Podcast appearances and mentions of laura graves

Samantha Billings is an experienced, medaled Grand Prix rider and professional horse trainer. She has over 15 years of experience working with clients of all abilities and horses at all levels. What differentiates Sam from other trainers is her commitment to and emphasis on continuing education, both for herself and for her staff. Sam regularly clinics with former Olympians and World Cup riders. She has trained with Steffen Peters, Sabine Schut and Laura Graves to name a few. Sam's noteworthy talent and athleticism is equally matched to her dedication to top quality horse care and her passion for constant improvement within the equestrian industry.

An update on my progress and the last and final part 3 of my editing session with Randy Surles and Laura Graves. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6bOpening Music:Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-loungeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Part 2 is up, by request. Thanks for speaking up and requesting it. 3rd and final part of my editing session will be coming soon. This piece of recorded session with Randy Surles and Laura Graves is preceded by an exciting update!Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6bOpening Music:Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-loungeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

I'm back! We're back on track and moving along. I had a 2 hour long session with Story Grid editors Randy Surles and Laura Graves after they looked at my manuscript. In this episode, I give a quick update on where things are at and get right into the first 50 minutes of my editing brainstorm session.Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6bOpening Music:Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-loungeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Welcome to Dressage Today Podcast's Training Buzz sponsored by the Maryland 5*. This week's tip comes from Olympic team bronze medalist Laura Graves. She explains the difference between contact and connection and why it is important to understand each one.Members of Dressage Today OnDemand can watch the full video here:https://ondemand.dressagetoday.com/programs/graves-training-level-contact-vs-connection-part-1To subscribe to watch Laura Graves and many other respected professionals, sign up for a free 10-day trial with subscription. Enter DTPODCAST at checkout to save 15%.Website: https://dressagetoday.comVideo Subscription Site: https://ondemand.dressagetoday.com/catalogSocial Media Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DressageTodayInstagram: @DressageTodayTwitter: @DressageTodayPinterest: @DressageTodayEmail: sruff@equinenetwork.comSponsor: Maryland 5* Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode Jaclyn Pepper tells us about her journey going from the Hunter Jumper world into the Dressage world and what it's like being a young trainer and rider.  Enjoy! Petaluma, California Jaclyn's Links  https://www.jaclynpepperdressage.com/ Episode Links Julie with Healthy Horse Massage https://healthyhorse.co/ Debrah Harrisson Breeder https://www.facebook.com/liolomas.dutchwarmbloods JP Dyal https://jpdyalhorsemanship.com/about-jp Tinder https://tinder.com/ Laura Graves https://www.facebook.com/lauragravesofficial Sabine Schut-Kery https://www.sabineschutkery.com/ CDS https://www.california-dressage.org/ USDF https://usdf.org/ USEF https://www.usef.org/

Lots of of useful info in this one! I've included 30 minutes of a session with Storygrid editors Randy Surles and Laura Graves. The focus of this conversation is all around theme and me figuring out how to enhance storytelling. Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b Opening Music: Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Event Director Meghan Margewicz joins the podcast once again to talk about Equitana USA! This much anticipated event is happening October 1st-3rd 2021 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY and is the largest horse expo in the world. Filled with shopping, clinics, and many learning opportunities, it's the event you won't want to miss. Meghan has been riding since the young age of seven and has continued to learn about the sport while owning a couple different horses, participating in Pony Club, and even working with trainer, Jenni Mcallister. Using her background in horses, Meghan has brought Equitana to the U.S. and is here to breakdown the entire event for us. By joining the event you can expect clinics from Phillip Dutton, Laura Graves, Sally Batton, and so many other great professionals. Listen in!

I hope you enjoy my second recorded session with Story Grid editors Randy & Laura, following the first brainstorm session (episode 24, published in July) I had with them. Slow progress is still progress! I found this helpful. You might, too.Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b Opening Music: Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Progress is slow on this next book. I hope you enjoy my recorded session with Story Grid editors Randy & Laura! I have no time & wish I were writing more. But at least I'm writing! (And plotting! Still...)Sign up for book updates: eepurl.com/g1Zj6b Check out Randy Surles here: https://randysurles.com/Opening Music: Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3347-airport-lounge License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Award-winning photojournalist Nancy Jaffer edited the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation’s book Riding for the Team: Inspirational Stories of the USA’s Medal-Winning Equestrians and Their Horses. The book chronicles the lives of those who dreamed about competing for their country and “made it,” sharing inspirational stories from the eight equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage, eventing, driving, vaulting, reining, endurance and para-dressage. Readers are immersed in the personal histories of the medal-winning riders, drivers and vaulters who have dominated American equestrian sport over the past 28 years. Athletes tell their stories and those of their horses during the years they honed their talent and dedicated their lives to representing their country in the Olympics, World Equestrian Games, World Championships and Pan American Games. You can purchase the book at www.uset.org/riding-for-the-team-book-sale/.In this episode, Nancy recounts anecdotes from the lives of many Olympians, including show jumpers Kent Farrington, McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, Rich Fellers and Lucy Davis; dressage riders Laura Graves, Steffen Peters, Guenter Seidel and Debbie McDonald; and eventers Boyd Martin, Karen O’Connor and Amy Tryon. This podcast is sponsored by Perfect Products. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura Graves is an American dressage rider representing the U.S. Dressage Team. With many mentionable wins including broze at the 2016 Olympics, 2nd in the World Cup Final Grand Prix in 2017, and double silver medals at the World Equestrian Games in 2018. In the same year, Laura became the first American dressage rider to be ranked No. 1 in FEI World rankings at Tryon, all the while still with her horse Verdades whom she started as a yearling. Listen in to hear Laura's story.

