A Learner's Journey

#53 Divided Attention

I was raised to look people in the eye when they're talking to you. I had wonderful role models of active listening- listening from a place of curiosity and engagement. My gramma and my mom both provided this for me. When I was telling them one of my RIVETING childhood stories, I felt like I was...

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#52 Warwick Schiller Part 2: Brene Brown, Milk & Eggs and the 4 Channels of Awareness

In Part 2, Warwick shares about how Brene Brown has impacted his life and what the 4 Channels of Awareness are and how they can improve your horsemanship.

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#51 A Conversation with Warwick Schiller Pt 1: Improve Yourself to Improve Your Horse

Warwick Schiller moved from his homeland of Australia as a young man in pursuit of career in horse training. He achieved that but his continuing journey to understand horses led him on a path to understand himself. He now travels the world helping people improve themselves...

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#50 Lessons as a Protege: A Conversation with Courtney Crane

Courtney Crane has been Linda Parelli's protege for 3.5 years. Those years have been rich in lessons in horsemanship and life. In this conversation she shares several of these lessons with us- she's super fun and inspiring to listen to. 

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#49 Four Ingredients of Greatness

For Christmas this past year, our nephew Rainier gave us an amazing cookbook: "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" by Samin Nosrat. It's different than any cookbook I've ever read. It's been her life's work to find how great chefs are able to create amazing dishes night after night without a recipe-...

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#48 A Conversation with Lillan Rome: Frustration and the Importance of Authenticity

I had so much fun talking with Lillan Rome of LR Horsemanship. Her enthusiasm and joy for learning and horses is so evident! We explore a fresh take on frustration, lessons from the competition world, and how horses respond to authenticity.

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#47 The Safety of Firmness

Firmness is something I need to improve in my horsemanship toolkit. There's safety in it when applied with fairness and care for our horses. This week I decided to share a video instead of writing out my thoughts on this... I'd love to hear what you think. You can share your thoughts on A...

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#46 Preparing for the Mongol Derby- A Conversation with Lena Haug

The Mongol Derby is the longest horse race on the planet. Join me as I visit with Lena Haug, one of this year's riders to talk about how she's preparing for the greatest adventure of her life.

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#45 What is this feel you speak of?

Do you love words? I have loved them since I was little. I remember the very first word I learned to read on my own...  "the". It was the most magical word. I could decipher it in the maze of straight lines and squiggles filling up the pages of my older brother Mike's books. Books with...

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#44 A Conversation with Tammy Harty- the Healing Power of Horses

I had the opportunity to chat with Tammy Harty via phone several months ago when Charley Snell suggested I reach out to her because we had a lot in common. She shared some amazing stories about the transformations she'd witnessed in her therapy program with horses. I had recently started the...

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#43 Finding the middle...

I have lots of thoughts bubbling around in my head as a I type this- my goal is to put a few of them into complete sentences that make some sense (hopefully) and invite you to juggle with the concepts and see where they fall for you. 

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#42 A Conversation with Elli Pospischil on Being Effective and Knowing Your Why

I had a great time visiting with Elli in this podcast episode. We talked about her 7 years as Pat Parelli's protege, her new chapter with Linda Parelli and she shares an insightful way of looking at being effective with our horses. 

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