In this episode, Aviva and Stephany catch up about what they have been doing, including some interesting conversation about Stephany’s Fourth Level Freestyle with Dante. Aviva tackles a difficult Ask the L question from Cass about horses being behind the bridle in the show arena, and gives us some different things to think about in relation to that! In our interview, both of the ladies got to chat with Kathy, and it was more of the magic that makes her Kathy Connelly! We get a little more insight into some of the many hats Kathy wears around the Dressage world. Kathy also gives her take on what makes great students and horsemen, and helps us to remember why we started doing this in the first place! It is another magical time with Kathy, and we can’t wait for you to take a listen!

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Dressage Today S6 E10 Show Notes:

Connect with the Hosts: Email Aviva Nebesky (horsepenhillfarm@aol.com) | Email Stephany Fish Crossman (stephanyfish@gmail.com)

Connect with the Show: Website (DressageToday.com) | Socials (@DressageToday) Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest

Guest: Kathy Connelly | Email Kathy (KathyConnellyavf@aol.com)

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GUESTS AND LINKS DRESSAGE EPISODE 778:

• Co-Hosts: Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Megan McIssac | Instagram | Facebook
• Guest: Kate Poulin - Facebook | Website | Instagram |
• Guest: Caitlin Heinz
• Guest: Carrie Wilson - Facebook | Website
• Book Club: 33 Strength and Fitness Workouts for Horses by Jec Ballou
• Dressage Radio Show: Website | Facebook
• Please visit our sponsors, who make all this possible: Kentucky Performance Products, Chewy, and Horse Radio Network!

TIMESTAMPS:

Kate Poulin Interview - 14:35

Caitlin Heinz Interview - 34:58

Carrie Wilson Interview - 44:34

Reese & Megan chat with participating instructor Karen Nielsen on the USDF Riding Seminar hosted at Megan's farm. Then, it's all about the North American Young Champions! Alicia Berger on her winning the U25 division and Grace Christianson on being the 1st Champion in the inaugural Children's division.

GUESTS AND LINKS DRESSAGE EPISODE 777:

• Co-Hosts: Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Megan McIssac | Instagram | Facebook
• Guest: Mandy Endfinger - Facebook | Instagram
• Guest: Christina Morin- Graham
• Guest: Sienna Busking - Facebook | Instagram
• Book Club: 33 Strength and Fitness Workouts for Horses by Jec Ballou
• Dressage Radio Show: Website|Facebook
• Please visit our sponsors, who make all this possible: Kentucky Performance Products, Chewy, and Horse Radio Network!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 08:05 - Mandy Interview
• 28:45 - Christina Interview
• 49:25 - Sienna Interview

Reese & Megan chat with participating instructor Karen Nielsen on the USDF Riding Seminar hosted at Megan's farm. Then, it's all about the North American Young Champions! Alicia Berger on her winning the U25 division and Grace Christianson on being the 1st Champion in the inaugural Children's division.

GUESTS AND LINKS DRESSAGE EPISODE 776:

• Co-Hosts: Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Megan McIssac | Instagram | Facebook
• Guest: Karen Nielsen - karen@sidneyme.net
• Guest: Alicia Berger - aliciakberger@icloud.com | Facebook | Instagram
• Guest: Grace Christianson -jackpot183@aol.com | Facebook
• Book Club: 33 Strength and Fitness Workouts for Horses by Jec Ballou
• Dressage Radio Show: Website|Facebook
• Please visit our sponsors, who make all this possible: Kentucky Performance Products, Chewy, and Horse Radio Network!

TIMESTAMPS:

• Karen Interview: 28:09
• Alicia Interview: 38:13
• Grace Interview: 51:13

Intro and Ask the L – Aviva and Stephany catch up and talk about the heat and how they are each dealing with it. In the Ask the L segment, Aviva answers a question from Sarah about what to do if your horse does a flying change in a 2nd level test instead of the proscribed movement.

Interview with Dr. Wendy Rice – Aviva and Stephany get to know Dr. Wendy, how she got to be a psychologist and how she decided to blend her career with her love of horses and riding. They cover a wide variety of reasons why and how imposter syndrome can come into someone’s life, where it originated from and who it can affect. Dr. Wendy gives some great tips for how to help yourself with this sometimes crippling thought process, and how to be your own best friend when it comes to success, both in and out the barn and the arena!

