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 offers tangible strategies that can support anyone navigating this world, from selecting the right coach and barn to building and maintaining a meaningful connection with your horse. She also shares how individuals within the industry can help drive the changes she hopes to see in the equine showing world.

This episode is packed with insight, hard truths, and an inside look at the realities of this world—for both horses and their owners. We hope it inspires learning, growth, and a deeper connection with your equine partners.

Connect With Us

Laura Marie:

www.wildawakewoman.com

IG: @livingwildawake

Horse Medicine Leadership Academy:

www.horsemedicineleadership.com

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 between their personal healing and their equine partnerships.

Reflecting on their evolution, Breanne and Brittany explore how their awareness of themselves and their horses has shifted over time and why it’s so important to meet both human and horse where they are today—not where they once were. If you’ve ever felt a deep connection with an animal or wondered how personal growth and horse partnership intertwine, this conversation is for you.

Connect With Us:

Horse Medicine Leadership Academy: www.horsemedicineleadership.com

Breanne Kerr of Wildwynd Equine: www.wildwyndequine.com

Brittany Ashworth of Sacred Echos: www.sacredechos.com

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 behaviours that can be triggered by past experiences that we need to know how to tend to and support in our horse partners.

There is a dance between holding our horses in the space of consent and honoring their communicaiton, while also having the space of being able to handle them outside of our purpose with them and knowing how to hold that in a way that still honors the horse.

There are a few pieces we speak to in this podcast, that we are excited to bring to our community.

To learn more about our programs you can check out our website www.horsemedicineleadership.com

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 able to give voice to what that journey has been.

Sometimes we can question if our horses are called to this work as much as us, we believe that if our horses are finding their way to us, it is because they are choosing this path too.

We have loved getting to know Hera and Heka more deeply and seeing them integrate into our herd. Already their impact has been deeply felt and we are grateful to welcome these beautiful souls into our herd.

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 to and validating where we are called to hold this path differently than what we have been taught.

Hillary founder of horse medicine leadership shares her own personally journey with this and how she moved from beyond her own teachers into finding the courage to hold this work the way the horses called her to it.

Sometimes we need someone to say, it is ok to hold things differently and to listen to your inner knowing and partnership with the horses in a way you are feeling lead and called to.

Permission granted.

You can listen to our podcast on all major platforms, would love to hear your thoughts and how this might resonate for you!

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.

This is a great podcast to hear some insights with Hillary and Laura as they share their experiences with a range of horses and backgrounds and how they support them in the equine guided learning field.

How do we as facilitors be responsible for holding safety for both horse and human while also knowing our capacity and how to call in the "right" horses for our practice.

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 the many layers of horse ownership and how walking in partnership with horses can honor them as sacred beings.

If you want to connect with Laura, her website is www.wildawakewoman.com

If you want to connect with Brittany, her website is www.sacredechos.com

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.horsemedicineleadership.com

You can also see us on instagram, horsemedicineleadership.

We look forward to a new season with you all!