Not Just A Pony Ride
By HETRA
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Ever wanted to know more about Equine-Assisted Services (EAS) and Therapies? Join us as we explore the industry. Hear valuable education for instructors & therapists, insight into business strategies, and all the reasons why horses are so impactful for our mental & physical health. This podcast is presented by Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA), with over 35 years of experience in the EAS industry.
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162. What Exactly is Leader Practice? (and Why You Need It)
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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161. Bridging the Gap: Mental Health in the Arena
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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160. Real Talk: EAS Programming for Veterans & First Responders
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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159. Replay- Understanding Diagnoses: What is Stimming?
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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158. Funding Dreams: A Look Inside Our Annual Fundraiser
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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157. A New Chapter: Welcoming Emma
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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156. EAS & Research: Better Together
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May 22, 2026 |
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155. Navigating a Wait List of Participants
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May 08, 2026 |
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154. Scheduled “Ground Week”: Perspectives from a New Routine at HETRA
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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153. Replay: What Goes Into Thorough Participant Evaluation?
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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152. Five Things Every EAS Professional Should Know About Seizures
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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151. When the Stars Align: Thoughts on Research, Education and Real Experiences
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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150. The Next Generation of EAS Leaders: What do they want?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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149. How do we fund our horses? Campaign and Sponsorship Ideas
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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148. Insurance for EAS Centers: Trends and Important Questions with Killian Insurance
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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147. Making a Change in Your Center? It's more complicated than we thought!
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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146. Seizure Disclosure Form
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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145. Staying Respectfully Curious with HHRF
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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SHORT 144. Five Things I Would Tell My Younger Executive Director Self…
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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143. REPLAY Positive Culture in EAS Staff with Edye Godden, CEO
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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142. Anticipatory Balance - both horses and humans have it!
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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SHORT 141. This Isn’t “Equine Therapy” - Edye Breaks Down Real Terms & Real Work
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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140. 10 Ways we Use our Equicizer in EAS
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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139. Live! - Does Balanced vs. Unbalanced Rider Ability Matter for Equine Weight Limits?
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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138. Gravitational Insecurity and Fear While Mounted
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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137. Partnering with a Hospital for Equine Assisted Therapy with Rachel Elder of Agape
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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136. Horses as Partners in Mental Health
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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135. Evaluating Potential EAS Horses
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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134. TEN TIPS for Improving Working Memory for EAS Participants
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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133. Emergency Dismounts in EAS: What’s your Plan of Action?
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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132. Pairing Horses & Riders: Movement & Conformation
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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131. Safety Stirrups: What options are right for your center?
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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130. Maintaining the Senior Horse - REPLAY
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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129. Having Hard Conversations in EAS: Why is it so hard? with Cindy Schwarz
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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128. Writing Social Stories: Helping participants through new, changing or difficult tasks
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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127. Granting Wishes and Dreams in EAS with Kelly Jacobs from Dreamweaver Foundation
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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126. The Ultimate Non-Profit Tip Roundup with The Papillion Community Foundation - REPLAY
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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125. Power of Positive Affirmations with Isabela Amaral and Fred Ginman
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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124. Creating a Positive Culture for your Staff
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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123. Healing from Eating Disorders with the Help of Horses with Barb Cotten, LMHP and Teresa Ryan BSN, RN
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May 23, 2025 |
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122. No Show and Cancellation Policies in EAS
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May 16, 2025 |
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121. An EAS Program to Fill a Need: What is the GAP Program at HETRA?
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May 09, 2025 |
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120. Healing from Sexual Abuse: Trauma, Horses and Resilience with Carol Odell
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May 02, 2025 |
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119. When do we Introduce the Bridle for our Participants?
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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118. What are Fidgets? How do we use them in EAS? with Abi Cross, OTS
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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117. Discharging & Retiring Horses from EAS Programming
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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116. All About Interactive Vaulting with Amanda Bubb
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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115. The Ins and Outs of Equine Lease Agreements
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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114. HETRA University on the Road: Themes from HHRF & Region 7 Conferences
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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113. All About Therapeutic Carriage Driving: PART TWO with Amy Causey
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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112. All About Therapeutic Carriage Driving with Amy Causey: PART ONE
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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111. What’s in your tack room?
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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110. Scheduling Volunteers
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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109. Which instructor journey is right for you? “Homegrown”, external mentorship or higher education? with Erin Cardea
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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108. REPLAY! Understanding ADHD in EAS
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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107. Meet ARCH! A Framework & Community for Facilitating Mental Health
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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106. How do we get participants to learn skills quickly?: Learning Styles & Teaching Strategies
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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105. How do you say “thank you” more authentically?
