🎙The Equitas Podcast: Maxi Witrak on Comedy, Horses, and Finding Her Voice

From the show ring to the stand-up stage, Maxi Witrak is no stranger to performance - but it’s the raw honesty between the punchlines that makes her unforgettable.

In the latest episode of the Equitas Podcast, Muireann chatted with comedian, actor, and former competitive equestrian Maxi Witrak - a woman who grew up on riding horses and now stands centre stage with a mic, tackling everything from trainers to trauma.

This is not your typical horse girl story. And Maxi? Not your typical comic.

From Show Barns to Showbiz

Maxi’s early years were full of horses, travel and the kind of adventure most of us only dream of. But when her relationship with her mum fractured, the equestrian life she’d built slowly unravelled too.

Horses had been everything. So when she stepped away, it wasn’t just about saying goodbye to riding, it was about learning who she was without them.

A decade later, she’s carved out a career that blends sharp humour with lived experience, taking audiences on a ride through ambition, burnout, rebellion, and healing. Whether she’s riffing on old show barns or the lies we tell on social media, there’s a raw truth running through her comedy - and it’s all the more powerful because she makes us laugh while saying it.

When the Horse Girl Finds the Mic

Maxi’s comedy career didn’t begin with horse jokes. In fact, for years, she avoided them altogether, until social media gave her a new kind of audience: one that got it.
The horse girls. The ones who knew the inside jokes, the silent struggles, and the deep absurdity of life around horses.

“We were probably the horse girl in school for not a nice reason. So I thought—f*** it. I put in enough work being the horse girl, why not see where it takes me now?”

Today, she’s the creator of “ Maxi Witrak's Pony Club”, and has recently released her first stand-up special:

Resilience, Reality, and the Power of Saying It Out Loud

The episode dives deep into what we often don’t say out loud - the fear of failure, the impact of toxic coaching, and what it feels like to finally take ownership of your voice. Maxi’s story isn’t just about comedy or career - it’s about confidence hard-earned after years of being told to stay small.

She talks openly about:

• Letting go of perfectionism (and placings).
• Rebuilding identity after walking away from a lifelong passion.
• How horses teach us to cope, to communicate and sometimes to just laugh at ourselves.

Where to Find Maxi

🌐 Website: www.maxiwitrak.com
📸 Instagram: @maddmaxi
📺 YouTube Special: Not a Traditional Woman

She’s also appeared on AppleTV+’s Shrinking, Hulu’s Maggie, and CBS’s The Bold and the Beautiful, and performs at LA institutions like The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and Laugh Factory.

This Episode Is For…

Anyone who’s ever been that horse girl.
Anyone who left something they loved, and found themselves in the process.
And anyone who needs a reminder that your voice matters, even if it trembles (or tells a joke).

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