In this episode Nikki and Nadine have a great chat with friend and trainer, Dan Northrup, of Northrup Quarter Horses. Nikki and Nadine wanted to bring you a well rounded conversation about selecting a trainer, sending your horse to a trainer and what ideal communication looks like throughout the process and knew that Dan's diverse experience as both a client and trainer would be a great fit! Dan shares his experience as a client and also some great tips if you are looking to send a horse to a trainer sometime in the future.  Links Mentioned: https://www.facebook.com/NorthrupQuarterHorses ..read more

We have a unique episode for you today where we reshare a great conversation about tack & equipment we had the privilege of facilitating on Clubhouse with Matt Mills! Matt Mills is a professional reining trainer in rider who aligns perfectly with the values of Informed Equestrian through our desire to share knowledge and create a supportive and inclusive community where there are no stupid questions! Matt is consistently ranked on the NRHA Top Twenty Professionals Riders list and has NRHA lifetime earnings of over $1,000,000.00. He is regularly a finalist at major NRHA events and has recei ..read more

Our guest today is Sport and Exercise Psychology Coach, Annika McGivern. Annika is an Equine Canada Competition Coach with a BA in Psychology and MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology. She works with people to help them reach their goals and gets them training and competing with confidence, her work focuses on optimizing the ability to use your mind as a resource ..read more

*TRIGGER WARNING* Contains Sensitive and Mature content.  In this episode Nikki and Nadine dive into a very large and important conversation around ethics in the horse industry from teaching to training after coming across a blog post that resorts to shaming and shocking its readers. The hosts discuss a variety of topics regarding ethics in the equestrian world, but above all hope to spread the message of kindness for both humans and horses.  Links Mentioned: https://annablake.com/2022/12/16/things-we-should-refuse-to-train-horses-to-do/ https://www.instagram.com/sdequus/   ..read more

In this episode Nadine and Nikki get the advice from Lindsay Hayes Cofell of finding the right supports to set yourself up for the most success possible in the show pen ..read more

This episode is filled with passion and energy as  Nikki and Nadine discuss relational horsemanship with Josh Nichol. The interview may just be there best episode yet, jam packed with tips all while encouraging people to understand that they can follow a relational path with their horses and still do hard things.  Follow Canada Horse Podcast online @: https://www.instagram.com/informedequestrian/ https://www.facebook.com/informedequestrian https://www.tiktok.com/@informedequestrian https://joshnichol.com   ..read more

On this episode we discuss how getting honest with ourselves can expose our need to assess our values and if our words and actions are lining up with them. We work to make the conversation as tangible as possible so you leave the conversation feeling inspired to do the work for both you and your horses. We end the episode with a special announcement AND a special guest, so make sure you listen all the way to the end! Follow Canada Horse Podcast online @: https://www.instagram.com/informedequestrian/ https://www.facebook.com/informedequestrian https://www.tiktok.com/@informedequestrian https ..read more

Welcome to the first episode of season 3 here on Canada Horse Podcast! On this episode we discuss changes that we have made to the show to better align us with our mission and values. We dug deep before beginning this new season to make sure we were doing this podcast, among pretty much everything else in our lives, for the right reasons. We asked tough questions and were brave enough to listen to the answers. On today’s episode we reveal some changes and some revelations that will impact the podcast and our lives as equestrians. We are not shying away from tough conversations this season and ..read more

In this episode Nikki and Nadine do a deep dive into equestrian fashion based on their listener feedback and personal experience. They touch on essential equestrian items and don't shy away from the real talk of why certain items do or don't work as an equestrian. This episode will leave you with lots to look into to ensure that your equestrian fashion is meeting your needs ..read more

In this episode Nikki and Nadine share some very exciting news that pushes their fashion episode ahead but is SO worth it. They also give one last shout out for input into what is working best for their listeners when it comes to their equestrian clothing’s functionality. Stay tuned for photos and reveals of some handsome new dudes on their Instagram page! Follow Informed Equestrian online @: www.informedequestrian.com https://www.instagram.com/informedequestrian/ https://www.facebook.com/informedequestrian https://www.tiktok.com/@informedequestrian ..read more