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Canter Therapy Podcast A podcast hosted by Dr. Shelley Appleton of Calm Willing and Confident Horses and Kathryn Christieson

NEW EPISODE: Inside the Horse: Dissection Lessons, Digital Pulses & the Whole-Horse Reality 🔔Ever looked inside a horse?...
06/11/2025

NEW EPISODE: Inside the Horse: Dissection Lessons, Digital Pulses & the Whole-Horse Reality 🔔

Ever looked inside a horse? 👀
Kat just did - a full three-day dissection in Wagga with Dr Heidi McGraw & Dr Raquel Butler - and she reports how the body is nothing like what you see in those “textbooks”!

We chat:
- Why X-rays don’t tell the whole story (soft tissue, anyone?)
- Mares’ ovaries, adhesions, and the crowded neighbourhood of organs
- The ethics of riding as a true wicked problem
- New tech we’re trialling: Lami-Tag (digital pulse for laminitis), Equestric Saddle Clip gait/HR tracking, and what AI video might add

Plus: Shelley’s course "Teaching People How to Work with Horses" (starts 1 Nov - you can still join in!) and our upcoming Whole-Horse workshops (incl. Canberra, 22 Nov).

🎧 Listen now:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/29gFMh7gBRgMTVFZRUuSVj?si=R06czG1DR--qoRxKZxxG4g

NEW EPISODE: The Vibe You Bring: Energy, Intention & Learning (for Humans and Horses)🌈We’re back! 🎙️ After a short break...
07/10/2025

NEW EPISODE: The Vibe You Bring: Energy, Intention & Learning (for Humans and Horses)🌈

We’re back! 🎙️ After a short break (and passing 100k listens—legends!), today we unpack vibe—the energy and intention you bring to your horse.
👉 Turn your presence up or down like a volume k**b.
👉 Practice “meditation in motion” with real rope skills.
👉 Pivot sooner when you’re on the wrong train.
If you’ve ever felt “too much”, “too small”, or just stuck, this one’s for you.
Listen now:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/19HotOuFoo1860UkanV08Y?si=onz7mWUJTzOe1XZn3oNLBQ

🎙️ New Canter Therapy episode‼️We’re joined by Steve Halfpenny (Light Hands Equitation) — “the horse’s lawyer.” We dive ...
01/10/2025

🎙️ New Canter Therapy episode‼️

We’re joined by Steve Halfpenny (Light Hands Equitation) — “the horse’s lawyer.” We dive into mind-before-body training, true connection and feel, balance first, trust you can ride, and how awareness beats one-size-fits-all methods. If you’ve ever wondered why a horse “won’t” do something — or how to help without forcing — this one’s gold.

Find out more about Steve Halfpenny here:
https://www.stevehalfpenny.com

👉 Listen now:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/13af6boHwJMeZ7FR93Tv4Y?si=cq_eh8Y3QpuwsAon4WF4QQ


NEW CANTER THERAPY EPISODE‼️ 📣Kat and Shelley have had an incredibly busy year the CTP had to take a backseat for a few ...
23/09/2025

NEW CANTER THERAPY EPISODE‼️ 📣

Kat and Shelley have had an incredibly busy year the CTP had to take a backseat for a few months but we are BACK!!

In this new episode Kat and Shelley talk to Tami Elkayam (founder of Equine Tensegrity Balancing Therapy) to share highlights from her Canberra workshops on keeping horses sound. They talk about moving beyond just spotting lameness to understanding the whole horse—posture, movement patterns, and prevention. The chat also touches on simple tools for owners and how hormones can affect mares’ performance.

