American born 21 year old Emily Moffitt made her debut on the British team when she rode a double clear round in the FEI Nations Cup to win the prestigious Aga Khan Trophy at Dublin Horse Show last week alongside her trainer Ben Maher.  It was Britain's 27th victory on the hallowed turf of Ballsbridge and for Emily it will be the first major milestone in what will undoubtedly be an exciting future in the sport. Her rise to the senior ranks of international show jumping has been swift when she moved to Europe to train with Laura Kraut and Nick Skelton before switching stables to train with Ben Maher and establish a s team of international horses.  The Californian prefers the European scene which gives her the exposure to top class competition especially through the Global Champion Tour and being on the London Knights Team that she co-owns with Ben Maher.
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Dr. Juliet McGrattan talks us through some questions and concerns you may have when you’re a new mother and want to go swimming. So much of the advice is about when it’s safe for your baby to swim and not about you! When is it ok for you to hit the pool? What if you had a vaginal tear, stitches or a Caesarean section? Juliet discusses the new Return to Running Guidelines published in the UK in March 2019 that don’t suggest swimming until 8 to 12 weeks. Highlighting the importance of gradually building up pelvic floor and core muscle strength before returning to any exercise, you’ll feel informed and able to choose when the right time is for YOU to get back in the pool. Swimming can help relax your mind, give you headspace and quiet time which is a precious gift for tired, busy, new mums so listen in for some sound advice.
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Our guest this week is Dr Bridie O’Donnell, Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation in Melbourne, Australia to discuss the issues affecting women and girls from her perspective, the progress that the organization has made to advance women and girls participation in sport and the challenges that lie ahead.
Bridie graduated as Valedictorian from the University of Queensland Medical School and won the J R S Lahz Prize for Most Outstanding Intern in 1999. During her residency she was a rower and then an Ironman triathlete, and finished the Ironman Hawaii World Championships in 2006.
In 2007, she began road cycling and in 2008 after winning the National Time Trial title, she raced on the Australian National Team, and then Professional teams in Europe and the United States, representing Australia at three World Championships.
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Bridie returned to full time work in 2013 as a behaviour change physician at Epworth HealthCheck and Epworth Breast Service, with a part time role teaching doctor-patient communication at Deakin University Medical School.
From 2013-2016, Bridie also managed and raced for Rush Women’s Team, a National Road Series cycling team in Australia. In 2016, she became the first Australian woman to make an attempt on the UCI World Hour record in 15 years, setting a new world record of 46.882km at the Adelaide Superdrome.
In November, 2017, Bridie was appointed the inaugural Head of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation by the Victorian Government and in May, 2018 she published ‘Life and Death – a cycling memoir’ about her experiences as a professional cyclist in the international peloton. 

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This week’s guests are the two women who were part of the US Team that won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Lima Peru: Lynn Symansky who also won the individual silver aboard RF Cool Play and championship team rookie Tamie Smith who rode Mai Baum in to 17th place individually.
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This week's guest is Minnesota Gophers softball coach Jamie Trachsel who, in just her second season at the helm, led the Gophers to their first-ever Women’s College World Series appearance. Having her team dreaming big and swinging for Oklahoma City, she has been able to bridge the gap in facing adversity and priming her team for success. Jamie’s Midwest work-ethic and genuine character shine through in this episode as she shares advice for first-time head coaches, managing transition, team culture, resiliency, and the power of strong role models.
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On Episode 1, Erin McGuire chats about solution-based thinking: how to “not say not” and focus on what you DO want to do.
Mental skills are an important, albeit underrated, contributor to athletic success. Bit by Bit is a collaboration between WISP Sports and Remarqueable Athletic Solutions LLC creator, Erin McGuire. Over the next six episodes Erin will teach you how to think efficiently and effectively then give you tools to leave your nerves in nerves in the locker room and hit game time ready to win. This is episode one of six: thought replacement strategies solution-based thinking.
Solution based thinking: think in terms of the solution not the problems. If I say “don’t look behind you!” What’s the first thing you’re going to do? Right. Whip your head around to see what you missed! Even though I told you “don’t look!” even though there were endless things you could have done; you could have looked forward, up, or down, you could have closed your eyes, or even stayed the same: yet it is likely your initial reaction to do the one thing you were told not to do. What should I have said? Rather than instructing you to refrain from what I didn’t want you to do, I should have instructed you to do what I actually wanted you to do. I could have said “eyes on me” or “look ahead.”
The same thing goes for coaches. Coach what you DO want not what you DON’T want.
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This interview was recorded in 2011 when Sheila Wilcox was in the early stages of Alzheimer's and confined to a home in Oxfordshire, England where she was to stay until her death on June 9, 2017.
