Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast Episode 127: Stay Safe Friends
The Paris Olympics have come and gone, and gosh, what a whirlwind! We’re hitting all the highlights, which of course includes Snoop Dogg in a shadbelly. This week, we’re also digging into how safety standards in equestrian sport continue to evolve. Thanks for tuning in.
Special Guests:
Dr. Anna Pesta Dunaway is a Nutritionist on the Equine Technical Solutions Team at Purina Animal Nutrition. She is responsible for helping to bring innovative solutions from the research team out to the field. She spends most of her time providing technical consultations and support to the sales team on the East Coast, as well as speaking on equine nutrition at horse owner meetings and professional conferences. Anna earned her BS in Animal Science from Kansas State University and received both her MS and PhD in Animal Nutrition from the University of Nebraska. Her graduate research focused on the use of high fat diets and manipulating the microbial community in the gut. Anna resides in Aiken, SC and is a lifelong equestrian with a special interest in the nutrition and development of the future sport horse.
More on what we talked about on this episode:
Enjoy this delicious Boat House Punch, which is perfect for summer. | @liquor
The big Olympics recap. We discuss. Buckle in! | @NYT
Don’t miss out! We’re giving away a sun shirt from All Things Equestrian! Head to our Instagram to find out how to participate. | @ATE
Product review: We are loving these Barn Dog Bites and Kat Krunchies from Zero Proof Horse Treats! | @ZPHT
Anna Dunaway returns to give us the much-anticipated results of our MQ Microbiome Kit for the young mare, Finley and SystemiQ supplement. | @purina
Safety trends and technology have really evolved in the equestrian space. We discuss. | @heelsdown
Mailbag: Any riders out there that navigate jumping with vision in only one eye? | @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 this week’s partners: All Things Equestrian & Zero Proof Horse Treats