Athletic Equestrian: Riding In College Podcast

Meet 2024 IHSA National Championship Western Team Champions MTSU and Western High Point Rider Jordan Martin, Murfreesboro, TN from MTSU in this podcast episode. The IHSA Nationals were held at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, NC May 3-5, 2024.

Meet 2024 IHSA National Championship Hunt Seat Team Champions SCAD and Cacchione Champion Delani Franklin from Lake Erie College in this podcast episode. The IHSA Nationals were held at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, NC May 3-5, 2024.

Podcast Host Sally Batton's newest book,  Equicize , is riding-specific fitness for equestrians looking to up their game, get back in the game, or stay in the game. With sensible, easy-to-implement steps, progressive how-to photographs, and dozens of QR codes to scan and view engaging instructional videos to help readers perform the exercises for the best result, this book is both a superb launch...

Margaret Cornwell is originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama and grew up competing in local and A rated shows in the Hunters and Equitation divisions. She rode for Ferrum College on the IHSA team from 1997. In 2013 Ferrum College decided to bring the Equestrian team back as an athletic team and that's when she made the transition to coaching Ferrum's team.  

received a full ride scholarship to the University to Montana Western where she helped coach their equestrian team to 2 regional championships and was the high point rider three years in a row earning her trips to IHSA nationals her sophomore-senior years. After graduating college in 2012, Amanda moved back to Poulsbo to start her career as head trainer of Sandamar Farm which became Evolution Eque...

What does it take to become a Collegiate Rider? Sally Batton, 35-year collegiate head coach, discusses what it takes to get recruited and make the roster on a collegiate equestrian team, the differences between the IHSA, the NCEA, and the other groups that make up collegiate riding, and what you can do to improve your chances of riding through college.   Watch Here: https://youtu.be/_lQMlmIACrU

has been with the Connemara Therapeutic Riding program in Cleggan, Ireland for ten years. Listen in to learn about their program and internships available. Jacqueline's family connection to horse breeding can be traced back over 500 years.

is the owner and head trainer at Vermillion Valley  Equine  Center. She began  riding as a child and her love of horses carried into her adult life as she began teaching lessons and training horses. Throughout her  career  she has led several riders to success at local, and national competitions as well as having several students, including two of her own daughters, compete on National Collegiate...

is the Founder & CEO of Avenue Equestrian. Her equestrian journey started at 6, riding at a Hunter/Jumper barn in NJ and continued through her collegiate years on the Penn State Equestrian team. Immediately post college, she worked for IBM for 5 years, then a retail company and ecommerce agency before starting Avenue Equestrian. In her business she guides equestrian businesses through strategic cl...

is a sophomore at Wake Forest University, double majoring in Religious Studies and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies. Prior to joining the IHSA team at Wake Forest University, she had only done Mongolian horse riding before. Throughout this podcast, she discusses how skills, competitions, and even horses differ.

John is a Captain in the United States Air Force, and as an Air Battle Manager he controls medical evacuation, cargo, offensive, and defensive operations flying as aircrew on the E-3. As an officer he has led international teams of up to 30 people in dynamic environments to support strategic surveillance and reconnaissance missions for the United States and NATO. Prior to the military he was a Sof...

graduated from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado with a degree in Finance and earned three certificates from the University of Denver in Petroleum Land Management. From a young age, Wickes was drawn to horses, beginning lessons at the age of 5. After a brief hiatus, she rekindled her passion for equestrian sports by joining the University of Colorado's Equestrian Team in 2...

was raised in the UK, US and Singapore. She is 2022 graduate of Savannah College of Art & Design where she spent her senior year competing on their Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association team. Being raised in a horse-loving family in the United Kingdom, she knew from an early age that she wanted to ride horses. During the interview, she discusses differences between UK riding and US riding and he...

Kate grew up riding on her parent's farm in northeastern Pennsylvania. After a successful junior career in the Big eq and hunters, Kate attended Goucher College and rode in the Open division for 3 years. She graduated in 2003 with a BA in Special Education and was a classroom teacher for 14 years. When she decided it was time for a change, she connected with Kevin Edwards, the owner of Springtime...

is a 2nd year student at TUS Midlands Athlone studying Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy and is the vice captain of the equestrian team. When she isn't studying she lives in Connemara with her beloved Kingstown Connemara ponies at Glenbrickeen Farm.

Use the code AEL10 for 10% OFF your order at www.redingoteequestrian.com Connie DeMaio is a lifelong equestrian and professional rider and trainer. She's a second-generation horsewoman. Connie grew up showing in the hunter/jumper rings and has been backing and training horses since she was a teenager. Connie has taught at several show barns throughout New York and New Jersey, and most recently ope...

Dr. Gary Fraser is currently Associate Dean of the Full Time MBA Program at the Anderson School of Management at the University of California Los Angeles, where he is responsible for admissions, academic affairs, career services and student affairs for all full time MBA students at UCLA Anderson. Most recently (2019-22), he served as Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at New York Universit...

is the creator of Mane Street Market which is an online marketplace for sales horses and equine services. With decades of experience in brand marketing, India decided to create an app that would instantly connect equestrians and streamline the search and sales process for both horses and services. A life long equestrian - most recently an eventer turned dressage queen earning her bronze medal.

began riding at the age of 11 with DiAnn Langer at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. In a short time, her passion grew and she was competing at the highest levels for juniors. After studying at Pepperdine University, Kathryn knew that horses would always be the major focus in life. With the help of her parents, she founded Sunset Equine Farms. In 2012, Kathryn took on coaching the University of S...

is the owner and head trainer and coach at Tightfit Stables in Baxter, TN. Becky grew up on a family farm in Baxter and graduated in December of 2000 from Tennessee Tech University with a degree in Animal Science and Agricultural Engineering. Since graduation, she has been teaching equitation and horsemanship and training horses at her farm. Becky has been the coach of the Equestrian Team at Tenne...

was raised in the US and the Netherlands. She is a USDF Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medalist as well as USDF "L" program graduate with distinction. For more than thirty years, Madeleine has coached the University of Vermont Equestrian Team, developing it from a tiny seed into a very competitive, nationally ranked team. The team has represented the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association's Zone 1, one...

Linnea is the Equine & Farm Animal Care Manager for the Houston SPCA, where she has been an advocate for the humane treatment of animals (particularly horses) for the past seven years. Prior to this she has been involved in various equine assisted learning non-profits throughout the Unites States, Canada, and Belize. She competed on the IHSA team for Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma from 2...

graduated from Mt. Holyoke College in 2008 and was captain of the Hunt Seat Equestrian Team her senior year. Upon graduation, she went to New York City and worked for a marketing agency. Tattie has worked for the Breeders' Cup World Championships, Split Rock Jumping Tour and most recently the United States Equestrian Federation in Sponsorship. She is currently at Horse & Country, the leading inter...

Janelle is a Dartmouth '06 graduate and a practicing veterinarian in Homer, Alaska. Janelle is a recent breast cancer survivor and joins the podcast to encourage all listeners and their families to get yearly screening for breast cancer!

is the President & CEO of The Langer Group which includes the LEG Insurance Solutions (LEGIS) a boutique equine insurance agency, Hansen Dam Horse Park, Hansen Dam Riding School, LEG Shows and Events & LEG Up Media. With a lifetime of experience in the horse industry from show jumping to reining, she wears a lot of hats in the company. Outside of her career you can find her judging horse shows as...