The VetCareTraining Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

The core topic of my work, and therefore also of this podcast, is Equine Cooperative Care. In this episode, I am going to talk about what exactly it is.

When it comes to healthcare procedures, even the basic ones, some horses start behaving in a way that makes it nearly impossible to take care of their health. Some try to avoid being treated at all costs. Some even let the vet (farrier...) come close.

It is important to know that horses don´t behave this way because they are being naughty, or disrespectful, or because they are testing our skills, or boundaries. There are different reasons for their behaviour, which I am going to explore in this episode.

Hey there!

Welcome to the VetCareTraining Podcast. My name is Katerina Junghansova, I am an equine veterinarian, cooperative care trainer, founder of an educational project called VetCareTraining, and I´m your host in this podcast.

In the VetCareTraining Podcast, we are going to be discussing Equine Cooperative Care, ethical, evidence-based horse handling, and beyond.

Enjoy listening!

I had a great conversation with Daina Matskina the other day - she´s a horse trainer from Latvia, and she´s organizing a VetCareTraining clinic in Latvia (in June 2026).

Find out more about the clinic: https://vetcaretraining.teachable.com/p/clinics

We were chatting about Equine Cooperative Care, who it is for, who will benefit from it, and what you can expect from the clinic.

In our conversation, we´ve actually made a few good points worth sharing. So, I decided to turn it into a podcast episode. Enjoy listening!

Learn more about Equine Cooperative Care: https://vetcaretraining.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-equine-cooperative-care

OK, here´s a controversial one: As owners, veterinarians, or other professionals, do we train horses to avoid healthcare procedures? You might think: What a stupid question? Of course not! ...and you might be surprised ;) Enjoy listening.

Find out more about my work: https://vetcaretraining.com/

Learn the basic principles of Equine Cooperative Care: https://vetcaretraining.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-equine-cooperative-care

Cooperative care is based on the horse (or another animal) giving us their consent for the medical procedure. In the equestrian world, the concept of giving horses a choice or asking them for their consent is still somewhat controversial. So, let´s explore what consent in real life is and whether it is practical.

Take my free online course called the Introduction to Equine Cooperative Care to dive even deeper in its principles: https://vetcaretraining.teachable.com/p/introduction-to-equine-cooperative-care

Welcome back to the VetCareTraining podcast. This is actually my first ever episode with a guest!

I invited Angelica Hesselius to chat about her way to reward-based riding, her transition from classical dressage to positive reinforcement-based dressage, and beyond.

It was such a great conversation!

Enjoy listening.

Check out Angelica´s Reward-Based Riding Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reward-based-riding/id1655757508

and also her Reward-Based Riding School: https://www.rewardbasedridingschool.com/