Nicky Van der Sluis (Nickyshorsemanship). Love, Patience, Understanding and Trust.

🎙🐴 Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast Episode 14

An Interview with Nicky van der Sluis aka. @nickyshorsemanship

Nicky is 33 years old and is a Dutchie that now lives in Spain. She didn't come from a horsey family, yet her interest in horses started when she was just a little girl. From riding lessons at traditional riding schools, to bareback and bridleless beach rides - her horsemanship has gone through a massive change over all those years. 

Nicky is currently the proud owner of two Spanish boys (a stallion and a gelding) and nowadays love, patience, understanding and trust are the foundation for everything she does with them! Liberty is her favourite thing in the world, together with hacking out.. so she can’t wait to start those adventures with her boys!

In this episode we discuss:

👉🏼Nicky’s journey into horses and horsemanship

👉🏼Her experience with Parelli Natural Horsemanship

👉🏼Surprising fun facts about Nicky you won’t find anywhere else (like her non-horsey job and what she does for fitness!)

👉🏼Who has influenced and mentored her

👉🏼The real personalities of her horses Makaio and Eluney 

👉🏼How she maintains and continues to work on her good energy

👉🏼Why she doesn’t compete her horses

👉🏼Her views on negative and positive reinforcement

👉🏼The bits vs bitless never-ending debate

👉🏼Advice on seeking a horsemanship trainer

👉🏼Embracing being yourself and not comparing yourself to others

👉🏼Why she doesn’t like learninh from horse books!

👉🏼And her ultimate dream with horses

👉🏼Plus SO much more!!

What I love about Nicky is that she very honest and humble, despite her wealth of knowledge and experience. She has a very balanced view on horses and training, and is happy to share her uncensored thoughts. Nicky has a beautiful energy, with a positive outlook on life. I loved talking with Nicky and I hope you enjoy the interview!

📲 Find out more about Nicky on Instagram @nickyshorsemanship

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