Horse Chats

Interviews with Equine Industry Experts

0126 – Philippa Collier

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To Be a Good Judge, You Must Choose To Be Respected Over Choosing To Be Liked     About Philippa – Philippa is a dressage, showjumping and eventing coach, pony club coach, coach educator and trainer. She also is an eventing competitor and an eventing selector.   To Listen to Philippa Collier on iTunes – Click […]

0125 – Sam Lyle

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It is a Challenge for Professional Riders to Find a Balance Between Horses, Family and Mortgage   About Sam – Sam is an eventing specialist rider, coach, trainer and competitor up to 4 star.  He was also the Assistant Coach for the Australian Three Day Event Team at the Beijing Olympics and World Cup.   […]

0124 – Katrina Merkies

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Horses Speak Very Clearly, We Just Need to Pay Attention     About Katrina – Katrina was a dressage competitor but now focuses on Equine Behaviour Research with particular attention to stress levels. Eye Blink Rate Research has been used as an indicator of stress in cattle and humans.  Horses exposed to stressful situations such […]

0123 – Katie-Lea Quigley

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Love Of All Things Equestrian, Digital and Design     About Katie-lea – Katie-lea started a leading equestrian brand with minimal business, marketing and product development experience.  she started Equippad (Exclusive Equestrian Wear) and Equiminmal (Equestrian based marketing plus creative design agency) based on her a love and passion for all things equestrian, digital and […]

0122 – Sheila Ramsay

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Research into Hoof Wall Separation Disease (HWSD) Funded Through Social Media   About Sheila –  Sheila breeds Connemara horses and doing research for HWSD Hoof wall separation disease (HWSD) is a genetic hoof disease.  The use of social media and ‘citizen science’ is integral in generating researcher interest in HWSD.  Social media as utilized to […]

0121 – Elizabeth Grenda-Young

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The Best Thing About Working With Horses Is What The Horse Gives Back To You     About Elizabeth – Elizabeth is a showjumping specialist coach and trainer, who started with horses on her family farm.   To Listen to Elizabeth Grenda-Young on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Elizabeth’s Favourite Inspirational Quote […]

0120 – Larissa Bilston

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The Most Important Thing To Feed a Horse is Grass, Then Only Add the Calories Your Horse Needs     About Larissa – Larissa grew up on a rural small acreage, parents bred angora and  milking goats.  Larissa’s grandfather brought her first pony when she was 7 years old and she has never looked back.  […]

0118 – Anita Marchesani

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Gaining An Equine Qualification is the Beginning of an Equine Career, It Is Then Your Responsibility to Continue to Learn   About Anita – Anita is Equine Business Consultant, and works with equine small business, more profits better clients and more time with families including horses.   To Listen to Anita Marchesani on iTunes – […]

0117 – Dr Barbara Padalino

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Keeping Horses Happy and Healthy While Travelling Long Distances   About Barbara – Barbara is an equine vet and and has also completed a PhD Study about behavioural clinical and respiratory responses to 8 hour transportation in horses.   To Listen to Barbara Padalino on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Barbara’s Favourite […]

0116 – Kerry Crees

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Enjoy Your Horses and Treat Them as You Would Like to Be Treated     About Kerry – Kerry has a background in dressage, showjumping, eventing as well as racing and is a coach and coach educator.   To Listen to Kerry Crees on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Kerry’s Favourite Inspirational […]

0115 – Michelle Despax

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Using Alexander Technique in the Holistic Approach to Improve the Rider and Horse Combination   About Michelle – Michelle has a dressage, showjumping and eventing background.  She specialises in dressage, is a  FEI Rider, trainer and coach.  Michelle is teaching the Alexandra technique – interacting with riders and coaches   To Listen to Michelle Despax […]

0114 – Jamie Murray

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We Can’t Just Dominate, We Must Educate To Allow the Horse to be Part of the Team About Jamie – Jamie is a showjumping specialist, trainer and coach.  He has ridden to World Cup level and is a winner at National Championship level.  Jamie is also a Master Farrier.   To Listen to Jamie Murray […]

