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Wow what a fantastic season this has been. We have had nothing but amazing guests on to talk about all things equestrian and give their honest perspectives about topics so important to all of us in the sport. I appreciate each and every one of you for participating, listening and providing me with feedback. I can't wait for what's in store this next season! Thank- you to our guests: Chris Delia Sa...

Wow. What a fantastic follow up this episode was to our initial equestrian panel! Thank-you so much to the lovely professionals that participated in this panel discussion to answer your (the listeners') questions. We covered an array of topics such as horse shopping and selling, working smarter not harder, dealing with the emotional side of client turn over, aspirations as riders and business chal...

On today's episode I got to chat with Canadian rider Nicole Walker. Nikki is heavily involved in the world of horses growing up with racehorses and a family full of horse people! We talked all about the development of her career and goals she has for the future. She told me about the horses that she is super excited about currently on her roster, and we went over how she formulates a game plan whe...

On today's podcast episode I had the opportunity to chat with Maya Markowski, owner of Equest Dressage. Maya is a Canadian Dressage trainer, competitor and coach based outside of Guelph, ON. We covered so many topics I know that you are interested in - such as developing young horses and discussed the nuances around how to learn and teach "feeling". Dressage is such a technical discipline which is...

On today's podcast episode I had the chance to chat with Julien Moreau and Maddie Corrigan of Longchamps Equine Ltd. in Erin, Ontario. Maddie and Julien have both worked with top professionals in North America and Europe. They started their own business in April 2020, currently providing lessons, training board, sales and consignment. They had an abundance of great advice to share with the listene...

On today's episode I spoke with the lovely Carly Campbell-Cooper. Carly is an accomplished professional rider, coach and trainer who has joined forces with her husband John Jamieson at Endless Journey Farm in Ontario to continue pursuing their performance horse sales and training program. Carly has a wealth of knowledge having run her own client-based business for several years and spoke honestly...

On today’s podcast episode I had the privilege of speaking with Beth Underhill. Beth, among many other accomplishments, is a veteran of Pan American, Olympic and World Equestrian Games. Not to mention one of the top coaches in Canada for juniors, amateurs and upcoming professionals alike. She has travelled the world and accomplished a multitude of titles in the sport of show jumping. We spoke all...

You asked and you shall receive! What a fantastic episode today with Christine Reupke. Christine holds a senior officials card for the equitation, hunter and jumper divisions with Equestrian Canada. She is also the Director of Equestrian & Breed Sport at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Christine has spent many years as a professional in the industry and has extensive experience judging mul...

On today's episode I spoke to Christian Lowe of Christian Lowe Leather Care. Equestrian entrepreneurship IS one of my favourite topics and this interview was extremely interesting! We covered his unique line of products (available at many tack stores across Canada) and how they are created, designed and properly used to sustain all of your horse related items. On top of this, I asked Christian a l...

Today on the podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Lauren Hayes! Lauren grew up heavily immersed in the equestrian industry (her father Jay Hayes being a two-time Olympic and Canadian Team member) with an extensive junior and national career as a professional. Lauren and I discussed the importance of willingness when it comes to equine partners, the differences in characteristics one would l...

Today on the podcast I chat with Olympic eventer Ian Roberts! I was so interested to hear Ian’s background coming up in a relatively new discipline at the time. We also spoke about how flatwork is the foundation of all horse training - plus some of the walls that amateur riders come up against in their riding careers. I asked Ian some of the ways he trudges through when parts of being in the indus...

On the podcast today I had the chance to chat with Peter Gisborn. Peter is a professional rider and coach that was born into the equestrian industry following the footsteps of multiple generations in his family. We covered topics such as his approach when it comes to what makes a successful rider, the fundamental basics he likes to instil in young horses, the structure of his personal business, th...

This has to be one of my favourite episodes to date! Today on the podcast I spoke with Allie Schmidt, Katie Shkut, Amy Noonan, Shannon Ryan and Diana Dionisio about what their experience has been like thus far coming up in the industry as professionals in different disciplines. We covered a myriad of discussion points including training and developing horses, confidence, competition, the student-t...

Today's episode I spoke with the owner of Southern Equine Distributing about their Equine Omega product line. I became very intrigued about these products as I have seen a lot of top level riders using them. Robin gave us some great information on how their product is different from others on the market, some of the amazing testimonials they've had over the years as well as her experience as an en...

Today on the podcast I spoke with the founder of MadBarn, Scott Cieslar. We had to chance to cover some hot topics such as equine ulcers, bone and joint health and development, metabolic horses and more. I asked Scott's opinion on how environments can truly affect our horses' health, and he left us with some great pieces of advice regarding the way horse owners can make small changes with big impa...

In today's episode we finish the interview with Chris Delia of CDS. I can't thank Chris enough for being so open and vulnerable about the hard lessons he's learned navigating the equestrian industry. This episode is all about putting your ego aside and setting yourself up for success by truly knowing your heart. Chris gives such valuable advice about overcoming big mistakes as a professional and o...

Justin Ridgewell is an FEI Dressage competitor, coach and M level judge out of Braeburn Farms in Ontario.  Wow! Was this interview ever packed with valuable advice and perspective. We spoke all about Justin's personal journey in the equestrian world and how he has had to overcome some common obstacles prevalent in the industry. I asked him his opinion on training and fundamentals for bringing...

Today on the podcast I chat with Holly Evans of London, Ontario. Holly has been in the saddle since before she could walk with many years of experience as a professional hunter/jumper rider and coach. We spoke about the importance of positive reinforcement, encouraging relaxation in young horses that are learning, training with release and reward - among many other things. We also discussed her ex...

Hi friends! Today on the podcast I had a wonderful conversation with Sarah Johnstone of Wingberry Farms in Southern Ontario. Sarah has had her foot in the competition ring since she was a child and has many successes as a junior and young professional. I had the absolute privilege of learning how she manages her high level horses, approaches training youngsters, values rider fitness, produces qual...

Welcome to Season 4 of the Springen Equestrian podcast! Are you as excited as I am?  Today on the podcast we have part of an interview with Chris Delia of CDS in Burlington, Ontario. Chris has extensive accomplishments as a junior and young rider including participating on the Canadian Olympic Show Jumping Team. He operates a stunning facility where he currently runs a national level program as a...

These 6 habits definitely changed the way that I ride, especially when it comes to my equitation. I hope that these are as helpful for you as they have been for me! Remember, practice makes perfect. 

You hear it all the time! "Not connected" "weak in behind" "more engagement". Today I chat about my experience with how stifle issues present, how we treat them, how they are usually characterized and what YOU can do to strengthen your horses' stifles. 

Today we chat about your technical and mental skills as a rider - and how to identify the areas in which your confidence may be lacking. I share with you my ultimate tips for how to build your confidence in the saddle and a few other great tricks I've learned along the way. 

Quick and easy ways to make your relationship with your horse on the ground as successful as it is in the saddle! There are so many small things that we can breeze by but having many babies myself, groundwork comes up so much as a great foundation for mutual respect.