Most training styles will NEVER completely FIX your horse and here’s why.  For starters, they focus on controlling the horse instead of teaching the horse self-control. Traditional training teaches you how to control the horse through pain, force, excessive pressure, and mechanics. Don’t agree, get rid of all your aids and develop the horse from start to finish with just a rope halter, lead and lunge whip.There’s nothing natural about Natural Horsemanship, not when it teaches you how to control the horse through operant conditioning (pressure and release) and repetitive mechanics they call “connection”. Science-based training such as Positive Reinforcement (R+) is just as excessive in its level of control. The only difference is it uses food, a basic need of the horse, to control the horse’s behavior. Take the food away and what’s motivating the horse to participate?R+/R- Reinforcement is just another name for operant conditioning and uses positive and negative reinforcement. And, finally, we have the gentle horse training methods. These methods emphasize the horse’s well-being yet, like the other’s fail in teaching people how to interact and work with horses the way the horse needs and respects.After 20+ years of evidence-based research, with thousands of domestic and wild horses, Caroline Beste (founder of Tao of Horsemanship) developed a 100% PROVEN training style that does WORK FOR THE HORSE – all horses, any situation. It’s called HOLISTIC HORSEMANSHIP.Join our FREE 7-Day Holistic Horsemanship Mastery Miniseries https://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/mmp-mini-series to learn why people are saying, "Tao is the way to all things possible with horses,” and the most holistic, empathetic, and effective path to training, re-training, and rehabilitating horses.To learn more about me, Caroline Beste, and the Tao of Horsemanship Academy, please visit: -Tao of Horsemanship Academy Website, https://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/ -Tao of Horsemanship Academy Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/TaoofHorsemanshipAcademy -Tao of Horsemanship Academy Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/taoofhorsemanshipacademy/  May you always be one with your horse,  Caroline

Welcome back Lady Apona, aka, Lidia Kuleshnyk and the Divinity of Horses Series! Please join us LIVE, Thursday, February 15, 1PM/EST/USA on the Tao of Horsemanship YouTube channel where both Lidia Kuleshnyk and me, your host Caroline Beste, will talk about how to align ourselves with horses, others and the universe!In this podcast Lidia will talk about how horses lead us into expanded consciousness, helping us connect with our essence, our spirit, so we can trust the  flow of the Universe. She will also talk about accessing our intuition, our inherent self-worth and inner power, all of which operate at a higher level frequency than the intellect or the mind and help us "move beyond mindsight" by aligning with the infinite energy of the universe, governed by ancient universal principles. These ancient universal principles are a roadmap, and the horses are the "way showers",  guides, to expanding our consciousness.I will share again my 8 Transcendental Principles of Horsemanship; Awakening Coherent, Conscious Partnership between Horses and Humans. I will share how this way of being with horses leads us into expanded consciousness and the ability to create stress-free relationships and working partnerships with horses.If you would like to listen to all of the podcasts in the Divinity of Horses Series, you can find them (search) on my website https://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/podcast. Please click here https://www.aponahealing.com/ to learn more about Lidia.“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

Welcome everyone to Everything Horses & More! Podcast! Special welcome to our guest speakers, Dana Croschere & Krisanna Sexton, of Rescued Hearts Films. Today we are going to talk about The Miracles, The Mystery, and The Science of Healing with Horses. Dana Croschere is an award-winning film producer and has spent the last 15 years volunteering at various ranches, immersing herself in the transformative world of equine-assisted therapies and witnessing the healing power, presence, and sacred connection between horses and humans. Krisanna Sexton, an award-winning Director with Live Wild Films, is driven by a mission to spread hope and healing. While her experience with horses may not be extensive, Krisanna's belief in exploring alternative modalities for healing inspires her work as a director. Her most recent film success, "Love Heals," has received acclaim across international boundaries. Scheduled for a national broadcast on PBS in January 2024, this documentary stands as a testament to Krisanna's ability to touch hearts and minds through her heartfelt storytelling. Her work on "Rescued Hearts" promises to be a continuation of her mission to inspire and heal through the medium of film. The Inspiration Behind Rescued Hearts I once witnessed a miracle when a 7-year-old boy with autism spoke his very first words while interacting with a horse, and it forever changed my life. After hearing countless stories of people who have experienced miraculous transformations in the presence of horses, I began to wonder, "Why are horses so healing to humans and what are they here to teach us?" My partner, Krisanna, and I are award-winning filmmakers, and together we are embarking on a journey to better understand the horse-human connection. Our film will share powerful stories from those who have experienced incredible transformations and those who have dedicated their lives to equine-assisted work. We'll highlight researchers who can speak to why this connection is so powerful and share tools to help us access our healing power within. Rescued Hearts isn't just the story of horses; it's the story of all of us and the power that lies within to create healing and transformation in our lives. - Dana Croschere, Producer Discover more about my guests on their website https://www.livewildfilms.com/ and their new documentary www.rescuedheartsfilm.com, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rescuedheartsfilm/, https://www.instagram.com/livewildfilms/?hl=en and Facebook www.facebook.com/people/Rescued-Hearts-Film/100086887737887/.

