Horse Chats

Three Day Event Riding, Training and Teaching . . . And Loving It!   Time Stamps and Contact Details for this Episode are available on  www. HorseChats.com/JulieAnneHumphries   Music - BenSound.com    

A Partnership With Your Horse Is Everything You Need   Time Stamps and Contact Details for this Episode are available on  www. HorseChats.com/JudyFasher   Music - BenSound.com    

Listen and Feel for a Better Way with Your Horse   Time Stamps and Contact Details for this Episode are available on  www. HorseChats.com/JackieBarber   Music - BenSound.com      

Mental Skills Coach, Teaching Riders, Improving Results   Time Stamps and Contact Details for this Episode are available on  www. HorseChats.com/TonyaJohnston   Music - BenSound.com      

From Watching Olympic Show Jumping on TV to Showjumping at the Olympics   Time Stamps and Contact Details for this Episode are available on  www. HorseChats.com/JamieComan   Music - BenSound.com    

Training and Selling Olympic, World Cup and International Show Jumpers   Time Stamps and Contact Details for this Episode are available on  www. HorseChats.com/MichelleStrapp   Music - BenSound.com      

Hard Work and Dedication will get you further than Talent   About Guy Creighton Guy left school to go on the road as a show jumper. He started in Pony Club and talks about the requirements in those days of just getting from one side of the jump to the other. If you could do that then you were a successful show jumper. When he was on the road, he met Art Uytendaal. Art taught Guy changing his style...

Successful Dressage Competitor, Specialising in Riding and Training Young Horses   About Jim Collin - Jim Collin Dressage Specialist and some Event Jumping works with young and warm bloods and does a lot of breaking and training and coaching. His Mother introduced Jim to horses at a young age and he became a professional rider at 15 years old   Jim's Favourite Inspirational Quote - It is better to...

International Three Day Eventer, Now Successful Grand Prix Dressage Competitor   About Lydia Jackson Lydia Jackson and her family own Kingston Agistment and Training Centre in Tasmania. Lydia commenced riding as an Eventer, producing five horses to 3 Star and representing her country twice as a young rider. She is also a dressage rider and specialist dressage instructor, rider and judge.   Lydia's...

Dual Olympian Show Jumper Learnt To Ride From An Ex-Calvary Instructor   About George Sanna – George moved from Perth to Melbourne when he was 12-13 years old.  His father had been involved in the equestrian scene in Perth and then again in Melbourne.  It was here that he became more involved with horses and spent his teenage years learning to show jump and competed in Grand Prix at age 16. After...

International Show Jumper, Now Breeding International Show Jumpers   About David Finch - David is tough and resilient, yet has a gentleness of character that horses are drawn to. David is the quintessential horseman. As a rider, david has earned himself a reputation as a classy competitor with a penchant for getting a tune out of even the most difficult of horses. From humble beginnings mustering...

Straightness in the Horse is Very Important and Also Very Difficult To Achieve   About Judy Peel - Judy coaches and judges up to Grand Prix level and has taken three horses from just broken-in to Grand Prix. She has two horses in work who she is currently training for Grand Prix.   Judy's Favourite Inspirational Quote - Be true to yourself - Never say never   Who Has Inspired Judy - Tina Wommelsdo...

International Consultant and Coach for Para-equestrian and Riding for the Disabled   About Mary Longden - Mary's life's work has taken her to many countries where she has taught Three Day Event, Para Equestrian, Special Olympic an RDA riders. At home and when visiting other countries she teaches riders and coaches from all disciplines, Coach education is of particular interest to her She was an FE...

From Showjumping to Grand Prix Dressage to Equine Learning Facilitator   About Jenny Haines - Equine Industry Related Qualifications/ Experience/ Achievements - EA Level 2 Coach (Dressage) - EA Level 1 General Coach - Advanced Dressage Judge (retired) - Riding for the Disabled Coach - Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator - Ridden and placed at State Level Showjumping - Represented Australia twice...

