Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz. This week’s tip comes from Grand Prix trainer Lean Wedenmark. She stresses the importance of understanding the horse’s biomechanics of the walk, trot and canter. Only when riders have full knowledge of that can they learn when to effectively affect the horse’s stride. You can watch the free video here: https://ondemand.dressagetoday.com/programs/wedenmark-sequence-of-gaits-intro?categoryId=20245 To watch more from Lena Wedenmark and many other r...
Aug 07, 2022•2 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Welcome to the Dressage Today podcast sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition. In this episode, Aviva answers an “Ask the L” question about what to do when a mistake happens during a dressage test. Stephanie interviews Karen Rohlf of Dressage Naturally . Based in Ocala, Florida, Karen Rohlf, author and creator of Dressage Naturally, is an internationally popular clinician who teaches students of all disciplines and levels from around the world in her clinics and virtual programs. She is well known ...
Jul 26, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz sponsored by Horse Week. In today’s Buzz, we get to know Michele Wellman, USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and USEA ICP Level 2 Certified Instructor. Michele owns and operates By Chance Farm in Union Bridge, MD. She answers questions about how she got involved in horses, her training philosophy and what she feels makes a good horseperson. Above all, she feels the wellbeing of the horse is paramount. You can watch the free video here: https://ondem...
Jul 24, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz sponsored by Horse Week. These short podcasts release every two weeks providing quick tips to help you on your dressage journey. Today’s training tip comes from FEI 5* judge Janet Foy. She explains the importance of the free walk and how a judge will look at both the legs and the topline when giving a score for the movement. You can watch the free video here: https://ondemand.dressagetoday.com/programs/janet-foy-free-walk?categoryId=22246 To watc...
Jul 10, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome to the Dressage Today podcast sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition. In this episode, Aviva gives her “March to the Maccabi” update and answers an “Ask the L” question about what she wished she knew when first getting into dressage. Stephanie interviews Grand Prix competitor and young horse expert Alice Tarjan. A New Jersey native, Tarjan spent her early riding days in Pony Club and moved on to eventing before focusing on dressage. A Seaton Hall law school graduate and cancer survivor, Ta...
Jun 28, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz. These short podcasts release every other Sunday with quick tips to help you on your dressage journey. This week, horsemanship expert, dressage and event rider and trainer Chelsea Canedy rides a horse with a personality style she finds common with many riders – one that is wonderfully safe, but less motivated and not as responsive to a light leg aid. This type of horse often teaches a rider to work too hard, so Chelsea demonstrates how to promote...
Jun 26, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz. These short podcasts release every other Sunday with quick tips to help you on your dressage journey. This week, we again hear from Grand Prix trainer and competitor Lauren Sprieser. She talks about how to compress a young horse’s big trot without using a lot of rider strength. If you have a horse that likes to use his under neck and chest, Lauren explains how to encourage the horse to carry himself while asking him to go forward and come back i...
Jun 12, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz. These short podcasts release every other Sunday with quick tips to help you on your dressage journey. This week, Grand Prix trainer and competitor Lauren Sprieser talks about what she looks for in bridles and bits. Most importantly, she recommends having someone professionally examine the horse’s mouth and head to determine what would be the best fit. Then she covers her preferences in bridles and bits that will help keep the horse comfortable. ...
May 29, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome to the Dressage Today podcast sponsored by Purina. In this episode, Aviva gives her “March to the Maccabi” update, including the winner of the boot raffle! (Hint…it was someone from this podcast.) Stephanie and Aviva also talk about US Equestrian’s color rule changes for dressage. For more details on that topic, read the USDF’s A Visual Guide to 2022 Dressage Attire found here: https://bit.ly/3z9Hwpd . The feature interview is with Lisa Roskens, the founder of the Omaha Equestrian Founda...
May 24, 2022•37 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz. These short podcasts release every other Sunday with quick tips to help you on your dressage journey. Today we bring you more tips from horsemanship expert Chelsea Canedy of Unexpected Farm in Maine. Chelsea explains how to use pressure and release with horses. Horses learn by the amount of the pressure that is put on them and when the release occurs. It’s not the pressure that teaches them. It’s the moment we remove the pressure that teaches th...
May 15, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz. These short podcasts release every other Sunday with quick tips to help you on your dressage journey. Today we bring you horsemanship expert Chelsea Canedy of Unexpected Farm in Maine. Chelsea explains why she does groundwork in relationship to her connection with her horse and the connection to the work she does under saddle. Her goal is to establish a connection with her horse, which goes from the barn to the arena. You can watch the video her...
