Chris Stafford Radio

Canadian Jessica Phoenix is riding high this spring season with her team of eventers following a win at the Jersey Fresh CCI3* last week aboard Exponential. Jesse tells us how she manages to combine her career and family life while her sights are firmly set on team honors. You can find out more about Jesse on her website. Follow me on Twitter @chrisestafford.

We start the week by catching up with U.S. based British eventer and Athens Olympic Gold Medalist Leslie Law who combines a hectic schedule of teaching clinics across North America and producing his own team of eventers with his wife Lesley Grant-Law from their home in Ocala, Florida.  Visit Leslie’s website and follow Leslie on Twitter. Join me on Twitter

Pan American gold and silver medalist and Olympic Games Reserve Heather Blitz has just relocated from her Florida base to her new training center in Medfield, Massachusetts with her team of horses and clients. She tells us how she’s looking forward to developing a new client base and the cooler climate of New England. You can find out more about Heather on her website Heather Blitz Dressage and Cutler Farm

Talent, looks and opportunities take Oliver Jasny from the threadbare gymkhanas of his youth to the rarefied heights of international dressage where he becomes a celebrity, the darling of the dressage set and lands the biggest sponsorship in the history of equestrianism. But when his sister Kathryn goes to his sumptuous training establishment she does not like what she finds one little bit…  Caroline Akrill...

Inga is back to discuss an important topic; this time it concerns disordered eating and eating disorders affecting riders and a current survey she is facilitating that is part of her research into the subject. You can find the survey here. Follow us on Twitter @IngaWolframm and @chrisestafford.

Trond Asmyr, the FEI Director of Dressage explains the new FEI Nations Cup Series that begins its pilot season this weekend in Vidauben, France. You can find out more about the series at www.fei.org. Follow us on Twitter @myfei_home and @chrisestafford.

Catherine Haddad is back with news of her second career after she debuted her standing room only performance in Wellington this winter - you can watch it here - http://youtu.be/3hKo-YldpUA. She also has other news that she only shares with us on this show so be sure to tune in so you can tell everyone you heard it first of all right here.  Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter in case we reveal other secrets

Talent, looks and opportunities take Oliver Jasny from the threadbare gymkhanas of his youth to the rarefied heights of international dressage where he becomes a celebrity, the darling of the dressage set and lands the biggest sponsorship in the history of equestrianism. But when his sister Kathryn goes to his sumptuous training establishment she does not like what she finds one little bit…  Caroline Akrill...

Italy’s Vittoria Panizzon has been giving notice of her current form since she finished 11th at the London Olympic Games and last week underlined her potential with a 7th place finish at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials riding Borough Pennyz. Vittoria explains how she has reached the ranks in the sport and as a Corporal in the Italian Air Force. Visit Vittoria online at

Six-time Badminton winner Lucinda Green laments the demise of classical courses with signature fences that have made Badminton the greatest event for decades in favor of European style eventing, and why there were too many clear rounds this year. You can follow Lucinda on Facebook and Twitter @LucindaGreenMBE.