This week on Let’s Talk Horses, Life & Living, Sarah Watt sits down with Tasmin Maher, a South African rider and coach who learned early that real success has less to do with perfect rounds and everything to do with finding joy in the process.

Tasmin’s story isn’t about trophies or training secrets—it’s about building a life around horses because you love it, not because anyone else expects you to. She shares what it’s like growing up with horses as family, why pressure doesn’t have to steal your joy, and how the real victories are often the small, steady wins you share with your horse when nobody else is watching.

If you’ve ever needed permission to slow down, to listen instead of force, or to remember why you started in the first place, this episode is for you. Sarah and Tasmin talk about heartbreak and healing, about the partnership that can only be built over years, and about what happens when you finally let go of perfection and just show up—for your horse, and for yourself.

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What does it really take to live in presence—with horses, with people, with your life?

In this honest and wide-ranging episode, Sarah Watt welcomes back horseman and educator Scott Purdum for a conversation that weaves through hoof care, burnout, redefining success, and the art of saying no. They talk barefoot vs. shod, working with difficult horses, asking for help, and what it means to meet others—human or equine—exactly where they are.

It’s a conversation about permission. To change your mind. To step back. To charge more. To choose less. To listen more deeply. To live more presently.

What if the thing you thought you had to push through… was actually the moment you got to choose something greater?

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In this episode of Let’s Talk Horses, Life & Living, Sarah Watt talks with Gareth Maré about his approach to training horses. He has always maintained that horses are not out to ‘get us’ and can't be ‘naughty’; they are just responding from the pool of their experiences and trying to survive.

For Gareth, educating people that horses are essentially a peaceful animal is very important, and he uses equine neurological science to back up his relaxed approach to training.

Wow, Amazing Conversation with Gareth Maré , looking for more!

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