Welcome to Hear Your Horse with Kristi Newman.
What if the partnership you have always wanted with your horse is closer than you think? What if the resistance, the inconsistency, the feeling that something is just not quite clicking — is actually your horse trying to tell you something?
This podcast is for riders who are ready to listen.
Each episode pulls from four places that matter: horse wisdom, training your horse, training yourself as a rider, and the personal development that happens when you stop ignoring what the horse is already showing you. Because horses do not lie. They do not perform. They do not negotiate. And if you have been around them long enough, you already know — they have a way of reflecting back exactly what you need to see.
Some episodes will change how you ride. Some will change how you think. Some will do both at the same time and you will not see it coming.
The RITE System runs through all of it — a training approach that layers on top of whatever method you already use and adds the one thing most riders are missing. A clear, precise way to tell your horse they got it right. When the communication is clear, everything changes. The resistance softens. The partnership deepens. The rides you always imagined become the rides you actually have.
You are in the right place.
And if you want to go deeper — come find us inside the "Hear Your Horse" community on Skool. It is a space built for riders who are done white-knuckling it alone. Ask your questions, share your wins, and show up live every Monday for a community call with Q&A. Real conversation. Real horses. Real people who get it.
Because the horse has always been trying to reach you. We are just here to help you hear them.
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Episode 12: What You're Actually Saying to Your Horse Before You Even Ask
What You're Actually Saying to Your Horse Before You Even Ask Most riders spend a lot of time thinking about their aids. Their leg. Their rein. Their timing. And all of that matters. But there's something that happens before any of that, something nobody really talks about, and your horse is paying very close attention to it every single ride. In this episode, Kristi Newman gets into the part of riding that lives underneath all the how-tos. The picture. The feeling. The thing you're actually ...
13 Jun 2026
Episode 11: Are You Someone Your Horse Actually Wants to Follow?
What if the reason your horse feels tense, distracted, or just not quite with you has nothing to do with training — and everything to do with the energy you're bringing through the barn door? In this episode, Kristi Newman gets into something most riders feel but nobody really talks about. The difference between healing energy and parent energy. The difference between being kind and being nice. And why your horse needs one of those things from you to actually feel safe — and why the other one...
6 May 2026
Episode 10: The Million Dollar Reward
Your horse just gave you the right answer. Now what? Most riders nod and move on. Some don't even notice. And the horse is left wondering, was that it? Did I get it right? In this episode, Kristi picks up where last week left off and unpacks the second half of the conversation — the part nobody really teaches you. The answering back. The yes. The reason your horse keeps trying, or quietly stops. Inside this episode: — The neuroscience of why your horse needs a yes (and what happens to his bra...
29 Apr 2026
Episode 9: What Are You Rushing Toward?
You ask your horse for the trot. He starts to answer. And before he can quite get there, you ask again. And again. And maybe you add a little tap for good measure. Sound familiar? You're not alone. And it's not your fault. In this episode, Kristi unpacks why so many of us ride the way we live — three steps ahead, already onto the next thing, talking over the horse who is trying so hard to answer the question we just asked. Inside this episode: — Why the most present creature you'll ever work ...
22 Apr 2026
Raw from the Ring: How Do You Want Your Horse to Feel Today?
What if your next breakthrough with your horse came from a question you asked yourself before you even walked into the barn? In this episode, Kristi shares a conversation with her student Holly, who owns a horse named Frankie. Holly had been listening to a podcast by Mel Robbins about a closet exercise. Stand in front of your clothes, pause, and ask yourself, how do I want to feel today? Do I need a soft day? A powerful day? A grounded day? Then get dressed in a way that supports that feeling...
15 Apr 2026
Slow Down to Speed Up — Why the Shortcut Is the Long Way
Have you ever had a ride where nothing went wrong exactly, but your horse just felt a little off? A little tense? A little hard to settle? What if it had nothing to do with your horse — and everything to do with whether you were actually there? In this episode, Kristi breaks down one of the most practical and overlooked parts of riding well — being present. Not in a vague, abstract way. In a very real, your-horse-can-literally-feel-the-difference way. Because horses are prey animals, and the ...
8 Apr 2026
The Horse Is Never Lying — But You Might Be Listening Wrong
What if your horse has never actually been difficult? What if every spook, every sticky transition, every ride that felt like a fight — what if all of it made complete sense, and the only thing missing was the translation? In this episode, Kristi shares the story of a mare everyone had written off as "just like that" — and what happened when someone finally listened to what she was actually saying. Because here's the thing: your horse is never lying to you. They are communicating, clearly and...
30 Mar 2026
Create the Pattern, Then Strengthen It
What happens after your horse finally gets it? That quiet phase — where the lightbulb moments slow down and training starts to feel like repetition — is actually where the real work happens. In this episode, Kristi picks up from last week's ringside conversation with Sandra and Lazura and goes deeper on one of the most misunderstood moments in the RITE System journey. Lazura knew her job. She was doing her job. She was just waiting for the click that used to come sooner — and that waiting was...
26 Mar 2026
Raw From the Ring: Sandra's Ride on Lazura
We caught Sandra right after her lesson — still in the ring, Lazura by her side — and asked her to tell us what just happened out there. No filter. No time to overthink it. Just a rider in the middle of a moment, sharing what it actually feels like when something clicks between you and your horse. If you've ever had one of those rides where you got off and thought something is different — this one's for you.
24 Mar 2026
What Your Horse Knows About You That You Don’t Know About Yourself
In this episode, Kristi Newman digs into the personal development leadership skills element of the RITE System. She starts with the HeartMath Institute’s documented research on the heart’s electromagnetic field — and why horses, as highly sensitive prey animals, respond to your actual body state, not your intended one. Kristi walks through the three layers: before you get on (what you are putting out before you even touch the horse), in the saddle (identity as an operating system and how it t...
24 Mar 2026
Why I Created the RITE System (And What My Horse Mia Had to Do With It)
In this episode, Kristi Newman shares the real origin of the RITE System — Reward Integrated Training for Equines. She takes us from her first horse (a thoroughbred off the track who didn’t kill her), through years of elite training, building Silverfox Equestrian Club in 2004, scribing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and the moment she turned down vet school to clear space for what came next. The centrepiece is Mia — the horse who had zero interest in connecting — and the experiment with positive...
24 Mar 2026
Why Your Horse Is Not Being Difficult (And What to Do About It)
In this episode, Kristi Newman makes the case for the core belief of the RITE System: your horse is never wrong. They are always answering the question they heard — not the one you thought you asked. Kristi introduces the Pay Raise Principle — using a tongue click as a marker in the exact moment the horse gets it right, followed by a high-value reward. She explains the clear difference between bribery (showing the treat to get behaviour) and precision reward delivery (marking the moment of co...
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