Aligned

In this episode Kat and Brittany chat with Scott Erickson, a sport performance consultant and counsellor, about the dynamic nature of relationship to our horses and to our intention as riders. We explore the concept of boundaries between horse and human, and human to human, and how nuancing that understanding might allow for an enhanced vocabulary in all contexts.

There will definitely need to be a part two of this conversation! We explore some very interesting territory!

Learn more about Scott at www.scotterickson.ca. Find Kat at @ridewellperformance or www.ridewellperformance.ca and Brittany at @bp_sport_horses or www.bpsporthorses.com

In this episode of Aligned, Brittany and Kat chat about the nature of quality practice, the ultimate art of studentship and ongoing development.

Find more from Brittany at @bp_sport_horses or www.bpsporthorses.com and from Kat at @ridewellperformance or www.ridewellperformance.ca

This episode Kat and Brittany chat with Dr Kirstie Oswald of Elm Creek Equine Veterinary about gastric ulcers, how they manifest and how to prevent them in sport horses. This was a fascinating conversation full of super helpful information and perspectives on the big picture of a very common issue.

Find out more about Dr Kirstie Oswald at https://elmcreekequine.com/veterinarians or contact her at kirstieoswald@elmcreekequine.com

Find Kat at @ridewellperformance or at www.ridewellperformance.ca and Brittany at @bp_sport_horses or www.bpsporthorses.com

This week Brittany and Kat chat with Julie Claire, a freelance Show Jumping journalist based out of Calgary. Julie shares her journey in and back to horses, and some adventures found so far on the road to building her career writing about the sport of show jumping (and all the characters in it!). 

Find out more about Julie on her website: www.julie-claire.com, and her instagram @julieclairema 

Find Kat @ridewellperformance / www.ridewellperformance.ca and Brittany @bp_sport_horses / www.bpsporthorses.com 

In this week's episode, Brittany and Kat talk about their experiences in building adaptability, adjustability and resiliency in themselves and their competitive riders in the middle of the winter circuit and beyond. They also discuss the illusion of perfectionism, and how everything is contextual, including consistency. 

Find out more about Brittany at @bp_sport_horses on social media and www.bpsporthorses.com and Kat at @ridewellperformance  and www.ridewellperformance.ca 

In this week's episode, Kat and Brittany discuss the idea of influential leadership, how we can create a healthy and functional dynamic between horse and rider through functional influence and understanding our role as a leader in a new way in the context of horse-human relationship and athletic development. 

Find out more about Kat on social media @ridewellperformance, or at www.ridewellperformance.ca and about Brittany at @bp_sport_horses on social and www.bpsporthorses.com 

Let us know what you think and be sure to share this with your favourite horsey friend! 

We're back! On this week's episode we welcome Brittany home from her travels, catch up around what went to plan and what did not this summer, the relationship between goals, expectation and intentions, and how they play into transitioning into a new season of sport and life. 

Find Kat @ridewellperformance on socials 

Find Brit @bpayjack on socials 

Enjoy! 

Two exciting announcements in one episode? Strap in! 

Kat welcomes Sarah back on to chat about the launch of the Canadian Equestrian Arts Academy (www.canadianequestrianartsacademy.com) and she also shares with us about her about to be release book (!!!) "Mindful Riding". Kat and Sarah have a great conversation about the art of riding, coaching and creating space for the conversations that make us better riders, humans and coaches. 

As always, this was a curious conversation we hope you enjoy!

Find more on Sarah @southwellequineservices on social

Find Kat @ridewellperformance or www.ridewellperformance.ca

Find Brit @bpayjack or www.bpsporthorses.com 

I'm still pondering this conversation! Excited to host a good friend, mentor and teacher of mine, Judy Lefort on Aligned this week. You might need to listen to this episode a couple times to collect all the gems from the conversation. 

Judy is a trauma informed psychosomatic breathworker based in Calgary. Her insights into building connection, within ourselves and with our horses, is insightful and a conversation worth spending some time with. We dive into some common themes often encountered between riders and their horses, relationship dynamics, intention and the foundation of connection. 

This isn't one to miss! 

Find more about Judy at www.involutioninc.ca 

Find Kat @ridewellperformance or www.ridewellperformance.ca

Find Brittany @bpayjack or www.bpsporthorses.com

We welcome our good friend Sarah Southwell back for this episode! Kat and Sarah get into a deep dive conversation around emotions, how they play into our riding, how our horse's experience emotions and various ways they have found ways to integrate, process and experience emotions in their worlds. Strap in and get ready to jump into the rabbit hole, this is a conversation you won't want to miss! 

Sarah can be found at www.sarahsouthwell.com and https://anchor.fm/yourhorseisnottheproblem or @southwellequineservices on social media

Find Kat @ridewellperformance or www.ridewellperformance.ca and Brittany at @bpayjack or www.bpsporthorses.com

This one is for all the horse-people out there wanting to shift their understanding of what works financially and business wise for the equestrian lifestyle. That is.. all of us? 

Christa Myers (@bookswithchrista on insta, Equestrian Bookkeeper on fbook) to talk about the ins and outs of running a successful, supportive equestrian business. We dug deep into some specific culture shifts the industry is headed towards, and what that means for equestrian business owners and amateurs alike. 

This is a conversation you don't want to miss. Find out more about Christa here: www.christamyers.com 

Find Kat @ridewellperformance www.ridewellperformance.ca

Find Brit @bpayjack www.bpsporthorses.com 

In today's episode we sit down with Cate Chant, owner of True North Equestrian (www.truenortheq.net) and professional rider/trainer. We have a great discussion on finding balance as a professional, prioritizing your desired direction in business, Cate's experiences showing on the winter circuit in Florida, developing the sport and industry in central Canada and keeping a beginner's mindset as a professional. 

There are so many takeaways for amateurs and professionals alike in this episode, please enjoy and share with a fellow horse lover!

You can find Cate at @truenorthequine on instagram and www.truenortheq.net 

Find Kathlyn @ridewellperformance and www.ridewellperformance.ca

Find Brittany @bpayjack and www.bpsporthorses.com 

In this episode Kat and Brittany formally introduce themselves. We share and discuss our respective backgrounds in the industry and what led us to where we are now, and how our journeys "aligned" us is our work together. We also find out how Brittany's predictions for her mercury retrograde from episode 1 actually turned out. 

For more information on our upcoming horse show at BP Sport Horses, you can email Kat at bpshcoaching@gmail.com

Find Brittany at @bpayjack on instagram, or www.bpsporthorses.com

Find Kat at @ridewellperformance on instagram/facebook, or at www.ridewellperformance.ca 

Kat and Brittany sit down for morning coffee with their friend Sarah Southwell of Southwell Equine Services. They discuss the nature of presence, creating a functional training container, and functionally training awareness and presence into horses and riders. 

Find out more about Sarah at @southwellequineservices on instagram/facebook and on her website: www.sarahsouthwell.com

You can your two hosts at: 

@bpayjack @ridewellperformance on socials, and www.bpsporthorses.com and www.ridewellperformance.ca