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.
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In this episode I read Jack Le Goff's book "The Horses Came First, Second, and Last". I talk about his upbringing and path to becoming an Olympian as well as a great Equestrian Coach. We end the episode talking about some lessons from Jack regarding being a great rider and coach.
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12 Jan 2026
Sober Curious
If you've ever noticed your drinking was hindering your performance or productivity, then maybe you need to try sobriety. In this episode I discuss my own journey with sobriety, facts about drinking alcohol, how our society has normalized drinking, how to evaluate your own drinking habits and tips and methods to quit drinking. I use concepts from the books "Sober On A Drunk Planet" by: Sean Alexander and "This Naked Mind" by: Annie Grace.
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5 Jan 2026
2025 Review
The host reviews accomplishments and lessons learned in 2025, while projecting goals for 2026 and recommending books and products related to horsemanship and personal development.
5 Dec 2025
Study of Warwick Schiller
The host analyzes Warwick Schiller's training principles, including the rider's role, herd dynamics, and incremental progress, to reveal what makes Schiller a unique horsemanship trainer.
24 Sept 2025
How to handle discourse in the equestrian industry
Host of Optimal Equestrian analyzes communication strategies from Charles Duhigg and Dale Carnegie to foster constructive dialogue and inclusivity within the evolving equestrian industry in this episode.
24 Aug 2025
Study of Robert Dover
Host [Host Name] interviews Olympian Robert Dover about his book "The Gates to Brilliance," exploring mentorship, riding systems, and visualization for equestrian success.
31 Jul 2025
Cold Plunging & Wim Hof
The host of Optimal Equestrian explores Wim Hof's journey, methods, and the science of cold exposure, breathwork, and meditation, revealing protocols and personal experiences with cold plunging.
15 Jul 2025
Level Up Your Equestrian Business
The host discusses strategies for improving equestrian businesses, drawing insights from Jim Collins' "Good to Great" on leadership, hiring, and disciplined culture.
21 May 2025
Light Therapy
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!
https://animaltherapeutics.com.au/how-does-red-light-therapy-work/ (https://animaltherapeutics.com.au/how-does-red-light-therapy-work/)
https://equinelighttherapy.com/research (https://equinelighttherapy.com/research)
https://medcovet.com/hair-a-hurdle-for-photobiomodulation/ (https://medcovet.com/hair-a-hurdle-for-photobiomodulation/)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0737080620304548 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0737080620304548)
The Science Behind XLR8 Redline | From the Textbook – XLR8 Equine (https://xlr8equine.com/pages/xlr8-redline-from-the-textbook)
Wound healing:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56bd2da859827e9e49b346ec/t/66217ff1c716236c4017d5a9/1713471473387/%5BPhotonics+%26+Lasers+in+Medicine%5D+Equine+wound+healing-+influence+of+low+level+laser+therapy+on+an+equine+metacarpal+wound+healing+model.pdf (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56bd2da859827e9e49b346ec/t/66217ff1c716236c4017d5a9/1713471473387/%5BPhotonics+%26+Lasers+in+Medicine%5D+Equine+wound+healing-+influence+of+low+level+laser+therapy+on+an+equine+metacarpal+wound+healing+model.pdf)
https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.13266 (https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.13266)
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20 Apr 2025
Baucherism
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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27 Mar 2025
Michael Phelps
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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5 Mar 2025
Ty Murray
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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20 Feb 2025
Denny Emerson
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; How Good Riders Get Good and Know Better To Do Better. In this episode I go over the top lessons from each book. We look at the qualities and characteristics good riders need and learn from the mistakes he learned throughout his career when it came to riding and training horses.
Link to his books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004DGLMOA
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10 Feb 2025
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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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6 Feb 2025
Do Less, But Better
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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27 Jan 2025
Mind Gym
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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27 Jan 2025
Buck Brannaman
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.
Research for this episode was done from two of his books; The Faraway Horses and Believe as well as the documentary titled Buck.
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27 Jan 2025
Intro
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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