The Equestrian Podcast

[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!

[EP 284] How Michael Bragdell Implements Groundwork in Starting Young Horses

Michael Bragdell is a USDF certified instructor and serves as the Training Director at Hilltop Farm, a Maryland based sport horse facility that features breeding and training at the top level. Originally from Sweden, Michael has created a name for himself in developing young horses, having twice won the USEF Four-Year-Old National Championships and three USDF Dressage Final Championships on horses he started himself. Michael is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medalist soon to be heading to the 2022 USDF Dressage Final Championships this November! Listen in!

[EP 283] Getting to the Root of your Health with Dr. Christina Rahm

Dr. Christina Rahm is an author, scientific researcher, and Chief Formulator for The Root Brands. After battling Lyme disease in her twenties, and multiple bouts of cancer to the present day, Dr. Rahm has worked on her health through academic, professional, spiritual, emotional, and instinctive discoveries she has made at every stage in her life while working with more than 80 countries. As a graduate from Cornell and Harvard Universities in Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical Management, Nutrition, Education and Philosophy, as well as a Master of Science, Dr. Rahm has helped so many people on the path to living a healthy lifestyle. Read more at drchristinarahm.com!

[EP 282] Assessing your Horse’s Personality with Equine Performance Identities

Kaitlin Hurley is an equestrian and developer of Equine Performance Identities (EqPI), a personality test designed specifically for the equine industry. EqPI is adapted from a scientifically validated, behavioral self-assessment for people, which is an extremely effective tool in the "corporate world" for matching people with jobs, building teams and relationships, fostering engagement, and self-development. With EqPI, Kaitlin hopes to bring the value of behavioral assessments to the equine industry to create a world where every horse thrives because they are understood at an individual level. Listen in!