Olivia Kelly (Towers): from Competitive Grand Prix Dressage to a Deeper Path of Horsemanship, Biomechanics, Self-Discovery, & Motherhood.

In the latest episode of The Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast, I am joined by Olivia Kelly (Towers) @towers432, who shares her incredible story of being a successful professional Grand Prix Dressage Rider to finding the world of horsemanship and biomechanics. In this episode, we discuss:

• How her career as a Grand Prix dressage rider has evolved over the years leading her to find horsemanship thanks to two special but difficult horses - FJ and Wilf.
• The conflict she experienced whilst navigating top dressage competition and learning horsemanship.
• Her drastic mindset shift thanks to self-development.
• A huge turning point - that lead to a mental breakdown and agoraphobia and how she overcame it.
• Becoming a mum and how that influenced her as a person and a rider.
• Mum guilt and how it affects her
• Changes she’d like to see in equestrian sports
• What she’s studying now and her personal horse goals going forwards
• Plus so much more!

🔗 LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:

• Olivia’s Website: https://www.oliviatowersdressage.com/
• Olivia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/towers432/
• Olivia’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OliviaTowersDressage
• Olivia’s Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/27dhLJj00IDbDAc8llwEcT

• Horse Mums Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/938509415066034

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