Equestrian Voices

Have you ever dreamed of, seriously considered, or actually bought a young horse? *Raises hand* Most of us fall somewhere on that spectrum, enticed by the seemingly infinite possibilities that the unknown of a young horse offers. With low or no "miles", young horses are exciting because we don't know what their ceiling is - and it makes us expand our minds on what our limits are, too.  Host Caroli...

Do you know those riders, trainers, or grooms that horses just love being around? What is it about them that makes horses so drawn to them? And how do we all become one of those people? Dr. Sam Fielding coined the term "energetic intelligence" and much of her performance coaching focuses on how your mental state affects your horse. So, how do we become aware of how our nerves, or anger, or distrac...

After baby is born, we return to normal, right? NOPE.  New parenthood is filled with looming questions. From the small ( will my breeches ever fit again?) to the profound (who am I in this new existence?), we're talking about the reality of our journeys becoming new moms.  Join host Caroline Culberson and guest Kate O'Hara discuss the realities of postpartum, getting back into the saddle, and navi...

Being a pregnant person is a wild ride. Being a pregnant adult amateur rider while trying to navigate riding/horses, your career and how it will be affected by maternity leave,  and  doing it during a pandemic?  Yeah, it's a lot.  Host Caroline Culbertson is joined by guest Kate O'Hara to discuss the physical, mental, and emotional parts of this very delicate, exciting, and confusing time in life....

After an extraordinarily successful young rider career, Karl Cook wasn't sure what future he really had in the sport. In order to right the ship, he went full horse nerd and started learning everything he possibly could about feeding, riding, training, biomechanics, veterinary care... you name it. Host Caroline Culbertson sits down with Karl to talk about what this process looked like for him and...

There are a million ways to exist with horses. You can: compete or not compete, own a horse, not own a horse, ride every day, or never ride (just petting horses is pretty darn great).  Sometimes it feels like we only hear the stories of the competitive riders, but it's so important to hear stories of  all  types of equestrians. That's how we connect to each other and find 'our people' in this big...

It's 2021. Soon, we'll see autonomous cars on the road. But we still can't predict or prevent colic? Whether the horse you love is a pasture puff living on grass 24/7, or he's an international competition horse with a groom waiting on him hand and foot, he's susceptible. Why is colic still so prevalent in horses? Do we just have to accept that it is? What are we missing? Host Caroline Culbertson s...

When we learn to ride as children or as adults, we learn how to do just that: ride. But when do we learn how to understand our horse's behavior? Why he does what he does? How he views the world and what we're asking of him? Host Caroline Culbertson sits down with Tik Maynard, who has made a career out of marrying competitive riding with groundwork as an avenue to gaining a deeper understanding abo...

The trainer/student relationship is perhaps the most important relationship you'll have in horse sport (besides the one with your horse).  Host Caroline Culbertson sits down with equestrian and sport psychologist, Dr. Jenny Susser, to help us understand the complexities of this multidimensional match and how it can completely shape your experience, success, enjoyment, and confidence in riding. Whe...

Equestrian Voices dives deep into the emotions, lives, stories, and everything we don't talk about when it comes to life as an equestrian. Join our host, Caroline Culbertson, for vulnerable, different, and sometimes hilarious chats with riders from all backgrounds. We want to get the 'human' out of horse people. Thanks for being here.