Use Dressage For The Horse and Not The Horse For Dressage
About Emily
– Emily is a dressage rider currently competing Small Tours on her off the track thoroughbred. She is also a future PhD student in Equine Ethology. Emily has been a groom, rider and is currently a disability support worker Grade 1 Para Rider.
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Emily’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Use Dressage For The Horse and Not The Horse For Dressage
Who Has Inspired Emily
– Emily’s Parents
– Professor Paul McGreevy
– Dr Andrew McLean
– Judy Harvey
– David Pincus
– Anky Van Grunseen
– Gitte Donvig
Recommended Books
– The Science of Equestrian Sports: Theory, Practice and Performance of the Equestrian Rider by Inga Wolframm
– ‘Perfect Mind, Perfect Ride: Sport Psychology for Successful Riding’ by Inga Wolframm
About This Episode
– Emily discusses why it is important to increase our understanding into how things work and why with the way the horse behaves.
Time Stamps
00:53 – Use Dressage For The Horse and Not The Horse For Dressage
02:04 – Experiences with her first horse
03:10 – Doing trail rides and riding lessons at the local riding school
04:23 – Working overseas as a groom and rider. Opportunity to work with Paul McGreevey
06:12 – Being open minded, open to learning, being patient and having perservence
07:45 – Horses teach you and help you grow as a person.
08:36 – The people who have inspired Emily
09:58 – How ‘Moonlight Park Foxtrot’ (Shorty) has inspired Emily
11:10 – Making the Marcus Oldham Aachen Challenge Finals
12:09 – Finding the right balance – horses and education. Information being passed down through the generations, without question
14:37 – Studying why horses behave the way the do
17:18 – Books by Dr Inga Wolframm
18:17 – Developing as a researcher and as a rider
19:31 – Increasing our understanding into how things work and why
20:27 – Contact: see details below
Emily’s Contact Details
Phone: 0407 788 371 or +61 407788371
Email: oconnellacademic@gmail.com
Facebook: oconnellacademicdressage
Website: oconnellacademic.com
Also Listen to
347 – Second Interview – “Ten Ways To Ensure Positive Training Sessions For Both Horse & Human”
Music
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