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Live Free Ride Free with Rupert Isaacson

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by Rupert Isaacson

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Welcome to Live Free Ride Free, where we talk to people who have lived self-actualized lives on their own terms, and find out how they got there, what they do, how we can get there, what we can learn from them. How to live our best lives, find our own definition of success, and most importantly, find joy. Your Host is New York Times bestselling author Rupert Isaacson. Long time human rights activist, Rupert helped a group of Bushmen in the Kalahari fight for their ancestral lands. He's probably best known for his autism advocacy work following the publication of his bestselling book "The Horse Boy" and "The Long Ride Home" where he tells the story of finding healing for his autistic son. Subsequently he founded New Trails Learning Systems an approach for addressing neuro-psychiatric conditions through horses, movement and nature. The methods are now used around the world in therapeutic riding program, therapy offices and schools for special needs and neuro-typical children.  You can find details of all our programs and shows on www.RupertIsaacson.com

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Episode thumbnail for The Cowboy Who Bridges All Worlds: Classical Dressage, Ranch Medicine & the Art of Connection | Dr. Glenn Cochran | LFRF 54

May 21, 2026

The Cowboy Who Bridges All Worlds: Classical Dressage, Ranch Medicine & the Art of Connection | Dr. Glenn Cochran | LFRF 54

Host Rupert Isaacson interviews Dr. Glenn Cochran, a physician and horseman, exploring the deep connection between classical dressage, ranch work, and bridging equestrian disciplines.

Episode thumbnail for Liberty, Lightness & the Long Game: From Parelli to the Beach | David Lichman | LFRF 53

May 7, 2026

Liberty, Lightness & the Long Game: From Parelli to the Beach | David Lichman | LFRF 53

Host Rupert Isaacson interviews natural horsemanship clinician David Lichman about making connection with horses the most rewarding experience, revealing key insights from decades of liberty training.

Episode thumbnail for Astrology, Ancestors & the Horse Soul: Reading the Stars for Riders | Denise Elizabeth Byron | LFRF 53

April 23, 2026

Astrology, Ancestors & the Horse Soul: Reading the Stars for Riders | Denise Elizabeth Byron | LFRF 53

