The Equestrian Podcast

[EP 294] The WEF Series- Alex Granato Explains WEF’s Exciting Battle of the Sexes Exhibition

Alex Granato is a professional show jumper from Salt Lake City, Utah who owns and operates Mad Season LLC, a hunter/jumper show barn based out of Wellington, FL and Lexington, KY. Alex has represented the U.S. in Nations Cup competition and won over 50 Grand Prix events across the United States. This past weekend for WEF Premiere Week Alex was part of the men's winning team for the Winter Equestrian Festival’s $75,000 "Battle of the Sexes" an event the men’s team has won 3 times in 14 years! Listen in for the break down!

[EP 293] The WEF Series- How Tanner Korotkin Prepares for a Successful Show Season

Tanner Korotkin is a Wellington native who grew up surrounded by equestrians. His father, Alan Korotkin is an equestrian and owner of Castlewood Farm. Tanner began riding at 11 years old and instantly fell in love with show jumping. After a successful junior career, Tanner immediately went pro. He worked with Shane Sweetnam for a time, but has now returned to his family’s Castlewood Farm to build his own program and produce more sale horses. Tanner has been on a roll with his mount Quinn 33 and is ready to continue that success into WEF 2023.

[EP 292] The WEF Series- How Jack LaTorre Helps Riders Stay Mobile in the Saddle through Equibody Fitness

Jack LaTorre is an FEI Dressage Rider and Founder of Equibody Fitness, a program aimed for helping riders use fitness to improve their riding. Jack found that his tightness in the saddle was impacting his riding, so he set out to find a solution using his background in fitness. After creating a program that corrected some of his issues, he decided to share his knowledge with the help of Equibody Fitness. Jack works with riders of all disciplines. Based in Wellington for the winter, Jack will be riding and helping others all through the 2023 season. Listen in!

[EP 291] Welcome to the WEF Series- Celebrating the Start of 2023 with Gia Rinaldi

Giavanna Rinaldi is a young professional building her career as a successful rider. After an impressive junior career, Gia moved to Germany where she studied under Helena Stormanns for 4 years. Since returning to the states, Gia is building her resume and recently competed in (and won) her first 5* Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows this past summer. Gia will be spending the winter in Florida, continuing to show off her string of horses and hopefully adding some sale horses to the mix. Listen in!

[EP 290] Solo Episode- 6th Annual Holiday Lookbook with Bethany Lee

It's that time of year again! Introducing our sixth annual holiday lookbook featuring so many amazing equestrian brands. Sign up below to catch all the latest styles and deals handpicked by Bethany herself and get an inside look on the making of this year's holiday picks. You're just one click away from enjoying this free curated online magazine. Happy shopping!

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[EP 289] Getting to Know the Unbridled Voice that is Erin Williams

Erin Williams is a well-known social media influencer with over 4.3 million followers on TikTok, over 603,000 followers on Instagram, and 723,000 YouTube subscribers. Aside from her platforms Erin is a proud Dressage rider and owner of Black Heart Equestrian as well as Kobe Swim. More recently Erin has become the host of her very own podcast called "Unbridled with Erin" which shares both her business and equestrian style of life. Listen in!

[EP 288] How to put Together a Good Model Experience for Your Horse with Traci and Carleton Brooks

Based out of Balmoral Farm, located in West Los Angeles, CA and Agoura Hills, CA, Traci, and Carleton Brooks have both had a lifetime experience with horses. With an extensive teaching and training background and a keen ability to match horses and riders, Traci and Carleton share an extensive appreciation for the sport. In addition to their training skills, this dynamic couple is also well-known for their high standard of horse care and attention to detail. Together, they’ve trained and produced numerous National Champions such as Penn Square, Ragtime Cowboy, Triton Z, Wish List, Sleepwalk, Virtue and Corallie. Traci and Carleton have trained horses and riders to numerous championship shows such as The Pennsylvania National Horse Show, The Washington International Horse Show, The National Horse Show, Devon, Junior Hunter Finals, and International Derby Finals. Listen in!

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[EP 287] Aging Out and How Vivian Yowan Moved Forward with her Commitment to the Sport

Vivian Yowan is a friend and member of the Hesslink Williams LLC team with her own business, Saddle Ridge LLC. Vivian studied at SMU where she was also a part of the equestrian team on campus and today has many accomplishments under her belt from over the years. Starting from the ponies to her junior year, Vivian has competed in the jumpers, hunters, and equitation ring as a professional and developing professional. Vivian has won not only at Devon, but in Indoors, North American Junior and Young Rider Championships - Individual Gold, and more. Listen in!

[EP 286] How Mary Elena Moran Transforms Rescue Horses into Confident Police Horses

Mary Elena Moran is a certified mounted police instructor who received her master’s degree in Criminal Justice-Police Administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Mary Elena specializes in natural horsemanship, police horse training, and rescue transformations and is a Level 3 Harmony Horsemanship Instructor. Additionally, Mary Elena is a certified practitioner of Equine Facilitated Learning modalities: Natural Lifemanship with a Trauma Focus and Equine Experiential Education. Her passion lies in transforming rescued horses to be police horses as ambassadors of the ultimate rescue transformation. In transforming these rescued horses, Mary Elena has learned that the greatest gifts from the horse have been life lessons in leadership, confidence, kindness, and self-awareness. 

[EP 285] Horses, Hope, and Healing with the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy

Cherie Hammer is the Development Director for the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy. NCEFT is dedicated to helping children, adults, and military Veterans with special needs reach beyond their boundaries through equine-assisted therapies, education, and research. For over 50 years, NCEFT has tapped into the profound rehabilitative power of the human-horse relationship to facilitate healing to thousands of Bay Area children and adults (ages 2-85+) living with physical, cognitive, and neuromuscular disabilities, as well as mental health conditions. This amazing program delivers thousands of program sessions every year, benefiting over 300 people. Listen in!