Changing Lives With A Horse, (Of Course)!

Episode 1: You Don't Know What You Don't Know - INVESTMENT vs. LIABILITY

❓INVESTMENT vs. LIABILITY ❓
What’s the difference between an investment and a liability?
Why do I need to know?
How will this help me in business?
We have all heard “It takes money to make money”, which is true, but is it money that is just going out the window, never to be seen again? Or is it money that is being invested in your business, your goals and your future?
Join us to find out all about the differences between an investment and a liability and make sure you are putting your money in the right category and actually MAKE money!
 
#IAMALIFECHANGER

Episode 17: What is Confidence with Jane and Alice from Australia!

Do we all have it? Is it something learned?
How can we look forward into the year ahead with confidence?
Where do horses fit in when we are talking about confidence?
 
The lovely Jane Hemingway-Mohr and Alice Field are talking about just that! Start looking forward to what opportunities lie ahead in 2021 and discover how working with horses bolsters confidence and helps you find that inner leader within YOU!
 
Join us to hear all about what confidence can do for you - and your horses!

Episode 16: ⭐Start off 2021 right!🎉

Happy 2021!
 
New Years always brings about change - or at least an attempt at change. But this year, we want to start you, and your business, off on the right foot! With a gift!
 
Tune in to listen to us answer questions you have about your business, either one you already have started or one you are planning to start!
 
And join us to get a FREE giveaway to start 2021 off right!

Episode 15: Story time!

We thought it was the kind of day that needed a few heartfelt stories of humans and horses!
Join us to get your fill of stories that will warm your heart! 

Episode 14: What is an Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator?

What is a facilitator anyhow? And what the heck is EAL?  How can we possibly work with horses to help people move forward with their lives? We will let you know just that this episode!
 
A lot of people interested in this type of career want to know what it is that a facilitator actually does. Tune in to find out! 
 
 

Episode 13: What's Right in Business With Ali Cho

2020 has given a lot of twists and turns for all of us in business… and it’s not over yet.😱
Are you wondering;
“How do you start a business during a pandemic?”
“How can I keep moving forward when the world is put on pause?”
 
Today we chat with the Ali Cho from Dreamweaver Equine!
 
After graduating from Barnard College as a history major in ethnicity and race, Ali sought to breathe life into her childhood aspirations of working with, sleeping with, and waking up to horses fantasy.
 
She became a PATH Intl. Certified Riding instructor through Centenary University in 2017, as well as an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning. Combining her passion for Social-Emotional Learning (reaped from her graduate studies at NYU), Ali is also a certified Equine-Assisted Learning Facilitator, through the Equine Connection, where she is able to offer a life skills curriculum program for ages 8+ as well as empowerment workshops for women and corporate groups.
 
In her free time, Ali likes to get hugs from Elvis the donkey in exchange for scratching his ears as well going trail riding in idyllic Amwell horse country.
Join us to hear all about how Ali is defying the odds and moving forward with her dream!

Episode 12: What's Right in Business With Emily Bertrand

Have you ever wondered;
“How do you keep moving forward when things seem so hard?”
“How do you know if this is the right move for you?”
 
Today we chat with the Lovely Emily Bertrand!
 
Emily has had a passion for horses from a young age. Her mother Dawn always thought it was just a phase, but Emily never seemed to grow out of it! Growing up poor Emily had to learn to work very hard if she wanted to be around horses and ride. She would learn the names of tack from reading catalogues, take out every horse book there was from the local library, and make the most out of every opportunity she got to be around horses or ride. When she was 10 years old she would go to her aunts stable and would do chores and ride as often as she was allowed to. At 12 she started volunteering at a local trail riding stable and by 16 she was helping to run it. From there she went on to groom and ride hunter's and jumpers, teaching riding lessons, riding anything she could and working hard though high school so she could afford to board her first horse which she purchased herself. Eventually she went on to study dressage and competed successfully up to the CCI** in eventing.
In 2007 at 23 years old she started Royale Equestrian Centre, a 25 acre farm located right in the city. With some help from her family, they took the old dilapidated run-down farm and turned it into an equestrian centre that has become a true social enterprise. A farm that is now a staple in her local community that has seen given thousands of people the opportunity to learn about horses and ride. Fast forward 13 years later and she is now starting a second location with her cousin Cody Citzler and long-time clients the Calder Family. The second farm also in a prime suburban spot in Ottawa. The farm has been named the Royale Ranch and is set to open June 2021. Where they will be offering riding lessons, boarding and EAL programs.
Join us to hear all about Emily and her phenomenal feats in the business world through all the craziness that life has to offer! 

