Along For The Ride with Andrea Fappani

Brett Stone is one of a handful of trainers most accredited for introducing a soft, more collected and body broke style of training reining horses which has led to the "modern look" of today's reining athletes. The 1992 NRHA Open Futurity Champion aboard Boomernic, Brett's love for horses took him on a journey that allowed him the opportunity to ride and learn from many of the greatest horsemen in...

  NRHA Million Dollar Owner Zimmerman, of Rogersville, Missouri, served on the initial board of the Reining Horse Foundation (RHF) from 2001 through 2004 and is an RHF Gold Donor. He served several years as an NRHA Board member (2005-2009) and was a member of the NRHA Finance, Sale, Hall of Fame, and Sire & Dam Committees. An NRHA Corporate Partner and National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) Gold...

Dr John Newcomb, DVM is very passionate about the health and well being of horses that compete at the highest level and will share in this podcast what it takes to keep and maintain top-level equestrian athletes.  He is the practicing veterinarian at Fappani Performance and many other performance horse, jumping and dressage horse barns. John has been the FEI certified vet as well as the USEF reini...

Sandy's highly respected training methods are the result of a lifetime of success, her positive mental attitude and her personal style as a perfectionist. She has a wealth of advice for riders of every discipline and shares 30+ years of professional experience through her hands-on horse training clinics and training videos. Her rare talent as an educator and speaker may even exceed her exceptional...

Teddy Robinson, First NRCHA Million Dollar Rider, Current earnings exceeding $2 million. He is one of the winningest riders in the history of the reined cow horse, with seven NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Championships and two World's Greatest Horseman titles to his name. With over $100K in NCHA and Over $100K in NRHA earnings Teddy is a well rounded horseman. Ted is known for even more than his...

Our ALONG FOR THE RIDE™, Episode #23 is with Katie Tims. Many of you followed every word she wrote during her career as the Editor for Quarter Horse News. Katie was born and raised in Surprise Valley, an extremely "rural" northeastern corner of California– growing up on a cattle ranch which now spans five generations. She started riding horses with her dad before she could walk. Working for Perfor...

News Flash - Patty Tiberg Publisher & Vice President of Morris Equine Group, including Quarter Horse News, Western Horseman, Barrel Horse News, Equi-Stat, Horse City, NBHA, Road To The Horse, Western LifeStyle Retailer.   Patty discuss the digital future of Quarter horse news and the decision to suspend the print version of Quarter Horse News.  

Arek Boulding - Arek has been providing Fappani Performance's farrier work since 2002. Arek is at the top of his trade and has setup and shoed many champions in multiple disciplines. Rarely will one find the combination of skill, knowledge and commitment in understanding the movement and mechanics of performance horses at the highest level. Andrea and Arek discuss how they help and setup their hor...

Training the Open NRHA Futurity Horse– Andrea takes you through the entire process of what it takes to own, train, manage and show a Futurity horse.   The importance and emphasis of the two year old foundation, the equipment, care/feeding, costs, work week and exceptions. He will also explain his strategy and the process of choosing his final three for the futurity. It's a great podcast for the fa...

Amberley's story of triumph over tragedy. This is a story of a cowgirl whose love for horses overpowered all challenges put in her path. Her rodeo career began at a young age and her future was destined for success. A truck accident changed Amberley's life at age eighteen, leaving her paralyzed. She has let the challenges she faces refine her, not define her. Andrea and her discuss how she has ado...

Take a listen...We've grabbed a few questions and answers from our first LIVE Along For The Ride™ Instagram Q & A... It was an great opportunity to interact with some of our listeners and discuss a variety of subjects– all very good questions and it's just the beginning of what we plan to do more of in the future. "ASK, LEARN, LISTEN" more to come!

Casey Deary NRHA 1.9 Million Rider and one of the big, big personalities of the reining industry. Andrea and Casey exchange training techniques and philosophy on their show horses and find they have much in common. Casey is always fun and entertaining to speak with while providing an overview into how top level trainers understand and care for their amazing athletes. A great conversation, and you...

With over 37 AQHA World and Reserve World Champion titles in multiple events combined with multiple NRHA & NRCHA Open titles Bob Avila is acknowledged by his peers as one of the most versatile and accomplished horsemen. NRCHA Million Dollar Rider and Hall Of Fame Member Bob is a 3 time Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion. In addition, he is a NRHA Open Futurity Champion. Bob has trained, mentored and in...