Here we come again! Part V of our Divinity of Horses Series with Lady Apona, aka, Lidia Kuleshnyk. This month we will be talking to Lady Apona about her L.O.V.E. Method of Creating a Sacred Bond with Horses. In this upcoming podcast, both Lidia and I will be talking about how we create sacred spaces and bonds with our beloved horses. While Lidia will be introducing her L.O.V.E method, I will be sharing my 8 Transcendental Principles of Horsemanship; Awakening Coherent, Conscious Partnership between Horses and Humans. These principles are my methodology to developing horses to their fullest potential naturally and holistically, from the inside out, ground to riding, start to finish, rehab to recovery, novice to pro. There’s no better way than to connect with a horse on the inside. Anything is possible when we have their heart and their trust.   Please click here to listen to our series, The Divinity Of Horses Series, Leading Us Into Expanded Consciousness Part I – III.  Special Announcement! Lidia is a best selling author! Please click here to purchase her new book: "Evolving On Purpose: Co-Creating With The Divine" with my chapter "The Divinity of Horses."Please click here to learn more about Lidia.“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

Another amazing podcast last month with Lady Apona, aka, Lidia Kuleshnyk!In this upcoming podcast, I will be sharing my 8 Transcendental Principles of Horsemanship; Awakening Coherent, Conscious Partnership between Horse and Human.These principles are my methodology to developing horses to their fullest potential naturally and holistically, from the inside out, ground to riding, start to finish, rehab to recovery, novice to pro.This is what I teach in my big MasteryMembership Riding Foundation Program. If your interested in learning what it's all about, this podcast is for you!Lidia will also continue her conversation about how the divinity of horses leads us into expanded consciousness through connection to our essence, our spirit, the  flow of the Universe, our intuition, our inherent self-worth and our inner power.Please click here to listen to our series, The Divinity Of Horses Series, Leading Us Into Expanded Consciousness Part I – III, https://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/pod....Special Announcement! Lidia is a best selling author! Please click here to purchase her new book: "Evolving On Purpose: Co-Creating With The Divine" with my chapter "The Divinity of Horses."https://www.aponahealing.com/booksPlease click here to learn more about Lidia, https://www.aponahealing.com/.“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse,Caroline

Another amazing podcast last month with Lady Apona, aka, Lidia Kuleshnyk! This next podcast is part three of our Divinity of Horses Series, Horses Leading Us Into Expanded Consciousness. Lidia will be continuing her conversation about how the divinity of horses leads us into expanded consciousness through connection to our essence, our spirit, the  flow of the Universe, our intuition, our inherent self-worth and our inner power. We will dive in deep, discussing how horses help guide us (if we allow them) to operate at a higher level frequency than the intellect or the mind and "move beyond mindsight" by aligning with the infinite energy of the universe, governed by ancient universal principles. Lidia will explain how these ancient universal principles are a roadmap, and the horses are the way showers, to expand our consciousness.“The 12 Universal Principles are a roadmap to mastering your inner power, health, managing your energy and stress, and reclaiming your sovereignty. They teach us the art of living, knowing when to apply oneself and when to pull back . . . how to create true balance and abundance.” - LidiaLidia will show us all how to get started!Please click here to listen to part I and part II:The Divinity Of Horses Series, Part Ihttps://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/podcast/episode/7a766ac5/the-divinity-of-horses-with-lidia-kuleshnyk The Divinity Of Horses Series, Part II: Horses Leading Us Into Expanded Consciousnesshttps://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/podcast/episode/77085c32/the-divinity-of-horses-series-part-ii-horses-leading-us-into-expanded-consciousness Please click here to learn more about Lidia www.AponaHealing.com. “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