0113 – Arianne Nijhuis

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Getting Fit and Getting Strong Can Really Influence Your Riding   About Arianne – Arianne has a background in dressage, showjumping and is a coach and coach educator.  She is now focusing on dressage.   To Listen to Arianne Nijhuis on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Arianne’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – Horse […]

0112 – Heath Ryan

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To Achieve the Dream, the Rider Has to Have a Horse Who Can Do The Job and A Horse Has to Have a Rider Who Can Do The Job   About Heath – Heath is a dressage and eventing specialist, who has competed at Olympic and World Championship level.  He has also won numerous championships […]

0111 – Dr Andrew McLean 2

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“Ten Training Principles For All Horse Interactions”     About Andrew – Episode 003 – Andrew McLean  http://horsechats.com/andrewmclean – Listeners’ Choice 141 (003)   About This Episode – Andrew discusses 10 training principles for all horse interactions.  As first Principles, these stand as non- negotiable obligations for trainers to maintain optimal welfare in trained horses […]

0109 – Jenny Manuel

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Giving Disadvantaged Kids the Opportunity to Experience Horses   About Jenny – Jenny has a background in dressage, showjumping and eventing.  She is busy running Alchemy Equestrian Centre in Henley Brook, Western Australia, which gives disadvantaged children a chance to enjoy horses.   To Listen to Jenny Manuel on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen […]

0107 – Sarah Venamore

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Have Enough Tools In Your Toolbox So Both You and Your Horse Enjoy Your Riding   About Sarah – Sarah is an all round dressage, showjumping and eventing rider.  She is also a dressage specialist, vaulting specialist, coach and coach educator.  Sarah is also the author of ‘The Right Track’ series of books.   To […]

0106 – Merindah Thomson

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Dressage Lessons For Jumping Riders and Jumping Lessons for Dressage Riders   About Merindah – Merindah is a all round coach.  Have you ever had lessons where the horse goes brilliantly, but you can’t reproduce this feeling by yourself?  Are you trying to learn and are continually told what to do, but not how or […]

0105 – Adam Riess

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The Quality of the Pace is More Important Than the Movements   About Adam – Adam is a Dressage Specialist, Trainer, Coach and an A Level Judge.   He is also a German Bereiter and a qualified Young Horse Judge.   To Listen to Adam Riess on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Adam’s […]

0104 – Diane (Di) Jenkyn

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You Can Only Train Your Horse As Fast As They Will Let You About Diane – Diane is a Grand Prix dressage specialist trainer and coach.  She is also breeding some young stock.  Diane was shortlisted for the Seoul, Stockhlom and Sydney Olympics. To Listen to Diane Jenkyn 2 on YouTube – Click Here To […]

0102 – Rachelle Wilson

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It Takes a Team To Make a Successful Horse and A Successful Rider   About Rachelle – Rachelle is a dressage specialist competitor, trainer and coach.  She follows the German Training System and has been successfully at Medium Tour Level.   To Listen to Rachelle Wilson on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   […]

0101 – Suzan McDermott

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There Are No Shortcuts With Horses, Aim for Long Term Successful Outcomes   About Suzan – Suzan is a dressage specialist coach and trainer as well as a dressage judge.  She aims for long term successful outcomes with her students.   To Listen to Suzan McDermott on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   […]

0100 – Dr Angelo Telatin

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Theory Without Practice is Useless.  Practice Without Theory is Senseless   About Angelo – Angelo has studied Equitation Science around the globe and teaches Conscious Horsemanship, the bridge between theory and practice in equitation science.   To Listen to Angelo Telatin on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Angelo’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – […]

0098 – Heather Moffett

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Using the Equisimulator to Train the Classical Seat About Heather – Heather is a International Trainer specialising in Classical Seat through the uses of an Equine Movement Simulator Machine.   To Listen to Heather Moffett on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Heather’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – “Simplicity is the key to understanding” […]

