Every two weeks, wehorse team member Danielle Crowell sits down with trainers, industry experts, and horse people from all over the world to talk about everything related to horses and the equine industry so we can learn and do better as horse-first equestrians.
#111 Preparing for Your Horse’s Nutritional Needs during Winter with Connie Flores
Connie Flores is an Independent Equine Nutrition Consultant and the owner of 17 Hand Equine Nutrition.
She lives in Denver, Colorado and consults in-person across the front range of Colorado and has virtual clients all over the country. Connie specializes in hard keepers, horses with digestive issues, competition horses, and metabolic equines. Using a no-nonsense, scientific-based approach, she loves to optimize the diet of horses for their health and longevity while supporting owners as they learn how to advocate for their horse’s species-specific needs.
Connie works independently of any feed company and provides unbiased feedback and recommendations, as well as keeps the owner’s goals in mind.
Connie was originally a guest with us back on episode #56. Now, in this episode, we’ll be discussing winter prep and our horses’ nutritional needs during cold weather, to change or not to change their diet when their exercise levels change, and more.
Connect with Connie:
Website: https://www.17handequine.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/17handequinenutrition/
27 Sept 2026
#110 What It Takes to Get to the Top with German National Dressage Coach, Monica Theodorescu
During her competitive career, Monica Theodorescu won three Olympic gold medals and claimed World and European Championship titles with the German team. She has served as the national dressage coach since 2012. For her, it is a dream job: although she sometimes misses competing herself, she finds it incredibly rewarding to work with the country's top riders and to guide young horses as they make their way into elite-level sport.
In this episode, Monica speaks with wehorse CEO, Christian Kroeber about her role as the German national coach, animal welfare in competitive sport, and how she successfully develops young talent to the level required for major championships.
*Please note: This episode is a translated episode from The wehorse Podcast, originally aired in July 2026.
13 Sept 2026
#109 The Secrets to Success with Olympian Jessica von Bredow-Werndl
Shortly before wehorse trainer Jessica von Bredow-Werndl won the World Cup Freestyle in Germany with a sensational score of 89.64% back in 2020, she appeared as a guest on the wehorse podcast with wehorse CEO Christian Kroeber. In this classic and translated episode, the personable dressage rider from Germany discusses the secret to her success, her journey to the top level of the sport, and the training philosophy that enables her to have her horses peak in fitness and motivation exactly when it counts.
You’ll hear the crucial piece of advice a biathlete gave her and how she managed to fast-track her career, and journey of KWPN stallion "Unee” and how she managed to win this special horse over.
*Please note: This episode is a translated episode from The wehorse Podcast, originally aired 2020.
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