Show Notes
We’re back from our summer break and kicking off a brand new season! 🎉 In this episode, we catch up on what we’ve been up to, what’s coming next for the podcast, and some of the things we’ve been reflecting on over the break. Our main topic this week is language both the words we use when we talk about horses, and the “language” horses use to communicate with us. We explore: How the language we use shapes our mindset, expectations, and welfare decisionsThe difference between describing beha...
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