Great people of Equine Industry: Recent Episodes
Zuzanna Makarewicz
Series of little talks with passionate and inspiring people from equestrian industry from all over the world!
We are back with little talks in English! This episode features Sally Amsterdamer who is a creator of RideAbility programme which is focusing on the flatwork for showjumpers. We are going to talk about Sally's personal sport background, the main philosophy of her training programme and bring up her favourite exercises for horses and riders. We will get into a deep discussion about progression of our athletes as well as their trainers to support correct development of our horse's bodies.
Check out Sally's Instagram and website for valuable tips and exercises :
https://www.instagram.com/rideability_rocks/
https://www.rideabilitysa.com
Gościem dzisiejszgo nagrania jest Pan Marek Wąsiewicz, właściciel hodowli koni holsztyńskich w Polsce. Razem z Panem Markiem omówimy jego początki zainteresowania hodowlą, spojrzenie na rozwój jakości koni hodowanych w naszym kraju, oraz czym on się kieruje dobierając nowe matki do swojego stada. Omówimy również niezwykle ważny aspekt współpracy między hodowcą a jeźdźcem w celu wyprodukowania wybitnych sportowców.
Gośćmi tego nagrania są Panie Iwona Kruszyńska oraz Dominika Luty kierujące Stadniną Koni Kruszyńscy. Razem z Paniami porozmawiamy o początkach powstania ich hodowli, w jaki sposób podejmowane są decyzje hodowlane oraz poruszymy temat dynamicznego rozwoju rynku koni sportowych w Polsce. Idąc zgodnie z główną myślą projektu, będziemy szukać odpowiedzi na pytania takie jak sposoby aby wspomóc nasze programy hodowlane, jak również szukać porady dla młodych ekspertów, którzy marzą o karierze w świecie hodowli koni sportowych.
Gościem mojego kolejnego nagrania w języku polskim jest współzałożycielka marki Torpol- Hanna Watras. Razem z Panią Hanną omówimy początki budowania tej marki, jakie technologie są wykorzystywane w ich projektach oraz w jaki sposób irma pracuje ze swoimi ambasadorami w celu ulepszenia ich produktów.
My guest in this episode is sport psychologist- Jagoda Smoleńska. Jagoda was an active participant in the eventing with vast training background. During our conversation we have highlighted the growing importance of sport psychologists in the equestrian world, discussed the important role of parents in the development of young athletes and opened up about the importance of talking about issues we can all come across when training.
It’s been a year since I talked to Saskia, finally I have finished editing our long and educational conversation about riders analysis 💫👩🎓
Wherever you are rider or have passion for the scientific explanations in sport training, our talk will have some topics that might be of an interest to you.
Gościem mojego kolejnego nagrania po Polsku jest Aleksandra Lusina- Gołaś, Ola jest zawodniczką w dyscypliny skoków przez przeszkody, razem z mężem prowadzi stację ogierów Bonin. W naszej rozmowie Ola opowie nam o początkach swojej przygody z jeździectwem, poruszmy w temat hodowli koni skokowych i w jakim kierunku zmierza moda hodowlana, oraz będziemy dyskutować na czym powinni się skupić młodzi zawodnicy w drodze do sukcesu.
In this episode I am talking to Sandra Piwowarczyk Polish Showjumping rider and owner of the company called Future Sporthorses Management. Her company provides advisory services for riders at both amateur level and consultancy service in the field of horse purchasing, breeding and producing. Sandra will bring us to her best memories in her equestrian career, explain the strong connections with her clients and discuss some of the main thoughts behind her breeding programme.
Kolejny wywiad po Polsku! Moim gościem była Pani Małgorzata Siergiej, właścicielka hodowli koni Red Wine w Polse. Podczas naszej rozmowy poruszyliśmy temat początków hodowli Red Wine, wyboru klaczy i ogierów, ulubionych liniach Pani Małgorzaty oraz planach i marzeniach na przyszłość. Pani Małgorzata udzieliła nam również rady na czym powinniśmy się skupić, żeby móc kontynować pozytywny rozwój hodowli koni skokowych w Polsce.