Susan’s life is both fascinating and riveting! Her journey as a professional horse trainer, competitive ballroom dancer and world traveler has led her to create an amazing body of work. Here’s an excerpt from Susan that’s sure to titillate you. There’s more to come in our podcast!“I kept studying dressage because I wanted to get to the essence of true riding  partnership…20 years of ballroom dancing…more searching for the essence of true partnership.  I wanted to improve my feel for riding and find a way to help students find the feel as well. In 2011, I packed up a successful dressage business in Southern California and went looking for deeper answers for myself and humanity. It took me through South Africa and then landed in India. After a number of years in India and support to return to the Western world, I found myself back in the horse world. Integrating dressage, dancing, and a spiritual inquiry has led to developing Awakened Horsemanship https://selfseeds.com/sales-page-template-copy-2. Awakened Horsemanship is based on 11 simple experiences of one’s mind, body, and spirit/soul.  The program is created for rider’s as a dismounted workshop to heighten the ability to know one’s self and transmit that clarity through the riding. The experiences apply directly to the horse as well.Currently, the journey has led me to Kentucky and a farm, Horse Woods Haven,  https://horsewoodshaven.com where I have created an environment harmonising the land, woods, and the horses.  It has provided a profound opening to understanding the herd as an observer, steward, and member of the herd. The next step is offering online and farm workshops. The land stewarding has deepened my partnership with the Earth.”  Susan  “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami Vivekananda May you always be one with your horse, Caroline

Lidia and I share our experiences and insights about the light and love of horses as divine spiritual beings with an emphasis on how horses can lead us naturally and easily into expanded consciousness through love, presence and meditation.If you love connecting with the heart and soul of horses, you will love my conversation with the amazing Lidia Kuleshnyk  https://www.aponahealingranch.com. Lidia is a great conscious leader of our time, a pioneer in healing humans from chronic health conditions through the power of equine healing, nutrition and holistic coaching.Lidia, also known as "Lady Apona", brings together 30 years of training, expertise, and experience in her Apona Healing to help both humans and horses heal. As a therapist and holistic coach, Lidia offers Equine-Assisted Therapy and Equine Healing Retreats to help clients return to wholeness through heart-centered, transformational relationships with horses.“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

This month our guest speaker is Lidia Kuleshnyk, also known as Lady Epona. She will be talking to us about her new book “Co-Creating With The Divine - The Divinity Of Horses.”Lidia has had a deep relationship with horses, animals, and nature her entire life. Since childhood, horses and animals have come to Lidia in dreams, as Pillars of Light. In times of hardship, when no answers could be found, it was through Lidia’s connection with the natural world, and the guidance of the spirits of animals, that Lidia found the solutions she needed.Lidia dreams told her to dedicate her life to holistic healing with reiki and macrobiotics. During these experiences she experienced firsthand the power of these modalities to heal her own chronic health conditions. In addition to her B.Sc. in Psychology, Lidia is a trained therapist. She has an Advanced Counselling Certification from George Brown College, and has been a member of Coachville and OACCPP/OAMHP (Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals) for many years.Lidia, also known as "Lady Apona", brings together 30 years of training, expertise, and experience in her Apona Healing to help both humans and horses heal. As a therapist and holistic coach, Lidia offers Equine-Assisted Therapy and Equine Healing Retreats to help clients return to wholeness through heart-centered, transformational relationships with horses.“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

This podcast is dedicated to learning how to use your intuition to connect to, and make sense of, spirituality and science. My co-host Lydia is our guest speaker.She’s been reading, listening, and experiencing a lot of really cool stuff lately that has inspired, and stimulated, her intuition. I’m so excited she will be sharing her experiences with all of us! Some of our discussion will include:-          Consciousness-          Overpowering Connectedness-          Transcending-          Clairvoyance-          Stewardship-          Permanence vs Impermanence"I want to share this quote that I have utilized through out my gardening career. It is the key to what I've discovered over a lifetime of listening to plants and animals. They have helped me find the truth in understanding the connectedness between all things... "Rudolf Steiner presents a notion of science that says we can know things that go beyond what we can weight, measure, and calculate. Science is the practice of observing phenomena and relating them in a way that correctly represents the phenomena’s reality. Agricultural judgments about health, what to do where, and when to do what, best succeed when we begin to rely on a certain wisdom gained through observation and experience and when we perceive consciously and concretely the phenomena that induce life itself. "Spirituality is just science we don’t understand yet." Lydia

