Kadyn Productions was founded in 1995 by brother-sister team Dan Weltner and Kristi Weltner Redd. Dan and Kristi serve as co-creators and producers of the Equi-Stretch® home workout video series. This partnership combines Kristi’s expertise in horse training and riding instruction with Dan’s extensive knowledge of fitness and kinesiology. Our mission is to bring riders closer to the goal of functioning "as one" with their horses.

Learn more about the Equi-Stretch® method of exercise at clinics and lecture demonstrations throughout the nation.
See schedule page for more information.

Dan Weltner has performed in nearly thirty US States and traveled to five continents as a professional dancer with several New York City dance companies including: Nikolais and Murray Louis Dance, Iso Dance Theatre, Shapiro & Smith Dance, Doug Elkins Dance Company, Ronald K.Brown/Evidence and Megatron. As a master teacher and choreographer, he has instructed within numerous dance departments at various colleges and universities throughout the United States. He is a featured dancer in Tony Bennett's MTV Video,"Stepping Out With My Baby", Julia Robert's film "Mona Lisa Smile", "Stepford Wives" with Nicole Kidman and the NBC television series "Law & Order:CI". Most recently Dan danced in the Walt Disney feature “Enchanted” (2007) as well as “Across the Universe” directed by Julie Taymor. Dan is a private fitness consultant and certified Pilates instructor who currently serves on the faculty of New York University Tisch Drama Department where he instructs contemporary dance technique.

Kristi Weltner Redd has been involved with horses for over 25 years. She began showing western pleasure and horsemanship as a child. Her interest later expanded to hunt seat and jumping, then to dressage. Ms. Redd is currently a professional trainer and instructor using dressage principles to instruct riders of all disciplines. The study of dressage helped her understand the importance of the rider's body awareness. She had observed problems with students who were not lacking athleticism, but still appeared "stiff and rigid" in the saddle. Kristi began consulting with her brother Dan, regarding her own fitness regimen, and he developed exercises for her and her students. He helped her to educate these students on the importance of "accepting" the movement of the horse into the rider's body. Riders who used these exercises to increase their muscular efficiency, have greater success in functioning as "one" with the horse. Through this insight, the Equi-Stretch® method of exercise was created. Kristi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Equine Science from Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio. She is also a NARHA (North American Riding for the Handicapped Association) Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor.

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