Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast Episode 140: Horse Show Hacks For The Win
Do you ever feel like you love horses but sometimes you feel lost? Or like you’re not good enough? We’ve all been there. This month, we’re talking about how to get yourself in the right headspace on those tough days. Plus, we have the best horse show hacks to share. Thanks for tuning in.
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More on what we talked about in this episode:
This month, we’re loving this crisp Apple Cider Spritz. | @WE
The USEF updated the blood rule, and also released new equine welfare guidelines. | @COTH
Standing square: What does a horse’s posture say about their overall health? New research has some answers. | @EQUUS
Kent Farrington is unstoppable right now – just in time for World Cup qualifying season. | @COTH
Product Review: Alexsyn has a new gut supplement for people and it works! @alexsyn
Horse Show hacks: What makes packing, setting up, the day-to-day run smoother? We discuss. | @heelsdown
Mental prep: How do you get yourself back in the right headspace after some bad rides or some missed goals? It happens to all of us. | @heelsdown
Mail Bag: I just bought a yearling! What are your favorite resources to start them right with handling and groundwork? | @heelsdown
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More about our hosts:
Jessica Payne is an international event rider who is rarely seen without her long-haired chihuahua under her arm. She was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Franklin, Tenn., and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Animal Science. She’s now a coach, a mom and one-half of Payne Equestrian, a full-service eventing, show jumping and dressage operation based in North Carolina with her Olympian husband, Doug. Jess once lost the tip of her pinky finger clipping her 5* horse, and husband Doug says she can “talk to anyone including a wall….and they will like it!”
Ellie Woznica happily lives on a mountain in northern Pennsylvania in her horses’ front yard. She works from home as a graphic designer, manure mucker, and zoo keeper, but only gets paid for one of those gigs. Ellie grew up showing hunter/jumpers (and still does) but in college she learned to ride western and fell in love with reining and reined cow horse. Outside of horses, Ellie loves to knit, whittle, and write! Her boyfriend says she has too many hobbies.
Justine Griffin is an award winning journalist who has written about everything from horses to high-profile CEOs to her ovaries. (She donated her eggs once.) Two things she loves the most? Whippet puppies and cheese. Justine is a lifelong lover of Thoroughbreds and is a native Floridian.
Many thanks to our partners this month: HorseSpot!