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by Trudi Dempsey
Lost in the sea of horse training? Step aboard for evidence based equine training and behaviour content. Listen to professionals and enthusiasts from the world of horse training and behaviour as well as associated areas of the equine world. Trudi Dempsey is an English equine trainer and behaviour consultant, specialising in positive reinforcement.
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- 2 weeks ago15 min
Inside the Professional Horse Trainers Forum with Coraline Plumat
In this episode, I sit down with Coraline Plumat a presenter from the upcoming Professional Horse Trainers Forum, at Understand Horses.Coraline Plumat of Une Leçon d’Ancrage is a leading voice in Belgium’s R+ based equine training community and is a certified equine behaviour consultant CEBC with the IAABC.Find Coraline on:FacebookInstagramUne Carotte au Coin du Feu podcast in French LanguageCoraline's presentation will be: Training day gone wrong: how to avoid it, and what to do if it still happened We've all been there. We had a plan, driving to the barn with high enthusiasm and beautiful mental images of how this would be a glorious training day. Then, somehow, it all went sideways and we left the barn with this bitter feeling of having failed, ourselves and our horses. This talk will investigate the signs that we may sometimes miss that today is not training day, how to shift gears and still have some activities when conditions are not ideal and what to do to save the day without hurt if, unfortunately, training day still went wrong. Join us online at this year's Professional Horse Trainers Forum, hosted by Trudi Dempsey and Justine Harrison on 26 September 2026, tickets are just £50 for 7 hours!For tickets and info The Professional Horse Trainers Forum
- Aug 12, 202627 min
Cooperative Care - there's so much more!
An audio only episode with me, Trudi, talking about how cooperative can we really be.If you want to know how to supercharge communication with your horse, this is the place to start.In Person Cooperative Care WeekendProfessional Horse Trainers Forum If your ethos aligns with mine and you want to grow your training then join my monthly subscription Positive Horse Club for monthly meeting/webinar feedback on training and a supportive R+ based/clicker training community. Drop me an email trudi@equine.training or see here Positive Horse Club
- Jul 31, 202620 min
Inside the Professional Horse Trainers Forum with Naomi Garner
In this episode, I sit down with Naomi Garner a presenter from the upcoming Professional Horse Trainers Forum, at Understand Horses.Naomi began her career in equine podiatry in 2019, training with Equine Podiatry Training Ltd. Owning nervous horses herself shaped her desire to work with cases others often avoid. Over time, she developed a practical, welfare-led approach to supporting anxious, dangerous, and physically compromised equines. This led her to specialise further in behaviour change and positive reinforcement, continuing her education with Understand Horses. Naomi’s work focuses on ethical, non-forceful solutions that prioritise both horse and human safety.In her presentation Naomi will explore what both horse and handler need for safe, welfare-led hoof care - good hoof care is not only about what is done to the feet, but how it is carried out. Too often, forceful handling is normalised, despite escalating fear and risk. This talk covers handling hooves, essential skills for both horse and owner, training alongside your hoof care provider, and retraining the “kicker.” Attendees will leave with practical tools to improve safety while advocating for their horse’s physical and mental wellbeing.This conversation offers a preview of one of seven presentations at this year's Professional Horse Trainers Forum, hosted by myself, Trudi Dempsey and Justine Harrison on 26 September 2026, early bird ticket £35 but get one soon as the full price will be £50.For tickets and info The Professional Horse Trainers ForumFind Naomi Podiatry Horse Training and on social media as Bare Remedy Equine Podiatry and Halcyon Equine on social media.
