Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour is a Danish dressage rider who is currently ranked 2nd and 3rd in the world, as of July 2022. Cathrine is an olympic athlete, having competed in 2016 at Rio and 2021 at Tokyo, and she won double individual silver as well as helped her team win gold at the 2022 World Dressage Championships in Herning, Denmark. But apart from her career success, Cathrine embodies much of what the dressage world wants in a champion - her riding skills, love and understanding of her equestria...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 20
Christian Kroeber is Co-Founder & CEO of wehorse, a brand of welearn GmbH. wehorse is Europe's leading streaming education provider for equestrians, and now has users in over 40 countries around the globe, including an expansion into North America. Born in Germany, Christian has a distinguished background in both entrepreneurship and equestrian sports. Having successfully competed in Dressage and Show Jumping on a national level, he has been deeply rooted in the equestrian world from early o...
Dec 11, 2022•51 min•Ep. 19
Elena Dotoli is an equestrian photographer and video artist. Elena combines equine and creative elements in order to capture the special moments between horses and their riders and owners. On this episode, we discuss things like how she got started with combining horses and photography as her career, what it’s like working within the equestrian industry in a creative way, her advice for photoshoots, and so much more.
Nov 20, 2022•48 min•Ep. 18
Anna Buffini is a professional dressage rider with accomplishments such as being a 2022 World Cup finalist, a rider on the 2021 Compiègne, Rotterdam & Aachen 5* Nations Cup Teams, the 2016 U25 Champion, and the 2014 US Young Rider Champion. Anna is such an inspiration to many dressage riders, and riders in general, and her joyful and motivating social media content makes her a role model athlete for equestrians of all ages to follow. On this episode, we discuss things like improving yourself...
Oct 30, 2022•45 min•Ep. 17
Nikki Porter is an Equestrian Mindset Coach, author, and podcast host. Through her books, podcast, and coaching, Nikki teaches how to grow your mindset to transform you from feeling disconnected, frustrated, and anxious to connected, present, & confident. Nikki’s work is focused on personal growth for horse owners who are invested in strengthening their connection with themselves, their equine partners, and everyone else they communicate with. In this episode, Nikki discusses things like mak...
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 16
Katie Hawkins is the founder of Unbridled Equine, a business focused on the use of integrative modalities to heal horses both physically and emotionally through proven, research based solutions. With 25+ years horse experience, Katie is a certified Animal Acupressure and Massage Therapist with accreditation from Rocky Mountain School of Animal Acupressure and Massage—earning the title of certified Equine Therapeutic Massage Therapist (ETMT). She is also certified as a Permitted Equine Therapists...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 15
Madelyn Houser, a.k.a. the Blonde and the Bay, is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist and equestrian influencer. Maddie documents her journey with her now retired Dutch Warmblood mare, Leah, and her new quarter horse gelding, Ryder, a former western pleasure horse that she’s been retraining for dressage. Maddie’s instagram @theblondeandthebay_ showcases their training progressions, and her blog, The Blonde and the Bay is an extension of the supportive community Maddie built through Instagram. You ...
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 14
Scott Cieslar has 20+ years experience as a professional nutritionist, receiving an MSc in physiology and nutrition from the University of Guelph. He started working on a PhD, but put his degree on hold to run his company, Mad Barn. Scott has dedicated his life to better understanding the nutritional requirements of horses and helping horse owners put the latest research into practice. In this episode, we’re learning all about equine nutrition and how we can ensure our horses feel, look, and can...
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 13
Felicity Davies is a Horsemanship and Mindset Mentor, and an expert at helping both horses and humans feel confident, whenever and wherever. A former competitive rider, she was committed to finding a better way of working with horses and landed a job working in Germany at Will Rogers Performance Horses where she learnt how to help horses relax in any environment. Felicity then moved back to Australia and implemented everything she had learnt while continuously learning from the horses she worked...
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 12
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu is the Canadian Dressage Rider at the moment holding the Olympic High Score for Canada. Also, with her horse “All In” she is the best Canadian in the FEI world rankings. She lives by the motto: “Never give up on your dreams.”. Listen in and learn from her secrets to success. In this episode, Brittany tells us what her childhood dreams were and how they came true. She also tells us about her experiences at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Mar 13, 2022•27 min•Ep. 11
Neil Jones has been working with top riders like British Legend Michael Whitaker and the Belgian Show Jumper Ludo Philippaerts before he decided to start his own venture, Neil Jones Equestrian. Neil Jones Equestrian turned into one of the most leading horse sales businesses worldwide. In this episode, Neil shares his experience about how he became an expert in finding the perfect match between horse and rider.
