Changing Lives With A Horse, (Of Course)!

Understanding “making the wrong thing hard and the right thing easy”, is often hard for us as people, as it is all about allowing the horse to have control. In a sense, as people, we’re control freaks. We want to control the horse, but really in order to get along with horses really well, the first thing we've got to do and it's hard a lot of the time is to give up that need to control the situati...

Wasting time and money switching saddles, farriers, trainers, and more? Facing unpredictable, explosive behaviors that leave you feeling unsafe? Do you ever wonder if you've overlooked something crucial? Postural Rehabilitation could transform the way you view your horse! Today, we have a special guest to explain why your horse's posture is so important! Dr. Karen Gellman is a holistic veterinaria...

You ask and we answer! If you didn't know, we have started a new community to help Horsepreneurs to get their businesses going in the Equine Assisted Field.  Check it out on FB! Equine Assisted Business Hotline - Success Group for HorsePreneurs!

Get to know a little more about the gals from Equine Connection! We will be sharing a few shorter podcasts over the next little bit to introduce ourselves to you and let you know how we got to where we are today! 

After just completing our most recent In-Person Training outside Abbotsford, BC, we couldn’t agree more with that statement! We had some people return for more training, some people freshly certified and some AMAZING horses to work with and help us create A-Ha moments for facilitators and clients alike! Here is one thing about being a facilitator: you can never stop learning. You can never stop gr...

After just completing our most recent In-Person Training outside Abbotsford, BC, we couldn’t agree more with that statement! We had some people return for more training, some people freshly certified and some AMAZING horses to work with and help us create A-Ha moments for facilitators and clients alike! Here is one thing about being a facilitator: you can never stop learning. You can never stop gr...

Ever wondered about their ability to snooze while standing or their lack of a gall bladder? Equine Connection and Equine Guelph have joined forces for an engaging online venture titled "Who Knew? Fun Facts & Why It Matters." We're thrilled to chat with Equine Guelph's Director, Gayle Ecker, delving into the book, horse welfare, and the genuine importance of understanding our horses better! Joi...

Every course that we run always fills us with purpose and joy, but every once in awhile, a very special connection happens that just overfills our cup. Last week we had one of those courses. The fellas came in for their first program. Apprehensive, defensive and definitely not finding much humour in our jokes or entertainment value. They were skeptical and apprehensive to the extreme! But, we alwa...

As you probably already know we’re all about empowering HorsePreneurs to cultivate thriving equine-assisted businesses! It’s been a passion of ours for decades. Over the years, we’ve shared many ways to help HorsePreneurs around the world through our social media platforms, our email newsletter, our online courses, and of course, our Certification Course. And with that, we’ve recognized the challe...

We are so excited to chat with fellow facilitator Sandi Graham! Sandi grew up on a ranch in southern Alberta, where horses became an integral part of her life. As a wife and mother of two young adults, she balances her family life with her passion for teaching. Sandi considers herself a lifelong learner, understanding that knowledge is essential for wisdom. The idea of helping people through inter...

We had the chance to sit down and chat with Alice to learn a little bit more about Jane's right hand gal! Alice’s expertise lies in Corporate Human Resources with a focus on Learning & Development and Leadership. She completed the Equine Connection Facilitator course in June 2017, enabling her to combine her past business experience with her lifelong passion for horses. Shortly after, Alice jo...

 Learning to turn the love of horses into different entities of being with horses and learning from them. Certified in Equine Assisted Learning, farrier, and horsemanship training, and riding lessons. How all of this encompasses the entire business at Foundational Skills Development. Everyone told us you can’t make a living working with horses so had a journey internally to start understanding tha...

I'll never cease to marvel at the amazing business we've built! The fact that our enterprise involves such valuable creatures and allows us to constantly invest in our own growth is truly remarkable! I absolutely adore how every step we take with horses is not just a passion but also a business expense, eligible for write-offs.   Jane and I made a beautiful decision to go to, Return to Freedom Wil...

We are so thrilled to partner with OSI-CAN, to bring our programs with horses to inspire hope and contribute to the continuous well-being and recovery process of Veterans, Community First Responders and Public Safety Personnel. OSI-CAN is an Operational Stress Injury/Post Traumatic Stress Support Initiative, and this is just one of the events they help to bring to the community. Tune in to find ou...

Connection is an element sorely missing in our world of disconnect. But through connecting with our horses that can help us to better connect with ourselves & also with humans. Equine Connection’s philosophy is not just about business in the equine field, but also about ensuring a true connection with our horses & protecting their total welfare at all costs. Today’s podcast is about deepen...

Part of being human has always been that we can’t do this life alone. This is a parallel to horses, too! How do we, through equine-assisted learning, learn to reconnect in such a disconnected world? Connection is survival in the human world and the horse world! All the way back to early humans, we still had a tribe, a group that had our backs or even helped us to survive. Although the world has ch...

We are so excited to talk to Krystyna Faroe today! Not only is she one of our amazing facilitators, she is also an extraordinary human who has overcome many trials and tribulations and come out of it all with a positive attitude and a smile that could light up any room.  Her story is not short or without hardships, as most stories of triumph.  Krystyna's parents were Polish refugees in a country t...

Find out why we know nothing… 😜 That is always the first step in any learning journey. Admitting that we know nothing. We may know A LOT, but in the grand scheme of things, there is so much more we can learn! Being open to learning more, retraining our brain, or even adapting our habits is how we can ultimately be the best we can be.

The lovely Laurie Brander joins us today to talk all about our recent trip to Arizona, her wonderful horses and how the training truly never ends!  Laurie's love and compassion for critters and love of animals is life-long. Laurie started Epona Experience in 2008, several years into her relationship with her "heart horse," Summer. Through her relationship with Summer, Laurie became fascinated with...

Jane is an expert in authentic leadership development, combining her lifelong passion for, understanding of and extensive training in everything horses with her long history of corporate leadership experience both in Australia and internationally. Over the past several years, Jane has immersed herself in the world of equine assisted learning and all that she can learn from horses about herself and...

Is personal development something I can do on my own? Is it a course? Is it just self care? What doesn’t it actually mean? Personal development is simply, working on you. In one capacity or another. The Equine Connection team is doing just that this week, plus, we are also paying it forward with a self development gift for you!     GET YOUR FREE GIFT! Go to https://equineconnection.teachable.com/....

This 51-year-old mother of two is the definition of perseverance! Not only has she raised to beautiful boys as a single mom who are now are now 26 and 24, she has also been a stylist since she was 18-years-old. She became an entrepreneur and ran her own salon in the home for over 20 years while raising her boys and overcoming one life obstacle after another.  Keri has had a deep love for horses si...

Through this certification, we don't just look at one approach of working with horses. We make sure we are taking in all aspects of their welfare, emotionally, physically and even spiritually.  Our Facilitator, Leah Dyck, started us on this energetic journey and has been a constant source of information to better ourselves and to help our horses ever since.  Tune into this podcast to discover how...

What does it take to start a business with horses? How can the Equine Connection Certification even help? Well, that’s what this podcast will show you! You have questions, and we have answers! This certification can help you move forward to your dream career with horses! Where there is a will, there is a way - plus the phenomenal business pack and training does help a lot! Join us to discover how...

When you mix a CEO, horse trainer, nonproft fundraising specialist, and an equine assisted learning coach.  You get a Leadership Whisperer and a passionate team who really want to make leadership fun, fulfilling and life changing.  Jannine Jackson, from Leading Together is our guest speaker today. She was certified through the Equine Connection and she loves the learning and what horses teach us,...