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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104. Are you missing this critical piece of a lesson?: Defining Skill Progression
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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103. REPLAY: Setting Weight Limits for EAS Horses
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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102. What does McDonalds have to do with EAS? Thoughts on Running your Non-Profit as a BUSINESS with Joe Wappelhorst, ED of SIRE
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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101. Understanding Diagnoses in EAS: Muscle Tone - Hypertonia vs. Hypotonia
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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100. What is the Importance of Staying Adaptable as a Center?
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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99. Teaching Effective Therapeutic Riding to Those with Mental Health Concerns with Hallie Sheade, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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98. It’s time to focus on Equine Welfare in EAS
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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97. What goes into a thorough participant evaluation?
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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96. A Global EAS Community with Vera Lantelme-Faisan, President of HETI
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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95. What is Executive Functioning? An Essential Part of Learning Explained
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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94. I want to get into the EAS Industry, but where do I start?
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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93. INSURANCE. What do we NEED to know for EAS? with Jon Killian of Killian Insurance Agency
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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92. Dallas, Texas: HETRA University on the Road!
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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91. What is Hippotherapy? A Collaboration with ‘All Things Sensory’
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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90. EFP & EFL Certification with the HERD Institute
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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89. Does Confidentiality Matter in our Barns? Yes!
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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88. What is elopement? Keeping Participants Safe in the Arena
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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87. Everyone is a Leader: EAL for Staff & Corporate Development
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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86. What do we do if we can’t ride? Advancing Horsemanship with Alternative Programming
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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85. How does a school partner with horses for social emotional learning?
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May 24, 2024 |
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84. What do we do when we need to retire 'Steady Eddy'?
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May 10, 2024 |
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83. Understanding Diagnoses: What is Stimming?
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May 03, 2024 |
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82. What should we focus on for Positive Public Perception in our barn?
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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81. Support for Grief and Loss with the Help of Horses with The Collective for Hope
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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80. How do we make sure sessions are ACTUALLY running smoothly? It’s session observation week!
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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79. PART TWO: How do you Manage a Board? Valuable Advice on Engaging an Effective Board
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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78 PART ONE: How do you Manage a Board? Valuable Advice on Engaging an Effective Board
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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77. How do Horses Help Reveal our True Selves?: Perspectives for Equine Facilitated Mental Health with Cheryl Eriksen
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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76. What do our Mini Horses do? Miniature Horse Programming at HETRA
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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75. Why is Education so Important? Reflections on HETRA University Live
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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53. Understanding Diagnoses: Cerebral Palsy in EAS with Kaiti Otte, OTD, OTR/L
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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74. Understanding Diagnoses: Down Syndrome with Kaiti Otte, OTD, OTR/L
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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73. What if speaking is difficult for my participant?: Emerging Communicators in EAS
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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72. PART TWO: What do Horses Really Want? How to Help Them Feel Safe with Lynn Acton
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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71. What do Horses Really Want? How to Help Them Feel Safe PART ONE with Lynn Acton
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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70. What's next for EAS? 2023 at HETRA in Review with Edye Godden, CEO
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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69. What is Neurodiversity? Creating a Space of Inclusion in EAS
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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68. How do I find a Grant Opportunity?: Get Creative!
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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67. An Athletic Trainer Finds Therapeutic Riding: Unique Perspectives
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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66. The Art of Creating Sustainable EAS Programming
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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65. What does ‘It’s not just a pony ride’ mean to you?: Live from Charlotte, North Carolina
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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64. Transition Programs for Young Adults
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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63. Creating Space for Connection: Healing Through Nature & Horses
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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62. Ground Programming: Thinking Outside the Box!
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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61. Board Management, Donor Relations and Fundraising Events with Joe Hunter, ED of Papillion Community Foundation
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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60. Come to Peace with Your Pieces: Women’s Retreats
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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59. HETRA University on the Road!: Oklahoma
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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58. Understanding ADHD in Equine Assisted Services
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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57. The Science of Feeling Safe: Polyvagal Theory and Equine Connection
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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56. Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Mindful Marketing with Erin Bevington, COO
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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55. Paving the Competitive Road for Equestrians with Disabilities with Mandy Cleveland
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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54. Valuable Resources for Nonprofits with Anne Hindery, NAM
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May 19, 2023 |
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52. Preparing for the Canter with Shelby Schult, CTRI and Italia Rouse
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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51. All About Speech Therapy with Terri Hutchison, M.A.,CCC-SLP
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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50. History and Transformative Moments in the EAS Industry with Dr. Octavia Brown
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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49. Horse Powered Reading with Dr. Michele Pickel
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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48. Live! From PATH Intl. Region 7 Conference
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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47. Co-Facilitation: Mounted Mental Health
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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46. PART TWO: Communication and Autism with Dr. Darren Olsen PhD
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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45. PART ONE: Communication and Autism with Dr. Darren Olson, PhD
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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44. Budgeting for Success with Edye Godden, CEO and Erin Bevington, COO
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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43. Get a Degree in Therapeutic Horsemanship with Melissa Abbey of St. Andrews University
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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42. Meet EAGALA!