Feb 13, 2022•23 min•Ep. 10
Andrew Welles is an international showjumping rider and started very early on to pursue his riding career. Not only has he represented the US several times at high-class competitions, he also competes regularly and produces clear rounds in FEI World Cup™ Jumping qualifiers around the country. In this episode, Andrew tells us how he got where he is right now and also talks about what he learned from some of the best coaches in the world.
Jan 09, 2022•29 min•Ep. 9
Margie Goldstein-Engle is a true legend of horse riding. Not only has she recorded a world-record-high jump of 2,36m in 1987, she represented the U.S. in numerous Nations Cups and Championship. A living legend of the sport and a person with real horsemanship and passion for Equestrian sport. In this episode, Margie explains what the beauty of riding means for her and what paved her way from a horsey family to more than 195 Grand Prix victories in Show Jumping.
Dec 05, 2021•28 min•Ep. 8
John Haime is a human performance coach, who helps you to bring the best out of yourself. Many athletes around the globe trust him to enhance confidence and self-awareness. He is also the author of the book “Ride Big” in which he interviewed numerous world-class riders to find out their secret to success. In this episode, host Christian Kroeber sits with him to talk about what confidence exactly means and how you can improve yourself.
Nov 21, 2021•35 min•Ep. 7
Cathy Woods created the unique concept “Body, Mind, Equine”. This program focuses on the use of yoga principles and posture to improve horsemanship from ground to saddle. In the latest episode of “The Equestrian Connection” Cathy explains that Yoga is more than one stretching exercise after another. It's a complete mindset and a way of living as it combines breathwork, meditation and energy awareness. When Cathy has to describe Yoga in one word it would be “Awareness”. A decade ago, when she beg...
Nov 07, 2021•34 min•Ep. 6
In this podcast episode, we are talking to Sabine Schut-Kery, the newly crowned Olympic Team Silver Medallist with the US Team. In addition to her incredible performances at the Olympic Games and other competitions, she is also known for her horse friendly training, prioritizing quality over quantity. Sabine tells us about her career, how she came that far and also gives advice on how you can come so far too. She also gives us an insight into the world of dressage professionals and talks about w...
Oct 06, 2021•36 min•Ep. 5
In this Podcast Episode we have the world-famous Linda Tellington Jones as a guest. She is well known for her Tellington TTouch Method, which is also scientifically proven. Linda speaks with us about her view and beliefs about horses and how her famous TTouch can improve the well-being and performance of every horse. As the TTouch Method can bring your horse in a mental, physical and emotional balance. She also explains how each TTouch works and how the method can be perfectly integrated into ev...
Sep 19, 2021•33 min•Ep. 4
Philippe Karl is world-famous for the Ecole de Légèreté (School of Lightness). The principles of his training are a classical alternative based on understanding, competence and respect for the horse. His philosophy provides a cohesive and comprehensive training program to train horses of all types and breeds in all equestrian disciplines. He offers training courses all around the world, to teach his philosophy, which brings together a clear, effective and measurable equestrian concept. He exclud...
Sep 05, 2021•53 min•Ep. 3
Jim Masterson is known as the founder of the Masterson Method. As a Horse-Massage-Therapist he spent some years with the US National team on tour. During this time he learned a lot about the neurological reactions horses have shown to certain touches. He also figured out that horses begin to relieve tension on their own if we humans interpret their reactions correctly and follow them. He was one of the first to develop an animal-centric approach instead of just using a human-centric method. As m...
Aug 25, 2021•40 min•Ep. 2
Karen Rohlf was always in love with horses. Since she grew up with them, it wasn't long before Karen recognized that she was responsible for her animal's life experience. She was a student of Anne Gribbons for many years and got even more into horsemanship when a completely “shut-down” Grand Prix horse was willed to her. She wanted to bring him “back to life”, so she joined a horsemanship clinic with him. Those years of experience led her to found "Naturally Dressage": A more natural approach to...
Aug 20, 2021•55 min•Ep. 1
