Katie Van Slyke - Katching Up With Katie

I won my first Congress championship in a riding class, and yes… there were LOTS of happy tears! 🏆🐴 I’m sitting down at the All American Quarter Horse Congress to catch y’all up on an unforgettable horse show. From my Level 1 Amateur Western Riding win to Denver’s accomplishments in the show pen, I have so much to celebrate, and a 2 a.m. practice ride still ahead! Winning means so much to me, bu...

My first KVS Podcast guests are here, and they’ve got me dreaming BIG for Kennedy and Weezy! 🐴 I’m sitting down with Lainie DeBoer and Sarah Elder Chabot to talk about the English Versatility Challenge, what makes American Quarter Horses so versatile, and how they’re helping bring new excitement to the AQHA hunter world. From trot poles and lead changes to opportunities for horses and riders at d...

My best friend, a stack of Post-it notes, and a game I severely underestimated… what could go wrong? 😂 On this episode of Katching Up With Katie, my best friend Rebecca joins me, Nate, and Matt for a Post-it note number game that gets confusing REAL quick. From chicken nuggets to how many horses I own, I thought we had some pretty good clues, but guessing our numbers was harder than we expected!...

Bella’s babies have names, my horse show plans might shuffle, and apparently we’re planning a black-tie gala now?! 🐐😂 Welcome back to Katching Up With Katie! Rachel joins me, Nate, and Matt to catch up on a busy week of farm life, starting with Bella’s baby goats: Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach! I’m sharing why I was so nervous leading up to her delivery, Rachel’s experience helping with goat...

A new mare, baby goats, and a foaling season that’s already looking a little wild… and somehow we still found time to plan Christmas. 🐴🎄 Welcome back to Katching Up With Katie! I’m sharing the story behind Pinky, the new mare coming to the farm, and why I couldn’t pass her up. We’re also catching up on Kennedy, our young horses’ first rides, and what it takes to keep everything moving around the...

Nate and Matt faced their horse show fears, while I finally did something I had been putting off for years! 🐴😂 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, the guys recap their first attempts at riding their horse show patterns on Ethel. One of them walked away feeling much more confident…and the other may have had the opposite experience. We’re talking about what they learned, the struggle of kee...

My husband Jonathan is joining us to share what it’s really like being married to a horse girl! 🐴 😂 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, Jonathan answers your questions about his very limited horseback riding history, whether we can convince him to take a lesson of his own, and what goes into bringing all of our wild farm ideas to life. We’re also sharing behind-the-scenes stories about bu...

One riding lesson was all it took to send Matt and Nate into full-blown horse show panic. 😂🐴 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, we’re talking about what Rachel’s lesson means for the competition, breaking down the horsemanship pattern, and figuring out how Rachel, Matt, and Nate can prepare for show day. What started as a fun little horse show is suddenly feeling a lot more like the Supe...

We’re finally home from the NSBA World Show, and I’m ready to talk about what went right, what went wrong, and what comes next. 🐴 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m giving you an honest recap of the highs, heartbreaks, and lessons from eleven days at the NSBA World Show. We’re talking about Kennedy’s incredible placings, why Penelope is taking time to mature, what happened with Denver...

Sometimes the best trips are the ones where you do a whole lot of nothing. 😂 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m recapping my much-needed trip to Las Vegas — complete with Cirque du Soleil, way too much gelato, a little gambling, and temperatures that made me feel like I was standing inside an air fryer. We also somehow end up reminiscing about one of our favorite (and most chaotic) tr...

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We are back and Katie has bangs now and the humidity has already won 😂 This week's Katching Up With Katie covers a lot of ground. We start with nine inches of rain in July, nighttime turnout anxiety, and the eternal struggle of weather apps that lie. Then we get into the horse health updates because there is a lot going on. The flex test conversation is a good one, Wally has a cannon bone fractur...

You never know where the conversation is going to go when Rebecca joins me for an episode of Katching Up With Katie! 😂🐴 From planning our horse show to talking workouts, books, TV shows, and plenty of random side quests, this episode is full of laughs and behind-the-scenes conversations. We dive deeper into all the planning for our upcoming horse show, including classes, judges, fun game ideas,...

Get ready... because this might be one of the funniest challenges we've ever attempted on the farm! 🐴😂 In today's Katching Up With Katie, we're officially planning our very own Running Springs horse show, and somehow it keeps getting bigger with every idea we throw out! From drawing horses at random to debating judges, prizes, costumes, and even a full versatility challenge, this episode is pack...

Some weeks are packed with horses, and other weeks are packed with stories... and somehow this one has a little bit of everything! 😂🐴 This week we're catching up on everything that's been happening around the farm, from surviving Tennessee's crazy summer heat and switching to early morning barn chores, to getting ready for NSBA World, gardening adventures, merch, and plenty of completely random...

This week on Katching Up With Katie, we're catching up after an incredible weekend at the Roan World Show! 🏆🐴 I'm excited to share all about Kennedy's World Championship, the ups and downs of showing, and why this show meant so much to me. We're also chatting about what makes the Roan World Show different from other major horse shows, how Quarter Horse and color registries work, and clearing up...

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Life has been BUSY lately, but we're finally sitting down for another Katching Up With Katie! 💕 My husband is on the podcast today, and we're catching up on everything from his Canada bear hunt to farm projects, Dungeons & Dragons, future dreams for Running Springs, and answering some of your funniest questions. We talk about what life has really been like behind the scenes, how our farm and...

We just got back from Kentucky and I needed to debrief with my bestie so here we are 🐴 Dani has been behind the scenes at Running Springs for almost two years now and a lot of you have been asking about her so we figured it was time to bring her back on. We talk through how we met back when I was 16 through my old show horse Kalvin, how she ended up moving to Tennessee, and what she actually does...

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Getting back in the show pen as adults has been WAY more emotional than I expected 🐴💕 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, my best friend Becca joins me to talk all about our first horse show back after years away from competing. From AQHA confusion and horse show memories to childhood horse chaos, and balancing horses with real adult life… we covered a little bit of everything. We dove in...

Use KATIEVANSLYKE30 to get 30% off your order at https://yt.link/5Vm9l2N Discount code: KATIEVANSLYKE30 We are back from Ocala and there is a lot to catch up on 🐴 Rachel got bucked off her horse and fractured her transverse process. Matt shares the story of how he proposed to his wife while recovering from back surgery. And somehow in the middle of all of that we made it to Florida for Katie's fi...

We are back and my voice is barely holding on but we are pushing through because there is a LOT to catch up on 😅 First things first, Ocala is one week away and there is a mystery horse I am showing that y'all do not know about yet. Plus Denver just went and won his first class back fresh off breeding season like it was nothing, and Penelopey might be making her riding debut while we are there. No...

I still can’t believe everything that happened this week… 🐴💕 This has been one of the most emotional and intense foaling seasons I’ve ever experienced. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the full story of Maggie, from her emergency colic surgery while pregnant to the unimaginable moment she delivered a healthy foal less than 24 hours later. It’s a rollercoaster of farm life, tough decisions, and ju...