Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast Episode 131: So long, Goodbye to 2024. Hellloooo 2025!
Wow, what a year it’s been. This week we’re breaking down the highs and lows and getting excited for what’s in store in 2025. Sit down, grab a drink and join us. And as always, thanks for tuning in.
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More on what we talked about in this episode:
We’re lovin’ this festive Naughty or Nice Christmas cocktail this month. | @ibc
There were so many highs in the world of horse sports this year, from the Paris Olympic Games to the breakout performances by many up and coming horse and rider pairs. We discuss. | @heelsdown
Product Review: What’s on your Christmas list this year that’s NOT horsey?
Goals vs. No Goals: We discuss what’s ahead for us in 2025 – what we want to do and what we don’t want to do. | @heelsdown
Still shopping? Don’t miss all our top picks in our Holiday Gift Guide this year. | @heelsdown
Mail Bag: “I’ve gone a bit Wenglish and need training help!” | @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 month’s partner: Belt It Out Goods!