Episode 11: What's Right In Business? - With Joyce Gardner

⭐This week on Equine Connection’s “What’s Right?” Series!⭐
 
Boozhoo!!!
 
Have you ever wondered; 
👉“How do we try something new in the horse world?” 
👉“Can a family business stay alive in today's world?” 
 
🤩Today we chat with the beautiful and inspiring Joyce Gardner!
 
Joyce grew up just outside of Dryden, ON. For those of you who don’t know where that is, it is between Thunder Bay, ON and Winnipeg, MB. Growing up on a small family farm they always had animals around, horses being one of them.
 
As Joyce grew older, she grew out of the horse phase and went onto other things, later to have her daughter get her back into the horse world. For a long time, she had a dream of her daughters and her having some kind of business to help individuals in the area that needed it. 
 
She was sitting on the couch one night on Facebook, as one does, and ads for Equine Connection kept popping up and she was hooked. Joyce did some research into equine assisted learning and decided to take the leap of trying something new.
 
8 years ago, after countless hours on the road between Dryden and eagle river, where the beginning of our herd lived, she purchased an old store and transformed it into a working ranch.  
 
They have 136 acres, 8 teachers from 7 to 27 years of age, 2 dogs and 2 cats.  Joyce and her family are big on upcycling where possible so they moved and refurbished the old garage into a classroom, pounded some posts and peeled some trees for boards for the ring (they have since put up 2x6 boards) and they can now say they look like a true business.
 
Joyce worked with not for profit organizations over the last 25 plus years, which can be very stressful! Working with horses became her mental health outlet and doing it with her family was even more rewarding. Joyce’s oldest daughter is also a facilitator and together they are striving to get the message out about the power of working with horses.  

Episode 10: What's Right In Business? - Alice Field

Have you ever wondered; 
👉 “How can we keep going when things get tough?” 
👉 “How do we think outside the box to keep our business going?” 
 
Today we have yet another phenomenal speaker to let you know what she has done to keep business going!
 
Alice Field is not only a Facilitator and Assistant Instructor, she also has extensive expertise in Corporate Human Resources with a focus on Learning & Development and Leadership. She completed the Equine Connection Inc Facilitator course in June 2017, enabling her to combine her past business experience with her lifelong passion for horses. Shortly after, Alice joined the Leading Edge team as the Director of Business Development. In 2018 she undertook further training to fulfill the role of Assistant Instructor with the Equine Connection Sydney campus. 
 
Working across all our programs, Alice is passionate about ensuring our clients achieve genuine and sustainable growth opportunities through our experiential learning-based curriculum. She brings a wealth of experience in skill development having supported clients through the design and facilitation of programs to build skills such as Leadership, Management, Communication Negotiation and Team Building.
 
Prior to joining the team, Alice was Vice President, Human Resources at the Macquarie Group in New York and Sydney. Throughout her career, she has held a number of HR Business Partner and HR Specialist roles for leading Investment Banks including UBS and Barclays. She started her career in Australia, before spending over 10 years based in the US, UK and Middle East.
 
Alice is an accredited NCAS riding Coach and when not in the office she enjoys riding and spending time with the horses.

Episode 10: What's Right In Business?

➡️ What's right in continuing to run a business these days?
➡️ How did Equine Connection adjust?
➡️ What does the certification look like now?
 
