Not Just A Pony Ride

So much great information we had to split it up! Don’t forget to listen to PART ONE #112 to get the first part of her valuable insight! In PART TWO of this two part episode, hear Amy Causey tell us a…

PART ONE

So much great information we had to split it up! In PART ONE of this two part episode, hear Amy Causey tell us all about therapeutic Carriage Driving.  Amy is such a WEALTH of knowledge for t…

 Shelby and Kaiti are talking about tack room essentials including what kind of equipment is in HETRA’s tack room as well as how we stay organized when prepping our horses for over 150 sessions per w…

HETRA’s volunteer coordinator, Noah Bevington, is here to share his tips and tricks for keeping the chaos organized when it comes to scheduling our volunteers! He shares tips and tricks on:

• Communi…

Erin is a lifelong horse woman and very accomplished professional in the equine and EAS world.  She is sharing her advice for folks on their journey to becoming involved!  

• Importance of taking ris…

An oldie but a goodie podcast!  If you didn't catch this episode the first time around, listen in now!  Kaiti is shedding light on the #2 diagnosis served by the EAS industry, ADHD.  We're also highl…

Lynn Thomas, Founder of ARCH and Lynn Moore, an ARCH professional share their passion for this association and how helpful the ARCH framework can be in helping their mental health clients go deeper, …

Everyone has heard of the different “learning styles”, we may know what they are - auditory, visual and kinesthetic - but how do we actually apply that information?  in this episode we discuss specif…

It takes a village for our centers to be successful, how are we thanking that village?  Our board of directors, sponsors, donors, volunteers, staff… what makes them feel most appreciated for a year w…

We’re not talking about the kind of progress participants make from month to month or even week to week.  We’re talking about within a single 30-45 minute session, how are you challenging your partic…

We are doing a  replay of a VERY popular episode, Season 2, Episode 40 of the show.   At the time of this episode, Shelby Schult was our acting Equine Operations Manager, which she was for 8 years, b…

2 Tips for going into episode 102… #1 it’s a little longer than our typical episodes, so be prepared fr that, but #2 it’s longer because it’s JUICY. There was too much good information to make it any…

Today we are gong to look at tone.  Everyone has heard it… high tone, low tone, fluctuating tone, spasticity … what does all that even mean!? Spoiler alert it’s can be a little complicated and depend…

We’re celebrating 100 episodes of the podcast!  Listen in to hear Edye Godden, CEO of HETRA and Erin Bevington, COO of HETRA, share their thoughts on how we have stayed adaptable as a center and why …

As an adaptive riding instructor, you might find yourself in an uncomfortable situation you don’t know how to navigate with your participants.  It could be oversharing, traumatic responses, panic att…

As the EAS industry continues to expand and diversify, it is of utmost importance to keep the needs of our equine partners at the forefront of the movement.  The better you are to your horses, the lo…

Evaluation of incoming participants is an important piece of the puzzle in so many ways. It helps your participant be as successful as they can be, but it also helps your instructors, volunteer team …

Join us for a global conversation!  Vera, the President of HETI is here to talk to us today about the importance of connection with other professionals, not only locally, but on an international scal…

Executive function is the cognitive process of the brain that allows us to set goals, plan things, stay organized and make the right decisions while keeping our emotions in check.  It consists of a s…

We have been getting a lot of questions lately about how to get involved in the Equine Assisted Services industry.  There are SO many ways to make an impact, listen in to hear the options and what al…