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Hope For The Hopeless Horse
I empower horsewomen to heal their horses and improve performance without short-term solutions by identifying the root cause of their pain and performance blockers. Let's discuss common problems I see as a CESMT, how you can identify pain in your horse, and who to call when you do.
Episodes
- Hope For The Hopeless Horse
👀Keep Your Eyes Open
Margaret is one week out from her first longsword tournament. She hasn’t found the rule book, she has no idea what the etiquette is, and she keeps doing one…
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Hope Is a Mindset, Not a Set of Circumstances
Every week, Margaret closes with “hope is a mindset, not a set of circumstances.” She’s never given it an episode of its own. Then life handed her a reason to…
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Golden Handcuffs
What if the one thing the horse world needs most is something everyone assumes already exists? The surprise Margaret promised has a name, and she’s been up to…
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Slow Down to Speed Up
What if the message you needed this week had nothing to do with your horse? Margaret Parsons is here to cut the BS and get straight to how you can heal your…
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Happy Threshing Day 🐉⚔️
Happy Threshing Day, cadets. 🐉 If you've ever finished another course, added another modality, and still not felt ready to put yourself out there, this one's…
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It's Not Age, It's Oxidation
Graying hair. Ticks, then rain rot, then fungus, then lice. A hoof quarter that won't stop pushing up no matter what you do. One thing after another isn't bad…
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Hear Me Roar 🎶🦁
If you've got a horse that roars, or you've ever wondered what's actually happening in that airway, this episode will change how you look at it. Margaret…
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💉Shots Fired
What if the thing you’ve been told is protecting your horse could be part of the reason they’re struggling? And what happens when we stop blindly following the…
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Hoof Care Oracle
You already knew something was off. You just couldn't nail down what. That's exactly what happens in this episode- Margaret pulls a card for her own horse…
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The Moment After The Leap 🪂
Everyone has a story about taking the leap. Nobody talks about what comes right after it. There's a moment when every worst case scenario your brain has ever…
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Same Same, But Different 🐯🤷♀️
Your horse was fine at feeding time. Three hours later they can barely walk. What happened in between- and does it actually match the diagnosis you're about to…
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This is what if feels like 🥅🎶
What if the thing you've been told is "just genetic" isn't the whole story? When a horse starts tying up, moving differently, or struggling to perform, it's…
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Circulatory Oracle
What if the thing you're calling "behavior" is actually your horse's body waving a giant red flag? Sometimes the answers aren't found in training harder or…
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🦁🐯🐻Lions, Tigers, and Laminitis, Oh My
Sometimes the biggest monster standing between you and helping your horse isn't laminitis, arthritis, or another scary diagnosis—it's the story your brain…
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Show Me the Receipts 📜🦄
Most horse owners are asking the wrong question when they search for help- and it’s costing them progress, money, and sometimes months of unnecessary…
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⌚🐇How do you know when your horse is ready?
What if the hesitation you feel about bringing your horse back into work isn’t doubt… but data you’ve been ignoring? And what if “the vet said they’re fine”…
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Polework Oracle
What if the exercise you’re using to help your horse is actually reinforcing the very problem you’re trying to solve? The truth is, most horses don’t break…
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What you don't know about Thrush
What if one of the most common causes of pain in your horse is hiding in plain sight- and you’ve been told it’s completely normal? The problem isn’t what horse…
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Energy Levels
What if the reason you feel behind, exhausted, or constantly trying to prove yourself has nothing to do with your workload- and everything to do with how…
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Time Is a Thief (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves)
What if the reason you never feel caught up has nothing to do with your schedule? What if the constant pressure to finish, complete, achieve, and finally…
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Readiness Is a Lie
What if that nauseous, “I might throw up” feeling isn’t a warning sign… but proof you’re finally moving toward the life you actually want? The biggest shifts…
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There’s No Money in Horses… and Other Lies We Keep Repeating
What if the thing terrifying you the most is actually the exact move your soul has been trying to make for years? Sometimes the difference between staying…
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Polarity Oracle
What if the reason your horse still feels “off” has nothing to do with training harder, feeding more, or buying the next miracle supplement? Some horses stay…
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Covered in Mud Doesn’t Mean You’re Losing
How many women are secretly living lives that look “good enough” while feeling completely disconnected underneath it all? Not because they’re lazy. Not because…
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When Performance Starts Costing the Horse Too Much
What happens when the thing everyone calls “normal” is actually the clearest sign something is deeply wrong? Sometimes the hardest truths to face are the ones…
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What It Really Takes
What if the thing you keep calling “reality” is actually just the limitation you’ve been protecting with your life? The fear, the excuses, the stories about…
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Pain or “Naughty”? You’re Asking the Wrong Question
What if the behavior you’ve been trying to train out of your horse is actually the clearest message they’ve been sending you all along? The resistance, the…
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Stop Feeding the Symptom: The Real Reason Atrophy Isn't Repairing
What if everything you’ve been told about rebuilding your horse’s topline is actually slowing you down? What if the harder you try- the supplements, the work…
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The Turnout Oracle
What if the thing you keep trying to fix… isn’t the problem at all? What if your horse has been giving you the answer the whole time- and you’ve been trained…
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Your “High Strung” Horse Isn’t the Problem
What if the behavior you’re fighting is actually your horse begging you to finally pay attention? That high strung, jigging, can’t-stand-still horse isn’t…