Australian Medal for Equestrian Sport Recipient   About Simon - Simon is a recipient of the Australian Medal for Equestrian Sports - Simons holds the following qualifications - EA Level 3 Eventing Specialist - EA Level 3 General - International Three Day Event Competitor   Horses who have influenced Simon - Colour Unlimited - Mr Jimmy Mop - Cobadoro - Kassiber   Simon's Favourite Inspirational Quo...

Improving the Lives of Horses, Every Day   About Sue Leslie - Sue is an EA Level III Coach who has been riding and competing at Three Star Level Eventing for the past twenty years, now focusing on Dressage   Sue's Favourite Inspirational Quote - Every day my goal as a coach is to improve the life of at least one horse due to my coaching   Who Has Inspired Sue - Tad Coffin - His preciseness and ded...

Are We Too Risk Adverse? Exploration of Safety Within the Horse Industry   About Jo Winfield FBHS – Freelance Instructor and Coach, British Eventing Acc Coach adn British Dressage Judge UKCC Level 3 Coach – Jo is currently in her second year of a Professional Doctorate in Sports and Education, researching risk management in coach education   Jo's Favourite Inspirational Quote - The harder you work...

Essential First Aid for the Horse Rider   About Bec - An event at a riding competition changed the events in Bec's life when her friend had an accident. Her friend recovered fine, but it was a bystander who gave her the wrong information who made her realise that the horse world needed to be educated in First Aid. Now a professional First Aider and First Aid Instructor, she assists horse people by...

It takes passion, hard work, an open mind and being open to mistakes to work with horses . . . and never stop learning   About Jeremy - Jeremy commenced his professional career as a 'gap year' in preparation for University studies . . . and then never went back! Since then he has qualified with the BHS as a Fellow (FBHS) and currently trains competition riders up to Advanced in Dressage, Showjumpi...

International Show Jumper and World Cup Competitor, Now Supporting Riders to Achieve their Dreams   About Robert - EA NCAS Level 2 General - EA NCAS Level 3 Showjumping Specialist Coast - Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment - EA Coach Educator - Competed at National Level in Dressage, Eventing and Showjumping - Competed at International Level in Eventing and Showjumping - Represent...

Showjumping Hall of Fame Inductee - Outstanding Contribution to the Sport of Showjumping   About Susie - Susie started to ride at Flintridge Riding Club when she was five years old. Under the watchful eye of her coach Jimmy Williams, Susie won every horseman finals offered on the West Coast of USA. She turned professional at the age of 18, going on to win approximately Grand Prix competitions and...

Preserving the Beauty and Spirit of the Horse   About Diana - Diana commenced riding in the UK and worked in 15 different riding schools and trail riding centres. She was already qualified with the BHS before commencing training with Heather Moffett. It was while she was training with Heather that she was introduced to the Equisimulator. Heather has now moved to Australia and lives on the Central...

Using 'Wholism' to achieve the Olympics Dream   About Christine - Christine's first memories of horses was the horse delivering milk to her house. With a bit of luck, her first horse was trained by a rider from the Spanish Riding School which gave her the initial knowledge of dressage. Through her journey that takes her around the world to the Atherton Tablelands in North Queensland and then to Eu...

International Horse Person and Groom Extraordinaire   About Rebekka (Bek) - Level 1 General Coach - 6 Years as a working pupil for Ron Paterson (Dressage, Jumping and Eventing) - 2 years as 2nd in charge heard girl for William Fox-Pitt (former world #1 - Eventing) William Fox-Pitt said "Bek's stand out skill is plaiting or 'braiding'. In 30 years of top flight competition horses we have never had...

42 Years on the Show Circuit on the Woodhurst Show Team   About Terry Cowan Terry remembers riding on the front of his father's horse when he was still in nappies, and through his childhood. It was not until he met Vince that he really had to think about training and how he rode. He then travelled on the show circuit including Canberra Royal Show, Sydney Royal Show, Brisbane Royal Show and Melbour...