The River Tiger Podcast from Dynamics Coaching
Our mission is to bring evidence-based research, theory, and practice to life in an engaging, enjoyable, and practical manner. We aim to foster a vibrant community where knowledge meets application in the realms of adventure, lifestyle, and equestrian sports.
Join us as we delve into spontaneous and insightful conversations with practitioners and researchers across the fields of learning, skill acquisition, movement sciences, ethics, and philosophy, particularly in relation to adventure and equestrian sports. Our focus is on sports that embrace fluidity and lack rigid boundaries or rules, inherently involving risks that cannot be completely eliminated. We believe that these sports present unique challenges and opportunities that differ from those found in many traditional sports. However, we aspire for our podcasts to resonate with coaches and participants across a diverse spectrum of sports and activities.
Become part of our passionate community, nurture your skills, forge connections, uphold ethical standards, and revolutionise your approach to acquiring movement skills.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Part 1. Exploring the concept of 'feel' with 'For The Horse' equine educator and consultant, Chris Adderson.
On this episode, my lovely guest is Chris Adderson from For The Horse.
It has taken me a long time to get this first part out, partly due to my work and PhD commitments and partly due to poor interne…
Snow, Rabbits and Pooh Sticks: motivation, arousal and focus of attention in the ugly zone
Link to the blog article https://dynamics-coaching.com/coaching/snow-rabbits-and-pooh-sticks-motivation-arousal-and-focus-of-attention-in-the-ugly-curve/
Learning in the Ugly Zone: The Importance of Play and Exploration (with guest Snoopy)
This is an audio version of the blog post 'Learning in the ugly zone: the importance of play and exploration.'
The out-take at the beginning is Snoopy (my border collie) helping me by highlighting pla…
An introduction to the Athletic Skills Model (ASM) with Dr Martina Navarro
I met Martina when I attended the Athletic Skills Model (ASM) Advanced Instructor course earlier this year. The course was excellent and I have used the practical elements regularly in all of my coac…
Becoming skilful at asking questions, with coach developer Nicky Fuller
This episode is a recording of a webinar. Nicky Fuller joined a number of experienced equestrian coaches (all previous guests of the podcast) to have a conversation about why we ask questions as coac…
Keeping your horse's movement system healthy: A conversation with Dr Gillian Tabor.
Welcome to the first of three new podcasts for you to listen to over the festive season!
I am delighted to share this fascinating and informative conversation with @drgilliantaborphysio about how you…
Moving forward: Can youth and equestrian sports become more child and horse centred? A conversation with Dr Jennifer Fraser and Julie Taylor.
"If we could start again and design sport around the needs of children, would the sports still look the same as they do now?" Mark O'Sullivan asked this question at a conference a few years ago, and …
Part 2. Biotensegrity and the horse-human partnership: a conversation with authors Dr Susan Lowell de Solorzano and Maren Diehl.
In part 2 of this episode I am joined again by my two more fabulous guests from part 1 to explore a topic that has fascinated me since I came across it in my research into haptic perception. Biotense…
Biotensegrity and the horse-human partnership: a conversation with authors Dr Susan Lowell de Solorzano and Maren Diehl. Part 1.
In this episode I am joined by two more fabulous guests to explore a topic that has fascinated me since I came across it in my research into haptic perception. Biotensegrity.
The paper that is refere…
All things Flow! Exploring flow states with David Farrokh and Equestrian coach Maddi Burchell.
Flow State is described as being fully immersed and absorbed in an activity in a way that leads to optimal positive states of experience.
In this conversation we cover the background of flow states, …
For the love of horses. A conversation with Ecuyer, Georges Dewez from Carreg Dressage.
In this episode, I catch up with someone who is very much a practitioner for a wonderful conversation about his thoughts and reflections on the history and future of dressage. Georges shares his incr…
Performance planning and adaptability: A conversation with Olympic Coach, Craig Morris and Richard Seals.
In this conversation we explore the performance demands of sports where each competition course is unique and is viewed from a position other than by practicing. By walking the course in Showjumping…
What is representative learning design (RLD) and why is it important? A conversation with Dr Alex Lascu and Jane Randall.
In this episode we delve into the concept of representative learning design, what it is and why it matters.
As always, the conversation is unscripted and only has a topic as a start point for a genui…
Improve your coaching and practice design for jumping with Katie Williams and Mia Palles-Clark.
Two very experienced coaches join me to chat about coaching behaviours and practice design for improving jumping. You'll find this episode is filled with practical tips and ideas to support your coac…
Embracing uncertainty and a response-ability to the experiences of others (human and non-human). A conversation with Dr Carl Woods.
Carl Woods is a Senior Research Fellow within the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University. His research interests reside at the intersection of ecological psychology, social anthropolog…
Journal Club #1 How can 'performance analysis' support our riding and coaching? Researcher Dr Jane Williams discusses the practical implications with showjumper and coach Emma Slater.
Welcome to our first journal club episode where I choose a research paper from a journal that I think would be great to unpick and explore the practical 'so what' with one of the research team and a …
Developments in gait analysis that help identify pain related asymmetry could support your training and coaching, with Eva Marunova.
In this fascinating conversation Eva shares the main themes and findings from her PhD research. Eva helps to unpack the complexity of equine movement systems and and how gait analysis research is bri…
Exploring how and why we need to become 'learning environment designers' for our horses, with Kathy Sierra.
In this episode I am joined by the brilliant Kathy Sierra. I came across Kathy's work near the beginning of my PhD due to her work with a fellow PhD candidate (studying skill acquisition in American …
'Can't jump, won't jump!' Reflections on considering an ecological approach to coaching with Warren Lamperd.
Welcome to episode 4! This is the first of a series of episodes that will be focussed on the recent publication of my concept paper making a case for applying an ecological perspective to coaching i…
'If the horse (or child) can't say no, saying yes is meaningless.' Exploring agency with Mia Palles-Clark and Stuart Armstrong.
Welcome to the third episode of the River Tiger Podcast. In this conversation I am co-hosting with Stuart Armstrong (The Talent Equation Podcast) and welcoming our fabulous guest Mia Palles-Clark. Mi…