This week the American Dressage Legend series continues with a look at the life of 2003 Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame inductee, Olympian Major Robert Borg. Rachel Saavedra joins us to talk about her experience at this and other FEI- Level Trainers Conferences she has attended over the years. Then in Vet Connections, we start a four part series on back pain; this week, Dr. Wittich discusses back pain in dressage horses.
Rachel Saavedra of San Ramon, CA is a certified Instructor to FEI B level and an Instructor Trainer Senior Faculty member.
Courtney Wittich, MS, DVM of Lexington, KY, received a bachelor’s degree in Equestrian Studies and pre-veterinary medicine from the University of Findlay in Ohio, a master’s degree in Veterinary Epidemiology from Texas A&M, followed by a DVM from The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2011. After graduating, Courtney completed a 15-month Sport Horse internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, KY. In 2014 she returned to Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, working in Lexington and Wellington for the Sport Horse Department.
Links:
USDF Episode 160: Panel Judging/Research on the Rider's Seat
USDF Episode 159: Consistency of Aids/Rider Biomechanics, Part 2/Lt Colonel Hans Moeller
USDF Episode 158: Youth Special Edition with Adrienne Lyle, Cat Chamberlain, and Christine Traurig
USDF Episode 157: FEI 5* Janet Foy/Rider Biomechanics
USDF Episode 156: Isabell Werth/ Why Horses Get Sore
USDF Episode 155: Sport Horse Special/ Biomechanics of the Gaits
USDF Episode 154-Saddlebreds in Dressage/ Collection at Second Level/ The Muscular System
USDF Episode 153: FEI World Cup Special with Laura Graves and Kasey Perry Glass
USDF Episode 152: Dressage Seat Equitation/The Skeleton of the Horse/Major General Jonathon Burton
USDF Episode 151: Excerpts from the 2017Adequan/USDF FEI-Level Trainers Conference/Keeping the Older Horse Happy and Sound
USDF Episode 150: Pet Peeves of a Dressage Judge/Strategic Planning for Riders, Part 2/Lazelle Knocke
USDF Episode 149: Winter Education Ideas/Lifetime Achievement/Strategic Planning for Riders, Part 1
USDF Episode 148: USDF Education Initiative/ Member of Distinction/Joint Health, Part 3
USDF Episode 147: Freestyle Dos and Don'ts/ Volunteer of the year/ Joint Health Part 2
USDF Episode 146: 2016 Convention Wrap Up/ Joint Health Part 1
USDF Episode 145: Balance in Movement Author Susanne von Dietz/ Pet Peeves of a Dressage Judge
USDF Episode 144: Mules at the 2016 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®/ Long Distance Hauling
USDF Episode 143: 2016 US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan/Roamer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame Inductees Hilda Gurney and Keen
USDF Episode 142: A Preview of the 2016 Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention
USDF Episode 141: US Dressage Finals/Embryo Transfer/Sport Horse Prospect Development Forum
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