May 01, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to the Dressage Today podcast sponsored by Purina. This month’s podcast features an interview with Fran Severn, author of the book “Riders of a Certain Age”. In addition, Stephanie gives an update on Dressage Today OnDemand and Aviva gives her update during the new segment “March to the Maccabi” as well as answering a question about using a reader at a dressage show. Together they interview Fran Severn, a freelance writer and broadcaster who grew up in the city but was determined to get ...
Apr 26, 2022•53 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz. These short podcasts release every other Sunday with quick tips to help you on your dressage journey. Today we again hear from Michael Bragdell, 2021 Dressage at Devon winner and head trainer at Hilltop Farm. One of the more unique skills that Michael teaches his horses is “parking” at the mounting block. He feels that a horse standing still while being mounted is extremely important. He demonstrates how he teaches this particular task, includin...
Apr 17, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz. These short podcasts release every other Sunday with quick tips to help you on your dressage journey. In this first one, 2021 Dressage at Devon winner and head trainer at Hilltop Farm, Michael Bragdell introduces his collection on how he starts working his horses in hand leading up to performing half-steps with them. He gives a simple explanation of what he does and why he does it. You can watch the video here: https://ondemand.dressagetoday.com...
Apr 03, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to the March edition of the Dressage Today podcast sponsored by ADM. In this episode, Aviva shares her exciting news about being selected to represent the United States in dressage at the 2022 Maccabi Games in Israel. She also answers a question about what the judge sees, or doesn’t see, prior to the rider entering the ring. The feature is a great interview with successful Grand Prix competitor and trainer Jessica Jo “JJ” Tate. JJ Tate began to take her place among the country’s riding e...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 20
Welcome to the Dressage Today Podcast sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition. In this episode, Stephanie and Aviva share more winter motivation tips, and Aviva talks about proper warmup ring etiquette. Together they interview Aryelle Stafford, founder and owner of Better Dressage Scores, a virtual dressage show site. Aryelle Stafford, along with her OTTB Reef, is an eventer with a strong appreciation for dressage. After years of making ends meet to pay her show bills, she wanted to create a more a...
Feb 22, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Welcome to Season 3 of the Dressage Today Podcast. In this episode, Stephanie and Aviva talk about staying motivated in the winter, and Aviva answers a question about what part of the horse/rider should be at X during the halt. Then we share an interview Stephanie did with para-rider Genevieve Rohner following her Win-a-Day clinic with Adrienne Lyle in November. Genevieve Rohner, from Park City, Utah, is a triplet, born at 28 weeks, and her underdeveloped nervous system led to a diagnosis of num...
Jan 25, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Welcome to the Dressage Today Podcast, sponsored by the Boehringer Ingelheim. In this episode, Stephanie and Aviva wrap up the year, and Aviva answers a two-part question about dealing with nerves prior to a competition whether it be judging or showing. Then Stephanie talks to up-and-coming dressage star AnnA Buffini. AnnA, who lives in San Diego, CA, made a statement in dressage as a young rider. In 2014, she rode her Dutch Warmblood gelding Sundayboy to wins in the FEI Young Rider Team and Ind...
Dec 28, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Welcome to the Dressage Today Podcast, sponsored by the HorseWare Ireland. In this episode, Stephanie and Aviva share what they are grateful for from the past year and discuss what makes a good show scribe. Then they talk to Michele Wellman with whom Dressage Today OnDemand recently did a series of videos on her popular cavalletti clinics. Michele is a full-time trainer and instructor at By Chance Farm in Union Bridge, Md. Sixteen years as a Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager allowed her to...
Nov 23, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Welcome to the Dressage Today Podcast, sponsored by the HorseWare Ireland. Stephanie and Aviva discuss participating in the USDF’s L Education Program. The interview in this podcast is different. In August, Stephanie interviewed Robert Dover to get his perspective on the Tokyo Olympics for Practical Horseman magazine. The interview contained many wonderful stories, and space in the magazine was limited so a lot was left out. We decided to put the rest of it together for this podcast as it almost...