🤩 Join us today to find out all of the changes that Equine Connection has made throughout these crazy times and how the course has changed up a bit to give you more time, more info and more options! ⭐

Episode 9: What's Right in Business? - With Kelly Montford

We have a super special guest! A certified fitness instructor, personal trainer and yoga instructor. 
The amazing Kelly Montford is also a daughter, sister and most importantly a mother, to three humans and two four-leggers.  
She was never athletic in her school years and was always more interested in curling up in the corner with a book or being outside. 
About 18 yrs ago, one of her children began developing health issues and Kelly needed an outlet.  She began running and lifting weights and noticed how my coping capacity increased.  As their lives returned to some sort of normalcy, she continued on with her fitness activities.  She had more clarity, more energy.  Her clothes fit better and she was happy.  She knew this couldn’t just be her, this had to be something that could help others.  
At the same time all of this was happening, She knew she needed a career change. 
Working at a desk inside was becoming less desirable and fulfilling.   
She made the leap, in her mid-thirties, and went back to post-secondary education -  earned her personal training certificate. From there, she has earned her 200-hour yoga training, then her 300 hour as well as group fitness and TRX training.
She was invited shortly thereafter to work with children in her local school district who, for whatever reason, weren’t able to partake in the mainstream physical education program. 
Now, alongside working with all ages and abilities on multiple levels, she has recently become part owner/operator of Strathmore’s Transcend Yoga & Wellness.

Episode 8: What's Right in Business? - Jane Hemingway-Mohr

Have you ever wondered; 
“What’s right in how I run a horse biz?” 
“These are crazy times, is it even possible?” 
“What are some things I can do to keep moving forward?”
We have a super special guest! The lovely Jane Hemingway-Mohr who is not only just an all around amazing business and horse woman, but she is also our Instructor in Australia! 
Jane is an expert in authentic leadership development, combining her lifelong passion for, understanding of and extensive training in everything horses with her long history of corporate experience both in Australia and internationally. 
 Over the past several years, Jane has immersed herself in the world of equine assisted learning and all that she can learn from horses about herself and others.
Jane believes that horses are the ultimate life coaches, as they provide honest, immediate and unbiased responses to individual and group energy, intention, actions and body language. She says, “Quite simply, horses help people become better humans.”
After establishing her own performance horse boarding, training and coaching facility in 2011, Jane soon realized that there was much more to being with her equine partners than riding and ribbons. Keen to share this special insight with a broader range of people, she qualified as an Equine Assisted Learning facilitator with Equine Connection Inc – The Academy of Equine Assisted Learning, and established Leading Edge Life Skills in March 2015. In January 2017, Jane undertook further training to become the only certified instructor in the southern hemisphere for Equine Connection. 
Together Jane and her team – both human and horse – have hosted personal and professional development programs and workshops for literally hundreds of individuals. 
Jane is an accredited riding coach and competitive show jumping rider. She is married, has four children, three dogs, three cats and too many horses! (As if that were a real thing! Ha!)
National and International Marketing and Public Relations experience
Strong Marketing Communication skills, especially in writing and brand development
Establishing and running small businesses
Social Media
Website management
Speaks German and French
Riding Instructor
Passionate about animals and being everyone’s mum – our home is always full of people and animals - no one goes hungry or feels lonely 

Episode 7: What's Right in Business? - Leah Dyck

Have you ever wondered;
“What’s right in how I communicate with my horses?”
“Am I totally hearing them?”
“What are some things I can do to keep moving forward?”
 
The amazing Leah Dyck    joins us to tell us about this and so much more!
Leah brings a passion for wellness for both human and equine. She is co-owner of Stone Clad Farms, a Master level Reiki practitioner, a Certified Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator, Facilitator of Guidance of the Horse (Wellness and Balance) and Teachings of the Horse (Equine Assisted Learning) programs as well as associated workshop offerings. She also manages a veterinary equine reproduction department during breeding season. Seriously! When does she sleep!
 
Leah has an extra interest in holistic horse care with an integrated approach. Leah also participated in her mother's holistic health and wellness facility, Namaste, in Sherwood Park for its 10 year duration where she learned a variety of complementary health and wellness modalities.
 
Leah's primary goal is to give back. Horses have enhanced her life in a profound way and finding ways to share them with those who may otherwise not have the opportunity is a driving force. “Ultimately, these interactions are good for the horses and good for the people.” Leah says, “They create a ripple effect that flows out into the world in a positive way.”

Episode 6: What's Right in Business? - Michelle Molholland

Have you ever wondered; 
 
“What’s right in business today?”
“How are people making things work through COVID?”
“What are some things I can do to keep moving forward?”
 
We have an amazing guest to start off answering these questions!  The amazing Michelle Mulholland from Ridgetown, Ontario is the owner and operator of Gully’s Learning Ranch and will be our first guest letting us know what has been right for HER business!
 