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Your Horse Isn’t Lazy- You Just Stopped Looking
What if the thing you’re most certain about… is the exact reason you’re missing everything that matters? Once a label sticks, something else quietly…
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Operating at Capacity
What if the thing standing between you and what you want isn't more effort, more strategy, or more time- but the size of the container you're trying to hold it…
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Well HAY There
This episode dives into the messy truth about alfalfa- the nourishment, the inflammation, the fight‑me hills people die on, and the part no one wants to talk…
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The Inflammation Oracle
Let's explore the subtle ways a body can signal overload long before it collapses under it, the difference between authentic healing and the kind of slow burn…
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Overthinking Hijacks Your Horsemanship
If you’ve ever said “I can do it for other horses, just not my own,” this conversation is the mirror you’ve been avoiding. We’re diving into the places where…
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Shipping Horses, Shifting Identities
This episode is a look at what truly goes into uprooting your life and supporting a horse through the shock, stress, and subtle intelligence of a massive…
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Muscle City: When Atrophy Strikes
If you’ve ever known a horse with muscle atrophy then you've seen a horse’s body go quiet in one neighborhood and overcompensates in another and you already…
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The Line Between Pain and Behavior
What if your horse’s “bad behavior” isn’t defiance- it’s a cry for help? In this episode, Margaret rips open one of the biggest myths in horsemanship: that…
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Uncomfortable Magic: The Cost of Expansion
Sometimes the bravest thing we can do is sit in the discomfort instead of running from it. In this episode, Margaret invites you into the messy middle of…
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The Price of Undervalued Hands
A fiery, unfiltered dive into the hidden energetics behind equine bodywork- what we charge, why it matters, and how money decisions ripple through the care…
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Rest, Rehab, and Doing Future You a Favor
If winter has you exhausted, low key resentful, and wondering if you’re dropping the ball with your horse or your business, this episode is your permission…
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The Magic Isn’t Out There- It’s YOU
You’ve been told energy work is advanced. That healing is for the gifted. That your hands don’t matter unless they’re certified in 10 modalities and your brain…
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Obsessed with the Abscess
Everyone thinks they’d catch an abscess- until they don’t. Until they’re two vet bills deep, still guessing, still stuck with a mystery lameness that doesn’t…
Hope For The Hopeless HorseWhen Omeprazole Fails
A clean scope doesn’t mean your horse is fine- it just means the ulcers aren’t where anyone’s looking. And that should piss you off. In this episode, Margaret…
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Party Like It’s 1999? Absolutely. But Don’t Feed Like It.
You can party like it’s 1999. But if you’re still feeding your horse like it’s 1999? That sweet feed, that corn oil, that “fat makes fat” mindset- it’s the…
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Regulation Isn’t the Answer- It’s the Cage
They won’t come out and say it, but here’s the quiet part out loud: the more powerful you become, the more they’ll try to contain you. Slap on a license. Add…
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Start Before You Feel Ready (Yes, Even With That Horse)
What if the thing you’re waiting for- more confidence, more clarity, more clients- only shows up after you move? This one is your permission slip to stop…
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Osteopathy: The Root of Healing
You’ve tried massage. You’ve tried chiro. Maybe you’ve even dabbled in craniosacral or red light. But if you’ve ever felt like your horse’s progress stalls- or…
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Wonder Camp Year 3: Sovereignty and the Real Work
You can’t hide behind technique when your nervous system is screaming. You can’t fake groundedness when your horse already knows better. And you can’t create…
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Your Horse Called- They’d Like a Say in This
What if your horse isn’t stubborn, dramatic, or difficult at all- but just done with being ignored? The truth most riders miss is that comprehension isn’t the…
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Hansel, Gretel, and the Horse Who Hid the Truth
You don’t have a “mystery lameness.” You have a trail you didn’t track soon enough. And every sore spot, sticky stifle, or spook in the cross-ties is a…
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From Kill Pen to Kingdom
You’re not doing it wrong if the ending isn’t tidy. Some horses don’t heal on a schedule. Some won’t ever let you in all the way. And some? They just needed a…
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Stop Ignoring Your Magic and Actually Train It
Most people wait for intuition to feel like fireworks before they trust it. That’s exactly why they miss it. Real magic is quieter, subtler, and built through…
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The Unspoken Rules of a Sought After Healer
There’s a moment every true healer faces: the split-second choice to stay safe- or speak up. For the horse. For the human. For the unseen root of it all. The…
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You Can’t Train Out Trauma
You say you’re body positive. But are you really listening when your body speaks- or only when it screams? You claim to trust your intuition. But are you…
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If It’s Not a Yes, It’s a Fucking No- Even from Your Horse
What if your horse isn’t defiant, difficult, or “just an ass”—they’re just done being touched without being heard? For women like us- taught to override our…
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Machines Don’t Heal Horses. Energy, Strategy, and Skill Do.
You think you’re helping- but what if the tool in your hand is actually making things worse? This episode is a wake up call and a reclaiming. A reclaiming of…
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Locked Out of Success? Fascia Holds the Key
What if the same fascia that keeps your horse locked up is the reason you can’t soften into safety? This conversation blows open the myth that healing is…
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The Best Thing You Can Do.... Is Nothing
What if you’ve been lied to about what rest really is? What if all your guilt, burnout, and “not enough” spirals are coming from a productivity addiction…
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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff? Your Horse Better Sweat This
If your horse stops sweating during this heat wave, that’s not quirky- it’s a medical emergency. Most people won’t notice until it’s too late. Are you watching…