Horse Geeks

By Kirsten Nelsen

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Episodes: 205

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Bringing out the best in horse and rider

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Episode Date
205: Choosing a Saddle
Dec 06, 2025
204: How Good Can It Get?
Nov 29, 2025
203: Why Horses Pull The Reins
Nov 22, 2025
202: Picking Out a Horse
Nov 08, 2025
201: Managing Directions of Force for Balance
Nov 01, 2025
200: Forward in Horses Comes from Downward Transitions
Oct 25, 2025
199: Thumbs and Pinky Fingers
Oct 18, 2025
198: Horses Use Their Necks Like a Limb
Oct 11, 2025
197: Are Big Moving Horses Balanced?
Oct 04, 2025
196: Learning Styles for People & Horses
Sep 27, 2025
195: Rider Balance Affects Horse Balance
Sep 20, 2025
#194 Simple Does Not Mean Easy
Sep 13, 2025
193: Balance, Feel & Timing
Aug 09, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 192: Horse Geeks Update
Jul 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 191: Time Is Change
Jul 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 190: Horse Time
Jun 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 189: All Body Joints Open and Available
Jun 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 188: Training Bands for Horses & Riders
Jun 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 187: What Is Fawning?
Jun 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 186: Rider Balance Without Gripping
Jun 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 185: A Fresh Look at Common Horse Problems
May 06, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 184: Seeing Muscle Use in Horses
May 06, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 183: Listening to Our Body Intelligence
May 05, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 182: Suppling Horses
May 05, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 181: Rotational Stability in Horses and People
Apr 03, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 180: Major Shifts While Changing Balance
Apr 03, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 179: Restoring Healthy Function in Horse Rehab
Apr 03, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 178: Energy and Horses
Apr 03, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 177: Exploring While Training Horses
Mar 02, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 176: Balance = Weight Distribution
Mar 02, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 175: Horse Coordination and Conformation
Mar 02, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 174: Riding From the Inside Out
Mar 02, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 173: What A Balanced Horse Feels Like
Feb 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 172: Allowing Horses to Brake Gait
Feb 01, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 171: Keeping Horses Fit
Jan 19, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 170: Helping Our Horse Thrive
Jan 19, 2025
Horse Geeks Episode 169: Balance Is In The Middle
Dec 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 168: How Horses Respond to Aids
Dec 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 167: Feeling Leads to Seeing Our Horses
Dec 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 166: Our Horse’s Nervous System
Dec 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 165: The Anticipatory Reflex
Nov 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 164: Heliacal Star, a Book About a Racehorse
Nov 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 163: Osteopathy For Horses
Nov 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 162: Horse Inspired Poetry
Nov 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 161: Sole Paint for Horses
Nov 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 160: Creating Space for Learning
Oct 02, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 159: EPM and Lymes in Horses
Oct 02, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 158: Why Horses Stumble
Oct 01, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 157: Impulsion in Horses
Oct 01, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 156: Horses Tails Do Tell Tales
Oct 01, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 155: Visual Signs of Engagement and Disengagement
Sep 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 154: Tracking Up
Sep 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 153: Engagement Releases The Neck
Sep 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 152: Superfluidity
Sep 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 151: Engagement and Disengagement of The Hindquarters
Sep 03, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 150: Torso Balance For Riders
Aug 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 149: Rethinking Our Agenda
Aug 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 148: Inflammatory Response in Horses
Aug 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 147: Responding To Our Horse’s Stress Response
Aug 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 146: Recognizing A Stress Response
Jul 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 145: Cooling Down Our Horses
Jul 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 144: Warming Up Our Horses
Jul 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 143: The Point Of Balance
Jul 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 142: Long Reins
Jul 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 141: Horse’s Thoracic Sling
Jul 01, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 140: Self-Regulated Behavior
Jun 02, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 139: Instability Is A Big Deal
Jun 02, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 138: Tasks Don’t Teach Balance
Jun 02, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 137: Strategies For Learning
Jun 02, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 136: Tensegrity Structures
Jun 02, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 135: Problems Are Imbalances
Jun 02, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 134: The Posture Of Basic Balance
Apr 14, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 133: Aggressive Horses
Apr 14, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 132: Balance For All Bodies
Apr 14, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 131: Positive Reinforcement
Apr 14, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 130: The Posture of Long and Low
Apr 14, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 129: Ulcers In Horses
Mar 09, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 128: Head And Neck Use For Horses And Riders
Mar 09, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 127: Horses Feeling Safe In New Places
Mar 09, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 126: Horse Postures And Frames
Mar 09, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 125: The Horse Posture Of Extension
Mar 09, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 124: Straight On A Circle
Jan 31, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 123: Working With Thresholds
Jan 31, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 122: Uncomfortable Realizations
Jan 31, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 121: Intentions And Goals
Jan 04, 2024
Horse Geeks Episode 120: This Whole Back Use – Saddle Fitting Thing
Dec 28, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 119: The Polyvagal Nervous System
Dec 28, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 118: Getting Grounded
Dec 28, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 117: Horses Teach Us About Relationships
Dec 16, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 116: Research On Horses Over Ground Poles
Dec 16, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 115: Horses Teach Us Resilience
Nov 30, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 114: Lunging Horses
Nov 20, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 113: Kinesphere, Lateral Muscles and Pausing
Nov 20, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 112: Horse Training Matters For Health
Nov 20, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 111: The Training Scales
Nov 20, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 110: Connecting With Horses and All Animals
Oct 17, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 109: The Pleiades Equine Group
Oct 17, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 108: Recognizing Defensiveness
Oct 08, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 107: Case Studies
Oct 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 106: Mechanical And Painful Lameness Issues
Oct 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 105: Biomechanics and Physics (made easy)
Sep 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 104: Herd Dynamics
Sep 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 103: Internal Straightness
Sep 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 102: Ease Is Always The Right Path
Sep 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 101: Simple Does Not Mean Easy
