Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette goes behind the pages with some of the most popular voices in equine literature. Guests include Christina Lynch, author of "Pony Confidential", decorated author Natalie Keller Reinert, author of "The Jump" and children's book author Cheryl Olsten who also owns the champion hunter Lafitte de Muze.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the idea of the pivot - changing disciplines. Guests include amateurs Kim Jungherr and Michelle Micheal - two accomplished horsewomen who embarked on big changes in disciplines, from the jumpers to the western world and from eventing to driving at the Dixon Oval.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette takes a look at the horses that define us in our lifetime. Guests include Amanda Chance, an eventer who gained popularity as a blogger chronicling her adventures with her $900 Facebook purchase, Henry along with Shea Cirbee, an amateur equestrian who tells the story of her heart horse, Jumbo.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the art of juggling motherhood, working and pursuing your equestrian dreams. Guests include amateurs Jane Carlton and Jessica Wilson as well as Meredith O'Connell of Madison Show Stables to discuss the struggles, successes and village it takes to have it all.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette pulls back the curtain on equestrian content creation and social media. Guests include two popular content creators - Kelly Berry of KB Media Equine and eventer Sydney Steverson.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette discusses the journey of guiding your horse through their twilight years. Guests include Janice Witt, the Executive Director of Special Equestrians and Natalie Voss, the United States Equestrian Federation's Director of Communications. 

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette takes a deep dive into the world of selling and buying horses. Guests include Shane Powell of Connelly Brook LLC and Marjory Berkache of EquiSale Sporthorses. 

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the importance of diversity and representation in equestrian spaces. Guests include amateur riders Zoie Noelle Brogdon, Jennifer Montfort and Kiersten Wall with candid, open discussions about inclusivity and feelings of "otherness".

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette takes a deep dive into the hot button topic of equine biosecurity - including ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Guests include Senior Staff Veterinarian at the United States Equestrian Federation, Dr. Katie Flynn, an international expert in equine biosecurity and Hannah Lavin, a professional rider and trainer who has ma...

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette talks about safety - from wearing a helmet to the risks and choice to not wear one. Guests include high level amateur show jumper Alex Crown, Grand Prix dressage rider Silva Martin and Thoroughbred trainer and equine professional Ali Fulmer. 

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette is all about gearing up for horse show season from the logistics to the mental preparation to goal setting. Guests include Sonja Keating, United States Equestrian Federation General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer along with Hope Glynn, a premier equestrian, coach and clinician. 

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the concept of confidence - how do you get it? How do you keep it? Does everyone have it except you? Guests include Hannah Lavin, the owner and trainer at HL Select as well as Stella and Clara Propp, two successful young amateurs with significant social media following.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the concept of progress and the way it can shift and evolve through different seasons of equestrian life. Guests include Sara Ladley, an accomplished amateur based out of Bargee Farms in Pittsburgh, PA and Melissa Hubbard, the Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer at Essex Classics as well as a lifelong equestrian fr...

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the resurgance in popularity of Thoroughbreds as sporthorses. Guests include professional equestrian and member of the USHJA Thoroughbred Task Force Sue Lyman, Carrie Brogden of Machmer Hall, a premier Thoroughbred breeding farm and OTTB expert Jen Roytz of Brownstead Farm.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the rising costs in the equestrian world. Guests include international show jumper Schuyler Riley, USDF Region 5 Director Heather Petersen and Katie Walsh, the owner of Turning Tide Farm.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the tools available to report unethical behavior at a horse show and what safeguards are in place. Guests include Sonja Keating, United States Equestrian Federation General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer and O. King Hackley, III, a licensed judge and official based out of Wellington.

This week's episode of The Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette explores the evolving journey of being a horse person and what that can look like through different seasons of life and how horses remain interwoven through our self-identity even through the loss of "heart horses". Guests include amateur equestrian and life-long horse person Isabelle O'Connor and Carolyn Lavin, a decorated equitation r...

In this week's episode, Jessica discusses the evolving issue of the social license to operate and how it impacts the equestrian landscape. The guests include Lisa Lazarus, the Chief Executive Officer of the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and Olympian David O'Connor, the Chief of Sport at the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). 

In this episode, Jessica explores the complicated topic of the client/trainer relationship. Guests include Cellar Door Farm's Kelly Jennings, longtime A-circuit trainer Archie Cox of Brookway Stables and Natasia Linnd, a Kentucky-based eventer with a broad social media following.