Oct 26, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Welcome to the Dressage Today Podcast, sponsored by the Horse Week. Hosts Stephanie Ruff and Aviva Nebesky talk about the first Horse Week, coming up October 3 through October 9. Then Aviva tackles a tricky question in her “Ask the L” segment. Together they interview Aviva’s clinician and friend Philesha Chandler, head trainer at Chandler Dressage Inc. in Wellington, FL. Originally from Kansas, Philesha started riding at age 8 and developed her love for dressage as a young rider. Her most recogn...
Sep 28, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Welcome to a “mindful” episode of the Dressage Today Podcast, sponsored by the Horse Care Loyalty Rewards Program. Hosts Stephanie Ruff and Aviva Nebesky first discuss their ideas of what makes a good student, and then Aviva talks about her favorite test and level to judge in her “Ask the L” segment. They interview Chelsea Canedy about her road to enlightenment and how that has influenced her professional career as a dressage and event rider. Chelsea grew up in Connecticut where she was a member...
Aug 24, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 13
In this special Olympic wrap-up episode, sponsored by Vita Flex, co-hosts Stephanie Ruff and Aviva Nebesky share their thoughts on the recent Olympic dressage event. The conversation shifts to what the riders were wearing and Aviva’s latest saddle pad adventure. That rolls right into the "Ask the L" question about the preferred color of gloves when showing. Together they interview Morgan Klingensmith, who has gained notoriety as the groom of Adrienne Lyle’s Olympic mount Salvino. Morgan was born...
Aug 20, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 12
In this episode, sponsored by ADM, co-hosts Stephanie Ruff and Aviva Nebesky talk about their latest dressage adventures. Aviva answers a great question about where riders throw away the most points during a test in her "Ask the L" segment. Together they interview Michelle King who is a “r” USEF Technical Delegate. Michelle, better known as “Shelli,” is an Adult Amateur rider who has competed through 2nd level. She has been on VADA/Nova’s Board of Directors since 2004, including a three-year sti...
Jul 27, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode, sponsored by ADM , host Stephanie Ruff talks about her recent trip to Wellington, Florida for the U.S Equestrian Dressage Mandatory Observation Event. Then co-host Aviva Nebesky explains her saddle pad “collection” and answers a listener’s question in her "Ask the L" segment. Together they interview long lining expert Jennifer Hoffman. Jennifer came up through the 4-H program in Pennsylvania. Her first horse was an off-track thoroughbred named Autumn Charm who she later named he...
Jun 23, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Thanks to Collegiate for sponsoring this episode. Listen to co-hosts Stephanie Ruff and Aviva Nebesky share stories of their horse history, and Aviva answers a listener’s question in her segment "Ask the L." Then Stephanie interviews international Grand Prix competitor Todd Flettrich. A native of New Orleans, Todd Flettrich is a veteran competitor and trainer at the FEI levels of dressage. He won individual gold and team silver in the 1991 North American Junior/Young Rider Championships. Years l...
May 25, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Thanks to Vita Flex for sponsoring this episode. In this special Olympic podcast, co-hosts Stephanie and Aviva share recent personal news, and Aviva answers another great question in "Ask the L." Then listen in on their interview with leading Olympic contender Adrienne Lyle. Born and raised in a small town in the state of Washington, horses have always been a part of Adrienne’s life. She first had the opportunity to ride with her future coach and Olympian Debbie McDonald as a working student in ...
May 11, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Thanks to SmartPak for sponsoring this episode. Listen in to co-hosts Stephanie Ruff and Aviva Nebesky sharing stories of their current horses and Aviva answering a listener’s question in her segment "Ask the L." Then Stephanie interviews international Grand Prix competitor Shannon Dueck. Born in Austin, Texas, Shannon grew up outside of Vancouver Canada. Her mother Jacqueline Oldham was an “S” dressage judge in both Canada and the USA and instilled in Shannon a love and knowledge of classical d...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 7
New hosts Stephanie Ruff and Aviva Nebesky introduce themselves and talk about how they got involved in horses and dressage. Then they premier a new segment called "Ask the L" where Aviva will give tips from a judge's perspective. In this segment, she talks about proper turnout for both horse and rider for a dressage schooling show. Then Stephanie interviews FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy about how she got started in horses and dressage, some of her memories as a judge and brief look at what's coming up...
Mar 23, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode of the Dressage Today Podcast, we look forward to a time when we are able to vacation again. We have a great conversation with Stacey Adams of Active Riding Trips. We chat about dreamy equestrian vacations, some of her most memorable travel experiences, advice on scoring the best deals and tips for packing and gear. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 5
