Dani Waldman is an Olympian, a showjumper, and the lady who took the equestrian world (and beyond) by storm with her incredible feathers that 'flew' behind her as she tackled some of the world's most challenging courses. You might think that this splash of colour would be welcomed, but you might be surprised to hear that Dani was subjected to some serious online trolling for expressing her identity through her feathers. And this caused her to develop #flyingfeathers and #ownyouRIDEntity hashtags, which led to a community that celebrated all the good things about being authentically you. On this episode of the podcast, Dani talks about her Olympic dreams, achieving success, what the experience was like and what she did after. She chats about how her #flyingfeathers started and how that has developed, and what the future holds too. I heard Dani speak at Spoga Horse Creator Days, and beyond being completely mesmerised by her feathers, I loved the passion and honestly she brought to the stage. And I am so pleased she agreed to come on and share this with everyone through the podcast.

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