The Canter Therapy Podcast is an equestrian show hosted by Dr. Shelley Appleton (Calm Willing Confident Horses) and Kathryn Christieson (Firenza Park). It focuses on practical horsemanship, equine health, and debunking common myths. Episodes feature expert interviews and real-world training advice.
A podcast hosted by Dr. Shelley Appleton of Calm Willing Confident Horses and Kathryn Christieson of Firenza Park Equine Services on all things horse and learning.
It’s just Shelley and Kat this week, catching up on what’s happening in their horse worlds and, as usual, ending up somewhere much deeper.
From track systems, spring grass and subclinical laminitis to a training horse who simply wasn’t progressing, they explore how management, discomfort and physical limitations can show up as behavioural and training problems.
Shelley also introduces her idea of the horse’s “capacity bank account”, a practical way of understanding why some horses struggle to cope with what we ask of them.
Sometimes the answer isn’t better training. Sometimes we need to ask why the horse is finding the training difficult.
Show Notes
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