Do you look at others and wonder how they do the magical things they do, with their horses? With their lives? They must be Magicians, right! Do You wonder, Will it ever be possible for YOU?

Welcome! I’m Paige Wilde and this is my podcast, A Leg Up; the MAGIC of Horsecraft and Life; This is a podcast aimed at helping YOU access the Magic needed to find joy in the shitstorms of your life, AND, to connect like one of the Wizards in the World of Horsecraft.

I don’t care whether you ride your horses forwards, backwards or sideways - if YOU are struggling to find the connection that you always dreamed of, this podcast is for YOU! In fact, since we will be examining what it takes to succeed in life and to overcome our obstacles and debacles, you don't have to be a rider at all. Our horses and our stories are a metaphors to inspire you and to show you how WE ARE ALL THE SAME!

Join me as we explore the ingredients needed to find joy in our shitstorms, AND to create Magic with horses. Together, we'll examine whether feel, connection and resilience are learnable.

Spoiler alert: they ARE!

Turns out, the Magic Sauce ALL Wizards in the World of Horsecraft are dipped in ... is the same as the Magic Potion that Remarkably Resilient People use, to find joy in the chaos of their lives. We’ll check out these ingredients by sharing stories with the most extraordinary humans I know, renowned for their Wizardry with horses, AND for overcoming stupendous obstacles.

As an International competitor in the equestrian sport of 3 Day Eventing, I was one of those people seemingly BORN with the magic. In the horse world, the consensus is that the 'Magic' is not teachable.

I am here to call HORSE SH*T and demonstrate that it IS!

I know, because I LOST the Magic. When bankruptcy, divorce, homelessness and cancer came calling, they stole more than my health – they stole my identity. With my frayed nervous system, horses fled my touch. Thankfully, the ultimate shitstorm trifecta of cancer, chemo and covid 19 gave me time to study and I cracked the code! I am regaining the Magic a little more, every day!

And my interviewees? Join me for a mini-series of interviews with my friends and peers in equestrian sport as we share stories of resilience and connection.

Carmen Theobald – the Queen of Connection - How trauma inspired her to live wholeheartedly and courageously and help others do the same

Leslie Grant-Law – Bullet Proof Bitch of Eventing … or just a regular gal? Leslie is known for her no bullsh*t candor and will dispel our misconceptions about what it takes to succeed

Tyk Maynard – Master of Magic with Horses – his pursuit of connection and the path that lead him to Liberty work with horses will open your eyes to possibilities

Kim Walnes – known as ‘Mother Goose’, Kim is The Mother of Resilience – we’ll explore what it takes to come back from a broken life, how horses can help humans in their spiritual growth, and what they most want us to know

Denny Emerson – The Master of Reinventing Life with Horses – Denny has owned his mistakes in a way that allows us freedom to do the same, opening the doors for change and greater harmony to our riding and our lives. We’ll explore what we could do with new understandings of the science of connection and a time machine, to connect with a shared horse from our past – Speed Axcel

This is a podcast to inspire anyone who ever felt like a Muggle in a world of Magicians – We are ALL the same and ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! Listen in, to get a Leg Up in Horsecraft AND Life!

Welcome to the first episode of my first podcast – my ‘Mission Episode’; where you will find out what led to my theories about the magic of ‘feel’ being learnable and to discovering my superpower. Turns out, I can find joy in a shitstorm! I talk about how my life’s trajectory was blown onto a new course by the blow of a young horse’s hoof … and how a little Mustang named Cimarron outed me for having lost the ‘magic’ I was seemingly born with. In the end, you will see that we are all the same, that anything is possible and that YOU can do it, too!

To learn more about me and read my blog: https://www.paigelockton-wilde.ca

Sign up for the beta version of my courses in development: https://www.paigelockton-wilde.ca/courses

I am a certified HeartMath practitioner. To learn more about HeartMath and their tools, check this out: https://www.heartmath.com

Music credit: The Wilds Beyond by L-Ray Music

A Podcast Launch Bestie production

Today’s show is all about the elements of connection. In my experience as a coach, many riders struggle to access the elusive ‘feel’, instincts and timing needed to work the magic they witness in others and have always dreamed about having for themselves. It turns out, the same ingredients needed to establish these things, are also the foundation of resilience. I know, because I once had the ‘magic’ with horses and lost it, through my response to trauma. Two workshops on the science of sentient communication and nervous system regulation were key to unlocking this lost gift, and to discovering I had a superpower: I can find joy in a shitstorm! And YOU can, too.

Join me for a conversation with my friend and mentor in Equine Facilitated Learning, Carmen Theobald; an Advanced Eponaquest Instructor certified with Linda Kohanov. Carmen specializes in the horse-human connection and helping us access the clarity, connection, and courage we need to live an authentic life. Together, we revisit the ‘ahah’ moments that lead me to a deep dive into nervous system science and a conviction that the ‘Magic of connection’ is learnable. We’ll talk about the pre-requisites we need to connect with others – horses OR humans. 

If you ever wondered how it is that your coach can connect with your horse at a level that eludes you, or how some people pull off seemingly superhuman feats of resilience, listen in. This show is for you, if you are looking to develop the qualities you need to become more resilient, to deepen your feel with horses, or to enhance your connection with horses and the people around you. 

Together we will explore:

* How vulnerability is a both a superpower, and a strength we can build for connection

* How horses recognize when we are incongruent (when what we show on the outside doesn’t match what we feel on the inside) and why it matters

* How horses communicate through their energy field (and how we can to)

* The ingredients needed for ‘The Magic of connection’

* The foundation we need for ALL healthy relationships – horse or human

* How our nervous system functions, the states of fight, flight, freeze and why it matters

* How to use our breath to connect with others

* What pressure and release can look like – the roots of Liber work with horses

*Note: Todays show comes with a trigger warning, as it discusses trauma and our responses to it.

LINKS:

You can find me at: https://www.facebook.com/paige.wilde1

https://www.instagram.com/wilde_paige/

https://www.paigelockton-wilde.ca/

To discover more about HeartMath and tools that measure our nervous system states through our HRV (heart rhytms):

https://www.heartmath.org

To check out Carmen and what she has to offer: 

: https://horsesensenorth.com/

: https://www.facebook.com/horsesensenorth/

: https://www.instagram.com/horsesensenorth/

To learn more about our course ‘The Music of Horsemanship’: