In this episode of “In Stride,” Sinead is joined by 5* event rider Emily Hamel.

Emily Hamel grew up in rural Wisconsin, competing in local 4-H and breed shows. Eventually, Emily moved to Lexington, KY, where she coached the University of Kentucky Dressage Team and taught people through the CCI3* level. In 2015, Emily started working for multiple-time Olympian Phillip Dutton, and in 2020, she started a lesson and training business, Emily Hamel Eventing, out of Phillip's True Prospect Farm. During her time with Phillip, Emily bought her now 5* horse Corvett, also known as Barry. The pair has competed at Badminton and Burghley, finished 10th in the 5* at the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky 3-Day Event, finished 5th at the 2023 Stable View Okotberfest CCI4*-S, and finished 11th at the 2023 Maryland CCI5*. Emily was also named to the US Equestrian Eventing Developing Riders List for 2024.

In this episode, Emily discusses topics related to her career and relationship with Barry, including:

• What got her interested in mindset work, nutrition, and fitness and how it led to her podcast “The Whole Equestrian.”

• The lessons she learned in her time working for Phillip Dutton and how she has made her program stand out from the one she came from.

• Learning to control nerves so that they help her reach peak performance.

• Spending a summer in England to train and compete and how she prepared for that trip.

• The importance of trusting her and Barry’s abilities and relationship in order to accomplish big goals.

Join Emily and Sinead in this exciting conversation about training and competing.