The Xibition

Today on the podcast Ron and Dave sit down with Jordan Crawford to discuss everything social media. Jordan Crawford is the director of social media for The Xibition and she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in this field. Find out how Jordan created her instagram account @braidsbyjordan with more than 100k followers!

Today’s guest is another young Canadian Reiner who headed south of the border to live out her dream of riding reining horses at the big shows. Bailey has enjoyed some incredible success inside and outside of the show arena and we think you will really enjoy hearing about her adventures along the way. You will also hear a surprise appearance from a bonus guest (Ron’s little sister Nancy Critchley)...

Today’s guest on the show is a young reiner who grew up in Saskatchewan and developed many of her reining skills competing here in Alberta and throughout Western Canada. After graduation Haley France headed off to Texas A&M where she attended university on a NCAA Division I scholarship as a member of the TAMU Equestrian Team. She has now entered the professional world as an assistant trainer a...

Ron and Dave are joined by the exceptional Shawna Sapergia who reflects on her family roots from the family farm near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Ron and Shawna reminisce about cross Canada adventures and we learn a few of the secrets that led helped Shawna develop into a formidable force in the reining arena. We hope you enjoy the show!

In today’s episode Ron and Dave compare notes on the challenges of adapting behaviour as it applies to a variety of life’s situations but most importantly as it applies to riding and working with horses. Ron even puts his methods into practice as he gets Dave back on the track throughout the episode. We hope you enjoy this candid conversation and that it inspires you the listener to think about yo...

In this episode Ron recaps his weekend horse sale experience and Mark suggests a possible fundraiser idea that could have Ron jumping right out of his boots! Today’s guest (Clay Webster) recently competed at the World’s Greatest Horseman on his exceptional stallion Whiz N Starlight. Hear how Clay got his start in reining and then challenged himself to transition into the working cow horse arena. C...

Ron and Dave step outside the box in today’s episode and just maybe our guest will help young Ron to jump up onto a box!! We hope you enjoy hearing Tessa Vanderveeken talk about fitness and the benefits of strength training. Tessa explains how her role as a Functional Aging Specialist and strength coach is improving the quality of her athletes’ daily lives. Enjoy the show!

Ron and Dave celebrate episode 5 with a crisp high five and welcome Jesse Beckley to the podcast. Jesse is a talented trainer from Cranbrook, BC and he joined our hosts via FaceTime. In this episode you’ll hear about the challenges of being a futurity horse specialist and learn a little bit more about Jesse’s program and some of the experiences that have shaped his career thus far. Stay tuned to t...

Ron and Dave welcome Wendy Nelson to the podcast! Wendy was born and raised in Alberta before adventuring east to Ontario and then across the pond to Europe. Educated at Olds College and Texas A&M, Wendy has a wealth of knowledge and experience which she draws on when working with her horses and coaching her clients. Wendy eventually returned to Alberta where she setup her business in the Cochrane...

Austin Seelhof stops by for a visit with Ron and Dave as they cover a wide variety of topics including Austin's move from Saskatchewan to Horsefly, British Columbia where he was introduced to reining under the guidance of his now good friend Amanda Self. Amanda later phones in to join the conversation and shares a laugh when Austin recalls the days when he was too sexy for his shirt. Austin is the...

Join Ron and Dave as they announce the $10,000 added Open class for the 2022 Xibition Open. Special guest Shelby Lynn Mitchell join Ron and Dave for their first ever interview on the Xibition Podcast. Shelby shares stories about her introduction into the world of reining thanks in large part to her uncle Ed Turco. Ron asks Shelby about her recent experience at the 2021 NRHA Futurity and Dave invit...

Welcome to the first episode of The Xibition Podcast where Dave Benard takes the opportunity to learn a bit more about the co-host of the podcast Ron Anderson. Hear Ron recall stories about his first horse "Baldy" as well as many other stories while he reflects on a life of adventure and service in the horse show business. If you make it through the episode you will also find out how Ron just migh...

Welcome to The Xibition...our podcast to share stories and highlights for a brand new reining event coming in the summer of 2022. Meet your hosts Ron Anderson and David Benard as they introduce this podcast and share information about what listeners can look forward to in future episodes.