that was such an excellent conversation to have. Thank you Lockie! Where to find Lockie: http://emotionalhorsemanship.com http://instagram.com/emotional.horsemanship   Support the podcast: Subscribe to Patreon for behind the scenes, tutorials and more: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my product line: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Check out my new book: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/my-book My website: http://milestoneequestrian.ca  

Discussing punishment culture in the horse world and how I think it starts within how we treat ourselves and other humans for doing the "wrong" thing.   Check out my store: http://shopmilestoneeq.com Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus  

A messy mishmash of a podcast episode prior to the end of the year. See y'all in the new year after a break.   Follow up article: https://horsenetwork.com/2022/12/lets-talk-about-that-kalinka-video/   Support me elsewhere: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com http://milestoneequestrian.ca/my-book  

In this episode I talk about autonomy for horses and how it can actually facilitate reinforcing the behaviours we want and doing away with problem behaviours.   Check out my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my product line: http://shopmilestoneeq.com My new book: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/my-book  

"Treats make horses nippy!" "I want the horse to do it for me, not the food!" "You'll be reliant on treats forever and then they won't listen."   Support me elsewhere: http://milestoneequestrian.ca http://patreon.com/sdequus http://shopmilestoneeq.com  

Equestrians often hold a lot of guilt towards past treatment of horses and this can be such an obstacle to over come that it may feel more comfortable to ignore that guilt and deny harmful practices. This podcast discusses my journey in navigating shame towards poor treatment of horses and how I think it should be handled.   Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Support the Podcast & My content creation: http://buymeacoffe.com/sdequus http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian  

Discussing the degree of misinformation in the horse world and how it impacts equestrians.   Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Check out my youtube channel: http://youtube.com/c/shelbydennis  

How I'd build my dream barn/farm for equine welfare.   Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Buy me a coffee: http://buymeacoffee.com/sdequus  

Discussing how much denial of science there is in the horse world, where I think it comes from and how to navigate the lack of desire to change in the industry as someone who wants change.   Check out my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus  

Working with wild mustangs, what it's teaching me and how I'm doing it. Reflecting on normalized practices in the horse world and the learned experiences of horses I work with.   Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus  

Working with wild mustangs, what it's teaching me and how I'm doing it. Reflecting on normalized practices in the horse world and the learned experiences of horses I work with.   Shop my product line: http://milestoneequestrian.ca/shop-milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus  

Talking about trauma in young horses and how it impacts them for years to come and how we as humans contribute to causing this type of trauma with what is normalized in the industry.   Check out my product line: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone   Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus   Buy Me A Coffee: http://buymeacoffee.com/sdequus   Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/KLN2OVSDZEK3?ref_=wl_share  

Talking about the ethicality of euthanasia along with the idea of consent in training and whether or not horse trainers show any capacity for respecting consent.   Check out my product line: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Check out my website: http://milestoneequestrian.ca  

How we are taught to use high pressure, punishing tactics in and out of the horse world from a very young age.   Shop my new products: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus  

Discussing the lack of willingness to accept new info in the horse world, even when it comes from credible sources, and how this limits growth.   Shop my bridles, apparel and more: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Shop my Merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus  

Talking about alternatives to hay in areas experiencing hay shortages and other things equine nutrition.   Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my product line: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Get a Free diet analysis for your horse: http://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329 Use my code SDEQUUS for a discount on MadBarn products!

Does the horse really always come first in common horse world practices? Or, is this common phrase just used to justify people's training methods and care, regardless of ethicality?   Shop my bridles & apparel: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus  

Talking about the industry mindsets towards different training methods and the problems they may post.   Shop: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus MadBarn: http://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329  

Talking about some of the problematic attitudes in the horse world and how they encourage risk taking behaviours.   Subscribe to Patreon: http://patreon.com.sdequus Shop My Merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Shop Apparel, Bridles & More: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Tip Jar: http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian  

Talking about how many of us have been taught from early on in our riding careers to show love for our horses in all of the wrong ways, to the detriment of equine welfare, and how we can change this.   Shop my bridles, saddle pads and apparel: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Shop my merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus  

Talking about behaviour and learning science basics and why the info we have on horses shows such a huge need for change in the horse world and horse training practices.   Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop Milestone Products: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Shop my Merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com  

Talking about reforming traditional horse keeping & training practices and the reality of it.   Help support the podcast: http://patreon.com/sdequus http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian   Shop: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com  

Talking about the right to choose and how vital it is as a basic human right. Going into detail on my stance regarding what is going on currently in the US with Roe vs Wade. Basically, just a lengthy frustrated rant on how the pro-birth side has a lot of hypocrisy in every aspect of their argument to try to justify taking away bodily autonomy.   Talking about Milo and some difficulties we've been having (near the end of podcast).   Subscribe to my Patreon: http://patreon.com/sdequus Shop my Merch: http://shopmilestoneequestrian.com Shop Riding Apparel/Saddle Pads/ Bridles: http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone Tip Jar/Donate: http://paypal.me/milestoneequestrian   Get a discount on all MadBarn supplements with my code "sdequus" http://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329    

An update on my mare who colicked as well as discussing previous riding practices, rolemodels when growing up and how I think the industry creates a lot of the welfare issues we see.   Subscribe to my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sdequus Use my code SDEQUUS for a discount on MadBarn Products Get a free diet analysis: http://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329  

Talking about the horse industry's social license and how elitism impacts some of the issues in the horse world.   http://patreon.com/sdequus http://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone http://milestoneequestrian.ca  

