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Inspired Riding® PodcastBarn Diplomacy 101: Heart-felt Advice from Beth Lauren ParrishWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!What to do if your barn isn't feeling like your place of peace...Enjoy these heart-felt tips, to help you get back to your happy place at the barn!Trigger Warning: I do mention about a horse passing away towards the end of this podcast. Here's a direct link to the "Art of Speaking Up" Masterclass: https://www.inspiredriding.com/carrie~~~~~~~~~~Thanks so much for listening! Please write a review if you're inspired!...2025-05-1413 minInspired Riding® PodcastTeach in the Mindset of Service. An interview with Martin ArnoldWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Riding Instructor Interview Series, with Martin Arnold! Here's Martin's second interview and it is again, filled with wonderful insights for the horse world, as well as great advice for instructors. His bio:Martin is a classical dressage trainer who began riding at the age of 14 and has now been training professionally for the better part of 20 years. During his career, Martin has earned his USDF bronze, silver and gold medals having competed successfully through the Grand Prix. Mar...2025-04-3055 minInspired Riding® PodcastHorses are Simple, Humans are Complex. An interview with April SchaefferWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this heartfelt interview with April Schaeffer!April Schaeffer:Equine Bodyworker and Wellness Education Advocate."I started my animal bodywork journey in 2017 to fulfill a childhood dream of working with horses and to help financially support my son through college.Schaeffer Bodyworks quickly went from a side job to a full time passion for helping people help horses in any way that I can!Schaeffer Bodyworks is committed to providing high-quality Equine Bodywork education to individuals at...2025-04-2857 minInspired Riding® PodcastBelieve in Yourself, An Interview with Jillian KreinbringWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!A Truly Inspiring Interview with Jillian KreinbringThis interview is filled with incredible advice, stories, and inspiration. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!Meet Jillian Kreinbring, M.S.With a vision to train and ride horses in accordance with sound functional anatomy and posture principles, Jillian Kreinbring’s goal is to balance the natural and anatomic forces within and between the horse and human for healthy movement and vital longevity.Each horse is an...2025-04-241h 04Inspired Riding® PodcastLearn about the Stable Systems Software! An Interview with Jeremy HipesWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Join us in this podcast to help support Riding Instructor. This is a jam-packed interview with Jeremy Hipes, founder of Stable Systems Ltd, A Simple Equine Management Software.For the full visual effect, you can watch this podcast on YT here: https://youtu.be/dZ70PlJT6HkMore about Jeremy Hipes:Jeremy Hipes is the Founder and CEO of Stables Systems, Ltd, as well as IgnitePerforming Arts Center. Growing up on a quarter horse f...2025-04-211h 04Inspired Riding® PodcastCreating Empathetic Riders, An Interview with Katie BonifaceWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Riding Instructor Interview Series Continues!Enjoy this interview with Katie Boniface!Katie Boniface, a passionate horsewoman based in Queensland, Australia. With over 30 years of riding experience and 18 years as an instructor, Katie brings a wealth of knowledge and heart to her work. After a successful run in dressage, show jumping, and eventing at the state level, she shifted her focus from competition to connection. Through her riding school, Equestrian Spirit, Katie helps riders build deeper, more meaningful partnerships with their h...2025-04-181h 05Inspired Riding® PodcastA Bright Future for Young Riders! An Interview with PAL Around Pony School, Shelley ManleyWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!What a fantastic opportunity it was to hear all about Shelley Manley's vision for young horse enthusiasts. Riding instructors, please take the time to listen to this interview and consider joining this brilliant program: PAL Around Pony SchoolHere's Shelley's Bio:Shelley Manley has been riding horses for close to 40 years and teaching young riders for over thirty years. She started teaching riding lessons at the age of 15 and just never stopped! She also has a B.S and M.A in P...2025-04-0944 minInspired Riding® PodcastHonor Being Present with Your Horse, An Interview with Bethany TuskeyWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Another fantastic interview for the Riding Instructor Interview Series, with Bethany Tuskey. She emphasizes creating thinking riders, staying away from extreme thinking in the horse world, and learning to communicate effectively with your horse. Bethany’s love of horses began at an early age, and she has dedicated her life to learning the art of horsemanship from master horse trainers. She has studied the arts of classical dressage, liberty work, work in hand, and long reining. Bethany has taken what she has learn...2025-04-0742 minInspired Riding® PodcastBe the Change You Want to See! An Interview with Aimee ZabstWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Riding Instructor Interview Series Continues!A wonderful chat with Aimee Zabst, who focuses on how kindness is key when teaching riding. Here's more about Aimee, from her bio on her website:Aimee Zabst brings more than 25 years experience professionally