On this episode of the EQFit podcast, we are joined by professional horse trainers Denton DeBuhr, Kristin Layher, and Jake Hartman to discuss their experience with the NSBA Foundation's Tomorrows Horsemen Program. This two year program provides emerging equine professionals an opportunity to develop the skills they need to become successful in their training operations and establish financially stable businesses to benefit themselves, their families, and their customers. Over the two...

On this episode of the EQFit Podcast we get a chance to catch up with Gita Thomas - business woman, avid equestrian athlete, and proud member of the Australian Reining community (and more!). Gita is a woman of many talents - in addition to running a highly successful business coaching company and competing in top levels of competition in reining and western dressage in Australia, she is the co-owner of both the Australian Reining Breeders Classic (ARBC) show and Thomas Arena Products with her...

EQFit is fortunate to work with a handful of IHSA teams providing strength and conditioning programming to supplement their riding practice schedule and help these athletes perform at their best. Middle Tennessee State University is our longest standing team on the collegiate EQFit roster. This episode was a BLAST of a reunion with some of our incredible alumni friends from MTSU’s equestrian team - Caroline Blackstone, Lindsey Gilleland, Jordan Dillenbeck, and Taylor Meek. On this episode, we...

In this episode, we sit down with Gilead (Gil) Friedman of Mental Athletics to talk about the importance of mindset training in the sport of equestrian for optimized team performance and overall horse and rider wellbeing. As an accomplished professional NRHA trainer AND mindset coach, Gil understands the unique needs and demands of our sport and the athletes who compete in it. This conversation dives into the nuances behind WHY mindset training is critical in our sport (and all others), how...

How do we make the habits we want to keep “sticky enough” to stay consistent, even after the New Year motivation bump goes away? Listen in as Dr. Ali Hartman, PT, DPT shares a little bit of the science behind building habits that last. We talk about the importance of mindset, the role of goal setting and baseline testing, and some go-to “habit hacks” that can increase “stickiness”.

Listen in as Kayleigh shares her journey to the Mongol Derby - the worlds longest and toughest horse race in the world. Kayleigh shares what it took - physically and mentally - to prepare for such a difficult feat, what her 10 day racing experience through the Mongolian Steppe was like, and the incredible lessons she learned throughout the way. She also shares her tricks for picking a “tame” semi-wild horse, what to do when your tack takes off without you, and her experience with the...

Listen in as Ali and Steph chat with Pro-Activity’s lead strength and conditioning coach, Chris Gahagan, to hear his insights on the importance and practical application of specificity in training for optimal sport performance. As coach to many conference, state, and national championship athletes across a wide variety of sports, Chris shares his gems on programming fundamentals that lead to success across disciplines while Ali and Steph connect to applications in the sport of equestrian....

In this episode, we hear about the experiences of athletes who rode for division 1 equestrian teams in both the hunt seat and western disciplines. Athletes share insights into their preparations while in high school, what it was like riding on a team, what advice they would give their freshman selves, and what their transition to riding as an amateur / professional was like post-college and how their experience impacted them moving forward. Special thank you to our guests and cohost: Carey...

Listen along to hear Ali, Steph, and Lindsey talk through the backstory of EQFit, the mission that we’re on, and what you can expect from our team moving forward. Please send thoughts, comments, questions, or feedback via our social @proactivityeqfit.