Shelby Dennis
Making Milestones
A podcast for Equestrians and animal enthusiasts trying to find their way in this crazy world. Discussing a variety of topics including ethicality in horsemanship, current problems in the horse industry along with general life challenges, trauma, neurodivergency and more. Join our Patreon for behind the scenes content and to support the podcast for as little as $1 per month: http://Patreon.com/sdequus
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Shelby Dennis
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Latest episode
Jun 18, 2026
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Episodes
Human Trauma-Horse Trauma 22.03.2021 1:16:47
*some mild swearing and tw: addiction and brain trauma talk* Discussing trauma within the lens of both the human and the horse. Talking about personal life traumas and how they affected my perception and comparing and contrasting much of these to how horses may feel and how trigger stacking may effect our training sessions with them and change how they receive information. Socials: Patreon Instag...
The Importance of Vulnerability & Accountability As Equestrians 12.03.2021 1:49:15
In this episode I talk about different horse training methods and my thoughts on peoples responses to them as well as the importance of people holding themselves accountable and being more vulnerable in admitting their mistakes. This covers a lot of different topics, along with some of my favourite quotes from a very good training novel. It’s a little bit of a mishmash of a bunch of different topi...
Privilege in The Horse World 30.01.2021 1:17:15
Talking about the lack of access in the horse world and how privilege contributed to that. Support the podcast by subscribing to our Patreon: Patreon.com/sdequus --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
Lack of Accountability in Horse Training/Showing 17.01.2021 1:08:05
Talking about how “easy” it is to become a horse trainer due to lack of regulatory / certification boards and problems with the show industry --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
2020 Recap 04.01.2021 1:14:04
My trials and tribulations in 2020, struggling with depression and my anxiety and ADHD, death of a horse among other things. All of the highs and lows of 2020, trying to be honest and pragmatic about the struggles of lie --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
Is Competition Ethical? 17.11.2020 1:22:57
Discussing better practices to improve equine welfare in competition --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
The Fundamental Misunderstanding of Equine Behaviour and Management 19.10.2020 1:28:33
Talking about how skewed the perception of much of the horse world is on effective and ethical training and management of horses and what we can do to fix it --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
My Thoughts on Plantations Fields 18.09.2020 38:42
A mini podcast about the latest controversy in the horse world --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
Tack Talk| Bits and Training Gadgets- What is fair to your horse? 03.09.2020 1:42:57
Talking about my opinions on different bits and training set ups and what is best for the horse. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
Realism in Horse Training Views 27.08.2020 1:04:24
A discussion on different training methods (R+ / R-) and having a realistic outlook on what the positive steps are towards making the horse world more friendly for the horses. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
Problems in Training Young Horses: Imprint Training, Young Horse Classes and Other Forms of Rushing 23.08.2020 2:19:11
We have a very special guest in for this episode, Jill from JetEquiTheory! I hope you enjoy this discussion on the culture surrounding young horses in the horse world and our thoughts on it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
Overcoming Past Mistakes with Horses & Discussing My Training Philosophy 12.08.2020 1:19:21
Criticizing modern keeping practices of horses and talking about my own past mistakes, what my philosophy now is and what my issues with the horse world are and the changes I'd like to see. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
The Horse Industry: Abuse, Neglect and Pointing Fingers 21.06.2020 1:17:53
Comparing Racing to other industries and discussing the more overt and subtle forms of abuse I see in show industries and how we could improve them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
Racism and Accessibility in and out of the Horse World 12.06.2020 53:04
caution: swearing --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
My Thoughts on Tiktok 30.05.2020 57:15
Discussing tiktok in general as well as the equine side of tiktok. Also discussing recent police brutality issues. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
The Ethicality of Stalling Horses 30.04.2020 1:00:39
A discussion on traditional keeping practices of horses. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
Coping with mental illness and my horse’s death 06.03.2020 38:30
Casual conversation about mental health and how addressing my personal mental health has affected my ability to do my job and overall happiness, also addressing my late horse, George, and the necropsy results --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makingmilestones/support
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