0097 – Nina Clarke

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Horses Get Confused If Riders Don’t Stay Consistent About Nina – Nina is an eventing specialist, three star competitor, trainer and coach.  She also has received the Victorian State Eventing Rider of the Year Award.   To Listen to Nina Clarke on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Nina’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – […]

0096 – Sharmayne Spencer

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If Horses Have a Good Brain, It Is a Definite Advantage   About Sharmayne – Sharmayne is an eventing specialist, competitor, trainer, coach and coach educator in eventing.  She specialises in competing and preparing elite eventers two star, three star and four star horses for sale at Heritage Hill.   To Listen to Sharmayne Spencer […]

0095 – Diana Keach

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Good Riders Have a Desire to Train So Well, That They Win As a Consequence   About Diana – Diana has a background of dressage, showjumping, eventing and show horse.   To Listen to Diana Keach on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Diana’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – Get it right the first […]

0094 – Sam Fasher

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Find Out What A Horse Needs Rather Than What We Can Enforce On It   About Samuel – Samuel is an eventing specalist, competitor, trainer, coach and coach educator.  He has been competing professionally for 20 years   To Listen to Samuel Fasher on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Samuel’s Favourite Inspirational […]

0093 – Megan Jones

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Focus On Your Journey, Your Ride and Being the Best You Can Be   About Megan – Megan was a Silver Medalist at Beijing in 2008 for Eventing and has a Bronze Team Aachen medal in 2006 and was shortlisted for the London Kentucky in 2010. She also runs her own farm (Hallmark Farm) in […]

0092 – Pollyann Huntington

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Riders Are In Too Much of a Hurry, It Takes Time to Establish Basic Training   About Pollyann – Pollyann is a eventing specialist, coach and coach educator.  She is also an A Level Judge, Judge Educator and Mentor, as well as an Eventing Four Star Judge and Technical Delegate.  Polly also breeds through bred […]

0091 – Tarsha Hammond

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It is All About Timing and It Is All About Repetition. Horses Don’t Have to always Jump Big, They Just have to Jump Well Repetitively   About Tarsha – Tarsha is a Four Star Eventing Specialist Competitor, Trainer, Coach and Coach Educator.  She was also short listed for Tenenz World Championships and Sydney Olympics.   […]

0090 – Anne Battley

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Teach Your Horse To Go Forwards, Backwards and Sideways. These are the Basics For Any Discipline About Anne – Anne is a dressage specialist, trainer, coach and coach educator.  She also knowledge of stock horse and camp drafting.   To Listen to Anne Battley on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Anne’s Favourite […]

0089 – Chris Chugg

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If You Make It Easy For Your Horse to Learn, You Make The Job Easier For You   About Chris – Chris is a showjumping specalist competitor, trainer and coach. He has been Australian Showjumping Champion five times and competed at the World Cup Finals (7th & 10th).  He has also competed in Final at […]

0088 – Wendy Barker

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Using Poles to Cross Train Dressage Horses About Wendy – Wendy in the past has been a eventing and showjumping rider,  coach but now concentrates on dressage and is a dressage specialist competitor, trainer, coach and coach educator.  She is also an FEI International Para Equestrian Dressage and National A Level Judge.   To Listen […]

0087 – Christine Stephens

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Be Nice to Your Horse and Think About How He is Feeling so He can Enjoy Learning   About Christine – Christine was a dressage, showjumping, eventing riding and coaching. She now coaches showjumping, dressage and basic horsemanship skills and she breeds horses for showjumping, with a focus on their temperament and trainability.   To Listen […]

0086 – Peter Shaw

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Happy Horses Going Forward, Dressage Is An Art     About Peter – Peter is a Dressage Specialist Coach, Trainer, Coach Educator.  He is also an A Level Dressage Judge and Judge Educator.   To Listen to Peter Shaw on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Peter’s Favourite Inspirational Quotes – If you think […]

0085 – Mathew Constance

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Let The Horses Find Their Balance So You Can Influence Them In a Tactful Way   About Mathew – Matt is a eventing specialist competitor, trainer and coach.  He also breaks and train horses and has done some trick riding and film work.   To Listen to Mathew Constance on iTunes – Click Here Or […]

