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Covering the Olympics, WEG, and Christopher Reeve: Diana De Rosa

Release Date: 05/24/2019

Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Founder, Bob Cacchione

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Today’s guest on Because of Horses is Bob Cacchione — a living legend in the horse world — and one to whom so many owe immense gratitude for founding the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA)!

An Incredible Story of Healing and Transformation: The Horse Boy, with Rupert Isaacson

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Following one’s passion isn’t always about making our own life better — sometimes, we get a very unique opportunity to fully harness the skills, talent, experience, connections, and interests we possess in the service of someone we love. This is precisely what happened in Rupert Isaacson’s case when his young son, Rowan, was diagnosed with autism. And in Rupert’s very real quest to help his little boy, he discovered a therapeutic approach that could help others who are on the same journey

Listeners’ Choice Collection: Excerpts From Our Most Popular Guests

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This week Elise is bringing you an especially fun episode because it’s all about you — the listeners! This episode will be featuring the four guests that listeners have chosen as their favorites from the 103 episodes that have aired in Seasons 1 and 2 thus far! Elise will be sharing the best excerpts from these incredible episodes as she counts down the top favorite guests, including Stacy Westfall, Through Rider Gillian Larson, Guy McLean, and King Ranch's James Clement

Helping Our Horses Dance, with Visconte Simon Cocozza

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Elise’s guest today wondered about the difference between the horse that moves so beautifully it’s like dancing vs. a horse that doesn’t… or possibly can’t. He recognized that it’s all about the horse’s inner strength and balance and that the way to help the horse achieve this difference is through applying yoga principles, designed and intended for humans, to our equine partners!

What Science and Experience Tell Us About How Horses Learn with Dr. Stephen Peters

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Elise’s guest today, neuroscientist, author, and horseman, Dr. Stephen Peters, was frustrated by the many often opposing views about training and working with his own horses. Dr. Peters decided to apply his knowledge of the human brain to developing science-based horsemanship to understand how a horse’s brain and its behavior are related and how they, in turn, affect learning

EQUUS Film Festival: Horses in the Arts

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Lisa Diersen is the Founder and Director of the EQUUS Film Festival, recognized as the largest showcase of equestrian film, art and literature in the world. An avid horsewoman and movie lover, Lisa believes in the power of telling stories through film. She founded the EQUUS Film Festival with the mission of showing the world how horses can bring everyone together regardless of race, age, gender, ability or disability

Shawn Flarida: NRHA $6 Million Reiner

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This week, the Because of Horses Podcast is celebrating its 100th episode with a very special conversation with legendary reiner, Shawn Flarida! Shawn is the winner of five gold medals at the World Equestrian Games, winner of the All-American Quarter Horse Congress nine times, and the first person to break the $6 million mark in Reining, which he did at the 2017 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity.

Mark Rashid, Considering the Horse

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Mark Rashid is an internationally acclaimed trainer, clinician, and prolific author, renowned for taking the guesswork out of communicating with our horses. His ability to understand the horse’s point of view and solve difficult problems with communication rather than force is unmatched.

Desert Flight: A Love Letter to Show Jumping, with Filmmaker Samia Staehle

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"Desert Flight" is an award-winning film documentary that explores the horse-human bond through the world of show jumping. Filmmaker Samia Staehle’s goal was to capture the visceral way horses enrich our lives and our senses. The film provides an honest look at how much the sport of show jumping means to its participants through the perspectives of equestrians from different walks of life.

The Hampton Classic Collection: Talking with the Greats

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This week is a very special edition of Because of Horses! Your host, Elise Gaston Chand, talks with some of the horse world’s most accomplished equestrians — sharing their riding and training philosophies, their insights into horses, advice for aspiring competitors, and their fondest memories of the Hampton Classic Horse Show! These featured guests are Georgina Bloomberg, Kelli Cruciotti, Peter Wylde, Joe Fargis, and Chief Press Officer Marty Bauman

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For over 35 years, veteran equestrian journalist, photographer and public relations maven Diana De Rosa has covered equestrian sport around the world, including the past eight Olympic Games, all eight World Equestrian Games, several Pan Am Games and FEI World Cups. Diana enjoys creating richly told stories through photography and writing and has over 1,000 published credits to her name.

Diana is the owner of Press Link, a public relations firm based in Farmingdale, New York. Her past and present clients include the Hampton Classic, National and Washington International Horse Shows, USA Equestrian Trust, Healthy Horse Boutique, Running Wild, Dream Works, the American Hunter Jumper Foundation and Twentieth Century Fox. Diana worked with the late actor Christopher Reeve for eight years before his death in 2004.

A past president of American Horse Publications, Diana is also a longtime member of the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists. She currently is on the executive board of the Press Club of Long Island. Diana’s work has taken her to 30 countries and has even led to a stint in front of the camera when she co-hosted the annual Hampton Classic Horse Show for local TV station WVVH. She was presented with the 2005 US Equestrian Federation Media Award for Photography in recognition of a photo of show jumper Peter Wylde and Fein Cera competing at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Diana dedicated her win to Reeve.

Diana is the co-organizer of the EQUUS Film Festival, held annually in New York City with tour stops around the United States. Notable recent tour appearances by the Festival included the 2017 World Cup in Omaha, Nebraska, and the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina.

Diana is a former riding school manager and a graduate of SUNY Albany, where she studied languages.

Topics of Discussion:

[:18] About today’s episode.

[1:01] How the insights Diana gained from training horses and competing both nationally and internationally have impacted her coverage of some of the horse world’s most prestigious events.

[6:05] Diana shares the critical aspects of capturing an amazing photo.

[11:10] What originally led Diana to connect the dots and combine her interests in writing and photography with horses and riding?

[13:47] As an equestrian and someone who has loved horses all of her life, what has it been like for Diana to cover the highest levels of equestrian sports and interact with the world’s finest equestrians?

[15:53] Has Diana had any star-struck moments?

[18:27] When did Diana begin engaging in the PR side? And what has it been like to represent such renowned and respected clients?

[23:28] What was it like to work with Christopher Reeves? And how did she originally come to work with him?

[33:16] How knowing Christopher Reeves has guided Diana’s life and the decisions she has subsequently made.

[36:46] Diana offers advice for those who have dreams or things they are passionate and are trying to make a decision about whether or not to follow them.

[40:08] Is there anything Diana has yet to try professionally but would like to give a go?

[40:55] About next week’s episode of Because of Horses.

[41:45] Where to find Diana online.

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Mentioned in this Episode:

The Hampton Classic

American Horse Publications

World Equestrian Games

Pan American Games

EquestFile (Use coupon code: BOH10 to receive a 10% discount for two months off your subscription)

National Horse Show
Washington International Horse Show