Sheila Wilcox was born on March the 12th, 1936 in Sutton Coalfield near Birmingham in England. Despite not being born into an equestrian family she persisted from an early age with a determination that was to become the driving force of her success. She embarked on her riding career at the age of four with half crown spent four pony rides on the beach near Blackpool. And despite the shortages of war convinced her parents that she was treading a path to her future that shaped the sport of eventing for the inclusion of women in the Olympics success in the show ring began with winning the champion hack title in 1953 at White City. But it was a visit to the European Championships with her brother John a year later that convinced her that her future lie in eventing and that consistency at the top level was attributed to fitness and conditioning a trademark which she was to make her very own. By 1956 she had caught the British team selectors eye with the partnership she had established with High and Mighty. However because women were not allowed in the Olympic Games High and Mighty were sold to become available for the Stockholm Games. But unsoundness denied him a place on the team and Sheila brought him back. Her record of three consecutive wins at Badminton Horse Trials is unsurpassed following her debut there in 1956 with High and Mighty where they finished runner up. They went on to take this prestigious four star title in 1957 and 1958. Sheila returned to take her third title a year later with Airs and Graces. She also won Little Badminton in 1964 riding Glenmore. Sheila competed in the 1957 European Championships with High and Mighty earning both team and individual gold medals. Two years later they also won a European team gold medal. Sheila competed successfully for several years winning eight major titles. However a fall in 1971 at the Tidworth Horse Trials left her partially paralyzed and she gave up eventing to focus on Grand Prix Dressage with success on Sun and Air in the mid 1970s. She took on the job of coach to the Canadian team leading up to the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games and including the 1975 Pan American Games. Sheila is the author of two books three days running published in 1958 was the first title ever written on the sport of eventing. The Event Horse was published in 1973 became a definitive work on the preparation and competing of the event horse. Sheila is divorced and has one son.
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Even the most dedicated and focused of athletes enjoys a night out every now and then but what about the day after the night before? Is it ok to exercise with a hangover? Will it make you feel better or worse? Could exercising with a hangover actually be dangerous? Dr. Juliet McGrattan talks us through the safe limits for drinking and the factors that determine how much alcohol affects each of us. With general advice of course to miss the session if we don’t feel well, Juliet is also aware that many people will just go anyway so there’s tips on rehydrating, checking your pulse, eating, taking it easy, being safe and not being stubborn! Remember there’s always tomorrow.
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This month we do a deep dive into mixed gendered sports. Is this the way of the future for sport? Sports sociologist professor Holly Thorpe, New Zealand men's and mixed gender netball coach Michelle Hansen-Vaeau and sports physician Deb Robinson contribute. We discuss the possible new name for the Basin Reserve, we have an update from para-climber Rachel Maia, and we chat with WiSP Sports’ Chris Stafford. And of course it’s not Fair Play without an update from the toilets at the Basin Reserve.
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This week we take a look back at an interview that Chris Stafford did in 2011with Kathy Kusner.  Kathy  was born on March 21st 1940 in Gainesville Florida. She excelled as an international show jumper, jockey, pilot, scuba diver and marathon runner and is the founder of Horses in the Hood. Kathy's show career began in 1989 and while only 21 years old she was named American horse shows Association's horse woman of the year. Before joining the United States Equestrian team in 1961 as one of the first women ever selected to represent the U.S.A. in Olympic competition she rode in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo and the 1968 Games in Mexico City. Kathy played an integral part in the USA team and its silver medal victory in 1972 Munich. She also won a team gold medal at the 1963 panting American Games in Sao Paolo and a team silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg. Kathy was a two time winner of the leading international rider award at the National Horse Show and in 1967 was crowned the ladies European Champion in 1968. She became the first licensed woman jockey in the United States and led the way for women to ride races throughout the world. She was also the first woman to ride in the Maryland Hunt Cup the world's toughest timber race. Kathy volunteers her time working with inner city children in the Los Angeles area with her program horses in the hood which introduces young people to horses. She is a skilled pilot with commercial multi engine instrument and seaplane ratings and acrobatic skills. Kathy became the first woman to work as a Lear jet pilot for Executive Jet Aviation the largest jet charter company in the world. As an experienced scuba diver she has traveled the world in underwater exploration. Kathy has won numerous track and field events and road races including her division at the Colorado Pikes Peak ultra marathon three times. She has also won her division in almost every 10000 meter road race in the Los Angeles area. In 1990 Kathy was inducted into the showjumping Hall of Fame. In 2000 she was named one of the 50 most influential horsemen of the 20th century by the Chronicle of the horse and the American horse shows Association. She was also inducted into the Virginia horse shows Association Hall of Fame in 2005. She received the Pegasus Medal of Honor from the United States Equestrian Federation and was inducted into the World Sport's Humanitarian Hall of Fame.
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