50. Dressage In Hand With Josepha Guillaume

Dec 23, 2021

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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