When Ruth and her friend were unable to leave their yard to attend an unaffiliated dressage, they were of course disappointed, but instead of letting it stop them they rode their dressage tests at home, filmed them and asked someone to judge them. As Dressage Anywhere approaches it's 15 year anniversary, Liz Daniels chats to Co-Founder Ruth Chappell about the formation and progression of the platform that hosts online dressage competitions for competitors around the world.

Find out more about Dressage Anywhere here: https://www.dressageanywhere.com/

Purchase Ruth's favourite horse products here: https://www.wolfandhooves.com/hoovesofhampshire

On this week's episode Helen Duncan shares her journey from taking early retirement to being inspired enough by seeing the benefits of Equine Touch that she went on to found her own business as an Equine and Human Touch Practitioner. After attending a two-day Equine Touch course for horse owners, Helen was so motivated by what she saw, that she went on to train as a practitioner to enable her to deliver this technique and see first-hand the benefits that it can have. Equine Touch is a non-invasive body working technique involving the connective tissue such as fascia, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Helen shares her journey and why she loves working with horse and rider combinations.

At a time of year when everyone else is feeling motivated by goals, it's important to add the balance and remember that some people are also dealing with setbacks. We all know that accidents and injuries can and do happen as EquiTeam's Liz Daniels and Liz Somerville share their recent traumatic experiences of finding a horse on three legs and the subsequent emergency surgery of two-year-old Bert. The podcast highlights how being calm under pressure and some preparation can make a big difference in situations of stress.

Equiteam's Liz Daniels and Lou Gillings reflect on a brilliant and educational year that hasn't been without it's challenges, and look forward to 2025 with some exciting equestrian dates planned. From finding mojo, to physical setbacks, knowing when to be kind to yourself and goal setting, the duo cover a lot in this episode, with some special Equiteamer's reminding them why they do what they do.

Equiteam's Liz Daniels and Lou Gillings share some festive cheer with a light-hearted festive episode.

From memorable gifts, to Christmas traditions, eating mince pies in October and 'Driving Home for Chritsmas', the duo cover all things festive… Baileys anyone? Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas, With Love from Liz, Lou and Liz x

On Listen with Equiteam this week, Liz Daniels chats to Tristan Tucker, the man behind the phenomenon that is the TRT Method. The TRT Method gives riders the tools to teach their horse how to handle stressful situations, reduce tension, solve problems and gain confidence. Tristan gives an insight into his formative years, how and why the TRT Method was developed, and the bumps along the way.

Find out more - https://trtmethod.com/

https://www.facebook.com/trtmethod

On this week's episode, Equiteam's Liz Daniels chats with Equimotional founders, Charlie Vicary and Flick Carter to chat about the formation of this forward-thinking business. Equimotional is a platform based around horses, for individuals and organisations to further their knowledge of emotional intelligence, and mindset, as well as rider performance coaching. Charlie and Flick are a duo oozing with passion, pride and dreams.

Find out more about Equimotional: https://www.equimotional.com/ Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindfulriders

Setting yourself up to succeed is something that certainly seems to have worked for this week's very special guest, Catriona Williams. Catriona joins EquiTeam's Liz Daniels from the airport, the day after completing the Cycle4Caroline 1100km marathon bike challenge, in aid of Spinal Research and the British Eventing Support Trust. Not only did New Zealand rider Cat complete the challenge, but even more inspirationally she completed it on hand bike after a fall in 2002 left her a tetraplegic. Although Catriona is paralysed from the base of her neck down and has limited use of her arms and hand, she is clearly driven to make a difference to all those around her.

Donate here: https://givewheel.com/fundraising/4699/cycle4caroline/

Find out more about Catriona here: https://www.catwalk.org.nz/

We are a little bit late to the party as Breast Cancer Awareness Month is held every October, to raise awareness about breast cancer and promote early detection and prevention, but it is such an important topic that we wanted to cover it. Equiteam's Liz Daniels welcomes Claire McDougall to chat about her honest journey of breast cancer and why she has shared her story through her book, 'Embracing the Scars' to raise money for Maggie's Glasgow.

For more info on Maggies Glasgow - https://www.maggies.org/our-centres/maggies-glasgow/

Follow Claire on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/embracing_thescars/

You can buy Claire's book here - https://c09d83-dd.myshopify.com/products/embracing-the-scars-book

Within our Equiteam Connected community there is often chat that involves people on livery yards, which can be highly emotive environments where everyone seems to have an opinion. On a good livery yard with a positive support team, you will find no better place – but unfortunately this isn't always the case and we hear lots of instances of conflicts. Equiteam's Liz Daniels is joined by Facilitator Coach Consultant and Director of DA Professional, Dorothy Armstrong to talk about the power of an apology, how to apologise, when to apologise, dispersing yard tension, and how to move forwards following a conflict.

Contact Dorothy - [email protected]

Website - https://dorothyarmstrong.net/