Horse Medicine Leadership

In this episode of the Horse Medicine Leadership Podcast, host Brittany Ashworth is joined by alumna Chloe Elgar for an honest conversation about her journey with her mare, Stevie.   Chloe was invited onto the podcast following a vulnerable share about what she and Stevie have been moving through together. It felt important to open up this conversation in a deeper way, as so many horse guardians w...

In this episode of the Horse Medicine Leadership Podcast, host Brittany Ashworth sits down with guest Carol Archie, who is from the Stswecem'c Xget'tem First Nation in the Secwépemc traditional territory, for a conversation about horses, identity, and the process of reconnecting with one's true self.   Carol shares her personal journey of moving through a world where she often felt defined by othe...

In this episode of the Horse Medicine Leadership Podcast, Brittany Ashworth is joined by Dr. Tracy Rainwaters, equine chiropractor, animal communication practitioner, shaman, and long-time advocate for horses.   Together, they explore Tracy's evolution in the equine industry, from where she began to how she supports horses and humans today. They talk about holding boundaries for yourself and your...

On our latest podcast episode we are joined by Dr. Maia Love, who is on our faculty of horse medicine leadership to talk about neuroscience and horses. How does the knowledge and wisdom of neuroscience support our practice with horses? How do we speak the language of neuroscience to bridge the communication of why horses? What is valuable about understanding neuroscience that empowers our work wit...

On our latest podcase episode we are navigating a conversation of what it means to hold consent based horse care with our horse partners. Join our founder Hillary and faculty members Brittany and Breanne, as we share our intepretations and experiences of how to hold horse care in a consent based manner with our horse partners. On this episode we also share about our upcoming sacred stewardship ret...

In this episode, Brittany Ashworth sits down with trauma-informed horse trainer Poppy Peach to explore the complex world of trauma in horses. Inspired by a thought-provoking Instagram post, "What if you could make friends with your horse's trauma?" this conversation dives deep into understanding trauma responses not as flaws, but as protective gifts horses carry with them. Poppy shares her unique...

We are excited to be back for another season of our podcast, our first episode of season 5 we re sharing the journey of navigating transitions with some of our beloved horse partners in our herd. We are joined by Brittany Ashworth of Sacred Echos, who is also on our faculty, who shares her perpsective as an animal communicator and someone that has been a part of the transitions in our herd as we s...

Join us in this episode as Brittany Ashworth introduces Shawna Van Nuys of @shawnavannuys, an alumna of the Horse Medicine Leadership Academy, to the community.  Shawna is passionate about helping women remember what's already within- rediscovering the wisdom, power, and magic they've always had but may have forgotten. She creates a grounded nurturing space and offers Equine-Guided Coaching, EFT T...

In this heartfelt episode, Brittany sits down with Heather Flynn, an alumna and graduate student of the Horse Medicine Leadership Academy, who facilitates transformative work with her herd in Huger, South Carolina, just outside Charleston. Heather takes us on a journey through her life — from her early childhood longing and deep connection with horses, to rediscovering that connection later in lif...

On out latest podcast we are joined by Chloe Elgar from Chaneled by Chloe, to share about her path and journey with horse medicine and her three spirit ranch just outside of Austin, Texas. The call and path to horses is one that speaks deeply to us, and how we arrive at our destination is a journey.  Chloe shares her past with horses and how it lead to her manifestation of her own ranch and the jo...

Hoof care can feel overwhelming for many of us—how do we choose the right farrier for our horses needed, support them during the appointment (especially when they struggle), and work together as a team to ensure we are working towards more cooperative care?  In this episode of the Horse Medicine Leadership Podcast, host Brittany Ashworth sits down with Brianna Ferguson of Evergreen Equine Wellness...

We are thrilled to bring you this episode featuring one of our graduate students and alumni members, Margarita Romano, the Equine Guided Strategist at LeapZone.   Margarita Romano is a certified equine-facilitated coach helping heart-centred entrepreneurs and couple-preneurs connect the dots to lead spectacular lives driven by heart and soul. She is the best-selling author of Sitting on the Fence...