💛Michelle is a facilitator of a life skills development program that helps both youth and adults build interpersonal communication skills. Working with horses her entire life, she now has the opportunity to see first-hand throughout my life, the positive changes that the horse/human interaction provides. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from McMaster University, as well as a Diploma in Equine Studies and a Certificate in Equine Business Management, both from the University of Guelph.💛
 
🐴But working with people and horses does require… actually working with people. Something that has been pretty difficult over the last little while.

Episode 5: What's Right in Business! It’s our turn to be interviewed!

It’s our turn to be interviewed! 🤩Kent Boehm from @NineBusinessGroup will be joining us this morning to talk about Equine Connection and how we got to be where we are today! Tune in to hear all about how Equine Connection grew to be in the international 🌎organization it is today!

Episode 4: What's Right in Horsemanship? FEATURING Warwick Schiller of Warwick Schiller Performance Horsemanship

That’s right! We learned so much from Doug Walsh over the past few weeks and now we get to chat with the amazing Warwick Schiller to add even more to our “What’s Right?” toolbox!
 
Warwick looks at horsemanship as seeing things from the horse's eye’s, or from the horse's point of view. As humans, we tend to think we are smarter and know better, but time after time, the horse shows us, if we listen they will teach us. A horse knows better than a human about what a horse thinks. If we get the wrong answer, we need to change in order to get a different answer.🐴
 
The concept of making the right easy and wrong thing hard is said a lot, and sounds like a nice catchphrase for smart natural horse people, however, really understanding it and being able to apply is very different than just saying it.
 
See things as a horse, understand a horse so you can do this, study the horse so you can understand them and treat a horse like a horse, not what we want a horse to be, not what we are told a horse should be, not what we see a horse as in movies and not what we wished our horse would be.
A horse is only a horse and that is all they know how to be. 🐴❤️
 
Ahh… This gives us chills! Are you ready to open your mind and become the partner your horse has been waiting for? 😍
 
Join us to tune in and learn even MORE about what is right with horses!

Episode 3: What's Right in Horsemanship? FEATURING DOUG WALSH from Dark Horse Natural Horsemanship

The Third live with the amazing @DougWalsh from Dark Horse Natural Horsemanship will be about the gift of giving troubled horses a second chance. 
 
🐴Doug will tell us about two horses with significant behavioural misunderstandings that with horsemanship training were be able to embrace a new successful and happy life.

Episode 2: What's Right in Horsemanship? FEATURING DOUG WALSH from Dark Horse Natural Horsemanship

How can a horse change a life? 🐴🤨
 
The amazing Doug Walsh from Dark Horse Natural Horsemanship joins us AGAIN to discuss a real-life example of how horsemanship has changed peoples lives.
 
Doug is also bringing a special guest to talk about the relationship between one of his clients and her very difficult horse and how that relationship has forever changed both of their lives.
 
Join us! 😍

Episode 1: What's Right in Horsemanship? FEATURING DOUG WALSH from Dark Horse Natural Horsemanship

🤩Ever wondered, how do horses ACTUALLY learn? 🐴
 
What can I do to build a different relationship with my horse? 💡
 
How does the energy I’m bringing in affect my horse and our relationship?
 
You are in luck! 🍀
 
Joining us is Doug Walsh from Dark Horse Natural Horsemanship to answer those questions.
 
Doug is a Natural Horsemanship Trainer, originally from Colorado, having moved out to the east coast about 12-years ago to the deep south of Florida. He moved to a town called Wellington, Florida, which is the Winter Equestrian Capital of the World. =) He has mastered the techniques to create a healthy, trusting and respectful relationship with horses and is willing to share that knowledge with you!

Episode 5: In a world that feels so wrong, what is right?

What about a return on my investment on a course like this?! 
How will I make my money back? 
How will my biz save me money?
How can I possibly run a horse business when I don’t even know HOW to run any business?!
If you have had days where you know that your passion and purpose is working with horses and people...
But you don’t know how you could possibly intertwine the two... 
Or how it could be a realistic possibility for you - when you don’t know who you’d work with…
Then join us to take a look at everything standing in your way, and how you CAN make sure this business is the right one for you!
"Great companies start because the founders want to change the world… not make a fast buck." – Guy Kawasaki