0084 – Kirsten Beard-Adams

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Using Saddle Fitting and Acupuncture for a Holistic Approach   About Kirsten – Kirsten is a FEI dressage specialist rider, trainer and coach.  She also trains young horses and riders up to Grand Prix level.  Kirsten is also an equine acupuncturist and saddle fitter.   To Listen to Kirsten Beard-Adams on iTunes – Click Here […]

0083 – Prue Barrett

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Working With Horses’ Brains is Addictive   About Prue – Prue is a eventing specalist, competitor, trainer and coach.  She has also ridden in two World Championships and short listed for the Sydney Olympics.   To Listen to Prue Barrett on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Who Has Inspired Prue – Heath […]

0082 – Elizabeth McMaster

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If You Don’t Sit Correctly, Your Horse Can’t Travel Correctly   About Elizabeth – Elizabeth was an eventing specialist rider, trainer and coach.  She has now moved onto dressage riding.   To Listen to Elizaabeth McMaster on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Elizabeth’s Favourite Inspirational Quotes – “The horse is your mirror. […]

0081 – Fiona Hughes

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Have Your Book Open and Keep Learning, But Stick to the Quality of the Training   About Fiona – Fiona is a eventing specialist rider, trainer, coach and coach educator teaching beginners in New South Wales.  She also has a website called Sit Tight Radio.   To Listen to Fiona Hughes on iTunes – Click […]

0080 – Emma Morel

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Helping People Achieve Something They Didn’t Think Was Possible   About Emma – Emma is an eventing specialist competitor, trainer and coach.  She has also been studying in the United Kingdom as a full time student in equine education and continues both in Australia and overseas.   To Listen to Emma Morel on iTunes – […]

0079 – Nicole Tough

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There Are No Shortcuts in Training, There is No Elevator to Expertise   About Nicole – Nicole is a Grand Prix dressage specialist, competitor and trainer and coach and Grand Prix judge.   To Listen to Nicole Tough on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Nicole’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – Winners never quit, […]

0078 – Karen Crommelin

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If You Have a Problem with Your Horse, Analyse the Training Scale to Find What is Missing   About Karen – Karen is breeding lovely Hanoverian warmblood horses, she is also a dressage specialist coach, trainer and competition rider.  Karen is combining breeding and producing performance horses.   To Listen to Karen Crommelin on iTunes […]

0077 – John Twomey

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Take Your Time, Listen to Your Horse It is more about the Journey than the Destination   About John – John is a four star eventing rider, trainer and coach.  He also successfully competes up to advanced dressage and is a winning showjumping rider as well as popular showjumping and eventing trainer and coach.   […]

0075 – Sally Evans

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I Want My Horses To Be As Happy As They Can Be, They Should Enjoy Their Lifestyle   About Sally – Grand Prix Dressage Rider, Trainer, Coach and A Level Judge and previously a successful Three Day Eventer.   To Listen to Sally Evans on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Sally’s Favourite […]

0074 – Darryn Fedrick

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Set a Goal, Dream Big, Work Hard and You Can Get There   About Darryn – Darryn has worked in the horse industry as a professional riding instructor and talks about specialization as a vaulting, lunger, trainer, coach and coach educator.   To Listen to Darryn Fedrick on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below […]

0073 – Russell Johnstone

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From Olympics to T.V. Reality Star About Russell – Russell is a showjumping specialist rider, trainer and coach.  He is has also been successful International Competitor in many Grand Prix Showjumping events and won a World Cup Qualifier.  Russell was an Australian representative in the Europe Nations Cup and rode at the Atlanta Olympics.   […]

0072 – Dinah Fleming

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Young/Green Horses Should Always be Ridden by and Experienced Rider   About Dinah – Dinah comes from a dressage, showjumping and eventing background. She is a three day event rider and a National dressage judge.  Dinah had an early start with horses through her mother and her mother’s instructors.   To Listen to Dinah Fleming […]

