The Equestrian Connection

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 Austra...

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...

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 hor...

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 fro...

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 hors...

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 m...

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 awaren...

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...

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 bal...

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 h...

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 o...

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 w...