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Update frequency:
every 25 days
Average audio length:
32 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
18 episodes
since Jan. 27, 2025
episodic

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In this episode I read Jack Le Goff's book "The Horses Came First, Second, and Last". I talk about his upbringing and path to becoming an Olympian as well as a great Equestrian Coach. We end the episode talking about some lessons from Jack regarding being a great rider and coach. Hosted on Acast. …

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Sober Curious

If you've ever noticed your drinking was hindering your performance or productivity, then maybe you need to try sobriety. In this episode I discuss my own journey with sobriety, facts about drinking alcohol, how our society has normalized drinking, how to evaluate your own drinking habits and tips …

2025 Review

Join me as I review 2025's accomplishments and lessons. I also give projections for what I want to achieve in 2026 and give my top product/book recommendations: Books: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - John C. Maxwell Your Next 5 Moves- Patrick Bet-David $100M Offers- Alex Hormozi King of …
Warwick Schiller is a renowned horsemanship trainer. He has a book titled "Principles of Training", a deep YouTube catalog and his own online training platform. In this episode I go over my biggest takeaways from him to include; you being the best person to train your horse, becoming part of the ho…
The equestrian world is going through a shift. Social media can be a toxic place and the debates between equestrian training, husbandry and tack is at an all time high. Let's begin figuring out how we can use these modern times to discuss and create a larger, more effective and inclusive equine ind…
Robert Dover is a 6 time Olympian and 4 time Olympic Bronze medalist. He has served as the Technical/ Coach Advisor for the Canadian National team and later as the Technical Advisor/ Chef D'equipe for the US Dressage Team. He is a founding member of the Equestrian Aids Foundation and is a great adv…
In this episode I cover Wim Hof's life and what drove him to discover the benefits of cold exposure, breathwork and meditation. I share a couple of his methods, the science behind cold exposure, recommended protocols and my own experience with cold plunging. The Wim Hof book I read for this episode…
In this episode I dive into how we can create or elevate our equestrian business based off Jim Collins research in the book "Good to Great". We will learn about level 5 leadership, hiring the right people, confronting the brutal facts of our business, hedgehog concepts, and creating a culture of di…

Light Therapy

In this episode I dive into all things light therapy to include red light, near infrared and blue light. We will cover the benefits, go over some scientific studies, contraindications, arguments against red light therapy and what to look for in a device. I also share my experience with an LED light…

Baucherism

Baucherism is a Dressage training method developed from Francois Baucher. Research for this episode came from the book "Racinet explains Baucher" by Jean-Claude Racinet. This episode covers who Baucher was, his training method and how it differs from the French and German classical training methods…
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