0071 – Craig Barrett

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Younger Generations Should Always Aim to Get Better than the Previous Generations   About Craig – Craig is a eventing specialist who has won at Four Star Level.  He is a rider, competitor, trainer, coach and coach educator, working from his property ‘Sandhills Horses’ at Branxton NSW.   To Listen to Craig Barrett on iTunes […]

0070 – Emily Anker

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Whatever You Practice is Training.  Train Your Expectations   About Emily – Emily is a Four Star Eventing Specialist Rider, Trainer, Coach, Rider   To Listen to Emily Anker on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Emily’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – Forward and Straight   Who Has Inspired Emily – There have been […]

0069 – Kristen Closson

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The Mental and Physical Suppleness Should Showcase the Expression of Natural Movement   About Kristen – Kristen trained in the classical dressage and is a dressage rider, trainer, coach, coach educator and judge. She advises people to have energy , endurance and perseverance to continue training, if they would like to enter a career in […]

0068 – Mandy Maiden

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Find the Good and Look For the Lesson in Your Biggest Challenges   About Mandy – Mandy is a Dressage Specialist, Rider, Trainer, Competitor, Coach and Coach Educator.  She works with Philipe Karl and focuses on the French Training System for dressage.   To Listen to Mandy Maiden on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen […]

0066 – Carolyn Earl

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From Training Australian Show Jumping Champion to Grand Prix Dressage, Carolyn Adores Training Horses   About Carolyn – Carolyn has had a broad experience in training competition horses. She been a dressage, showjumping, eventing , show and hunting rider and competitor.  She has also trained ‘Gay Scott’ – Australian Champion.   Carolyn teaches students with horses […]

0065 – Rebecca (Bec) Thomas

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Riders Should Spend The Time To Develop Feel, Timing and Foundation Training   About Rebecca – Rebecca is a Three Day Event rider, accredited coach educator  as well as being the Chief Coach for the Walliston Pony Club.  She is eventing technical delegate and has been head trainer with the WA Mounted Police.   To […]

0064 – Alison Jenkyn

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Horses Don’t Choose Us, We Choose Them So It Is Our Responsibility To Build The Partnership   About Alison – Alison is a dressage specialist, rider, trainer and coach.  She was previously a showjumping and eventing rider and has a keen interest on making sure the basics are applied to all training.   To Listen […]

0063 – Jenny Brockman

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Your Horse Will Be The Best Coach You Will Ever Have   About Jenny – Jenny  was a FEI dressage and eventing rider.  She has a riding school/equestrian on the outskirts of Perth where she teaches show horse and dressage.   To Listen to Jenny Brockman on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   […]

0062 – Dwight Pedlow

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Have Empathy With Your Horse and Adjust Your Training To Suit The Partnership   About Dwight – Dwight is FEI Dressage , Showjumping and Three Day Eventing rider and Coach. His interest in horses commenced when his sister started riding and having lessons.   To Listen to Dwight Pedlow on iTunes – Click Here Or […]

0061 – Steph Bender

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Riding Four Star Eventing by Working Hard, Training Hard and Never Giving Up   About Steph – Steph is a Eventing Specialist Rider, Trainer & Coach. She has co managed at a German horse stable and now back in Australia managing a horse property.   To Listen to Steph Bender on iTunes – Click Here […]

0060 – Megan Joerg

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Strive to Learn and to Educate Yourself – What is Right and Wrong   About Megan – Megan is a Dressage Specialist Coach also teaching jumping & eventing.   She had a break from horses when she was at university but rekindle the passion when she met someone with a similar interest.   To Listen to […]

0059 – Brett Parbery

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Frame Control, Feet Control and Transition/ Pace Control for the Dressage Horse   About Brett – Brett is a Specialist Dressage Rider, Trainer and Competition Coach.  He has been a dressage coach for over 20 years and has 12 Australian Dressage Championships, and was short-listed for 3 Olympic Games and a top 10 World Equestrian Games finish.   To Listen […]