I love talking to Laura Graves. She's articulate and thoughtful which makes for super answers and a great conversation and we're lucky to have another chat with her. Just to recap, Laura, burst onto the international dressage scene in 2014 at WEG in Normandy where she finished 5th in the Freestyle with her gelding Verdades. Two years later at the Rio Olympics they were part of the bronze medal winning US Team as well as just missing the podium to finish 4th individually. More recently she won silver in the Special at the WEG in Tryon as well as team silver. Laura was out in Australia earlier this year to give a brilliant Masterclass at Brisbane CDI. This interview touches a little bit on the themes she raised, so I'd really recommend that you read the Masterclass notes, the link to which are below. In this interview, Laura talks about US Dressage and what that actually means, the high scores we've been seeing recently in the dressage arena, the importance of experience, competitiveness, what exactly is rider fitness, the elusive half halt, the importance of having high expectations, how she likes to obtain her horses…….and fomo! Link to Masterclass notes: http://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2019/08/laura-graves-a-masterclass/

On this episode, Instructional Coach Ms. Laura Graves, talks about her various roles on campus. As Advanced Placement (AP) Literature Teacher, English Department Chair and student newspaper advisor, she has a wealth of knowledge to share on the show!

Well what a weekend of sport is was as the indoor season in Europe concluded with the usual fanfare of the FEI World Cup Finals. Once more the show returned home to Gothenburg in Sweden for both dressage and jumping and yet again it generated a thrilling finale.  I doubt anyone will be surprised that the doyen of dressage Germany’s Isabell Werth was crowned champion for the third consecutive year, her fifth title or that the 14 year old mare Weihegold just keeps getting better when it matters the most.  But what’s always so exciting to watch is the sheer brilliance and panache of Isabell’s riding - she manages to pull out all the stops when the chips are down because she knows that the margin between her and the chasing pack is finite - she cannot afford a mistake. Right on her heals as expected was Laura Graves and the 17 year old gelding Verdades who scored 87.179% for his freestyle just 1.69% behind Isabell. Helen Langehanenberg ensured the Germans would have two places on the podium when her 17 year old stallion Damsey FRH achieved 86.571%.  Their Chef d’Equipe Monica Theodurescu would be well pleased with that result but probably no more so than Debbie McDonald when she saw the final results with Kasey Perry-Glass and Adrienne Lyle finishing in fifth and seventh place respectively. Three riders in the top seven at a World Cup Final bodes well for the Americans Olympic campaign although there is nothing to be complacent about with the quality of grand prix dressage between nations constantly improving. With the Pan Am Games this summer there will be everything to play for as riders plan their season with an eye on team selection.  The US for one has a growing band of combinations that will make selection very competitive when the trials come round. I caught up with Debbie just as she arrived home to get her reaction to the World Cup performances. Back in the US eventers heading to Kentucky at the end of the month had their final run at the Fork Horse Trials and Chatt Hills this weekend. And continuing our look at some of the first timers my guest this week is 24 year old Hallie Coon who rode her 12 year old Dutch mare Celien to fifth place in the CCI Four Star Short and she joins me now to tell us how this went in her final preparation for her Kentucky debut. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of over 2 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

Chris Stafford returns with news and interviews from around the world of equestrian sport by counting down to this year’s Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event and featuring some of the first timers to the only 5 star competition in North America. The first guest is California based Frankie Thierot Stutes who had a bumper season last year with her 11 year old Oldenburg gelding Chatwin when they culminated by winning the FairHill three star event. I spoke to Frankie after her dressage at the Galway Downs International 4star short event last week which was the third outing of the year for the partnership as they prepare for the big event. Later in program we will hear from Katherine Bateson-Chandler who, together with the 14 year old Dutch gelding Alcazar, won the FEI four star Grand Prix Freestyle last week in week 12 of the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida scoring a personal best with her long time partner. The World Cup Dressage and Jumping Finals takes place this week in Gothenburg, Sweden and if you’ve been following the World Cup season it may seem that if Germany’s Isabell Werth is on form she will always be the one to beat and certainly with five World Cup titles to her name the doyen of dressage will be giving it all she has with Weihegold to make it a hat-trick of World Cup titles.  There are combinations who could deny her the title again including one of the US ladies and Laura Graves will know this is her best chance to add this to her career highlights with Verdades. Veteran show jumper Beezie Madden is also going for a hat-trick and will be under no illusion of the stiff competition the popular American rider faces if she is to bring it home again with Breitling. She has three other women joining her on the US contingent the 20 year old Eve Jobs and twenty-one year old Kelli Cruciotti (21) will be two of the youngest riders in action along with Georgina Bloomberg. American women have a great record at the World Cup Show Jumping Final. Melanie Smith won the title in 1983, Leslie Burr Lenehan in 1986) and Katharine Burdsall in 1987. The World Cup Finals mark the end of the indoor season so once the dust has settled in Gothenburg the focus will turn to the spring season of Nations Cups and selection for the Pan American Games which take place in Lima, Peru this summer and the European Championships. Both competitions are the last chance for nations to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of over 2 million. WiSP Sports is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