training horses and teaching people to ride and handle horses.Her experience and dedication to developing new riders can help you on your journey achieve your horsemanship dreams! You can start as a beginner, or anywhere else, to develop k...2025-03-3137 minInspired Riding® PodcastKindness is Key, an Interview with Tiffany AndrewsWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Another fantastic interview for the Riding Instructor Series!I had a huge smile on my face during this interview, as I soon found out that Tiffany is a kindred spirit, leading with kindness, always. I'm sure you will enjoy hearing Tiffany's approach to teaching and connecting with her students.Bio:Tiffany Andrews (Dressage, Eventing, H/J) grew up riding in lesson barns and started her competition career at age 13. When she aged out of the junior divisions she went straight...2025-03-2544 minInspired Riding® PodcastJust Keep Learning! An interview with Crystal ForsellWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this wonderful interview for the Riding Instructor Series with our returning guest, Crystal Forsell!Crystal Forsell has been training horses and riders in dressage for over 15 years. She's originally from California where she ran a full lesson and training program. She now resides in Austin, Texas, and offers services as a freelance instructor and clinician.Crystal is a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist as well as a USDF L program graduate. She's also the creator of the “Dressage to Go” mobi...2025-03-1536 minInspired Riding® PodcastWork for Your Student, Not Your Ego. An Interview with Chemaine HurtadoWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this insightful and fun interview with Chemaine Hurtado!Chemaine Hurtado is a United States Dressage Federation Diamond Award Recipient. She earned all of the scores to qualify for this award on horses that she trained, most of them started by her. This means that she worked her tail off for 35 years to earn her USDF Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals and Freestyle Bars from First Level allll the way to Grand Prix. She had two mares that were her main p...2025-03-1247 minInspired Riding® PodcastWhen You Can See It, You Can Fix It! Interview with Jen Symms of Pegasus PhysioWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this wonderful interview, packed with insights on how to improve your riding, with Jen Symms of Pegasus Physio.Jen works with riders on the amazing simulators out of Racewood HQ. You'll learn how beneficial these sessions are and how she can help you, no matter where you live with her video subscription and the SymmFit riding apparel. Check them out here: https://www.pegasusphysio.co.uk/And be sure to follow Jen on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/p...2025-03-0945 minInspired Riding® PodcastSaving Sammi with Damion PoitierWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this bonus podcast interview with Actor, Stuntman, and Storyteller, Damion Poitier!I loved how he shared the indescribable connection he has with his beloved Sammi; as well as his passion for honoring horses and all that they've done for us and continue to do. I can't wait to you to listen! PLEASE click here for the fundraiser page and the full story.Here's what Damion wrote:"Hi, I'm Damion, and this is Sampson or as we call...2025-03-0658 minInspired Riding® PodcastBe One With Your Horse! Interview with Instructor & Trainer Joe WashburnWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Continuing with the Riding Instructor Series...Enjoy this interview with Joe Washburn, where you'll hear how he and his partner, Karen are helping riders of all levels connect to horses in harmonious ways.Joe Washburn, owner and Trainer of JW Horsemanship & Services in Brenham, TX is a native Texan, living in and around the Houston area for most of his life. He discovered his love of horses and horsemanship about 15 years ago, at an open horse event, and has never looked back. 2025-03-0340 minInspired Riding® PodcastKeys to Empower Your Students! An interview with Cailin MesserWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Our Riding Instructor Interview Series continues with the inspiring Cailin Messer. This was a wonderful interview, filled with beautiful insights for instructors and all students of the horse.Kindly click here to visit Cailin's website to learn more and... here's Cailin's Story:3rd Generation Horsewoman with a modern twistCailin Messer grew up horseback in Glen Carbon, Illinois where she and her family own and operate Glen Oaks Equestrian Center. Inspired by her experiences helping horses and people f...2025-02-181h 01Inspired Riding® PodcastBe adaptable! An interview with Riding Instructor & Judge, Carrie DamatoWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Our Riding Instructor Interview Series continues with the wonderful Carrie Damato of the Dark Horse Arena in Central Florida. Enjoy this insightful interview, packed with fun stories, tips for instructors, and lots of laughs!The Dark Horse Arena is an Equitation based lesson program, focused on laying a foundation of communication and connection between horse and human. Offering clinics, demonstrations and coaching.For more info, please visit: https://thedarkhorsearena.com/Thanks for listening! Please write a review if you...2025-02-1145 minInspired Riding® PodcastAn interview with Beth Lauren Parrish, Focusing on Riding Instructor SupportWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!The wonderful Jana Wagner interviewed me about