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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41. Resistance to the Horse with Kelly B., LMHP and Kaiti, OT
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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40. Setting Weight Limits for HETRA Horses with Shelby Schult, Equine Operations Manager
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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39. Vocational Training for Veterans: Lowering the Barrier into the Ranching Industry with Bear Hug Cattle Company
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 38: How can Community Foundations strengthen your organization? with John Levy
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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37. All Things Grants with Lucy Charvat, HETRA Grant Manager
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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36. Helping to Heal with Equine Gestalt Coaching: Melisa Pierce of Touched by a Horse
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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35. Networking, You Can Do It! with Kalynn Sortino, Development Manager
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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34. The Horses & Humans Research Foundation with Dr. Pebbles Turbeville
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Q&A: What are some good activities for an EAL Parkinson’s Disease group? with Kelly Baulisch
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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33. Helping Children with Complex Trauma Needs with Rebecca Britt of Stable Moments
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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32. Chiropractic Care for the Therapy Horse with Dr. Cass Thielen
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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31. What Motivates A Consistent Volunteer?: A Volunteer Panel
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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30. Christy Landwehr, CEO: Why Should You Certify with the CHA?
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May 20, 2022 |
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29. Kelly Baulisch, LMHP: What is Self-Regulation?
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May 09, 2022 |
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28. Julie Boilesen, CEO: How A Local Foundation Makes a Wide Impact
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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27. Alison Curtis: A Horse Can Feel a Fly: Yoga for Equestrians
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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26. Frankie Lovato: Not Just a Wooden Horse
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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25. Katie Oakland: Center Start-Up
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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24. Why are they riding backwards? Therapy Positioning Explained with Lisa Harris
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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23. PART TWO: Equine Assisted Learning with Debbie & Blair of Strides to Success
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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23. PART ONE: Equine Assisted Learning with Debbie and Blair from Strides to Success
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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22. Roadmap for Success: Setting Goals & Planning for 2022 with Edye Godden, CEO
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode #21- Maintaining the Senior Horse with Shelby Schult, Equine Operations Manager and Kevin Roche, Owner of GlucoGlide
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Episode #20 - Cultural & Community Healing with Horses with Jessica White Plume, Ph.D., MPH
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Tales from the Rail: Meet Londyn!
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Tales from the Rail: Meet Alpine!
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Episode #19 - Therapy Insights & The AHA with Lisa Harris, PT
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Tales from the Rail: Meet Emily!
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode #18 - Reimagine Life with Ed Armstrong from QLI
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Tales from the Rail: Meet Dash!
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Episode #17 - Importance of Research with Anastasia Kyvelidou, PhD
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Tales From the Rail: Meet Nikola!
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Episode #16 - Funding Your Mission with Edye Godden & Angie Connell
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Episode #15 - Amberley Snyder: Confidence & Self-Advocacy
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Episode #14 - Shelby Winnail & Edye Godden: Impact of Horse Movement
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Episode #13 - Megan: Grabbing Courage with the Help of Horses
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Episode #12 - Lauren Taylor: Recovering with Horses
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Episode #11 - Kim Berggren: Growth through International Travel
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Episode #10 - Saebra Pipoly on Mentorship & Education for Instructors
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May 28, 2021 |
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Episode #9 - Yes, you can host students! with Marissa and Lane
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May 14, 2021 |
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Episode #8 - Lisa Whalen: One Fence at a Time
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode #7 - Leaps of Faith & Growing HETRA with Edye, Katherine & Erin
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Episode #6 - Adaptive Riding vs. Therapy Services with Katherine Smith
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Episode #5 - Kathy Alm PART TWO: What can PATH Intl. do for you?
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Episode #4 Kathy Alm of PATH Intl. PART ONE: A Journey to CEO
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Episode #3: "Happy, Healthy, Sane & Sound” with Shelby Winnail, Equine Operations Manager
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode #2: Mental Health & Horses with Kelli Hatzenbuehler
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Episode #1: Welcome with Edye Godden, CEO of HETRA
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Jan 29, 2021 |