0058 – Rebel Morrow

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Riding at the Olympics on a $300 Ex-Racehorse     About Rebel – Rebel is a Eventing Specialist, Coach, Rider and Trainer.   She picked up a horse that was going to the doggers (knackery) because she saw the talent of a horse.  After what seems like a fairy tale Rebel rode this horse at the […]

0057 – Brook Dobbin

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20 Years of World Cup Showjumping and Looking Forward to the Next Competition   About Brook – Brook is a showjumping trainer, rider and coach.  Brook has been competing at World Cup level for the past 20 years and always looks forward to the next competition.   To Listen to Brook Dobbin on iTunes – […]

0056 – Caroline Coleby

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Leadership Skills for Running Major Equine Events   About Caroline – Caroline is a Grand Prix rider, teacher, trainer.  She also judges, breeds horses and runs events.   To Listen to Caroline Coleby on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Caroline’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – Feel the fear and do it anyway   Who […]

0055 – Judy Kilby

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Order of Australia Medal for Service to Equestrian Sport   About Judy – Judy is a all rounder horse rider – Eventing Specialist, Pony Club Instructor, she has received for the Order of Australia Medal for Service to Equestrian Sport.  Judy also is a Course Designer for Show Jumping and Cross Country and is also […]

0053 – Christine Johnson

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Horses Love a Light Seat and Steady Hands   About Christine – Christine is a coach and coach educator, running a equestrian centre in Nelson, New South Wales. She is also a Dressage, Showjumping and Three Day Eventing Competitor. To Listen to Christine Johnson – Click Here Or listen below   Christine’s Favourite Inspirational Quote […]

0052 – Michelle (Shelley) Kelly

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Riders Under Pressure and their Physical and Psychological Reactions   About Michelle (Shelley) – National Show Jumping squad for Sydney Olympics 2000 – Won Australian Grand Prix – Multiple Grand Prix Show Jumping Competitions – Master Exercise Science (Rehabilitation) – Bachelor Exercise Science & Psychology – Australian Grand Prix Champion   To Listen to Michelle […]

0051 – Bob Edwards

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Grabbing Opportunities with Both Hands to Compete at the World Equestrian Games   About Bob – Bob is Master Saddler, Harness Maker, Harness Competitor, Judge, Coach and Coach Educator. He studied under the Churchill Scholarship (England) to learn harnessing.   To Listen to Bob Edwards on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Bob’s […]

0050 – Sally-Ann Barbera

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Cross Training Horses and Riders to Improve Confidence, Position and Performance     About Sally-Ann – Sally-Ann is a Dressage,  Show Jumping and Eventing rider.  She is also a Coach and Coach Educator and she specializes in Dressage.   To Listen to Sally-Ann Barbera on iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Sally-Ann’s Favourite […]

0049 – Geraldine Van Monfrans-Eady

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Riding at Grand Prix is about loving the Training, Being Persistent and Always Looking for Improvement   About Geraldine – Geraldine is a Dressage Rider who has ridden up to Grand Prix level. She is also a Dressage Specialist Coach and Coach Educator. To Listen to Geraldine Van Montfrans-Eady on iTunes – Click Here Or […]

0048 – Belinda Bailey

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Managing Risk to keep Eventing Safe   About Belinda – Belinda rides and competes in dressage, show jumping, three day eventing and endurance.  She is also a coach and coach educator, breeds and raises young horses and is a Event Technical Delegate.   To Listen to Belinda Bailey on iTunes – Click Here Or listen below […]

0047 – Liz Nijhuis

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Teaching the Basics of Dressage in a Why, What, How Format   About Liz Liz grew up in the Netherlands, and started riding as a 6 year old at the local riding schools.  At age 12 Liz got a Off the Track Thoroughbred (OTTB) which was so not the right horse as it did not […]

0046 – Kate Dolan

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Loving the Training of Dressage Horses and Show Hacks   About Kate – Kate is a coach who trains show horses and dressage horses. She is also a coach educator and has ridden to FEI Dressage. Kate now trains Show Horses and riders.   To Listen to Kate Dolan on iTunes – Click Here Or […]

