We all have struggles. With our horses, with our riding skills, with our jobs, family, and just in life. Totally normal. But how we respond is up to us. This week JJ reminds us that we have the power to change things, and it usually means we need to just start shoveling!

JJ also gives us an update on what's going on in Germany with her horses, including the return of one of her top horses, and how watching the German horse selections for the FEI Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Ermelo, Netherlands, really got her thinking about shoveling!

This week, JJ shares a lecture she did recently while teaching a clinic at Daisy Lane Farm in Maryland. The concept of taming, teaching and training, is just as much about the rider as it is the horse. As usual, JJ gives us a lot to think about and reminds us that if you follow the science of riding and keep chopping the wood, you never know where ANY horse will top out - it might just be the Grand Prix!

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This episode was originally featured on July 7, 2023, in JJ’s online community, Team Tate TV, her private Facebook group of inspired & supportive dressage lovers just like you. If you’re on Facebook we welcome you to join the conversation there.  For more information on Team Tate Academy, you can check it out at ⁠https://www.teamtateacademy.com/info

She's BAAACK! JJ returns to Germany with a few horses in tow, and takes her up-and-coming superstar, Denali, to his first show in Germany.

With Olympians in the warmup and well-known riders in her class, JJ fills us in on how it went (spoiler alert, she got a ribbon!) and reflects on just how far Denali has come, reminding us that even when it feels like you'll never get there, just keep chopping the wood. The day will come when you look back and realize that you made it through to the other side!

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This episode was originally featured on June 20, 2023, in JJ’s online community, Team Tate TV, her private Facebook group of inspired & supportive dressage lovers just like you. If you’re on Facebook we welcome you to join the conversation there.  For more information on Team Tate Academy, you can check it out at ⁠https://www.teamtateacademy.com/info

In this podcast, JJ does a quick check-in with Jillian Kreinbring, equine functional anatomist, who is currently hosting Manolo Mendez at her Se Raeda Ranch in Boerne, Texas, for an entire month.

Jillian and JJ discuss how Jillian's work with functional anatomy proves that classical masters Manolo Mendez and Charles de Kunffy, truly serve the horse with training principles and techniques that work with the horse's body and mind.

Learn more about Jillian and Manolo here: https://www.jilliankreinbringinspired.com/manolo-mendez-usa-master-clinic-2023

This episode was originally featured on May 6, 2023, in JJ’s online community, Team Tate TV a private Facebook group of inspired & supportive dressage lovers just like you. If you’re on Facebook we welcome you to join the conversation there. You can now join Team Tate Academy any time at ⁠⁠https://www.teamtateacademy.com/info⁠

Along with her considerable knowledge and good humor, Suzanne strives to teach the rider how they learn best, so they can find a new level of awareness and can positively influence the horse, no matter what discipline they ride, or what "baggage" they may bring.

Suzanne is available for clinics, email her at [email protected].

This episode was originally featured on April 29, 2023, in JJ’s online community, Team Tate TV a private Facebook group of inspired & supportive dressage lovers just like you. If you’re on Facebook we welcome you to join the conversation there.
You can now join Team Tate Academy any time at https://www.teamtateacademy.com/info

Getting your horse "on the aids" is one of the most important aspects of riding. Not only do we want them "with us" when we're schooling or showing, we really need them when we have a potentially scary situation such as a show or clinic, or even out on the trails!

In this week's podcast, JJ shares with us her methods for keeping everyone safe and how using the right exercises and approach at home will help you learn to stay focused and help your horse when things get a little dicey.

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This episode was originally featured on April 5, 2023, in JJ’s online community, Team Tate TV a private Facebook group of inspired & supportive dressage lovers just like you. If you’re on Facebook we welcome you to join the conversation there.  You can now join Team Tate Academy any time at ⁠https://www.teamtateacademy.com/info

In this encore episode from July 2022, JJ interviews one of the USA's FEI Dressage World Cup riders, Anna Buffini.

Get to know Anna as she chats with JJ about her recent successes, the tough road to get there, how she balances life, and her take on coping with the pressures of top-level competition.

From an early start in gymnastics to the ride of her life in Hagen, Anna shares her struggles, her heartbreak, and her love affair with horses and the sport of dressage.

In this episode, JJ sits down with Susanne von Dietze for a fascinating glimpse into Susanne’s early life: Her father spent 4 years in a wheelchair after being injured in the cavalry during World War II. After being lifted by 6 adults onto a horse and riding for a special holiday, he regained most of the mobility in his spine. He was able to continue to ride until he was 91. Susanne’s mother was a teacher and physical therapist who worked with disabled children. She also was an avid rider. This amazing and unique upbringing led Susanne to becoming the world’s most renowned equestrian physiotherapists.

It would be fair to say that the majority of dressage horses at the top of the sport have European bloodlines. This is not an accident and did not happen overnight.

In this episode, JJ talks with Wilken Treu, General Manager of the Hanoverian Verband in Hanover, Germany.

You’ll learn about the 100-plus-year history of the Hanoverian horse and the rigorous testing that stallions AND mares must go through before they are approved for breeding.

The Hanoverian Verband takes a long view of improving the breed with careful planning and forethought. Excellence is not because of luck!

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Every day we have the opportunity to make choices for ourselves and our horses.  We need to always honor our horses for who they are and how they are made. While there is no such thing as perfect, we must always strive to become the next best version of ourselves, and the same goes for our horses. Water doesn’t make a hole in a stone by power, but by persistence.  The perception of perfection is about slowly getting better every day.

This episode was originally in JJ’s online community, Team Tate TV a private Facebook group of inspired & supportive dressage lovers just like you. If you’re on Facebook we welcome you to join the conversation there.  You can now join Team Tate Academy any time at ⁠⁠https://www.teamtateacademy.com/info