<p>What if the stars in your birth chart could tell you why you're drawn to horses — and what stands between you and the deeper connection you're seeking? Denise Elizabeth Byron has spent decades working at the intersection of astrology, psychic intuition, and soul guidance. She didn't set out to become the horse community's astrologer. She set out, as a seven-year-old girl in California, simply to understand why her grandmother kept showing up in her bedroom after she died — and never really stopped.</p><p>Denise's path winds through a childhood steeped in Irish and Celtic intuition, a mother casting charts by hand in the seventies, years of study with psychic mentors, and a slow evolution from teacher to life coach to astrologer. What brought her into the horse world wasn't a horse — it was Robin Schiller, who came to a session and then brought Warwick, and the rest followed. What she found when she arrived was something she'd been searching for her whole life: a community of people who already knew how to listen.</p><p>This is a wide-ranging, deeply warm conversation between two people who share a fascination with the irrational, the ancestral, and the unseen. Rupert and Denise cover past lives and what they're actually for, why horse people are natural intuitives (and often don't know it), what it means to be a fire horse in a fire horse year, and why Mercury Retrograde is not the time to gallop away. They talk about fields of consciousness and what love actually is, from photons emitted by the heart to the physics of ocean waves. And somewhere in the middle, balloons spontaneously appeared on both their Zoom screens.</p><p>What emerges most clearly is this: horse women are far further along their intuitive journey than they give themselves credit for. And the thing most likely to block their connection with their horse isn't technique — it's perfectionism, and not extending to themselves the same love they so freely give their animals.</p><p>Denise's message to every horse woman listening is as simple as it is quietly devastating: treat yourself with as much love as you treat your horse.</p><p><br>FREE Helios Harmony Intro Course: https://longridehome.com/onoutpout</p><p><br>✨ "Trust what you hear, trust what you feel. Most people who contact me are so much further along in their journey than they give themselves credit for." – Denise Elizabeth Byron</p><p>✨ "Treat yourself with as much love as you treat your horse." – Denise Elizabeth Byron</p><p><strong>What You'll Learn in This Episode</strong></p><ul><li>How Denise's grandmother appeared in her room the night she died — and kept showing up for decades [00:02:30] </li><li>The difference between being psychic and being an astrologer — and how Denise combines both [00:17:00] </li><li>How Denise's astrology practice began with her mother casting charts by hand in the 1970s [00:20:30] </li><li>How a session with Robin Schiller led to Denise becoming the astrologer for the Journey On community [00:34:00] </li><li>Why astrology charts are portals for intuition, not just technical prediction tools [00:35:00] </li><li>Why horse people make natural intuitives, and what deep listening has to do with survival [00:37:30] </li><li>Why past lives may be less about other humans and more about ancestral healing [00:48:00] </li><li>What a birth chart can reveal about your intuitive gifts and how to develop them [01:08:30] </li><li>How the patriarchal lens has shaped astrology — and where the goddess asteroids are changing it [01:14:00] </li><li>What it means to be a fire horse in a fire horse year, and what the stars say about this particular moment [01:19:00] </li><li>How Rupert's Aquarius fire horse chart reflects his life's work in healing [01:22:00] </li><li>What Mercury Retrograde actually is, and why it's a time for integration rather than action [01:28:00] </li><li>The physics of consciousness: hearts emitting photons, ocean waves, and what love actually is [01:40:00] </li><li>Why horse people tend toward perfectionism — and how it blocks connection with their horses [01:52:30]</li></ul><p><strong>Memorable Moments from the Episode</strong></p><ul><li>Denise describes setting spiritual boundaries — no visitors in the bedroom or bathroom, unless it's an emergency — and how her first mentor taught her this after a particularly awkward moment [00:12:30] </li><li>Denise and Rupert discover they're roughly the same age and spend a moment pretending to be 27 and 28 respectively [00:22:30] </li><li>Rupert nearly gets kicked out of university for comparing an Iron Age metal-working culture to the Industrial Revolution — and his professors are not amused [00:27:30] </li><li>Denise explains how she always ends up as a "camel boy, never a pharaoh" in past life work [00:50:30] </li><li>Rupert's uncle, an eminent pathologist, stuns him after watching The Horse Boy by praising it for "drawing attention to the irrational side of medicine" — and the placebo effect [01:05:00] </li><li>Balloons spontaneously appear on both Zoom screens mid-conversation — neither of them made it happen [01:21:30] </li><li>Denise shares that wherever she goes, a quiet coffee shop fills up within minutes — her partner David calls it a "black hole fact" [01:34:30]</li></ul><p><strong>Projects and Organizations Mentioned</strong></p><p>HeartMath Institute — heart field research and coherence work <br>Kansas Carradine / Circus Cowgirl — HeartMath combined with horses: https://circuscowgirl.com </p><p><strong>About Denise Elizabeth Byron</strong></p><p>Denise Elizabeth Byron is an astrologer, intuitive, and soul guide who has spent over thirty years helping people understand their charts as maps of the soul rather than predictions of fate. Known in the equestrian world through her work with the Journey On podcast community, she works at the intersection of Western astrology, numerology, psychic intuition, and ancestral healing. Her gift lies not in technical chart reading but in using a birth chart as a portal — a set of symbols that opens access to deeper knowing, ancestral connection, and soul evolution. She can be reached through her website: https://deniseelizabethbyron.com</p><p>See All of Rupert's Programs and Shows:</p><p>Website: https://rupertisaacson.com</p><p><strong>Follow Us:</strong></p><p>Long Ride Home <br>Website: https://longridehome.com <br>Facebook: https://facebook.com/longridehome.lrh <br>Instagram: https://instagram.com/longridehome_lrh <br>YouTube: https://youtube.com/@longridehome</p><p><br>New Trails Learning Systems <br>Website: https://ntls.co <br>Facebook: https://facebook.com/horseboyworld <br>Instagram: https://instagram.com/horseboyworld <br>YouTube: https://youtube.com/newtrailslearningsystems</p><p>Affiliate Disclosure:</p><p>Links to books and products may include affiliate tracking. We may earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the show.</p><p><br></p>

56 total episodes available with 14 transcripts

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What is Live Free Ride Free with Rupert Isaacson?

Welcome to Live Free Ride Free, where we talk to people who have lived self-actualized lives on their own terms, and find out how they got there, what they do, how we can get there, what we can learn from them. How to live our best lives, find our own definition of success, and most importantly, find joy.

Your Host is New York Times bestselling author Rupert Isaacson. Long time human rights activist, Rupert helped a group of Bushmen in the Kalahari fight for their ancestral lands. He's probably best known for his autism advocacy work following the publication of his bestselling book "The Horse Boy" and "The Long Ride Home" where he tells the story of finding healing for his autistic son. Subsequently he founded New Trails Learning Systems an approach for addressing neuro-psychiatric conditions through horses, movement and nature. The methods are now used around the world in therapeutic riding program, therapy offices and schools for special needs and neuro-typical children.

 You can find details of all our programs and shows on www.RupertIsaacson.com

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