Dressage Today S6 E9 Show Notes:

Connect with the Hosts: Email Aviva Nebesky (horsepenhillfarm@aol.com) | Email Stephany Fish Crossman (stephanyfish@gmail.com) of SerendipityDressage

Connect with the Show: Website (DressageToday.com) | Video Subscription Site | Socials (@DressageToday) Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest

Guest: Dr. Wendy Rice

Today's Episode Brought to You By: Equestrian+

Reese & Megan chat with Stacey Hastings on her weekend at Reese's for the first FEI 'A' Certification! Next, up Megan met Megan Ward at a horse show this last weekend, the president of the Eastern Iowa Dressage & Eventing Association, who are the winners of the 2024 GMO Participation Award of the USDF Book Club!! Last, we are so exited to speak with the newest YR Individual Champion at the North America Young Rider Championships, Lexi Kment!

GUESTS AND LINKS DRESSAGE EPISODE 775:

• Co-Hosts: Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Megan McIssac | Instagram | Facebook
• Guest: Stacey Hastings - Website | Facebook | Instagram
• Guest: Megan Ward - Website | Facebook
• Guest: Lexi Kment - Facebook
• Book Club: 33 Strength and Fitness Workouts for Horses by Jec Ballou
• Dressage Radio Show: Website|Facebook
• Please visit our sponsors, who make all this possible: Kentucky Performance Products, Chewy, and Horse Radio Network!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 7:50 - Stacy Hastings
• 29:30 - Megan Ward
• 41:20 - Lexi Kment
• 52:28 - Book Club

Reese & Megan received an in depth Aachen Report from Patty Mayer from vaulting to dressage and juniors to the 5* Grand Prix! Next, they chatted with Jenny Carol about the National Pony Cup!! And last, but not least we speak with Jessica Nilles on dressage rider fitness & health!

GUESTS AND LINKS DRESSAGE EPISODE 774:

• Co-Hosts: Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Megan McIssac | Instagram | Facebook
• Guest: Patty Mayer - Email: bailiwickhouse@gmail.com | Facebook
• Guest: Jenny Carol - Email: Jenny@dressageponycup.com | Website | Facebook
• Guest: Jessica Nilles - Website | Facebook
• Book Club: 33 Strength and Fitness Workouts for Horses by Jec Ballou
• Dressage Radio Show: Website|Facebook
• Please visit our sponsors, who make all this possible: Kentucky Performance Products,Chewy, and Equestrian+
• Photo Credit: Jessica Nilles

In this month’s episode, Aviva reflects on the weight of social media on our riding, how easy it is to criticize in the name of “critiquing” and how we can never know the full story just from a picture of a video. She and Stephany share their thoughts on how we can all be kinder, and as riders we can always work to be better, but that most people are out their doing their best every ride. Stephany shares her latest win with Dante and getting qualified for Regionals.

In the Ask the L segment, Aviva talks about posting versus sitting in Training and First Levels. She discusses the various reasons behind what judges are looking for and how you can best help your horse with either choice.

We have a word from our sponsor, EquestrianPlus, and then Stephany meets back up with Beth for round two of the bit discussion.

This month, we dive deeper into some of the things Beth talked about last month, including metals, bit sizes and weight. They go on with the discussion to talk about double bridles - what the purpose is, when to try it, and how different curb bits work in the mouth. It was another fascinating dive into the world of bit fitting, and we are so happy that Beth could join us for a second chat!

Again, If you have questions for Beth, please forward them to her directly, or send them to us so we can share them with everyone on a future episode! As always, if you like what we are doing, please like and share our podcast!

Dressage Today S6 E8 Show Notes:

Connect with the Hosts: Email Aviva Nebesky (horsepenhillfarm@aol.com) | Email Stephany Fish Crossman (stephanyfish@gmail.com) of SerendipityDressage

Connect with the Show: Website (DressageToday.com) | Video Subscription Site | Socials (@DressageToday) Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest

Guest: Beth Haist of TheHorseofCourse.com, Email Beth (beth@thehorseofcourse.com)

Today's Episode Brought to You By: Equestrian+