The Equestrian Podcast

Brandon Phillips is a professional polo player and the founder of Polo for Life. After being diagnosed and beating cancer at 14, Brandon has combined his love for polo with his mission to help others. Polo for Life is a non-profit organization that helps pediatric cancer patients and their families to provide financial assistance before, during and after treatment. Since its inception, Polo for Li...

Catherine Winter is a lifelong equestrian and creator of Ride Equisafe. After picking up eventing, Catherine began her quest to find an air vest which proved to be easier said than done. This led her to create Ride Equisafe, a company focused on educating riders about safety equipment and helping them select products that are right for them. Through her mobile pop-up shops and “say yes to the vest...

Carlotta Montanari is an Italian visual artist and founder of Four Legs On Set. As a producer with over 20+ years of experience in the production industry, Carlotta has tons of familiarity with performing as an actress and working with horses on set in the entertainment industry. Combining her love for rescue horses in the film industry, Carlotta has worked with notable brands such as: Harley Davi...

Spy Coast Farm specializes in the breeding and development of top-quality performance horses in disciplines including the hunters, jumpers, and equitation sports. Joining the podcast once again we have the owner of Spy Coast Farm, Lisa Lourie, as well as her team Emily Ashton and Dr. Modesty Burleson. Spy Coast primarily excels in their approach to reproduction, training, competition, and sales, b...

Being in the middle of Indoors season, we thought it would be appropriate for our host, Bethany Lee, to share her guide on how to stay dry and comfortable while dealing with all types of weather during a weeklong horse show. With everything from what shoes to wear to how much water you should drink, Bethany has you covered with a complete horse show survival guide in this Solo Episode as well as a...

Amanda Gomez is a professional show jumper, located at Rising Star Equestrian in Norco, CA, where she specializes in thoroughbred aftercare and competition. Working with OTTBs started as a lifelong passion for Amanda since her late father, Garrett Gomez, began his award-winning career as a jockey. Today Amanda enjoys competing in the Thoroughbred Makeover held each year at the Kentucky Horse Park...

Katrina Coldren is the owner and president of The Clothes Horse, an original company that has been manufacturing horse blankets and other barn uniform necessities in the same building since 1993. Started by Edith Friedman, The Clothes Horse is famous for crafting everything from tack room drapes to trunk covers with quality and classic design. Listen in!

Catherine Haddad is a professional Dressage rider with an impressive resume at the top levels of the sport. Having competed in 2 FEI World Cup Finals, numerous top placings in Nations Cups, CDI5*, and other top Grand Prix competitions, Catherine has earned gold medals from both the USDF and the German Federation. Catherine spent over 20 years riding and training in Germany before returning to the...

Anne-Sophie Milette runs Europa Horse Agency, a company based in Belgium that helps buyers find their perfect match through a wide network of stables and breeders from Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, and France. Anne-Sophie grew up on a horse, starting her first regional show jumping competition at the age of eleven. Born in Quebec, Anne-Sophie spent her winters in Florida learning from some of...

Nina Fedrizzi is an equestrian, travel, and lifestyle writer based in Upstate New York. She began her career at Travel + Leisure and is a former senior editor at NF Style. Nina is an equestrian columnist for Robb Report, a regular contributor to Noëlle Floyd, Horse Network, and The Plaid Horse. Her work has been featured in Endless Vacation, This Old House, Smithsonian, and Wynn Magazine. She hold...

Since the beginning of time, horses have been incorporated in society's way of transportation, recreation, and fashion. In this solo episode Bethany Lee breaks down some iconic moments in both mainstream and high fashion that highlighted the true elegance and power of the animal we all love, horses. From western fringe to english leather, equestrian fashion continues to take the runway stage and e...

Sam Walker is an International Show Jumping athlete and proud member of the Canadian Equestrian Team. In 2018, Sam won the ASPCA Medal Maclay at the age of sixteen on his horse, Waldo, and when he turned eighteen Sam made his 5* Nations Cup debut. After training with Missy Clark and John Brennan at North Run for several years and having both of his parents (Dee and Scott Walker) as professional tr...

