It’s like Christmas in … April for anyone who loves the sport of three-day eventing. We’re gearing up for the Best Weekend All Year with a heartwarming story about three Kentucky eventing veterans that will make you smile. Also this month, we’re putting some of the best tech for equestrians to the test. Thanks for tuning in.
Click here to stream Episode 147, brought to you by Farnam.
Special guests:
Courtney Carson is an international 5* groom and the former longtime manager at Payne Equestrian. Originally from St. Louis, Mo., Courtney graduated with a sports journalism degree in 2015. She grew up fox hunting and in pony club, and has competed through Intermediate level in eventing. She spent some time working in equine industries from insurance and advocating for grooms worldwide. Her favorite things outside of the horses is watching Green Bay Football or Cardinals baseball and running with her dog Joey.
Doug Payne is an Olympic 5-star eventer, grand prix show jumper, FEI dressage rider, USEF judge, author, clinician, and USEA certified instructor based in Aiken, S.C. Doug has a mechanical engineering degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He was first named to the USEF High Performance list in 2011 and will compete on the U.S. team at the 2019 Pan American Games. Doug designed and produced “The Rider’s Eye,” an instructional DVD along with Jimmy Wofford. His first book is titled “The Problem Horse Repair Manual.” Doug is married to Jessica Payne.
More on what we talked about on this episode:
Ahead of the Kentucky Three-Day Event, we discuss the entry lists for the 4*-S and the 5*. | @DK3DE
Ellie tells us about two Kentucky 5-star first timers to root for: Alex Conrad and Brenden Speck. | @COTH
And Jess gives us an update on what to expect with Major League Show Jumping jumping in on the Kentucky Invitational. | @DK3DE
We’ve got all of Doug’s tech recommendations for the barn, the trailer, for arena riding and more: Trailer cameras. | Stall/barn cameras. | Insta360 camera & drone for arena riding. | @amazon
And Justine put the new Garmin Blaze Equine Wellness System to the test, too. | @garmin
We’re giving away a copy of Natalie Keller Reinert’s new novel, “The Jump!” Enter our giveaway on Instagram or Facebook before April 30!
International 5* groom Courtney Carson joins us to talk about what it’s like to be reunited with her favorite horse, Doug Payne’s Tokyo Olympic partner, Vandiver. | @COTH
Mail bag: What is something in your barn you have that you couldn’t live without? |
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.