- Jul 11, 202620 min
Inside the Professional Horse Trainers Forum with Milly Paton and Christa Culbert
In this episode, I sit down with Milly Paton and Christa Culbert, two presenters from the upcoming Professional Horse Trainers Forum, to explore what makes training genuinely safe and effective for both horse and human.Milly, a mental health nurse and positive reinforcement trainer, unpacks psychological safety as the foundation for learning. In her presentation she will discuss how distress and cognitive overload can be present even when a session looks successful on the surface, and how session structure, pacing, and learner agency support nervous system regulation in both horses and humans.Christa will look at the role of patterns in communication, groundwork, and riding. She'll explain how thoughtfully applied patterns can build reliable behaviours, from husbandry to riding, and how they give horses a clearer way to communicate back to us, regardless of discipline or method.Together, this conversation offers a preview of two of the seven presentations at this year's Professional Horse Trainers Forum, hosted by Trudi Dempsey and Justine Harrison on 26 September 2026, early bird ticket £35For tickets and info The Professional Horse Trainers ForumFind Milly and Christa...https://www.christaculberthorsemanship.com/https://millypatonhorsecraft.com/
- May 18, 202656 min
How Well Do We Read Equine Pain - in conversation with Dr Nicola Gregory
In this episode I talk to Dr. Nicola Gregory, a psychologist with a lifelong passion for horses whose research has been asking questions about how well we actually read equine pain. Nicola holds a BSc in Neuroscience from the University ofSussex (2000) and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Exeter (2011). Following her doctorate, she undertook a post‑doctoral position at the University of Portsmouth since then she has been based at Bournemouth University, progressing from post‑doctoral researcher to lecturer and now Principal Academic in Psychology.Her research focuses on how humans understand others through non‑verbal cues, particularly facial expressions. Throughout her academic career, she has used eye‑tracking technology to examine how attention is directed within social environments and how we interpret subtle visual information. She is now extending this work into equine research, exploring how humans process cues from horses.Find Nicola herehttps://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/ngregoryJoin us at Understand Horses Live in June 2026https://www.understandhorses.com/understand-horses-live
- Apr 5, 202638 min
Cooperative Care a Carpool Podcast with Gabriel Lencioni
What happens when two behaviour nerds, a parked car, and a determined group of tourists get in the way? You get this episode.Recorded in my car after a series of camera mishaps and unexpected background 'ambience,' this carpool podcast with veterinary behaviourist Gabriel Lencioni dives into the art of cooperative care, Horse‑Initiated Training (HIT), and the many ways we can give horses more agency in their own handling and healthcare.Despite the technical hurdles, the conversation is rich, practical, and full of insight. We explore how small shifts in training can transform everyday procedures, why opt-ins for handling is important, and how trainers and vets can work together to create calmer, more confident horses.A slightly chaotic recording. A seriously good discussion.Gabriel is a Veterinarian and PhD student in Animal Welfare at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (FMVZ) of the University of São Paulo (USP). He is an IAABC CEBC and Elite Fear free certified professional. His main research field is in affective states in horses and the use of technologies (AI) as indicators during competitions. Gabriel has a special interest in positive reinforcement training and cooperative care approaches to veterinary procedures.Find Gabriel on InstagramFind my courses equine.training
- Mar 6, 20261h 6m
Positive Reinforcement Based Training - In Conversation with Coraline Plumat
In this episode, I sit down with Coraline Plumat of Une Leçon d’Ancrage to explore the current state of positive reinforcement–based equine training. We discuss the challenges of introducing R+, the importance of sharing knowledge, and how collaboration can help trainers and horses alike reach their full potential. Whether you’re just curious about new approaches or looking to deepen your practice, this conversation offers insight, honesty, and practical perspective from a leading voice in Belgium’s R+ based equine training community.Find Coraline on:FacebookInstagramUne Carotte au Coin du Feu podcast in French LanguageCheck out my courses here:equine.training And my subscription training club here:Positive Horse Club
- Jan 18, 202650 min
Choice, in Conversation with Christa and Taylor Culbert
In this episode I'm delighted to be joined by sisters Taylor and Christa Culbert. We talk about offering choice to our horses in their lives and their training.Christa is a horse trainer who lives in Bellingham, Washington with her husband, two dogs, and two horses. She has a BFA in painting and drawing, and is currently in a Masters program in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare. Christa offers in-person and online horse training and behavior consulting to foster joyful relationships and improve equine welfare. She particularly enjoys working with unhandled horses and horses who struggle to fit into the domestic world, and the amazing human beings who support them.Taylor is a horse trainer and English professor living in the Hudson Valley in New York State, and she recently completed her PhD in Theatre and Performance. Her research focuses on the history of animals in performance and how cultural narratives about animals shape the ways that humans interact with them in performance settings. Taylor’s research draws heavily on her practical experience working with horses and she currently runs a positive reinforcement training program at a local equine rescue.Check out the first episode of their podcast (linked) for more about their background story.The book that started it all for Christa when Taylor gifted it to her: Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training and What It Teaches us About All Animals by Karen PryorFind Christa:christaculberthorsemanship.com Facebook: Christa Culbert Instagram: christaculbert2And Taylor:Instagram: @thediscoursehorse Facebook: Taylor Claire CulbertMy professional horse trainer course at Understand HorsesMy cooperative care course with vet Gabriel Lencioni
About Lead a Horse to Water
Lost in the sea of horse training? Step aboard for evidence based equine training and behaviour content. Listen to professionals and enthusiasts from the world of horse training and behaviour as well as associated areas of the equine world. Trudi Dempsey is an English equine trainer and behaviour consultant, specialising in positive reinforcement.
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