Interviewing Scott Cieslar and asking some equine nutrition questions, going over common myths and misinformations in equine nutrition as well as the science behind it. Super interesting and informative podcast! Thank you Scott.   Free diet analysis: https://madbarn.com/analyze-diet/?ref=1329 Subscribe  to Patreon: https://patreon.com/sdequus    

In this podcast, I discuss guilt and shame for past training methods and how I have dealt with it along with the positive correlation in my mental health that I've noticed since developing more empathetic training methods and how I think it is all connected. I also discuss my experience at the Shawna Karrasch clinic and some of my guilt in mistakes made in Milo's training.   https://www.patreon.com/sdequus https://amoreequestrian.ca/pages/milestone https://www.shopmilestoneequestrian.com/  

Discussing some of the common myths equestrians are taught and why we need to stop normalizing them.   Become a Patron Shop My Merch Shop Bridles/Saddle Pads/Etc MadBarn Diet Analysis 

Talking about how we perpetuate some toxic norms in the horse world when it comes to fair treatment of students.   Subscribe to my Patreon Shop my store 

Talking about the culture of punishment in the horse world and the normalization of rough training tactics and how it will be our undoing.   Shop Ana Luisa Subscribe to Patreon

Talking about the freedom convoy here in Canada and how cognitive dissonance contributes to it. Also, talking about how cognitive dissonance impacts horse people.   Check out Ana Luisa's Valentines Sale: Click to Shop   Subscribe to my Patreon

Talking about how our culture in the horse & human worlds perpetuates behavioural issues.   Shop the Ana Luisa sale: https://shop.analuisa.com/shelby  

Reflecting on some of the many changes the last year and more. Talking about plans currently with the horses and the business as well as what we did the last while. Discussing personal growth, changes in training ideology and more!

A podcast for non-horse people and horse people alike. Send this to your friends, family and acquaintances if they have a fear of horses and maybe it will give them another perspective.   Links: Merch Store Shop Bridles & Saddle Pads YouTube

Discussing certain high stress/punishment based training methods and why under no circumstances they should be justified. Talking about the state of the horse world and how social media influences this.

Talking about some of the trauma from georges death and a word of warning for how you choose to treat people online.

Talking about horses as domesticated animals being one of the most misunderstood and mishandled species and why this mindset is so prevalent. Touching on dominance theory and punishment based training and why this is not a standard we should encourage. Refuting common excuses for bad training practice.

Talking about the whole Amber Cobb scandal along with other concerning attitudes and mindsets that are prevalent in the horse world and how I think our normalization of violent behaviour towards horses contributes to the existence of it all.

Talking about anxious horses and how often management plays a role in their success.

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Talking about training young horses and how prevalent rushing them is on social media.

Talking about Milo’s hoof rehab journey and other stuff related to him

In this episode, I get to interview Jim Masterson, a big name in the equine massage and bodywork community. We discuss his new documentary featuring him and co-worker/trainer, Mark Rashid and talk to the producer of the documentary, Dylan Silver. This episode encompasses everything equine body work related, behaviour as well as the human influence on equine comfort both physically and behaviourally. Jim is an exceptionally interesting human and this episode highlights his expertise and offers a wealth of information for new and experienced equestrians alike.    Subscribe to our Patreon for as little as $1/month

*some mild swearing and tw: addiction and brain trauma talk* Discussing trauma within the lens of both the human and the horse. Talking about personal life traumas and how they affected my perception and comparing and contrasting much of these to how horses may feel and how trigger stacking may effect our training sessions with them and change how they receive information.  Socials: Patreon Instagram YouTube Support The Podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

In this episode I talk about different horse training methods and my thoughts on peoples responses to them as well as the importance of people holding themselves accountable and being more vulnerable in admitting their mistakes. This covers a lot of different topics, along with some of my favourite quotes from a very good training novel. It’s a little bit of a mishmash of a bunch of different topics but I hope that you all like it! You can go to my website here: http://milestonequestrian.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Talking about the lack of access in the horse world and how privilege contributed to that. Support the podcast by subscribing to our Patreon: Patreon.com/sdequus --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Talking about how “easy” it is to become a horse trainer due to lack of regulatory / certification boards and problems with the show industry --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

My trials and tribulations in 2020, struggling with depression and my anxiety and ADHD, death of a horse among other things. All of the highs and lows of 2020, trying to be honest and pragmatic about the struggles of lie --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Discussing better practices to improve equine welfare in competition --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Talking about how skewed the perception of much of the horse world is on effective and ethical training and management of horses and what we can do to fix it --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

A mini podcast about the latest controversy in the horse world --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Talking about my opinions on different bits and training set ups and what is best for the horse. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

A discussion on different training methods (R+ / R-) and having a realistic outlook on what the positive steps are towards making the horse world more friendly for the horses. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

We have a very special guest in for this episode, Jill from JetEquiTheory! I hope you enjoy this discussion on the culture surrounding young horses in the horse world and our thoughts on it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Criticizing modern keeping practices of horses and talking about my own past mistakes, what my philosophy now is and what my issues with the horse world are and the changes I'd like to see. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Comparing Racing to other industries and discussing the more overt and subtle forms of abuse I see in show industries and how we could improve them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

caution: swearing --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Discussing tiktok in general as well as the equine side of tiktok. Also discussing recent police brutality issues. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

A discussion on traditional keeping practices of horses. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Casual conversation about mental health and how addressing my personal mental health has affected my ability to do my job and overall happiness, also addressing my late horse, George, and the necropsy results --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

What it’s like working with horses, do I recommend it? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Answering questions --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

All about buying a Thoroughbred off the racetrack --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support

Listen to me ramble about how I got into horse racing and my thoughts on the Santa anita crisis. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support