This next podcast is dedicated to weanlings, handling, development and training. My last podcast on this topic was recorded March 8, 2023. I’ve included below all three podcasts dedicated to this subject. This one will be part four.While I’ve talked about raising weanlings, I haven’t spent as much time on this subject and I sure have gotten a ton of emails and questions about it over the years. So, it’s time to dive in and talk about the research, stats, natural family dynamic of wild horses, domesticated dams and weanlings, common sense and most of all, what I’ve learned along the way that I believe is best practices for weanlings – what’s in their best interest.Starting Young Horses, Part I How & When (Developing Good Habits) https://www.buzzsprout.com/815860/episodes/5349703 Starting Young Horses, Part II: How to Begin Your Horse's Education & How to Problem-solve https://www.buzzsprout.com/815860/episodes/5370628 Young Horse Development & Age-Appropriate Training, Part III https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/young-horse-development-age-appropriate-training/id1504085225?i=1000603347868 I'd like to give a special thanks to Elisabeth  for allowing me to share her journey raising Frigga, her baby Fjord, with all of you. Please click here to watch her amazing relationship and imprinting of Frigga https://www.youtube.com/@lizzyshorses.“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

I hope you enjoy an interview by one of my youngest students, Sarah, who is only 17! Sarah's interview is for her senior thesis and her horsemanship.Sarah did an excellent job asking questions. Lunging is an art, the art of movement and in my method, it's also about the art of connection and synchronicity in heart, mind and body energy.We are all living, energy beings. There is nothing more powerful, magical or healthy than connecting with our horses in heart/relationship, mind/thought and body/movement. My art of lunging comes full circle too and not only teaches you how to develop horses inside out, it includes biomechanics, energy, connection, self-regulation, collection and most of all teaches the rider how to develop the movement they want to ride in their horse and in themselves.I teach all about this and how to start a horse, from the inside out, ground to riding, start to finish, rehab to recovery, novice to pro in my big MasteryMembership Riding Foundation Program https://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/masterymembership. Enjoy!

Another famtastic podcast with nationally recognized integrative vet, Dr. Rob Silver! You can learn more about Dr. Silver's knowledge and products from the following websites:http://nurseyourpet.com/http://nurseyourpet.com/blog/ https://www.wellpetdispensary.com/ https://www.realmushrooms.com/ He is offering a 25% discount. Please use code: tao25It's good for one use and for 25% off of anything in the www.wellpetdispensary.com, and is non-expiring.More about Dr. Silver...Dr. Silver educated us on the healing powers of medicinal mushrooms amongst many other areas of pet care from diets, health to longevity.Dr. Robert Silver graduated in 1982 from Colorado State’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He established one of the first integrative vet clinics in the USA in Boulder, CO in 1993. Since then, Dr. Silver has become a nationally recognized expert in veterinary herbal and nutraceutical medicines, medicinal mushrooms, veterinary CBD and cannabis therapeutics. He has adjunct faculty positions at Lincoln Memorial University, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Chi University, a College of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

This next podcast is dedicated to young horse development and training. This time I’m going to dive in deeper, simplify some complex areas and give you a clear idea about age appropriate education, handling and training – areas that are important to young horse development, such as emotional fitness, confidence and safety. I’ve done two podcasts on this subject already, back in 2020, that cover a lot of common questions, concerns and advice. You can listen here:Starting Young Horses, Part I How & When (Developing Good Habits) https://www.buzzsprout.com/815860/episodes/5349703 Starting Young Horses, Part II: How to Begin Your Horse's Education & How to Problem-solve https://www.buzzsprout.com/815860/episodes/5370628 “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

I am super excited to have our next guest, Jonas Feeley! We rarely have men on our podcasts and believe me, this is not intentional, so having Jonas as our guest speaker is super exciting and special. Welcome Jonas!Jonas is a student, and friend, of mine which makes him a student of the Tao and my Tao of Horsemanship. He became a student with his wife Emily many years ago and together they achieved a life most of us would dream of. I hope you join us as we listen to Jonas talk about his life before the Tao and how the Tao of Horsemanship has positively influenced his personal transformation, mindset, spirituality and relationships.

