Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast 73: When Non-Horse People Weigh In
We get it, horse people can confuse the heck out of non-horse people. This week, we share our favorite muggle stories and get a 101 lesson on biomechanics from one of our favorite Olympic dressage riders, Jacqueline Brooks. Thanks for tuning in.
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Special Guest:
Jacquie Brooks is a Canadian two-time Olympic dressage rider, and a highly-sought after coach for both eventers and dressage riders. Her training focuses on the biomechanics of the horse and rider.
More about what we talked about on this episode:
This week we’re drinking a fancy smokey melon pisco sour. | @popsugar
Apparently horses can get pretty stressed when they’re turned out for “vacation,” a new study finds. | @TheHorse
The future of the Blenheim Horse Trials is uncertain right now and we’re really bummed about it. | @horse&hound
An Austrian team vet is out of a job after it was determined they was responsible for a failed drug test on a show jumping horse. | @horsesport
Product Review: The new Matte Flip Half Pad by EcoGold. It’s gorg. | @EcoGold
Olympian Jacqui Brooks joins us to talk Biomechanics 101 and a new virtual symposium happening Sept. 26. | @EcoGold
Horse people are really good at confusing non-horse people. We share some stories. | @heelsdownmag
Mail Bag: “I’m a novice rider with a green horse. How do I know when we’re ready to go to a clinic?”
More about our hosts:
Jessica Payne Ellie Woznica Justine Griffin
Jessica Payne is a 32-year-old 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 once lost the tip of her pinky finger clipping her 4* horse, and husband Doug says she can “talk to anyone including a wall….and they will like it!”
Ellie Woznica is a 22-year-old freelance book designer and horse trainer because she couldn’t choose which career to pursue and her mom said she wouldn’t make the decision for her. She grew up showing the hunters and jumpers, but in university, she learned to ride western and fell in love with reining.
Justine Griffin is an award winning 32-year-old 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 firm believer in unicorns and feminism. So take everything she says with a grain of salt.
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