0044 – Maxwell Pearce

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Harness Enthusiast, Driver, Trainer, Coach and Judge   About Max – Max is a Harness Enthusiast, Harness Driver, Harness Coach, Trainer and Judge. One of his proudest moments was driving Prince Phillip at the Canberra Showgrounds.   To Listen to Maxwell (Max) Pearce on iTunes – Click Here Or listen below   Max’s Favourite Inspirational […]

0043 – Pip Tonkin

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Vaulting and Riding for all Ages and Abilities   About Pip – Pip is a vaulting specialist instructor and also teaches beginners and Pony Club children. Both Pip’s parents rode so she started with horses early.   To Listen to Pip Tonkin on iTunes – Click Here Or listen below   Pip’s Favourite Inspirational Quote […]

0042 – Jonathan (Jonna) McLean

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Teach Your Horse to Have Good Buttons in All Directions   About Jonathan (Jonna) – Jonna coaches and trains horses for racing and equestrian riding. He is a dressage, showjumping, eventing and racing rider and trainer. To Listen to Jonathan (Jonna) McLean to iTunes – Click Here Or Listen below   Jonna’s Favourite Inspirational Quote […]

0041 – Amanda Hocking

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Every Horse Teaches You Something   About Amanda –  FEI Dressage, Show Jumping & Three Day Event rider, competitor, trainer and coach.   To Listen to Amanda Hocking on iTunes – Click Here Or listen below   Amanda’s Favourite Inspirational Quote – We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails    Who Has […]

0040 – Margaret Forster

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Listen to What Your Horse is Telling You   About Margaret – Margaret is an experienced rider, trainer and coach in Dressage, Eventing, Showjumping as well as Trekking.  Margaret fits all this as well as caring for four children aged 11, 13, 16 and 19.   To Listen to Margaret Forster on iTunes – Click […]

0039 – Hazel Hikins

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Less is More From a Judging Perspective   About Hazel –  Hazel started out riding when she was 10 years old at riding school and enjoyed the experience and spent 20 years teaching others to ride. Hazel became a judge when Harry Bolt and his wife did and seminar in Perth and said that Hazel […]

0037 – Julie-anne Humphries

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Three Day Event Riding, Training and Teaching . . . And Loving It! About Julie-Anne – Julie-Anne was born with the love for horses & the desire to ride, from a very young age had the mind set on riding correctly & competing eventing.  When times Julie-Anne’s life has dealt some heavy blows, horses & […]

0036 – Judy Fasher

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A Partnership With Your Horse Is Everything You Need   About Judy – Judy fell in love with horse/ponies at the age of 3 in Scotland, she did not ride again until she was 7 when her Aunt took her to a riding school.  Judy moved to Australia when she was 12 years old and […]

0035 – Jackie Barber

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Listen and Feel for a Better Way with Your Horse About Jackie – Jackie has a life time experience with ponies/horses.  Jackie has 40 years teaching experience.   Jackie started competing in England when she was 5 years old and came to Australia in 1985, where she met her husband and was given the opportunity to run Nepean Equestrian […]

0034 – Tonya Johnston

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Mental Skills Coach, Teaching Riders, Improving Results   About Tonya  -Tonya is a Mental Skills Coach and author who works with riders all over the world.  Tonya specializes in working with equestrian athletes from disciplines such as hunter/jumper, three-day eventing and dressage.  Tonya’s book is called “Inside Your Ride: Mental Skills for Being Happy and […]

0033 – Jamie Coman

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From Watching Olympic Show Jumping on TV to Show Jumping in the Olympics About Jamie – Jamie started his show jumping dream by watching the Olympics on TV. He is now a Level  3 Show Jumping Specialist Coach, has been the National Show Jumping Coach and rides and competes at a International level, World Cup and […]

