Horse Tales with Cat
An equestrian podcast for amateur riders, about amateur riders and professional riders and everything in between.
Catherine Shearon dives into conversations with equestrians from all angles of the horse world, to speak about topics that have never been discussed in equestrian interviews. Hear not just about how riders get started in their career, but about mental health struggles, overcoming confidence issues, the ins and outs of running a business, and more!
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Horse Tales with Cat
Episode 5-Nick Granat gets candid about course design
Nick shares his foray into the world of course design as one of the youngest in North America with the FEI level 3 designation.
He talks about his signature “flow approach “to design where his goal is to test the riders rather than the horses.
He explains how specific elements of design like colour and types of rails work together to test all horse/rider combinations.
Finally , he talks about the evolution of show jumping in terms of course design.