The VetCareTraining Podcast

E6: Talking reward-based riding with Angelica Hesselius

Welcome back to the VetCareTraining podcast. This is actually my first ever episode with a guest! I invited Angelica Hesselius to chat about her way to reward-based riding, her transition from classical dressage to positive reinforcement-based dressage, and beyond. It was such a great conversation! Enjoy listening. Check out Angelica´s Reward-Based Riding Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reward-based-riding/id1655757508 and also her Reward-Based Riding School: https://www.rewardbasedridingschool.com/

E5: Do we train horses to avoid healthcare procedures?

OK, here´s a controversial one: As owners, veterinarians, or other professionals, do we train horses to avoid healthcare procedures? You might think: What a stupid question? Of course not! ...and you might be surprised ;) Enjoy listening. Find out more about my work: https://vetcaretraining.com/ Learn the basic principles of Equine Cooperative Care: https://vetcaretraining.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-equine-cooperative-care

E4: Consent creates cooperation

Cooperative care is based on the horse (or another animal) giving us their consent for the medical procedure. In the equestrian world, the concept of giving horses a choice or asking them for their consent is still somewhat controversial. So, let´s explore what consent in real life is and whether it is practical. Take my free online course called the Introduction to Equine Cooperative Care to dive even deeper in its principles: https://vetcaretraining.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-equine-cooperative-care

E3: VetCareTraining Clinic, Cooperative Care & beyond (with Daina Matskina)

I had a great conversation with Daina Matskina the other day - she´s a horse trainer from Latvia, and she´s organizing a VetCareTraining clinic in Latvia (in June 2026). Find out more about the clinic: https://vetcaretraining.teachable.com/p/clinics We were chatting about Equine Cooperative Care, who it is for, who will benefit from it, and what you can expect from the clinic. In our conversation, we´ve actually made a few good points worth sharing. So, I decided to turn it into a podcast episode. Enjoy listening! Learn more about Equine Cooperative Care: https://vetcaretraining.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-equine-cooperative-care

E2: Equine Cooperative Care explained

The core topic of my work, and therefore also of this podcast, is Equine Cooperative Care. In this episode, I am going to talk about what exactly it is.