Our next podcast guest is Sonya Spaziani, known as Mustang Meg to her followers.Mustang Meg (Sonya Spaziani) is renowned for her photography, field research, and ongoing efforts to educate the public on the status of wild Mustangs. Currently, 75,000 wild horses are caught in political, emotional, and environmental controversy.Mustang Meg is concerned for the future welfare of our wild horses. She chooses no other, but one side, the side of the wild horses and burros. It's her hope and ambition that she can reach at least one person daily, so they know that we still have these inspiring free-roaming animals on our wild lands, and how necessary they are on so many levels, but mostly our spirits.... These wild horses, an American icon symbolizing our own struggle to remain free~ A powerful icon to the citizens of the great Nation, and to so many around the world.I hope you join us for a powerful and riveting interview with Mustang Meg as she shares her adventures and experiences with these beautiful wild horses.

“First You Go with the Horse. Then the Horse Goes with You. Then you go together.” ~ Tom DorranceIf you’re ready to change your relationship, and your riding, with your horse and in a way that creates the deepest connection, relationship, trust and safety, this podcast is for you. What I’m about to share will clearly defines the ingredients, give you an outline, of my way of Being, doing and riding with horses. If you’re ready to dive in and make the changes you need and want in your horsemanship, the roadmap and training is taught in both my in-person workshop and online Mastery Program. Click here for details and to join my Intuitive Workshop for Women & Horses February 22-24, 2023 https://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/intuitive-workshops-for-women-and-horses. Click here for the online course, Discovering the Spirituality of Horsemanship https://www.taoofhorsemanship.com/spirituality.

We are thrilled to have this week’s guest speaker Rahansia Ben Merjuri again! Rahansia will be sharing with us her experiences, and understanding, of how the animals that come into our lives are often spirit guides. They have written on a soul level to be with us and assist us in this lifetime. Many times we think we are taking care of them when in truth they are taking care of us.Rahansia has been in the Healing Arts for over 30 years. She is teaching and doing Massage, {Horses and people} along with Energy Lite, sound healing and reading sessions.  She has traveled many areas of the US teaching and sharing her Energy Lite Therapies. She expanded and started working with horses around 2002. She realized how sensitive the horses were to the different energy tools and how quick their response was compared to humans. She also became aware of a deeper connection with the horses and  having the ability to sense what they were desiring to communicate to us.I hope you join us for a deep and mystical exploration into animal spirit guides! I will be sharing some of my experiences too with my animals, especially my horses, as my personal spirit guides.Click here https://www.healinghorses8.com/ for more information about Rahansia.“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a blessed, safe and joyful holiday season with loved ones.I wanted to start off this new year with positivity, purpose and connection, especially connecting to the areas in our lives that bring us harmony, ease and fulfillment.So often we go day-by-day without giving time and attention to the areas in our lives that feed our soul. Especially the time we make for our horses. They feed our souls for sure and often we feel frustrated and disappointed in the fact that we never have enough time for them, let alone for ourselves and others. Well, not anymore! I’m going to share some tips and secrets to keeping my emotional reservoir feeling full and not empty, and how you can feel amazing in 15 minutes or less with your horse.

Thanks for joining Lydia, me and our guest this week, Kris Newkirk for a very special holiday podcast about recognizing, connecting to and honoring our Higher Selves and its relationship to Christmas.Kris has been practicing for over 45 years in counseling and psychology with a specialization in psycho-spiritual crisis, trauma, and women’s empowerment. Most recently, Kris has become a Certified EMDR therapist integrating EMDR with Transpersonal therapies, with a focus on addiction and spirituality.If you're looking for some inspiration and spiritual guidance this holiday season, please join us as we dive in deep about connecting to our divine selves, spirituality and peace within ourselves.“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.” - Swami VivekanandaMay you always be one with your horse, Caroline