In this episode I interview the very funny US dressage star Laura Graves. Laura burst onto the international dressage scene in 2014 at WEG in Normandy where she finished 5th in the Freestyle with her gelding Verdades,who's she's had since he was a baby. Two years later at the Rio Olympics they were part of the bronze medal winning US Team as well as just missing the podium to finish 4th individually. More recently she won silver in the Special at the WEG in Tryon as well as team silver. In this interview, Laura talks about the difficulties of being at the top. Judges expectations and when you know your horse has given all he's got. She describes “Diddy" the “person” and her approach with the gelding's special personality, when situations don't always go to plan and being smart about your training. Laura gets her fitness work by chasing dogs, and she talks about Andy the US team's “voodoo” wielding physio. You'll hear what I mean! She describes a normal day at home, why coach Debbie McDonald is so good and what it's like being part of the US team; how she copes with social media….and all that time waiting around at the big shows plus learning from other riders. She also shares her thoughts on the sit trot. And the take way for me? The small things are the big things.

Livekommentar der vier Top-Ritte beim Weltcupfinale der Dressurrreiter in Paris, 13. April 2018

Hosts Caroline Culbertson, Justine Griffin and Jessica Payne talk about the upcoming showdown between Isabell Werth and Laura Graves in Aachen, identifying what coaching style you have and need (BFF or dictator?), the Rolls Royce of grooming tools, and how the USA laid a smack-down performance in the only eventing FEI Nations' Cup in America.   Listen in...

This week Jodie Kelly updates us on the grass roots relief efforts for LA flood victims, Olympian Laura Graves tells us about her amazing adventure in Rio and Janet Foy explains the Special. Listen in...Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Today, in part 3 of 10 in our Rio Olympics series, we talk to Laura Graves and Kasey Perry-Glass, who are both competing in the equestrian event for the USA. They are actually competing today, Wednesday August 10th, so if you can't catch them Live check out their replay at nbcolympics.com. This interview was really cool because they talk about how they not only have to be prepared physically and mentally, but they also have to make sure their horses are prepared physically and mentally. In Laura's case, she's been working with her horse for over 10 years to develop harmony, and now she's competing to be the best in the world down in Rio. They are competing in the equestrian dressage event, and you can find Kasey and Kaseyperrydressage.com and Laura at crosstiesllc.com

Laura Graves shares her experiences at the Pan Am Games and Clair McNulty on her Gold at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. Plus, the Total Saddle Fit Tip of the Week with Lou Denizard on dealing with the pressure of big events. Listen in…Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Revisit: Reese and Philip, still giddy from horse shopping, are joined by Jaralyn Finn for a look at the WEG from the spectators point of view and Laura Graves stops by to tell the amazing story of her journey to the World Equestrian Games and her phenomenal 5th place finish in the WEG Freestyle. Listen in...Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Reese and Philip, still giddy from horse shopping, are joined by Jaralyn Finn for a look at the WEG from the spectators point of view and Laura Graves stops by to tell the amazing story of her journey to the World Equestrian Games and her phenomenal 5th place finish in the WEG Freestyle. Listen in...Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)

Dressage rider Laura Graves tells us what it feels like to finish fifth and be the highest placed American at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. You can find Laura on Facebook and Twitter @itsdiddy and visit here website here.  Post your comments on the Facebook Page at Chris Stafford Radio and follow on Twitter @chrisestafford.

Laura Graves, US Dressage Team member for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, is a self-confessed 'kid in a candy store' since she has been in Europe preparing for the games. Laura is based with the team at Stud Farm de Begijnhoeve in Belgium and surrounded by chocolate and 'French fries' with mayonnaise to tempt her!  Verdades on the other hand is focused on his job after making an impressive European show debut at Fritzen in Austria and Aachen in Germany. Join Laura on Facebook here. Post your comments on our Facebook page at Chris Stafford Radio and follow on Twitter @chrisestafford.

U.S. dressage rider Laura Graves has been selected for the U.S. Short List of eight riders that are heading to Europe for the final mandatory outings before the team is named for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy later this summer.  Laura finished second in the rankings at the Selection  Trials in Gladstone, NJ last week and would be making her team debut as well as her European debut in international competition.  You can find Laura on Facebook here. Follow us on Twitter @itsdiddy and @chrisestafford. 

Swiss based Australian rider Hayley Beresford makes her debut on the show this week as she continues her WEG campaign and Developing Rider Laura Graves tells her story of how she made her way in the sport. Catherine Haddad is in the co-host chair with some helpful advice. Listen in…Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=87421)