0032 – Michelle Strapp

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Training and Selling Olympic, World Cup and International Show Jumpers   About Michelle – Michelle moved to Australia when she was 14 years old, bought her first horse and then started to ride and train other people’s horses. She has trained and prepared many international level horses and is currently has three horses in work. […]

0030 – Jim Collin

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Successful Dressage Competitor, Specialising in Riding and Training Young Warmbloods   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 […]

0029 – Lydia Jackson

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International Three Day Eventer, Now Successful Grand Prix Dressage Rider   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 […]

0026 – Judy Peel

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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.   To Listen […]

0024 – Jenny Haines

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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 […]

0023 – Simon Kale

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Australian Medal for Equestrian Sport Recipient Australian Medal for Equestrian Sport Recipient   To Listen to Simon Kale on iTunes – Click Here Or listen below 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 […]

0022 – Sue Leslie

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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   To Listen to Sue Leslie on iTunes – Click Here Or listen below Sue’s […]

0021 – Jo Winfield

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Are We Too Risk Adverse? Exploration of Safety Within the Horse Industry     About  Jo Winfield – 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 […]

0019 – Jeremy Michaels

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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 […]

0018 – Robert Stewart

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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 […]

0017 – Susie Hutchison

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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 […]

0015 – Christine Doan

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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 […]

0014 – Rebekka Craig

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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 […]

0013 – Terry Cowan

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42 Years on the Show Circuit with 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. […]

0012 – Debbie Burgermeister

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Giddy Up Gold Coast – Charity Offering Opportunities to Experience Emotional, Mental and Health Benefits of Horse Care, Horse Handling and Horse Riding   About Debbie Burgermiester and Giddy Up Gold Coast – Debbie’s passion is to use her blessing of horses to help grassroots horse riding educating beginner horse lovers on a safe journey through […]

0011 – Lea Bierman

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Grand Prix Rider, Grand Prix Trainer, Grand Prix Coach   About Lea Bierman – From her early days working in a local riding school, Lea has set goals. When she first learnt about Dressage, she set the goal to be a Grand Prix Rider, Grand Prix Trainer/ Coach and Grand Prix Judge. She has achieved […]

0010 – Carlos De Cleermaecker

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Ask Why? . . . is the canter good enough, is the horse sitting enough, is there enough relaxation in the horse for a flying change?     About Carlos – Carlos is a qualified elite level rider and coach in both Australia and Germany, teaching to Grand Prix.   To Listen to Carlos De […]

0009 – Shirley Crawford

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Listening to and Communicating with Horses, Animals and People with Empathy     About Shirley – Shirley tried to ride horses when she was three, rode again when she was 15 and then not again until she was 27. Shirley has then gone on to showjumping, eventing and dressage and has been involved with Thoroughbred […]

0008 – Ron Paterson

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The Importance of the Rider’s Position (riding fitness, core strength and stamina) in the Rider and Horse Partnership   About Ron – Ron’s riding career started when he rode around in bare feet and shorts and rode a pony to school. A chance meeting with an ex-campdrafter and Ekka ‘red coat’, Bob Williams, led to […]

0004 – Sandra Pearson-Adams

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Training International Level Instructors, Through Serious Foundational and Ongoing Training of the Horse & Rider   About Sandra Pearson-Adams – Sandra (also known as Spa) has had a lifetime of horses. From working all day cleaning up horse droppings for a payment to ride bareback taking ponies out to the field, to riding, competing and […]

0003 – Dr Andrew McLean

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Award Winning Equine Scientist, Equine Trainer, Equestrian Coach and Speaker     About Andrew McLean Andrew is the winner of the highest Australian science award, the Eureka Prize for Science, Andrew McLean is in great demand as a trainer, coach and speaker. In addition to establishing the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre, he has written 5 […]

0002 – Monty Roberts

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The Man Who Listens To Horses     About Monty Roberts In 2017 Monty Roberts was named as Horse and Hound Magazine’s Top 50 All Time Greatest Horsemen. He recently was the fist ever outside trainer to demonstrate his skills at the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria. Monty Roberts is the creator of […]