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Zoe George is joined in the co-host chair this month by Sport Aotearoa CEO Rachel Froggatt to discuss leadership in women’s sport. Zoe catches up with on-form White Ferns player Sophie Devine to discuss the lead up to the women’s ICC T20. Plus Former Silver Ferns player turned journalist Courtney Tairi tells us about the Youth Olympics. And of course an update open the Basin Reserve toilets. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

Siri & Bek talk about being pregnant and embracing the time away from the sport.  Siri says don't train hard through it but take the time to focus on pregnancy and family. They then discuss how important it is to have a support network is, to not focus on being selfish and how you need to be to succeed. Think of what you are giving back and being brave, to inspire them to do the same. remember in those moments of struggling to embrace the challenge. They also discuss mentoring and how important a role mentors play in key turning points in your life. Listening to others and bringing the best out of yourself is fuel to your progress and mentors can be your guiding light. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

Dr. Heather North offers some great advice as usual about how we can safeguard against injuries. What causes them and the many aspects of our lives that can contribute to an injury. It's important to always take time to warm up those muscles and to cool down. And as we get older tissue and bone changes and we are not as supple so we need longer to warm up. Hear what Heather has to say about what we can do to help ourselves and be mindful of what can cause an injury. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.   

On this episode of The FAB Podcast, we hear from Akisha Lockhart, Production Assistant for the Big Ten Network. Akisha talks about the importance of considering all job opportunities after college, because you never know which one will be the one for you. She also touches on the ins and outs of working behind the scenes on broadcast television and all of the different roles that she interacts with on a daily basis. Hear about her favorite aspect of the job and the parts that are the most stressful. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

Chris Stafford wraps up the final day of competition from the FEI World Equestrian Games with the newly crowned show jumping World Champion Germany's Simone Blum. It was a thrilling competition to watch a woman on top of the podium again—the first time since 1986.  Her mare DSP Alice did not have one rail down this week and was foot perfect as they were last to go and Simone's nerves held up to take the title. She tells Chris how it played out for her and what's next for this super mare that will now be aimed at the 2020 Olympic Games. But first she will have a break before coming out to compete in some World Cup qualifiers. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

On day 11 of the FEI World Equestrian Games, Chris Stafford talks to double gold medalist Britain’s Sophie Wells MBE who has now won five WEG medals in her career, which she underlined with her freestyle performance today riding the 11 year old Dutch warmblood gelding C Fatal Attraction. We hear how the partnership prepared for this games and what it means to her now that Team GB has qualified to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. With the driving marathon taking place today it was a great day’s sport and very hot conditions again as the jumpers had a day off. Irish journalist Louise Parkes joins Chris to discuss the jumping competition so far and share her thoughts on the final individual competition tomorrow with Germany’s Simone Blum leading the top 25 riders to battle it out for the medals with just one fence dividing the top group. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

Team USA took the gold medal today in the show jumping competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games and it came down to a jump off between Sweden and the USA to decide the gold and silver. It was a spectacular competition and Chris spoke to Adrienne Sternlicht who was making her championship debut to get her reaction to winning her first gold medal.  Sweden’s Malin Baryard achieved another career highlight to win a team silver medal and qe hear how excited she is about the mare she’s believes is possibly the best she’s ever had. Chris also talked to former Team USA show jumper and coach Katie Prudent and eventer Karen O’Connor to get their reaction to the US taking the gold on home soil. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

On Day 9 of competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games, Chris talks to Misdee Wrigley Miller, the first woman to compete in the carriage driving at a world championships. This is Misdee’s second World Equestrian Games; she made her debut on the team in Normandy in 2014 where the team finished in 4th place. Misdee has been preparing for these games in Europe and in Kentucky which she believes will help her team of horses cope with the heat and humidity here in Tryon. She tells Chris what she is expecting of her horses and shares her thoughts on the facility and marathon course. Great Britain’s Holly Smith is making her championship debut and today she had two rails down in the first round of the team competition. We hear how she felt about her performance and what she is hoping for in the second round tomorrow with decides the team medals. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

