Tonya Johnston's Inside Your Ride with Tasha Visokay by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

05/03/24 • 50 min

Tonya Johnston, Mental Skills Coach speaks with trainer and rider Tasha Visokay of Ingenium Farm. Tonya also answers a listener question on how to get into your zone quickly. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.

Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride
Guest: Tasha Visokay has over 35 years of experience riding, training and caring for horses and their riders. After a successful career as a junior rider and working student, Tasha began her professional career after graduating from Barnard College. She worked for top professionals Andre Dignelli, Leslie Steele, and Karen Healey before starting her own Ingenium Farm in 2016. Tasha has a natural talent as a horse trainer and rider in the hunter and jumper rings, but her ability to run a successful business is also one of her biggest strengths. Tasha's clients have won top ribbons at local, regional and national medal finals as well as top placings at jumper year-end award finals.
Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services
Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse Magazine
Sponsors: American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, Wordley Martin Premium Equestrian Surfaces, LAURACEA, America Cryo, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard. Good Boy, Eddie, World Equestrian Center, Sentinel Horse Nutrition, Laurel Springs School and HITS Horse Show

Host: Tonya Johnston, Visit her Website, Facebook and buy her book Inside Your Ride
Guest: Tasha Visokay has over 35 years of experience riding, training and caring for horses and their riders. After a successful career as a junior rider and working student, Tasha began her professional career after graduating from Barnard College. She worked for top professionals Andre Dignelli, Leslie Steele, and Karen Healey before starting her own Ingenium Farm in 2016. Tasha has a natural talent as a horse trainer and rider in the hunter and jumper rings, but her ability to run a successful business is also one of her biggest strengths. Tasha's clients have won top ribbons at local, regional and national medal finals as well as top placings at jumper year-end award finals.
Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance Services
Subscribe To: The Plaid Horse Magazine
Sponsors: American Stalls, Purina Animal Nutrition, Wordley Martin Premium Equestrian Surfaces, LAURACEA, America Cryo, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard. Good Boy, Eddie, World Equestrian Center, Sentinel Horse Nutrition, Laurel Springs School and HITS Horse Show

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The Plaidcast - Tonya Johnston's Inside Your Ride with Tasha Visokay by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

Transcript

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Tonya Johnston: This is episode 379 of The Plaidcast. I'm Tonya Johnston, mental skills coach, and this is Inside Your Ride. Today's podcast is brought to you by the Taylor Harris Insurance Services and The Plaid Horse Magazine. On today's show, I speak with trainer and rider, Tasha Visokay of Ingenium Farm. I also answer a listener question on how to get into your zone quickly. Thank you f