W tym nagraniu miałam przyjemność rozmawiać z Gosią Koszucką zajmującą się sprzedażą i treningiem koni skokowych. Gosia opowiedziała nam o początkach swojej przygody jeździeckiej, jak rozwinęła się jej kariera, czego nauczł ją pierwszy koń, a także porozmawiałyśmy o rozwoju dyscypliny skoków przez przeszkody z Polsce.
This time I had a great pleasure of talking to physical therapist from Poland- Marzena Wierzycka. We were talking about the changing perception of riders as athletes, searching for advice for riders in the area of their own mobility and health. We have also shared some easy activity ideas that could help to balance our work in the saddle, and could be easily done at home.
Pierwsze nagranie w języku polskim! Tym razem rozmawiałam z Dalią Lehmann, zawodniką w kategorii skoki przez przeszkody oraz twórczynią marki odzieżowej Design by Dalia. Rozmawiałyśmy o początkach Dalii jako zawodnik i projektant mody, szukaliśmy porad dla młodych zawodników i designerów oraz zapytaliśmy się jakie ma plany na przyszłość razem ze swoimi końmi i swoją linią ubrań.
This time I had a pleasure of talking to the award winning Polish equine photographer Katarzyna Okrzesik- Mikołajek. We are talking about the very beginning of Kasia's fascination with horses, looking for advice for younger photographers and sharing some of the greatest stories from her photoshoots. Listen to my conversation with Kasia and learn about her artistic perception of horses.
https://www.patreon.com/katarzynaom
https://www.instagram.com/katarzyna_photo_equine/
https://www.podolinstud.com
A Little talk about a big changeover. This time I was lucky to have a quick conversation with the founder of first dressage centre in Poland-Dominika Kraśko. We talked about her transition from corporate to equine world, brought up some great advices from her trainers and talked about best memories with her horses and students.
This time we are chatting about evolving breeding industry with Koos Poppelaars from Stal Poppelaars based in the Netherlands! We were talking about his own breeding program, discussing current changes in sport horse market and seeking for advice for upcoming sport horse breeders!
Story of Anne Schalekamp is a great example of giving your best and trying to reach out for your goals. Anne has been working at Dressuurstal Van Baalen for almost 2 years now, during this period she has learnt so much not only about grooming, but also about herself. In our little talk Anne will guide us through her journey of becoming professional groom, share with me some of her best memories made at DVB and give us some golden thoughts for those who wish to work as a showgroom.
Little talk with one of the future Dutch talenst- young dressage rider Diana van de Bovenkamp. We are going to talk about her very first steps in equine industry, her journey of becoming a strong rider who can manage both ups and downs of her career and some of her daily work mentality that keeps her moving towards her biggest goals.
Healthy lifestyle seems to be growing in popularity day by day, it seems to be having quite an impact on riders too. I decided to touch on this subject with personal trainer for riders Garry Abbas. We were talking about the start of his own fitness company-One Switch, important muscle groups in different equine disciplines and how physical activity can affect our riding. Volume up and listen to my little talk with Garry!
Another little talk, with another loaded with positive energy person- para dressage rider Glasten Krapels! We are going to get a learn a little bit about paradressage as a sport, talk about Glasten's successes with his chestnut boys: Wisconti and Windhook and how they are getting ready for one every athlete's biggest goal!
In this episode I'm talking to the one of Dressuurstal Van Baalen riders Mara de Vries! We are goin to talk about her daily training with horses and other riders, how she prepares herself physically and mentally for competitions, but also finding out a little more about her main partner in sport chestnut gelding Habibi!
First guests of my new series with great people of equine industry are Coby and Marlies van Baalen! We are going to talk about their journey of becoming professional riders, plans and dreams for the future, all of the business operations happening in DVB stables. We will also present some of their most importnant training advices and learn about their various programmes (DVB foundation, working students) that help pther people make their dreams come true!