Arizona based dressage rider and trainer Cyndi Jackson would seem to have a full time job with ten horses in training and a roster of clients to teach. This is usually enough for most equestrians in a day. However for this 43 year old wife of Philip (aka PJ) and mother of seven year old Ronin, it’s a day that starts when most people are asleep at 3am. That’s the time Cyndi will be out on the trail, not riding but running for a couple of hours. Sometimes with a running partner and sometimes alone, she is dodging the rocks and rattle snakes in the canyons of southern Arizona as she trains for marathon races. Before her next race, Cyndi’s goal is the challenge of running Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon so agility is key as is her fitness. Her next race goal is the 2022 Boston Marathon. After running, Cyndi starts her day in the barn where training switches to dressage. A student of Heather Blitz and rider’s biomechanics, her dream has long been to become an Olympian and with a promising young horse in training she is excited about his journey. 

Host: Chris Stafford

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