Horse lessons & life lessons | ep 69

This week on the Equestrian Adult Amateur Podcast, we’re doing things a little differently - because before sitting down to record, Kelly and Alexis actually got in the ring together for a lesson with Hannah.

Alexis gets the ride on Ollie, Kelly gets back to jumping Sunny after a few quieter weeks, and what starts as a fun idea for the podcast quickly turns into a very real adult-amateur riding experience: missed distances, pushing the wrong buttons, figuring out a horse you don’t normally ride, getting in your own head… and yes, an unexpected dismount.

We talk about what happened in the lesson, why a very broke horse isn’t necessarily an easy horse, and how differently horses can react when we make mistakes. Kelly also shares some of her own struggles learning to ride Ollie, and why those imperfect moments have actually helped build her confidence with him over time.

There’s also a bigger conversation about why riding can be such an escape when life outside the barn feels heavy - because when you’re trying to get to the other side of a jump, there isn’t a whole lot of room in your brain for anything else.

Before all of that, Kelly shares what’s happening behind the scenes with her new equestrian business and branding Mastermind, why she wanted to create an educational space specifically for people working in the horse industry, and why she believes there’s so much misinformation around growing a business and personal brand online.

As always, there are plenty of tangents, laughs, horse stories, self-deprecating commentary, and two adult amateurs just trying to figure it all out.

🎧 From business and branding to missed distances and confidence in the saddle, this one is a little bit of everything - which feels pretty accurate for adult amateur life