Elevate Your Ride

**VIDEO AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE ONLY** Welcome to another episode of Elevate Your Ride!! We are SO excited to bring you another episode in our brand new series: Workout Classes!! Join personal trainer Ellie and yoga instructor Makayla as they guide you through a 45 minute yoga workout class. If you struggle with connection to your body or your horse's body, this class is for YOU! This...

**VIDEO AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE ONLY** Welcome to another episode of Elevate Your Ride!! We are SO excited to bring you a brand new series: Workout Classes!! Join personal trainer for equestrians Ellie as she guides you through a 45 minute full body workout class designed to cover the basics of strength training. If you're an equestrian who struggles with putting together your own strengt...

**VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLY ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE** Welcome to another episode of Elevate Your Ride!! Today, host Ellie is breaking down the key elements she learned from spending the weekend with Beth Clemons. There were three main positioning themes Beth discussed during Ellie's horsemanship lesson, and this episode explains how Ellie is updating her fitness routine to address them! If you want to l...

**VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLY ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE** The final episode with Beth Clemons is here! We've covered A LOT in the last few video episodes: warm-ups, horsemanship, trail, and western riding. Now, it's Ellie's turn to hop in the saddle! Join us for this unique episode where Beth gives Ellie a horsemanship lesson! This is a great watch if you've enjoyed the last few episodes, ar...

**VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLY ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE** The next video podcast with Beth Clemons is here!! The last two episodes have been about setting a strong foundation between horse and rider, and today Beth expands that knowledge to more advanced events. Beth demonstrates western riding basics, and then dives into more advanced trail maneuvers including box turns, walk-overs, trot-overs, and lope-ov...

**VIDEO AVAILABLE ONLY ON SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE** The next episode in this series that you all have been waiting for is finally here!!! Today we are in the saddle with Beth Clemons. Last time, we introduced Beth with an audio-only interview, and now you get to actually see her techniques under saddle! Beth demonstrates real issues we feel ALL amateurs struggle with: purposeful warm ups, correct body...

On today's episode, we are in the barn with Beth Clemons in Scottsdale, Arizona, to talk all about competing at the breed show level. This conversation ranges from horse and human body positioning, to western riding, to scoring, to tips for amateurs, and so much more. Beth has a wealth of knowledge to share for amateurs- pop in an ear bud and hop in the saddle or go for a walk! This multi-epis...

Welcome to another VIDEO podcast on Elevate Your Ride!! Today we are sitting down in person with James Saubolle of Elite Show Horses out of Pilot Point, Texas. James has had endless success training and showing all around AQHA/APHA horses, and has so much advice to offer. We talk about real training techniques and tips (and the WHY behind them), advice for amateurs, real-life stories, and so much...

Welcome to our first in-the-barn video podcast!!!! Please note- this episode's audio quality is not up to our normal standard. We apologize as we live and learn through video podcast production!!! This is a COOL episode. Are you an amateur constantly stuggling with body position? Does your trainer constantly say "PULL YOUR SHOULDERS BACK!!" or "MOVE YOUR HIPS!!" or "SI...

Welcome to our SECOND ever video podcast!! Host Ellie, personal trainer for equestrians, breaks down the function of each main muscle group in the body. This episode is great for equestrians struggling with how to move and control their own body parts, aren't sure how to stretch or strengthen different muscles, or want to know more about human biomechanics. We recommend watching this episode (avai...

Welcome to our very first VIDEO podcast!!! We are SO excited to welcome on Oded Locker of LockeRiders! Host Ellie and Oded had a great discussion centered around the importance of cross-training our all-around horses, burnout, patience, and so much more. Oded has so much insight on what it takes to be a true horseman in the show world, and has a refreshing outlook on training horses. Please let us...

Welcome to another informative episode of Elevate Your Ride! Today, personal trainer for equestrians Ellie breaks down the idea of intuitively exercising. This concept is essential for committing to exercise long-term, and is worth learning how to do. As we all know, sometimes life gets in the way of our perfectly curated workout schedule, and learning how to intuitively exercise is essential for...

