The Equestrian Connection

Every two weeks, wehorse team member Danielle Crowell sits down with trainers, industry experts, and horse people from all over the world to talk about everything related to horses and the equine industry so we can learn and do better as horse-first equestrians.

The Equestrian Connection

Latest episodes

#82 The Importance of Girth Fit with Tapestry Equine founder, Linda Hauck

#82 The Importance of Girth Fit with Tapestry Equine founder, Linda Hauck

58m 11s

Linda Hauck has been passionate about Eventing and Thoroughbreds since she started riding at the age of 14. Linda was a member of the Jr. Ontario 3-Day Event Team, achieved “A” Level in Pony club, and was sponsored as a top junior to train in Virginia with Olympian Torrance Watkins. By 1990, she was competing in Eventing at the Advanced level, and in 1991 she obtained her Thoroughbred Trainers racing license. In addition, Linda has Level 3 Technical Delegate in Eventing and she is an Equine Canada Level 2 competition coach. The bottom line is, Linda has many thousands of...

#81 Riding Big with John Haime

#81 Riding Big with John Haime

56m 30s

John Haime is one of the leading Performance Coaches in high level sports and works regularly for some of the world's top show jumpers and eventers (as well as everyday, young riders in all disciplines).He is also the author of the popular best-selling book, “Ride Big” – a guide to confidence in equestrian sport embraced by equestrians at all levels.

John’s experience ranges from working with some of the world’s leading athletes in the major professional sports leagues, regularly coaching leading C-level executives in Fortune 100 companies, and he has education in psychology, neuroscience, emotional intelligence, communication and executive coaching....

#80 The Development of the Parelli Program with founder Pat Parelli

#80 The Development of the Parelli Program with founder Pat Parelli

54m 33s

In this episode, Pat Parelli talks about his extraordinary journey in the horse world – from his beginnings as a rodeo cowboy, through reining with mules, to the development of his own training program in natural horsemanship.

Parelli pursues the goal of making people better horse people – with a deeper understanding of horse behavior and needs. His methods have found over a million followers in more than 70 countries, but they also attract criticism.

In this interview, he explains what lies behind his approach, how it has developed over the years, and what he believes is truly important when...

#79 From Trauma to Triumph with Mozambique Horse Safari

#79 From Trauma to Triumph with Mozambique Horse Safari

40m 56s

Pat Retzlaff is the co-founder of Mozambique Horse Safari and the book “One Hundred and Four Horses”.

In this conversation, Pat shares how he and his family were forced to leave their farm in Zimbabwe during a time of political upheaval—and how they made the bold and brave decision to rescue and relocate over 100 horses across borders.

We talk about the challenges they faced, what it took to rebuild their lives in Mozambique, and how that experience led to the creation of a unique safari company that offers unforgettable horseback experiences along the stunning Mozambican coastline.

Whether you’re a...