about my quest to support other riding instructors! Thanks again Jana! Hope you enjoy the stories and insights on this episode!Side note: Jana and I now offer online clinics together! You can check them out by clicking here: "Uplevel Your Confidence" ClinicsDo you know an instructor you'd love to have interviewed on this podcast? Or are you one? Email Beth here! support@inspiredriding.comThanks for listening! Please write a...2025-02-0347 minInspired Riding® PodcastSupportive Advice for Riding InstructorsWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!And we are BACK! Thanks for your patience as we dive back into a new year... focusing on supporting Riding Instructors!This first podcast of 2025 is packed with supportive advice for all the instructors out there, doing their best, day by day.I know things can feel tough, so I hope this podcast helps to bring you some inspiration, smiles, and sound ideas to mix up your teaching.Here's a list of the topics in this podcast:Empty...2025-01-2843 minInspired Riding® PodcastConfidence to Ride on Your Own, with Crystal Forsell and the Dressage to Go AppWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this wonderful conversation with Crystal Forsell... all about rider confidence and her incredible app, "Dressage to Go"Crystal Forsell has been training horses and riders in dressage for over 15 years. She's originally from California where she ran a full lesson and training program. She now resides in Austin, Texas, and offers services as a freelance instructor and clinician.Crystal is a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist as well as a USDF L program graduate. She's also the creator of the “Dressage to...2024-09-1642 minInspired Riding® PodcastHow to Become a More Confident Rider (10 Tips)Want to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!On your quest to becoming a more confident rider, enjoy learning tips and insights from my twenty-four years of teaching riding, as well as over one hundred hypnotherapy sessions, that have enhanced my understanding of the rider's mind tremendously.Here are the top ten concepts that I have known to be true for my clients and for myself, when building confidence for riding horses, ponies, and any equine friend that has accepted your invitation to dance.𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨. -Beth Lauren Parrish𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠® PS Be sure to check out the current offers on this p2024-09-1016 minInspired Riding® PodcastConfidence Conversation with Kate NeliganWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Returning guest, Kate Neligan chats about confidence, what it's like to shift your energy to be in partnership with our horses, and to lead with love. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!Bio:Kate Neligan is an Equine-Partnered Coach, Healer and an Animal Communicator, whose life work is devoted to the human-animal bond. Kate pairs her intuitive gifts with those of the horses to help people access their own inner power and connect to their life...2024-08-0952 minInspired Riding® PodcastRider Confidence with Classical Dressage Trainer, Martin ArnoldWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this wonderful interview about rider confidence with Martin Arnold! His bio:Martin is a classical dressage trainer who began riding at the age of 14 and has now been training professionally for the better part of 20 years. During his career, Martin has earned his USDF bronze, silver and gold medals having competed successfully through the Grand Prix. Martin has also been a previous winner of the Region 9 Teaching Excellence Award and he won the 2023 IALHA (International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse As...2024-07-2653 minInspired Riding® PodcastAn interview with Michael Vermaas, Classical Dressage TrainerWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this wonderful interview with Michael Vermaas. We discussed rider confidence, his process for building his own confidence after an accident, and other wonderful nuggets of wisdom. Enjoy!Here's a quick bio:Michael Vermaas grew up near Rotterdam in the Netherlands and began riding at age 10. He moved with his family to Portugal at age 13 when his equestrian career began in earnest.TRAINED WITH:– Lord Henry Loch– Luis Valenca (Portuguese School of Equestrian Arts)– Don Jose At...2024-07-1147 minInspired Riding® PodcastEquestrian Athletic Mindset for All RidersWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!After breaking my tailbone, forearm, femur, and tearing the ligaments in my knee, I had to learn how to find a new way to become active and find my way back to fitness.If I can do this, so can you.I hope you're inspired by this short podcast! If you're listening to this before June 17th, 2024, click here to join us for this amazing fitness challenge coming up. Thanks for listening!2024-06-0608 minInspired Riding® PodcastConfidence for Horse Owners, with Jana Wagner, Animal CommunicatorWant to share your thoughts about the podcast? Text a Message!Enjoy this wonderful interview with Jana Wagner! My favorite quote:"... the joy of being in the flow of your purpose almost transcends confidence..."Jana Wagner works with both animals and people as an animal communicator, energy medicine therapist and spiritual director. She is also an Associate Practitioner in Equine Positional Release.She works with all species of animals, including a racoon and geckos! Jana has been an Equestrian since the age of 8 when she took her first riding l...2024-05-1151 min