She's back! This time round I'm catching up again with former double World champion Stinna Tange. We talk about visability, life after retirement, the upcoming World championships in her home country, her exciting new career move, and her even more exciting new partnership!

You have to listen to find out more. And listen to the very, very end too, you'll understand why.

Welcome to the latest episode of The Para Dressage Podcast. 

This time, after a short reflection to honour two giants of the Para Dressage world who have sadly left us recently, we talk to Colombia's up and coming Para Dressage rider, Daniel Valderrama.

Daniel is currently spending a year in the UK at the Talland school in Gloucestershire, and talks about his experience of coming to the country in COVID times, what he's learned so far, and his hopes for the coming paris 2024 Paralympic Games and beyond.

In this latest episode of The Para Dressage Podcast we continue our theme of developing the conversation started by The Para Equestrian Digest, the new publication from the FEI.

Brazil's Rodolpho Riskalla talks about the support he was given by his employer, Dior, after he was taken seriously ill and left in a coma.

You can find Rodolpho's story, and the previous two digests here. 

Beatrice features in issue two of the FEI's new Para Equestrian Digest where she talks about her recovery from the terrorist attack in Brussels in 2016.

She joins us to reflect more on the recovery process from that attack, and to talk about her plans for her future in our sport.

Welcome back to The para Dressage Podcast. Sorry it's been a while.

This time we talk to the current grade III double European and Paralympic Champion, Tobias Thorning Jorgensen from Denmark.

Tobias tells us about growing up in the Danish Para Dressage world, his debut on the international scene, his memories of Tokyo 2020, and his hopes for this year's World Championships, being held in Denmark.

In this episode of The Para Dressage Podcast we wlcome back Amanda Bond, Chair of the FEI's Para Equestrian Technical Committee.

Amanda gives us the low down on the FEI's Para Dressage Forum, a bi-annual event that brings together Para Dressage atheletes, grooms, coaches and other stakeholders to discuss all things related to the sport.

The most recent Forum was held, online, in January and Amanda recaps the issues discussed there, and the work that comes out of it.

And because it's The Para Dressage Podcast, we also reflect again on Tokyo 2020 and look forward to this year's World Championships in Herning, Denmark.

In this episode of The Para Dressage Podcast we speak to Belgium's Manon Claeys. Our conversation took place while Manon was competing at the Al Shaqab competition in Doha, Qatar, one of the main competitions to kick off the PAra Dressage season.

She talks about her time in Doha and the debut of her young horse, and reflects on her bronze medals in Tokyo and at the European Championships.

Ruth coaches both Dressage and Para Dressage and is the personal coach of top US rider, Charlotte Merle-Smith. She is also the author of the Dressage Rider's Journal, which can be used to plan and manage training programmes throughout the year.

We discuss Ruth's approach to training,  particulary strategic riding, and how to use the journal.

Following our recent conversation with Team GB's Georgia Wilson, in this episode of The Para Dressage Podcast we talk to Georgia's team mate and coach, Sophie Wells.

A regular on Team GB and a multi European, World and Paralympic Champion, Sophie is one of the most respected and recognisable riders in the sport.

We reflect on her Tokyo medals (including that now legendary Team gold), her coaching relationship with Georgia, and her background in the sport.

And finally, thanks everyone for your support of the podcast. I hope to be a bit more regular in 2022 as we build up to the World Championships. 

Whatever you do, have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season, and all the very best for the new year.

In this episode of The Para Dressage Podcast we talk to Team GB's double Tokyo bronze medalllist Georgia Wilson. 

Georgia talks about her Tokyo experience and her workiing relationship with her team mate and coach, Sophie Wells.