Wie entsteht Rassismus? Wozu führt gesellschaftliche Hysterie?

On the Blinds - Vom "ersten Ausländer" zur "Asylantenschwemme"

In this episode, host Sarah Nuse sits down with Laura Teal, a seasoned Tippi Toes franchise owner, who shares her journey in the business world. From their college days in the same sorority house to working together, they dive into the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. Laura opens up about what she loves about running her business, the challenges she’s faced along the way, and the exciting projects she’s been able to work on. Tune in for an inspiring conversation about business, growth, and the power of connection!

Episode 11: Franchise Owner Experience with Laura Teal

The Void (Remix)

Hitch A Ride

The First Installment of "The Summer Set List" Series - Released 6/30/2018

I'm Flowing

For the episode we’re continuing our conversation with Rick Hester, Amy Shilze and Lucy Butler.

Rick is the Curator of Behavioral Husbandry for the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. He oversees all the zoo's behavioral programming. His work includes the zoo's animal training for husbandry, medical, and public show behaviors, enrichment, developing programs to improve problem behavior situations, the zoo's formal animal welfare assessments, and exhibit design for behavior goals. 

We’re also joined by Amy Schlis, who has the dream job of working with the Cheyanne Mountain zoo’s giraffe.  

Amy is the Senior Animal Behaviorist for Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's International Center for the Care and Conservation of Giraffe, where she runs giraffe workshops and conferences, both stateside and internationally.

Both Rick and Amy also partner with Dr. Susan Friedman and her Behavior Works consulting team so you’ll hear a lot of references to Susan throughout this conversation.

In addition to Rick and Amy, I invited Lucy Butler to join us.  Lucy and her husband run the River Haven Animal Sanctuary in Rhode Island.  I knew she would have a lot of questions for Rick and Amy.  When you take in animals who are the victims of abuse, there’s a lot to be learned from the work that goes on in zoos to reduce the stress of handling and also to improve the overall quality of life for the animals under their care.  

In this episode Rick and Amy introduce the concept of freeing up the operant: what that means  and how that impacts the implementation of enrichment opportunities for the animals under their care.  This episode is rich with ideas for providing more enrichment for our horses.

Episode 347 Rick Hester, Amy Schilz, & Lucy Butler Pt 2 - Enrichment & Freeing Up The Operant

For the episode we’re continuing our conversation with Rick Hester, Amy Shilze and Lucy Butler.

Rick is the Curator of Behavioral Husbandry for the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. He oversees all the zoo's behavioral programming. His work includes the zoo's animal training for husbandry, medical, and public show behaviors, enrichment, developing programs to improve problem behavior situations, the zoo's formal animal welfare assessments, and exhibit design for behavior goals. 

We’re also joined by Amy Schilze, who has the dream job of working with the Cheyenne Mountain zoo’s giraffe.  

Amy is the Senior Animal Behaviorist for Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's International Center for the Care and Conservation of Giraffe, where she runs giraffe workshops and conferences, both stateside and internationally.

Both Rick and Amy also partner with Dr. Susan Friedman and her Behavior Works consulting team so you’ll hear a lot of references to Susan throughout this conversation.

In addition to Rick and Amy, I invited Lucy Butler to join us.  Lucy and her husband run the River Haven Animal Sanctuary in Rhode Island.  I knew she would have a lot of questions for Rick and Amy.  When you take in animals who are the victims of abuse, there’s a lot to be learned from the work that goes on in zoos to reduce the stress of handling and also to improve the overall quality of life for the animals under their care.  

In this episode Rick and Amy talk about the educational programs which are woven into the experience Guests have as they tour the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. There are twenty-three shows for the public every day.  In these shows the animals are the star.  It is about showing what they can do, what their natural behaviors are - all while protecting the dignity of the animals.  The shows at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo show animals controlling their reinforcers and using their bodies in ways that are natural to them.   Trainers interpret both what their life in the zoo looks like, what their life in the wild environment looks like, and how capable they are of learning.  They are trying to create connections between the public and the animals at the zoo in a way that elevates the animal.  

For Lucy this part of the conversation was especially relevant because the public is invited in to tour the River Haven Animal Sanctuary that she and her husband run.  She was getting many great ideas for how they can make this experience better both for their guests and their resident animals.  But even if you don’t give tours, there’s much here that can be used to enrich your horse’s life.

We begin the episode with a discussion of techniques used to introduce new animals into an existing social group.

Episode 348 Rick Hester, Amy Schilz & Lucy Butler Pt 3 - Enrichment and Public Education at the Zoo

Ladies Enrichment Conference Session 2 - Dr. Sherrie Holloway

Ladies Enrichment Conference Session 3 - Dr. Sherrie Holloway

Dominique is back!  Dominique took some time off over the summer.  Now she is back and full of enthusiasm for the recent Equiosity conversations she’s been listening to.  

In this episode we revisit the conversation we had with Rick Hester, Amy Schilz and Lucy Butler.  Rick is the Curator of Behavioral Husbandry for the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado.  Amy is in charge of the giraffe at the zoo.  Lucy Butler and her husband own the River Haven Animal Sanctuary in Rhode Island.  

With Dominique we revisit the four operant freedoms, and we consider the parallels between the way zoo animals are managed past and present and the way we keep horses.  There is so much we can learn from modern zoo keepers.  As Dominique says at the start of the conversation, she’s been looking through some of the traditional horse training books she owns and they just seem so out of date especially when she compares them to the work that Rick and Amy talk about.  Her takeaways from their interview make for a lively conversation.

Episode 352  Dominique Is Back! Part 1 Treat Horses Like Zoo Animals

Wenn Migranten nur noch einen Abwehrreflex auslösen, wenn sie nur noch als Last für unseren Wohlstand empfunden werden, dann ist es an der Zeit, ihre Geschichten zu hören, sie wieder als Menschen zu sehen und sich zu fragen, was Migration eigentlich mit uns, mit Deutschland, mit Europa zu tun hat.

Equiosity is the podcast about all things equine with a special emphasis on the horse-human bond.

New tracks tagged #Enrichment