Aug 17, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 100: How Did We Get Here?
Aug 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 99: Feeding Horses for Optimal Digestion
Aug 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 98: Why Use Groundwork With Our Horses
Aug 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 97: Working Through Fear Issues with Horses
Aug 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 96: Understanding Setbacks in Training
Aug 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 95: Nutrition for Horse Metabolic Issues
Aug 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 94: FAQ’s About Horses, Asked on Internet Searches
Jul 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 93: Conversations with Our Horses
Jul 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 92: Recognizing Pain Issues in Our Horses
Jul 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 91: Equine Nutrition Basics
Jul 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 90: Head and Neck Balance
Jul 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 89: Spurs and Riding Whips
Jul 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 88: Rider Leg Contact and Leg Aids
Jul 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 87: Self Awareness = Choice
Jun 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 86: The Process of Change
Jun 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 85: Finding Safety In Ourselves
Jun 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 84: Control or Support
Jun 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 83: Rein Contact
Jun 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 82: Tracking Up
Jun 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 81: Horse Head Setting Devices
Jun 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 80: Bits and Bridles
Jun 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 79: Ground Poles and Hill Work
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 78: Horse Training Paradigms
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 77: We Feel What We Feel
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 76: Internal and External Worlds
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 75: How We Carry Ourselves
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 74: Dropped, Popped and Bulging Shoulders
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 73: Heels Down
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 72: “Look Where You’re Going” Deconstructed
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 71: Horses Helping With Mental Health
May 01, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 70: How To Have Quiet Hands As A Rider
Apr 02, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 69: Deconstructing “Shoulders Back”
Apr 02, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 68: Move With The Horse Or Sit Still…
Apr 02, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 67: Rider Position – Rider Balance
Apr 02, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 66: Saddle Fitting For Rider and Horse
Apr 02, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 65: Selling Your Horse
Apr 02, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 64: Buying Horses
Apr 02, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 63: Tricks and Treats
Mar 04, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 62: Using Treats with Horses
Mar 04, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 61: Trailer Loading, Part 2
Mar 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 60: Trailer Loading for Life
Mar 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 59: Resolving Issues with Basic Handling
Mar 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 58: Lateral Work
Mar 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 57: Laminitis Explained
Mar 02, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 56: Straight On A Circle
Feb 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 55: Lateral Bending and Rotation Functions
Feb 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 54: Relationship of Neck And Back Functional Use
Feb 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 53: Acupressure and Myofascial Body Work
Feb 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 52: Spinal Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy
Feb 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 51: The Belly Does Not Lift The Back
Feb 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 50: Competitive Riding
Feb 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 49: I’m Just a Trail Rider
Feb 05, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 48: Understanding Colic
Jan 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 47: Natural Horsemanship
Jan 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 46: Self-Carriage
Jan 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 45: Engagement of The Hindquarters
Jan 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 44: Using Visual Feedback for Balance
Jan 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 43: Rider Balance Hacks
Jan 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 42: Heart Math
Jan 03, 2023
Horse Geeks Episode 41: Optimal Posture for Riders
Dec 11, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 40: The Comfort Zone Model
Dec 07, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 39: The Learning Frame of Mind
Dec 07, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 38: Equine Assisted Therapies
Dec 07, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 37: Moving Beyond Duality
Dec 07, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 36: Is It a Conformation Problem or a Posture Problem?
Dec 07, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 35: Walking Over Dollars to Pick Up Pennies, part 2
Dec 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 34: Walking Over Dollars to Pick Up Pennies, part 1
Dec 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 33: Is Perfection in The Way of Progress?
Dec 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 32: Aids and Contacts
Nov 05, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 31: Using Positive and Negative Reinforcement
Nov 05, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 30: We Get More of What We Focus On
Nov 05, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 29: Working with Older Horses
Nov 05, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 28: Love Will Keep Us Together
Nov 05, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 27: How our Thoughts Affect our Results
Nov 05, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 26: Quality of work vs. Quantity of time
Nov 05, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 25: Differences Between Horse and Human Spines
Nov 05, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 24: Balance As a Function of Intelligence
Oct 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 23: Balance As a Concept
Oct 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 22: Life Lessons with Horses
Oct 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 21: Words Matter
Oct 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 20: The Practical Side of Improving Balance
Oct 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 19: Biomechanics and Laws of Motion
Oct 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 18: Laws of Motion During Simple Actions
Oct 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 17: Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
Oct 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 16: Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion
Sep 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 15: Newton’s 1st Law of Motion, Inertia
Sep 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 14: Training Methods
Sep 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 13: How Forces of Motion Relate to Balance
Sep 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 12: How Horses Perceive Through Their Five Senses
Sep 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 11: Different Ways We Learn
Sep 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 10: Actively Changing Towards Balance
Sep 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 9: Why is Change Scary and Learning Hard?
Sep 03, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 8: Overcoming the Fear of Mistakes
Aug 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 7: Translating Words into Actions
Aug 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 6: Stability in Motion continued
Aug 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 5: Stability in Motion
Aug 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 4: Posture vs. Conformation
Aug 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 3: Body Operating Systems and Software
Aug 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 2: Optimal Posture, Optimal Balance
Aug 06, 2022
Horse Geeks Episode 1: Student and Teacher Balance
Jun 01, 2021