In this episode, faulty member Laura Marie of Wild Awake Woman shares her experiences in the show horse industry. She speaks to her evolution—from engaging in a more traditional approach with horses to developing a partnership through Equine Guided Coaching. As her relationship with horses has deepened, so has her perspective on the industry and the way she chooses to show up within it.   Laura of...

In this episode, Breanne Kerr and Brittany Ashworth dive deep into their transformative journeys with their horses—journeys that not only reshaped their relationships and lives of their horses but also led them to powerful self-growth and healing. They share the lessons learned along the way, the challenges of accountability (both for themselves and their horses), and the incredible parallels betw...

On our latest podcast episode we are unpacking the notion of "bad behaviour" in our horse partners. In recent weeks we have had conversation with some of our students around some horse behaviour that was manifesting and what to do about it and if it was "safe" for people to be around. What our philosophy around this is here, there is no "bad behaviour" there is horse behaviour and certain behaviou...

Hera and Heka: A journey of joining our teaching herd. On our latest podcast we share the journey of two of our latest herd members that have joined us over the last few months. We believe that our horses are called to us as deeply as we are called to them, that they have a purpose with us and choose that. Both of these horses have their own unique journey in coming to our herd and we wanted to be...

On our latest podcast episode we share our own journey of feeling the courage to hold this space with horses outside of what we were taught. We have many conversations with those that have found us over the years, where there is a question of can I hold this work this way? A way that is often different from what we have been taught how. There are many times where we feel we are giving permission t...

On our latest podcast episode we are unpacking a conversation around our perspective that horses are not problems, they are partners. We came across something recently that advertised supporing problem horses in the equine therapy field, we felt the urge to speak to this concept and how we believe that in looking at horses as problems, we are deeply dishonoring them and our partnership with them....

In this episode, faculty members Laura Marie and Brittany Ashworth sit down to introduce themselves and talk about their journeys with The Horse Medicine Leadership Academy training program. They discuss how it's impacted their relationships with their horses, helped shape their businesses, and what they envision for the Academy moving forward. This is an honest and meaningful conversation about t...

Welcome to Season 4! We are really excited to be welcoming another episode of our podcast.   In this episode we are sharing an update of where we are with horse medicine leadership, how it has evolved this year and what new programs, retreats,  and new spaces we are welcoming in for the new year.   To learn more about our programs and retreats or to explore more deeply check out our website www.ho...

On our latest podcast we are sharing our journey of starting in the breeding industry to running and owing our an equine retreat center. We don't always see the journey to get the final outcome, when people find us now, there is sometimes a comparision of looking at what we have with our herd and our center and feeling like this is what we need in order to do this work. The truth is, it took us 10...

On today's episode we are sharing a message and wisdom that felt inspired by our lead gelding chief. Why is it important for us to acknowledge and own our leadership alongside of our horse partners? What is powerful about us recognizing that our voice and presence is as equally as impactful as the horses? We answer these questions and more in this episode.

We were inspired to record our latest podcast from our lead gelding Chief to share some stories of horses of ours in how they found their way to us and to empower the perspective of horses being able to choose their journey and path in life and with us. Our horses can be consciously manifest their journey, choosing their connection to us and being part of what we choose to do in our partnership wi...

We are really excited to be joined again by Kim Hallin of Unbridled LLC. On this podcast we are deepening into the conversation of becoming an advocate for our horses and how that is part of our journey when we become horse owners. It can be overwhelming and at times paralyzing when we are new to horses and are not trusting of what we feel in this relationship. How do we navigate coming up against...

On our latest podcast episode we are joined by Claire Martin of Hara Horses as she shares about her journey with her mare Inca, and how this powerful mare lead her onto her path of equine facilitated learning and back into the world of horses. Claire goes deep into her journey with horses, the path that she started on, how she ended up in equine guided facilitation and the wisdom her mare Inca has...