Forty years, forty horses, forty NRHA Futurity finals! Dr. Jim Morgan, DVM reached an ultra impressive milestone in his reining career during the 2019 NRHA Futurity. At 74 years old, he's still showing three year olds at the biggest event of the year. Dr. Morgan is the oldest NRHA million-dollar rider in history of Reining and still extremely competitive against people who are at least 50 years yo...

  Colleen McQuay, along with her husband Tim, own and operate McQuay Stables, Inc. in Tioga, Texas. The business consists of three divisions: Breeding, Reining training and sales, and Hunter-Jumper training and sales. 25+ years Colleen with help of her husband and other mentors in the hunter business, she has trained both horses and riders to many wins and championships. She served on the board NR...

Todd Bergen, the 4 Million Dollar rider from Eagle Point, Oregon is recognized as one of the most versatile horsemen in the world. Whether its Reining, Cow Horse or Cutting– he makes riding look   easy when it isn't. Todd is the only Million Dollar rider in two disciplines–NRHA & NRCHA, as well as a money earner in NCHA. Todd's extraordinary skills as a horseman are a direct reflection of his focu...

Frank Merrill  (born 1948)Purcell, Oklahoma. [1]  During his 50+ year career as a Quarter Horse breeder and exhibitor, Merrill accumulated numerous championship titles in several different disciplines, including  halter horse competition ,  horse racing ,  reining ,  cutting ,  working cow horse , and  calf roping .In 2013, he was inducted into the  American Quarter Horse Association  (AQHA)  Hall...

Along For The Ride, #11: Luca Fappani shares his super eventful first NRHA Non Pro Futurity with his dad, Andrea– together Andrea and Luca take you through the process of goal setting, preparing and training top level non pro futurity horses for OKC. Luca also lays out his personal roadmap to becoming the 2019 NRHA #1 Money Earning Non Pro. And lastly, Andrea breakdowns one of his best pre futurit...

In the world of Western Performance Horses, no man or woman is more accredited in breeding and showing than Carol Rose. From the age of 6, Carol has devoted her life to Quarter Horses as a top level competitor, breeder and as a leader in the development of the modern western show horse. Carol has been recognized for her contributions by being inducted into 6 of the most prestigious Hall of Fame's*...

Andrea talk's to six of the NRHA's top open futurity trainers to get their take on the horses they selected to make a run at the 2019 NRHA Futurity Championship. They will share training, strategy and the planning it takes to succeed in reining greatest prize.   NRHA Professionals;   Casey Deary     14:01   Jason Vanlandingham     24:51 Cade McCutcheon     34:37 Franco Bertolani     :34:37     Cra...

Corey Cushing, 2 Million Dollar NRCHA rider sits down with Andrea to talk about his career as a leading trainer in the National Reining Cow Horse Association and what it takes to prepare for the biggest show of the year Snaffel Bit Futurity. Corey is one of the few riders to have success in both the NRHA & NRCHA Futurities, he and Andrea compare notes on what it take to set these top level horses...

William Shatner OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, author, producer, director, and singer. In his seven decades of television, Shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise, T.J. Hooker, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Boston Legal and many more. NRHA Hall Of Fame and an active non pro competitor in NRHA Reining and Sad...

Clinton takes us on his amazing journey from a young unknown and broke Australian horse trainer to one of the worlds most renowned clinicians. He shares all the highs and lows of building his horse training empire that reach an annual gross of over 14 million and being millions of dollars in debt to coming full circle, creating his current training program for NRHA Reining and NRCH Cow Horses whic...

Come Along For The Ride - NRHA's Legion Bob Loomis. Bob will take you on a journey of the development and refinement of what is now the current NRHA reining horse. Stories of riding his great show horses and how that led to his unmatched breeding program. Fun to hear Andrea and Bob exchange notes on how they rode and trained some of the top horses in NRHA history.     With six championships, Bob L...

Phil Rapp of Weatherford, TX is a cutting horse trainer, inductee in both the NCHA Rider Hall of Fame [1] and NCHA Non-Pro Hall of Fame , [2] and the leading NCHA money earner with lifetime earnings totaling $9,733,216.88 as of Sept 2019. [3] He was elected vice-president of the National Cutting Horse Association in 2016, [4] and became president in June 2018. Phil & Mary Anne are Breeders of over...