In this episode, I have a really interesting conversation with Josepha Guillaume who is an international horse trainer, instructor and author based in Belgium.
Together we talk about:
- How she started riding (riding wild ponies and being introduced to classical dressage)
- How she didn't envisage a career with horses in the beginning as she deeply felt the suffering of horses and others didn't understand how she was feeling
- Her transition to helping more people with their horses after she started collecting horses that needed help in her early 20's
- How she has always focussed on coaching in a way where you prioritise listening to your horse
- How she and her husband started the first bitless tack shop in the world
- Experimenting working with horses without any tack
- Travelling all around the world to help horses to then transitioning her focus to helping trainers to create the most impact
- Letting the horse dictate the training to help them overcome their trauma/problems
- The challenges of following her own intuition and advocating for horses
- Her book - Dressage In Hand
- Experimenting with your horse at liberty
- Where she thinks the equestrian industry is heading
- How she plays with her horse
- Letting your horse say no
and so much more!
You can connect with Josepha here:
https://www.facebook.com/josephaguillaume
http://www.dressageinhand.com/index.php
https://www.lulu.com/en/en/shop/lorena-marcheggiani-and-ralph-scheffer-and-sylvia-loch-and-josepha-guillaume/dressage-in-hand/hardcover/product-d7mrmv.html?page=1&pageSize=4
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