This episode features a fantastic discussion about equestrians and their equines. Personal trainer Ellie sits down with chiropractor Dr. Arianna Aaron of ⁠Peak Performance International⁠ to discuss horse and human performance. This conversation ranges from explaining various therapies to saddle fit to biomechanics and so much more. Tune in to learn how you and your horse can become better athletes...

Welcome to our first episode of 2026!! Heads up- there will be a few changes to our content this year- tune in to this episode to learn more! As we make our way through January, the initial "New Year New Me" motivation can start to dwindle. Daily, you will be faced with small choices that have a large impact on whether or not you stick with your goals long-term. This episode gives you 5...

Can you believe we have finished yet another year of podcasting?! Neither can we!! For our final episode of 2025, we put together what we think are the best snippets from every episode we did this year and put it all together into one gold-nugget-filled episode. This is the PERFECT time of year to get that snowball rolling and hit 2026 hot and ready! Our guest list from 2025 includes: Natalie Humm...

Thank you for coming back for another world show recap! Today we are bringing on amateur hunter under saddle enthusiast Heidi Marhofer. This honest conversation highlights the importance of hard work, staying disciplined, never giving up, and so much more. Physical and mental fitness played a huge role in Heidi's success this year- tune in to hear more from a very successful amateur!! Find Hei...

On today's episode, we brought on highly-requested AQHA horse trainer Carly Parks! Carly is one of our industry's top trainers and consistently has horses and clients in the winners circle. This episode highlights how Carly prepares herself, her horses, and her riders for the AQHA world show, how hard she had to work to get to the top, advice she has for youth/amateurs aspiring to become a...

Welcome back to another episode with Dr. Michelle Correia of Stable Body Physical Therapy! We had Michelle on last year ⁠(Episode 34)⁠ to talk about her work as an equestrian and equine physical therapist. Today we have her back on to talk about her recent field research on muscular strength in equestrian athletes and the common trends she is noticing. We also take a few tangents to chat about pos...

Welcome to the seventh round of Book Club episodes! Today we have part six of "⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Becoming a Supple Leopard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠". If you enjoyed the last BASL episode on midline stabilization, hip and shoulder torque, and living life pain-free, then this is the episode for you!! Dr. Starrett builds on the principles we talked about last time to teach you how to properly engage and strengthen th...

WELCOME TO ELEVATE YOUR RIDE'S 100TH EPISODE!!! Thank you to everyone who shows up and listens to our podcast. YOU are ahead of the game when it comes to reaching your goals and we are so PROUD of you!! This episode is all about motivation. As show season wraps up and we head into the Holidays, discipline faces an all time low. But not to worry, we're here to share our favorite motivationa...

Join equestrian personal trainer Ellie for a new episode series: Come Ride With Me. The goal of this new series is to literally take you to the barn with us and walk you through how we prep our mind and bodies for a ride. On this episode, Ellie takes you through an actual ride at the barn: how she prepared for the ride, what she worked on, how she gets the most out of her body, etc. Tune in to hea...

Need some inspiration from one of our industry's top all-around competitors? This interview is for YOU! Ellexxah shares her approach to preparing for major horse shows, how she doesn't let fear of injury or failure hold her back, the importance of hard work, and so much more. While life has kept her from showing as much as she would like, she shares how she stays competitive and prepared....

Join us for an extremely heart-felt story from AQHA select amateur Loralea Allen. Loralea always had goals of competing at her highest level in the showpen, but it was only recently that she unlocked her potential. Loralea decided in August that she was going to step up her game and work as hard as she possibly could for the next 10 weeks to prepare for Congress. She reached out to both Lauren and...

We've all heard it 100 times: we should walk more. But WHY? Hop on a treadmill or put on your rain coat and go for a stroll while you listen to hosts Lauren and Ellie bring you science-based evidence for why you should increase your daily step count. Walking has numerous mental and physical benefits that not only increase your longevity and improve your quality of life, but also make you a bet...

How does a multiple world champion prepare for the show pen day of? Tune in to hear Lauren's best tips for setting you AND your horse up for success. Whether you're at the Congress or a local schooling show, this episode will help you get the most out of your body and your mind. Link to Ellie's ⁠Pre-Ride Warm-Up Episode ⁠ Link to Ellie's ⁠Post-Ride Cool-Down Episode⁠ Please join us...