Optimal Equestrian

Optimal Equestrian

A podcast where I dive into how we can optimize ourselves, our horses and our businesses. I will be studying the top riders, athletes, business icons, and everything that encompasses horse health. Then I’ll summarize what I’ve learned and figure out how we can apply it to the equestrian world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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July 31, 2025 31 mins

In this episode I cover Wim Hof's life and what drove him to discover the benefits of cold exposure, breathwork and meditation. I share a couple of his methods, the science behind cold exposure, recommended protocols and my own experience with cold plunging. The Wim Hof book I read for this episode is titled "The Wim Hof Method" by: Wim Hof. See links below to the science and resources I used in addition to the Wim Hof book.


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In this episode I dive into how we can create or elevate our equestrian business based off Jim Collins research in the book "Good to Great". We will learn about level 5 leadership, hiring the right people, confronting the brutal facts of our business, hedgehog concepts, and creating a culture of discipline. No matter if you are just starting a business or already have a good one, there will be lessons we can take and apply to our e...

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May 21, 2025 29 mins

In this episode I dive into all things light therapy to include red light, near infrared and blue light. We will cover the benefits, go over some scientific studies, contraindications, arguments against red light therapy and what to look for in a device. I also share my experience with an LED light pad and my personal opinions on them. See the linked studies and resources below to learn more!


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April 20, 2025 28 mins

Baucherism is a Dressage training method developed from Francois Baucher. Research for this episode came from the book "Racinet explains Baucher" by Jean-Claude Racinet. This episode covers who Baucher was, his training method and how it differs from the French and German classical training methods. Some further resources to dive deeper would be Mills Consilient Horsemanship, Patrick King and Manuel Jorge de Oliveira.



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March 27, 2025 34 mins

In this episode I recap my top lessons from Michael Phelps book "Beneath The Surface" and show how equestrians can learn from him. From inspiring young kids learning to ride to choosing the right coach that brings out the best in you and your horse. We also take a peek into his life, career, mindset and training protocols.



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March 5, 2025 30 mins

Ty Murray was a pro rodeo cowboy competing in the rough stock events for the PRCA and one of the founders of the PBR. The research for this episode comes from his book "King of the Cowboys". In this episode I go over his life, career, unique training methods and the importance of his mindset about competing that all equestrians can learn from.



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February 20, 2025 38 mins

Denny Emerson is best known as an upper level eventer. However, he also competed in trail riding, saddle seat, hunters, jumpers and dressage. He helped win a gold medal for the US at a world championship, was Vice President of the US Equestrian Team, President of the USEA, served on the executive committee of AHSA (now USEF) and stood stallions on his farm Tamarack Hill farm. The research for this episode came from his two books; H...

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February 10, 2025 32 mins

We all know Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Bodybuilder, Actor and Governor. In this episode I dissect what made him successful. The research comes from his book Be Useful and the documentary on Netflix titled Arnold. We will learn how to visualize the life we want, think big, work hard, shift gears and stay curious. Join me as I relate his lesson to the equestrian world so we can all improve and achieve our goals.



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February 6, 2025 25 mins

In this episode we find out how we can do less, but better. In the book Essentialism by Greg McKeown we discover how we can make our highest contribution to our main priority in life. See how this mindset and system will help you pursue your goals whether that's in the gym, on horseback or in business.




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January 27, 2025 29 mins

My top lessons from the book Mind Gym by Gary Mack. Gary was a leading sports psychologist, consultant and counselor for top many top professional athletes. We will look at how to improve our mental game as equestrians before and during show days.



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January 27, 2025 20 mins

Buck Brannaman is best known as a horsemanship clinician, colt starter and trick roper. Let’s discover what sets Buck Brannaman apart from other clinicians, what our horses behavior says about us, and the difference between discipline vs punishment.


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January 27, 2025 10 mins
Introducing Optimal Equestrian Podcast and the host, Claire. Find out how I got here and what this podcast will be covering.

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