Heal Your Horse

When Back Pain Isn't Just Back Pain: The Clinical Thinking Behind Treating a Performance Horse

What happens when a performance horse keeps struggling with back pain even after veterinary treatment, spinal injections and changes to his management? In this episode of

Women in Horses: Have you noticed a change in your confidence? More anxiety?

What if your riding confidence is not just about mindset? In this episode, I explore why nutrition matters for equestrian women, not for weight loss or restriction, but

Perimenopause and Horse Riding: Why Does Riding Feel Different? Nika Vorster

Has riding started to feel different? Perhaps your confidence has changed, you’re exhausted before you get on, or you’ve quietly stopped doing things you used to enjoy.

The Lifetime Horse: Reading Your Horse at Every Stage of Life

Every stage of a horse's life speaks a different language. In this full recording of The Lifetime Horse, Nika Vorster and Bradley Whale show you how to read the one in fr

Aggression Is a Symptom in Horses: What Ella Taught Alex Geudon About Horse Health

What do you do when your horse is aggressive, clearly in pain and completely normal on paper? In this episode I am joined by equine therapist Alex Geudon, an old friend f

Your Horse Isn't Difficult: Confidence, Fear and Intention with Scott Purdum

A horse can be obedient and still not feel safe, and it can be labelled difficult when it is really confused, afraid, physically uncomfortable or simply unprepared for wh

Nobody Warned Us: Riding Through Perimenopause with Mia Palles-Clark & Nika Vorster

What happens to us as female equestrians when our bodies start changing and nobody has warned us what to look for? In this episode I sit down with international showjumpi

Why “Girthy” Horses Are Trying to Tell Us Something | Linda Hauck

What if the “difficult” horse is not being difficult at all… but simply trying to communicate discomfort in the only way they know how? In this episode of the Heal Your

Horses, Neurodiversity & The Nervous System | Iris Walshe

In this episode of the Heal Your Horse podcast, I sit down with Iris Walshe to explore a conversation that I believe so many riders quietly struggle with but rarely talk

Fear, Confidence & The Rider’s Mind: How to Rebuild Trust with Yourself and Your Horse — with Kimberly Dunn

In this powerful and honest conversation, Nika Vorster is joined by Kimberly Dunn — clinical hypnotherapist, mindset coach, and lifelong horsewoman — to unpack the psycho

Ride Like a Woman: Yoga, Sensitivity & the Feminine Seat – with Caroline Gaya

In this transformative conversation, Nika Vorster sits down with Caroline Gaya — international dressage rider, yoga teacher, and equestrian coach — to explore the deeper

The Chestnut Mare Method: Lessons in Kindness, Leadership & Letting Go — with Emma Actis- Nika Vorster

In this soulful episode, Nika Vorster sits down with Emma Actis, founder of Emma Actis Horsemanship and creator of The Chestnut Mare Method. Emma shares her early exper

Emotions Aren’t the Enemy- Nika Vorser- Dr Anne Marie King

What if your emotions weren’t getting in the way of your success—but guiding you toward it? In this transformative episode, Nika Vorster sits down with Dr. Anne-Marie Ki

Get Good With Horses - Nika Vorster- Zoe Coade

In this deeply moving episode, Nika sits down with Zoe Van Kruiningen-Coade, founder of Get Good With Horses and former Parelli professional, to explore the truth behind

Equestrian Athletes: YOUR EMOTIONS AREN’T THE ENEMY

What if your emotions were the key to your next level — not the obstacle? In this powerful conversation, Nika Vorster sits down with performance psychologist and coach D

Strength, Mobility & Riding: What Equestrians Need to Know.

What happens when your gym strength doesn’t translate to the saddle? In this episode, Nika Vorster talks with dressage rider and founder of Equibody Fit Fitness, Jack, a

The #1 Habit Riders Overlook

What separates a good rider from a great one? According to Dan, it’s not flashy exercises or quick fixes—it’s repetition, fitness, and mindset. In this episode, Nika sit

Horse Depression- An introduction

What if the “dangerous” horse isn’t dangerous at all—but depressed or misunderstood? In this episode, Nika Vorster speaks with equestrian coach and author Joanna (Horses

Horse Behaviour Secrets

What if your horse’s body language is telling you more than you realise? In this conversation, Nika Vorster sits down with equine behaviourist Carolina (Horse Conversati

Pain In Horses: What's the missing link?

What if your horse’s “naughty” behaviour is really pain—and the rehab plan is missing the point? In this conversation, Nika Vorster and equine practitioner Ansley Bevan d