You will look at your horse completely differently after this episode ❤️

To listen click HERE:

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/cantertherapy/episodes/93--Seeing-the-Whole-Horse---Especially-Mares-e38jciu

You have heard Shelley talk at lot about her “Rebootjng” concept if you listen to Canter Therapy‼️. Starting 1st Decembe...
27/11/2024

You have heard Shelley talk at lot about her “Rebootjng” concept if you listen to Canter Therapy‼️. Starting 1st December she is running a big community project to encourage everyone keen to learn or get unstuck - see post below to find out how to be a part of it ♥️

Project Reboot - Let's boldly face the messy middle together🥰🐴

There is a price you must pay if you want to get good at something—you have to be prepared to be messy and even uncoordinated before you improve.

When working with horses, this can be even more confronting, as they also struggle before they become confident and coordinated!

When you begin your quest to work well with a horse, you must face your own imperfections while helping the horse work things out and deal with how they feel about the process. I’ve come out the other side, where it now feels effortless to do things I initially struggled with. Having worked with so many horses, I can confidently say their responses to learning are highly predictable. The truth is, both you and horses learn incredibly quickly with practice and coaching.

Starting 1st December, for six weeks, I’m leading Project Reboot - and you invited😃.

This collaboration guides participants through my 22 essential exercises. These teach skills that I believe are the “vital few,” as described by the concept of the Pareto Principle or 80/20 rule.

The Pareto Principle states that 80% of outcomes come from 20% of a skill set. Therefore, the 22 essential exercises develop the key skills that, once mastered, have a disproportionately large impact on your ability to positively influence a horse. The outcome? Rebuilding a horse’s foundation—which sets the stage for a strong, meaningful partnership. Plus it is necessary for any positive "connection" with a horse to have a chance of being established!♻️

Starting now means that instead of hoping for some New Year’s resolution inspiration to do something with your horse in 2025, you’ll already be most of the way through the reboot process, and things will be very different. You won’t feel stuck—things will be progressing, and you’ll see and feel the positive difference in both you and your horse.

The project will run through my CWCH Society Members Group on Facebook.

🔴Click on this link to join and find out. more information and and what the project timetable looks like:

https://www.calmwillingconfidenthorses.com.au/blogs/project-reboot-boldly-facing-the-messy-middle-together

I excel at getting people back on their horses rather than stuck on the ground. All I need you to do now is be prepared to boldly face the messy middle and give yourself and your horse the chance to learn🙌💪 (let's do it ‼️). Plus, it’s only 22 exercises—you might already be familiar with them, but I’ll show you how to tweak and refine them my way that is key to success ❤

Please SHARE to encourage others to be bold and give it a go 🙏💪

Canter Therapy Podcast fans! Come and visit Kat & Shelley at the Calm Willing Confident Horse stand (461). We would love...
13/11/2024

Canter Therapy Podcast fans! Come and visit Kat & Shelley at the Calm Willing Confident Horse stand (461). We would love to hear your feedback and ideas 💡 ♥️



Firenza Park Equine Services with Kathryn Christieson
Dr Shelley Appleton Calm Willing Confident Horses

🔔NEW EPISODE: DANIEL DAUPHIN HORSEMANSHIP‼️Daniel Dauphin Horsemanship is someone you need to know. He should be on your...
02/11/2024

🔔NEW EPISODE: DANIEL DAUPHIN HORSEMANSHIP‼️

Daniel Dauphin Horsemanship is someone you need to know.

He should be on your radar—not only because he is an exceptional horseman who has started thousands of colts, trained high-level performance horses, and conducts clinics worldwide, but also because he is the host of the popular Adult Onset Horsemanship Podcast and an expert on bits. Daniel can explain bits from every angle! He knows his engineering, physics, and anatomy.

Daniel is also extremely entertaining, wise and a straight talker, and you’re sure to learn a lot from this interview.

To find out more about Daniel Dauphin:
Website: https://dauphinhorsemanship.com
Bit Course: https://thebitcourse.com
Facebook: Dauphin Horsemanship

TO LISTEN CLICK HERE:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cantertherapy/episodes/91--Interview-with-Daniel-Dauphin-Horsemanship-e2qenbk

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