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The Little Horse Big Conversation Podcast

The Little Horse Big Conversation Podcast

By: Ross Cooper and Amy Mitchell
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Ross Cooper of Rosca Horsemanship and Amy Mitchell of Areion Academy and Strong Foundations Hoof Care are your hosts of The Little Horse, Big Conversation Podcast, bringing you the conversations that need to be heard.

Together, Ross and Amy shine a light on the topics they’re most passionate about, expanding honest, often unspoken discussions into engaging, informative, and thought-provoking episodes.

Exploring the powerful parallels within the horse–human partnership, they dive into equine welfare, training, and hoof care, alongside personal growth, psychology, and self-development.

Alongside their own perspectives, they are joined by a diverse range of guess, experts and voices from within and beyond the equestrian world—offering fresh insights, challenging perspectives, and real-life experiences that deepen the conversation and broaden understanding.

With a blend of expert knowledge, lived experience, and meaningful dialogue, this podcast uncovers the lessons, awareness, and opportunities our horses continually offer; both in horsemanship and in life.

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Episodes
  • The R'h'idden Agenda

    The R'h'idden Agenda
    Apr 21 2026

    Is there a hidden agenda behind our ridden decisions?

    With the potential to be one of the most controversial topics of recent episodes, Amy and Ross explore the ethics of intervention within our horses pathology and the motivation behind these decisions; where does the line sit on improving our horses quality of life for them or extending their working life for rider benefit? Ross and Amy get straight into the meat and grey areas with this weeks episode, not to be missed!

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    Enjoyed listening to the latest episode? If so, please leave us a rating or review! Stream all episodes now on Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Podbean and Spotify! Keep up-to-date with Ross at htpp://www.rosscooperofficial.co.uk Keep up-to-date with Amy at https://www.areion.co.uk/
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    45 mins
  • In Conversation With.. Lindsey Field, The Study Of The Equine Hoof

    In Conversation With.. Lindsey Field, The Study Of The Equine Hoof
    Apr 7 2026
    Celebrating our 1 year anniversary of the Little Horse Big Conversation Podcast, we are joined by equine researcher and hoof dissection specialist, Lindsey Field from The Study Of The Equine Hoof. Lindsey shares with us what first began her interest in the hoof dissections, her findings throughout the years and discusses contributing factors to care and management of the healthy hoof. To find out more on the work of Lindsey Field visit https://hoofstudies.com/ - Enjoyed listening to the latest episode? If so, please leave us a rating or review! Stream all episodes now on Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Podbean and Spotify! Keep up-to-date with Ross at htpp://www.rosscooperofficial.co.uk Keep up-to-date with Amy at https://www.areion.co.uk/
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • The Dopamine Hijack

    The Dopamine Hijack
    Mar 24 2026

    Could dopamine be hijacking your mind? In this weeks episode, Amy and Ross discuss one of the most well-known neurotransmitters and it's relationship in shaping behaviour; dopamine. The duo discuss the role of dopamine in learning, how this can reinforce habits that keep us hooked on seeking those small 'hits, and most importantly, how we can hijack them back with a series of ways that can help you seek a more natural dopamine release and challenge those unhealthy habits.

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    Enjoyed listening to the latest episode? If so, please leave us a rating or review! Stream all episodes now on Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Podbean and Spotify! Keep up-to-date with Ross at htpp://www.rosscooperofficial.co.uk Keep up-to-date with Amy at https://www.areion.co.uk/
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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