Harmony Horsemanship, Passive Leadership & Positive Reinforcement with Lindsey Partridge
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🎙🐴 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast: Harmony Horsemanship, Passive Leadership & Positive Reinforcement with Lindsey Partridge. “Understand yourself, your horse and the language that connects you”
Lindsey Partridge is a Horse Human Relationship Expert and is dedicated to life-long learning and helping others connect with their horses. She is an accomplished student, trainer, author, and competitor. She has been called ‘Canada’s Horse Whisperer’ by the Toronto Star and ‘The Queen of Thoroughbreds’ by The Rider. Lindsey is the owner of Partridge Horse Hill, founder of Harmony Horsemanship™, President of Natural Horsemanship Association, and a Registered Nurse. She has been a Horse Wrangler for feature films, a champion at the 2015 and 2016 International Thoroughbred Makeovers, and won many awards and titles for Extreme Cowboy Racing, Jumpers, and Horse Training.
𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬: Lindsey’s start with horses from begging her parents for a pony to winning Thoroughbred makeover competitions. Lindsey’s midlife crisis and how that helped her prioritise happiness and spending time with her own horses Her busy life as a full time nurse, mum, horsemanship instructor, business woman, and competitive rider and she still makes time for other hobbies outside of horses. Her journey into positive reinforcement and we discuss all the musings around positive and negative reinforcement. Including- avoiding the cookie monster, competing with positive reinforcement, and developing passive leadership, and using treats with dressage horses. How nursing & parenting has helped with Lindsey’s horsemanship Choosing a suitable discipline for your horse’s happiness Lindsey’s most influential mentors Finding a flexible and comfortable saddle to fit all her school horses. The experience of training horses for movies Her advice for aspiring riders Plus so much more!
Lindsey believes in understanding yourself, understanding your horse and the language that connects you, as a foundation for anything you do with your horse.
Find out more & connect with Lindsey at www.lindseypartridge.com or www.harmonyhorsemanship.com or search Lindsey Partridge on socials.
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