Charlotte Jacobs is a professional show jumper who comes from a long line of equestrians. Since her successful career as a junior, especially in the equitation and junior jumpers, Charlotte continued living out her dream as a rider after her family encouraged her to follow her passion. Today, Charlotte continues to work out of her family's farm North Star Sport Horses. Listen in!

Sara Carlisle is a FEI rider and trainer based out of Lythrum Farm In Acton Massachusetts, and Wellington Florida. She recently earned her USDF Gold Medal on her horse Knight who she got 7 years ago for $1 due to extreme behavioral problems. Volunteer work has always been incredibly important to Sara, and she has been working with rescue animals her whole life. Sara is a board member with her regi...

Brian Moggre is a 20-year-old show jumper who started his own business, Major Wager LLC, at the age of eighteen. Born and raised in Flower Mound, Texas, Brian has spent his whole life surrounded by horses and puts continuous effort and passion into his work. From catch rides during his junior years to competing for the United States Equestrian Team, Brian is a well-rounded horseman and always puts...

Kathy Baar is a USDF Gold Medalist, Author, Horse Development Specialist and Natural Horsemanship Instructor. She has been studying and teaching Natural Horsemanship for over 20 years, combining the happiness of the horse with the results needed for competition and Horse Development. Along with her husband, John, the two focus on developing horses into partners out of their farm Raising The Baar l...

Emily Bentz is a friend and fellow  Equestrian Workshop  attendee who recently launched her own business May Babes. Emily's business is best known for her revolutionary new product of riding leggings, maternity leggings, and breeches with built-in underwear. Being the first of its kind, the built-in underwear and gusset combination add a unique, modern, and innovative twist to how you wear legging...

You may previously know her from one of our first episodes when she discusses the creation of Pony App, but now Lucy Davis joins the podcast once again to talk about her brand-new venture, Prixview. Lucy is an American Show Jumper and entrepreneur who has been to the Olympics from a very young age and is now taking a strong approach to the equestrian business side of her career by designing a uniq...

Collier Wimmer is the creator of Three Wishes Freestyles and has been partnering with amazing horse and rider combinations since 2011 to create extraordinary freestyles that have shown and won at both Regional and National Championships, international CDI's, CPEDIs, and Nation's Cups. Three Wishes Freestyles offers 2-day freestyle intensives for those wanting to learn about this exciting part of d...

India Parker-Smith was born and raised in Sussex, England with a passion for being active as a way of life. After taking a trip to Argentina and falling back in love with riding, India decided to combine her love for horses with her passion for fitness to create Chukka Wellness, a fitness company dedicated to helping equestrians become twice as Supple, Stable, and Strong in the Saddle. India has w...

Chad Oldfather is an author, father of two horse-crazy girls, and the ultimate horse show dad. After experiencing different sides of the horse industry once his daughters "caught the bug", Chad Oldfather shares his perspective on how to be the best horse show dad for his daughters in his book A Man Walks into a Barn. This book navigates how to deal with the ups and downs of youth sports, finances,...

From the beginnings of the equestrian sport in the United States, African Americans made significant contributions to the horse industry. In racing, the first thirteen winning jockeys of the Kentucky Derby were Black men. These contributions and so many others were made. They were and still are ranchers, jockeys, trainers, grooms, breeders, competitors and so much more. This history has been hidde...

Lucy Katan was an international dressage groom for eight years, representing Team Great Britain at European and World Championships. Lucy is the founder of the British Grooms Association and the International Grooms Association (IGA), a professional platform for grooms working internationally in FEI Disciplines. The IGA exists to support members throughout their career as a groom, providing suppor...

*Warning* The topics discussed in this episode may be sensitive for some listeners as it pertains to sexual abuse and misconduct. Here at the Equestrian Podcast we believe every equestrian should have the opportunity to share their story and discuss topics that aren’t brought to light as often as they should in the equestrian industry. We believe that while some topics may be harder to talk about,...

Sean Jobin is a Canadian International FEI Grand Prix rider and owner and head trainer of Double Clear LLC. Based out of Ocala, FL, and Columbus, OH, Sean is currently ranked top 12 in Canada and top 375 in the world. Sean has been working his way up the ladder to the highest Grand Prix riding level as an FEI5* rider. In 2019 he became the Baker Award winner, and currently competes against the wor...