Episode 17: Gayle Ecker

<p>In Episode 17, Jec interviews Gayle Ecker, director of Equine Guelph (pronounced ‘gwelf’) at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.</p> <p>Ecker is at the forefront of offering evidence-based, research-supported online courses for students of the horse, from emergency large animal rescue to colic conversations. </p> <p>Gayle hits all the buttons of issues we’ve been chatting about and featuring on Cayuse Communications pages and at the <a href= "https://www.besthorsepracticessummit.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Best Horse Practices Summit</a>: how to cultivate curiosity and critical thinking, the search for best practices through review and research, and considering how we look at the horse from all aspects.</p> <p>Also, please be part of our upcoming conversation around Gender Gyrations. It seems like our communities might be a bit behind the times when it comes to healthy dynamics here. Agree? Disagree? <a href="https://besthorsepractices.com/contact/">Contact us here.</a></p> <p>We’d like to thank our sponsors <a href= "https://lucernefarms.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lucerne Farms</a>, <a href="https://www.horseandriderbooks.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Horse and Rider books</a> , <a href= "https://redmondequine.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Redmond Equine</a>, <a href="https://katesrealfood.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kate’s Real Food</a>, and <a href= "https://www.patagonia.com/workwear/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patagonia WorkWear</a> for the generous support.</p>