What if your horse isn’t being difficult…What if they’re trying to speak? Giving Horses a Voice is a podcast for horse owners, trainers, therapists, and seekers who suspect there’s more happening beneath behavior — and want to understand it clearly, practically, and without mysticism or gimmicks. Hosted by Sharon Wilsie, author of the Horse Speak book series and founder of the READI® framework (Regulated Equine Atonement for Dynamic Interaction), this podcast explores the missing link between traditional training and true relational communication. Sharon shares: • How horses actually communicate through micro-gestures • What regulation really means (and how to recognize it) • Why “feel” isn’t magic — it’s observable • How maternal care messages shape equine safety • What happens when humans learn to slow down enough to see This isn’t about whispering. It’s not about dominance. It’s not about anthropomorphism. It’s about learning to observe what has always been there. With over a decade of field research, international clinics, neurobiological study including HRV research, and thousands of horses observed, Sharon brings both grounded science and lived experience to conversations that feel intimate, honest, and practical. Each episode invites you to: • Question what you’ve been taught • Trust what you’ve sensed • And reclaim your own lived experience with your horse You don’t need to believe anything. Just be willing to look. Because when we give horses a voice, we often find our own.
Curated by: Sharon Wilsie (14 videos)
In this episode of Giving Horses a Voice, Sharon Wilsie explores how horses greet each other — and how we can learn to greet them in a way they understand. Horses gather information through bio-rhythms, posture, breath, and subtle gestures. As prey animals, they are constantly reading their environment and the signals of others for safety. When we approach from a regulated state that Horse Speak® calls Inner Zero, we create the conditions for connection. In this episode, you’ll learn: • How breath and presence affect your greeting • What a “horsey handshake” feels like using a soft knuckle • Why horses greet muzzle to muzzle and how three out-breaths mirror this ritual • The difference between greeting a horse and treating a horse • How breath and space communicate safety and respect Small changes in how we say hello can transform how horses experience us. To learn more, go to https://www.horsespeakacademy.com