The show jumping competition of the World Equestrian Games got underway in Tryon, NC and Chris Stafford talked to three team rookies who are making their championship debut and who were previous guests on The Horse Show.  Canada's Erynn Ballard rode Darkos Promise into 33rd place of the 124 starters today in the speed competition which was one round against the clock.  Adrienne Sternlicht on Team USA had one rail down to finish in 45th place and Amanda Derbyshire on Team GB also had a rail down after missing her stride over the water jump to end the day on 8 faults in 46th place. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

On this, our final episode in our Networking Like A Pro series, Janice Porter, Master Networker, gives us the most important aspects of how to follow up after a sports industry networking event. She cites the 24-7-30 method which explains when and via which methods we should be following up with the people we made connections with, in order to make the most of our time and the new relationships.  She also recommends carving out specific time slots the next day, during which we should schedule some time to put our follow up plan into action. Listen for these and more tips on being your best self at networking events. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

On the show today from day 7 of the World Equestrian Games Chris talks to Team USA Grade IV para dressage rider Annie Peavy who riders Royal Dark Chocolate and her coach Heather Blitz about their ride. And as the show jumpers prepare for the first class of the individual competition tomorrow Chris spoke to Team USA rider Laura Kraut who rider the 11 year old mare Zeremonie, and was also able to catch up with Team GB Chef d' Equipe Di Lampard to hear about her young squad that includes three championship debutantes including Amanda Derbyshire who was a guest on the show last year. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

Great Britain dominated the eventing competition here at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, NC winning both team and individual gold medals. Canadian eventer Jessica Payne joins Chris Stafford to round up the competition and take a look at the standout performances of these games. It was an important qualifier for the Tokyo Olympic Games and it leaves Team USA and Canada after their result here still to qualify at the 2019 Pan American Games.  Britain's Ros Canter clinched the gold when overnight leader Germany's Ingrid Klimke had the last fence down in the stadium today. Chris Stafford talks to Ros about becoming double world champion in her championship debut. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

On today’s episode of The Horse Show, Chris Stafford reports from the FEI World Equestrian Games after the cross country phase of eventing. It was a fabulous day’s competition which saw there women taking the medal placings. Chris spoke to Germany’s Ingrid Klimke who is currently in the gold medal position about her foot perfect round on SAP Hale Bob OLD finishing exactly on the time ahead of Britain’s Ros Canter and Allstar B making her championship debut with a wonderful round. Ros tells us what this means to her to be in gold medal position going into the show jumping phase and what a bonus it would be for her to win an individual medal. Ingrid tells us how good her horse was today and what it would mean to her to win an individual medal at the world championships. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

On the show today Chris Stafford chats to former USA Team rider Heather Blitz who reviews the Grand Prix Special and you can hear how impressed she was with the quality of the leading riders.  Women ruled today with all three podium places going to the girls in a nail biting finish with the top 3 riders.  Chris also spoke to the bronze medalist Britain's Charlotte Dujardin who was surprised herself to be on the podium with her young mare Mount St John Freestyle. Double Olympian Bettina Hoy who is coach of the Dutch eventing team, and Debbie Adams, rider, trainer and a volunteer cross country judge here at the World Equestrian Games tomorrow. They share their thoughts on the course and how it will ride and their impressions of this facility and how they are handling a major championships especially with a hurricane approaching.   For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com. 

On day 2 of the World Equestrian Games, the team dressage medals were decided and it came down to the anchor rider for Team USA to not only squeeze Sweden off the podium and to the home crowd’s delight they went one better to clinch the silver medal behind Germany. Chris Stafford spoke to former Team USA rider Heather Blitz about the how the competition unfolded and also to Germany’s Isabell Werth who performed an emotional test with Bella Rose to score 84.829% and finish on top of the individual leaderboard setting them up for the Grand Prix Special tomorrow. We also hear from another former Team USA rider Bonnie Mosser who shares her thoughts on the cross country course. For show notes and related links for this episode click HERE. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcast visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports Radio is the World’s Largest Podcast Network for Women’s Sport with more than 20 hosts, 1000+ episodes across 30+ shows and a global audience of 2 million. WiSP Sports Radio is on all major podcast players. Follow WiSP Sports on social media @WiSPsports. Contact us at info@wispsports.com.