Equestrian Voices Podcast

Equestrian Voices by Noelle Floyd dives deep into the emotions, lives, stories, and everything we don’t talk about when it comes to life as an equestrian. Join host, Caroline Culbertson, for vulnerable, different, and sometimes hilarious chats with riders from all backgrounds. Equestrian Voices gets the ‘human’ out of horse people.

Episode 4: Why is Colic (Still) Such a Big Problem

It’s 2021. Soon, we’ll see autonomous cars on the road. But we still can’t predict or prevent colic?

Whether the horse you love is a pasture puff living on grass 24/7, or he’s an international competition horse with a groom waiting on him hand and foot, he’s susceptible. Why is colic still so prevalent in horses? Do we just have to accept that it is? What are we missing?

Host Caroline Culbertson sits down with Dr. Paul McClellan, DVM, to unpack this big question. 

Episode 3: Natural Horsemanship, Meet Practical Rider

When we learn to ride as children or as adults, we learn how to do just that: ride. But when do we learn how to understand our horse’s behavior? Why he does what he does? How he views the world and what we’re asking of him?

Host Caroline Culbertson sits down with Tik Maynard, who has made a career out of marrying competitive riding with groundwork as an avenue to gaining a deeper understanding about the inner workings of the horse’s mind. It has made him more successful (even with the most complicated horses), more patient, and most of all, more fulfilled in his work.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • Why groundwork is the key to gaining a deeper understanding for your horse, which will help greatly in your ridden training.
  • Why this isn’t included in the standard curriculum for riders.
  • How you can apply this to your own program without dedicating an overwhelming amount of time to it.

Episode 2: The Student/Trainer Relationship: It’s Complicated

The trainer/student relationship is perhaps the most important relationship you’ll have in horse sport (besides the one with your horse). 

Host Caroline Culbertson sits down with equestrian and sport psychologist, Dr. Jenny Susser, to help us understand the complexities of this multidimensional match and how it can completely shape your experience, success, enjoyment, and confidence in riding. Whether you’re a pro, an amateur, or completely new to riding, this episode is for you. 

Episode 1: Introducing Equestrian Voices

Equestrian Voices dives deep into the emotions, lives, stories, and everything we don’t talk about when it comes to life as an equestrian. Join our host, Caroline Culbertson, for vulnerable, different, and sometimes hilarious chats with riders from all backgrounds. We want to get the ‘human’ out of horse people. Thanks for being here.