Beyond the Barn

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr chats with dressage rider and trainer, Adrienne Lyle, about:     • Her experiences riding both Western and English disciplines • How they prepare horses to travel from the United States to the Olympic games overseas • How a little girl without money for expensive horses and fancy barns, one day made it to the Olympic Games, not once, but twice   Get a peek into...

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr chats with Dr. Marissa Hake, Calf Vet, about:     • Her experiences and challenges as a veterinarian student and veterinarian in the real world • How she uses her social media influencer status to help consumers and support agriculture • How hardware disease impacts ruminants, specifically cattle • Preventative measures to minimize the risk of hardware disease i...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr chat about:     • The minimum, normal and maximum forage intake for horses • Different forage formats - what are pellets, cubes, chopped and long-stem and their purpose • Are there nutritional or digestibility differences between formats? • Do horses need long-stem forage, specifically, for the digestive system to work properly?   Have any...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr chat about:     • How to figure out how much hay you’ll need through the cold, winter months • How much space do you need to plan for to store hay? • How barn fires happen with stored hay and how to prevent them • How long will properly stored hay last?   Looking for an enjoyable holiday experience to share with your horse friends, 4-H/FFA/...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr chat about the following:     • What is a horse's "Lower Critical Temperature?" • Do all horses need to be blanketed in the winter? • What is the BEST thing to feed horses to help keep them warm during colder months of the year?   Have any topics you want to hear more about? Let us know at podcast@standleeforage.com . ______________________...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr chat about many different so-called "myths," including:     • Do horses need to be fed at the same time every day? • Is it okay for hot horses to drink cold water? • Should horses be fed prior to exercise or will it cause digestive upset?     Whether you've heard rumors spread through the barn or at shows or blasted across social media, we'...

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr and Shelby, owner, of the chinchillas of ChinPals, chat about:     • The most common questions her 3.3 million Tiktok followers have about chinchillas • Her LEAST favorite thing about owning chinchillas • 2 surprising facts about chinchillas that people may not know   Shelby gives us the inside scoop on everything you've wanted to know about Henry, Chip, Knox an...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr chat about:     • The 6 essential types of nutrients that are required for horses to survive and be healthy • What nutrients tie up others, preventing them from being utilized in the body • What happens when horses are deficient in specific nutrients   This episode is a WEALTH of information, so don't miss this one!   Have any topics you wa...

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr chats with Standlee Pink Hay Truck driver, Stephanie Henderson and Standlee Trucking VP Bobby Delgado:     Stephanie shares what it's like being a female in a male dominated truck driving industry, how she came back to win big in a truck driving competition after raising her kids and her unique and unforgettable moments she’s had from driving a pink hay truck!  ...

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr chats with Dr. Stephen Duren, Ph. D., MS, PAS about:     • What are noxious weeds and why are they so bad for the environment? • How can certified noxious weed free forage and straw help minimize the takeover of noxious weeds? • How do horses and other livestock out on national lands unintentionally spread noxious weeds?   And so much more! Dr. Duren has some fi...

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr has a heartfelt chat with the matriarch of Standlee Premium Western Forage, Whendy Standlee. Whendy shares about:   • How it truly takes teamwork to make the dreamwork • The importance of the farm wife role   • Why she believes life is not a competition   Take a trip with us down memory lane for some laughs and some tearjerker moments.   Have any topics you want...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr discuss how proper nutrition management can minimize the risk of a horse developing gastric ulcers including:   • Can horses have reflux? • What is the best type of hay for horses suffering from gastric ulcers? • Should you feed your horse before you ride or wait 30 minutes to an hour after feeding to ride?   This episode is jam packed and...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr discuss the question, “Am I Feeding My Horse the Wrong Type of Hay?” including:   • Grass (warm and cool season) hays versus legume hays • Should we feed one type of hay or multiple types of hay to our horses? • The pros and cons of teff, coastal bermuda, tifton, fescue, timothy, orchard grasses and alfalfa   Have any topics you want to hea...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr chat about every horse owner’s worst nightmare, COLIC, including:   • The 2 most common types of colic related to nutrition and the differences between them • Common colic symptoms horse owners can watch for • How to decrease your horse's risk of colic, whether they've previously experienced colic or not   Have any topics you want to hear m...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr chat about:   • What can happen if a horse overeats • How we can encourage our horses to extend eating time versus eating too fast • How to limit stress when using slow feed methods   Have any topics you want to hear more about? Let us know at podcast@standleeforage.com . ____________________________________ Have a topic idea or feedback to...

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr has an open discussion with Standlee CEO, Dusty Standlee. He shares:   • Teenage shenanigans involving a river and a hay truck • Why trusting your employees makes all the difference in running a business • Why it's important to be willing to learn and then take action   Have any topics you want to hear more about? Let us know at podcast@standleeforage.com . ____...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Tania Cubitt and Katy Starr discuss:   • How horses digest oils if they don’t have gall bladders • Why horses need Omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids in their diet • What common types of oils we can add to horse diets and which to avoid   And so much more about oils/fats in horse diets!   Have any topics you want to hear more about? Let us know at podcast@standleeforage.com...

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr talks with Standlee’s founder and original innovator, Mike Standlee.     Mike opens up about what his contributions to farming were as a 5 year old, an injury that became a blessing, two major challenges he had to overcome with the evolution of his family’s business and what it takes to grow a successful business from little to nothing.   Mike shares failures he...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Cubitt and Katy chat about hay alternative options for horses that travel for shows, if your winter supply is running out or to proactively prepare yourself if you ever experience a natural disaster.     They also discuss how to safely transition your horse when introducing new feeds, different types of hay or different hay forms (long stem vs. cube vs. pellet, etc.)...

On this episode, Standlee Quality Assurance Manager, Brianna Randow, joins Dr. Cubitt and Katy to chat about her background with horses, her unique education experience and how it benefits Standlee customers. She also walks us through a day in the life of a quality assurance manager and why quality and traceability are an integral part of the hay production process and so much more!   Have any top...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Cubitt and Katy discuss questions listeners and followers have sent in about alfalfa misconceptions and feeding alfalfa to horses. A few of the questions we cover in this episode are “Can alfalfa help horses with gastric ulcers? What is the best form (pellets, cubes. etc.) of alfalfa to feed if there isn't access to baled? Can too much alfalfa cause uroliths?” and mor...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Cubitt and Katy discuss questions listeners and followers have sent in about alfalfa misconceptions and feeding alfalfa to horses. A few of the questions we cover in this episode are “Does alfalfa make horses hyper from the protein? Will it make horses ‘hot’? Will too much protein from alfalfa and feed cause gas colic? Does alfalfa make horses urinate more?” and more....

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Cubitt and Katy discuss strategies to help limit non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) in diets for horses sensitive to sugars and starches, including what time of day is best to turn horses out to graze, if a grazing muzzle should be used, when hay should be soaked and drained off and when it won’t help, and forage recommendation scenarios for these types of horses who...

On this episode, co-hosts Dr. Cubitt and Katy breakdown structural and non-structural carbohydrates and discuss what carbohydrate sensitivity is as it relates to horses, metabolic diseases associated with carbohydrate sensitivity, equines more prone to these diseases, how to tell if your horse may have an issue with consuming too many sugars and starches and when to get your veterinarian involved....

On this episode, co-host Katy Starr interviews PhD equine nutritionist, Dr. Stephen Duren. He shares his experiences of growing up training horses and riding bulls in Eastern Idaho, watching camel races in the United Arab Emirates with the royal family, horse owners in Italy feeding horses bread and the pivotal moment that inspired him to start his own equine nutrition consulting business, Perform...