Double Dan Podcast

🎙️ The Long-Awaited Catch-Up! After a bit of a break, the Double Dan Podcast is back! In this long-overdue episode, the trio — Dan James, Dan Steers, and the ever-opinionated Kym Hagon (aka Special Comments) — sit down for a classic catch-up. They dive into what's been happening behind the scenes, with a spotlight on Dan Steers' standout performance at the Australian National Cow Horse Futurity, w...

Join hosts Dan Steers and Kym Hagon as they embark on a thrilling journey through the untamed landscapes of Patagonia with renowned equestrian clinician, Dan James. In this gripping 2 part episode, James shares his firsthand account of the heart-pounding action and rugged beauty experienced during his recent expedition to the Patagonian wilderness. The focus of this episode lies on James' particip...

Join hosts Dan Steers and Kym Hagon as they embark on a thrilling journey through the untamed landscapes of Patagonia with renowned equestrian clinician, Dan James. In this gripping 2 part episode, James shares his firsthand account of the heart-pounding action and rugged beauty experienced during his recent expedition to the Patagonian wilderness. The focus of this episode lies on James' particip...

Welcome to the sixth episode of our 4Cyte rider series! In this installment, we are thrilled to feature the promising and talented trainer, Paxton Pulford. With a dedication to honing his skills, Paxton has gained invaluable experience working alongside some of the world's best Cowhorse trainers. Currently serving as an assistant to the renowned Mark Buttsworth, who was highlighted in our fourth e...

Our guest for this episode is Jamie Seccombe, Jamie has a long list of achievements in the sport of cutting and is one of the younger trainers going around, his story like most is very unique.   I have known Jamie for quite some time, but I have never really spent any time getting know Jamie, So I learnt a lot from this episode and without giving too many spoiler alerts away, there where a couple...

Our guest for this episode is none other then Mark Buttsworth!  Buttsy is another great 4Cyte trainer, rider and competitor that I'm privilege to call my friend and mentor. As you will hear I was very nervous recording this interview, as I have so much respect for Mark, I put a lot of pressure on myself to do justice to this episode. It was also hard for Buttsy as he is very humble and doesn’t lik...

Welcome to our third episode in our 4Cyte rider series, if you haven’t already listened to the first two episodes make sure you go back and check them out! The feed back so far from both episode has been great I have had a lot of people reached out to share their appreciation and we appreciate the feed back, so keep it coming! We love hearing from the listeners, its hard when you record these epis...

Welcome to our second episode in our 4ctye rider series, if you haven’t already listened to the first episode with Jim and Lynda MacCallum make sure you go back and check that out! The feed back so far has been great a lot of people have drawn a lot of inspiration from the episode, please also keep the feedback coming, we love hearing from the listeners, its hard when you record these episodes alo...

G’Day podcast listeners, we are back with a special 4Cyte super series, this is season 1 where Dan Steers catch's up and interviews a few of the 4Cyte sponsored team members. The first guests in our 4Cyte podcast series is none other than Lynda and Jim MacCallum. We have chosen to interview these guys as a couple, because as you will hear, Jim and Lynda are quite the team.  In this 4Cyte super ser...

Sorry folks its been awhile, but we are back for the final episode for 2020.  

In this episode of the Double Dan Podcast, Dan Steers sits down with his very first mentor Pete Webber. Dan and Pete traverse Pete's early years, from his station upbringing by the Ord River, to moving out from under the shadow of his dad (another established horseman) and charging $30 for a set of shoes.   Not long in to Pete's career as a professional horseman he took an apprentice under his win...

It's official - Kym Hagon is on notice! He's MIA from this episode, in which Dan James and Dan Steers traverse the tail end of 2012 starting in Canada.   This episode is a demolition derby from start to finish! Kids are getting T-boned by trailers during shows, Dan James is thrown from a bronc before he's even on one, someone cops a polo ball to the head, and trick riders call for help from a jamm...

The Dans are flying solo in this episode without Kym Hagon, but his spot is quickly taken by an intruder who doesn't stop interrupting from poolside in the US! Dan and Dan jump back in to their foundations story with an in depth look at 2012, and Road to the Horse. Here, the podcast gets a bit tangential as the Dans explore the psychology of competition. Dan James talks us through every moment as...

Join Kym Hagon and Dan Steers as they step back in to the Double Dan timeline circa 2011.  This is the era of the infamous rogue Amelia, prompting her excommunication from the team and one way ticket out of the country.    Steers finds himself having words with yet another event organiser and Dan James is MIA at Equitana after a few rums. Are the DD horses out of control, or are they meant to be b...

"Special Comments" joins the OG Dan Steers, for a special episode as the guys host their first interview. Their guest is Australian Football League star turned horseman and campdrafter Josh Gibson. Josh has played over 200 AFL games, with 3 Premierships under his belt, and he's been awarded Best and Fairest not once, but twice! What compels someone to leave the glory of the AFL to navigate the hum...

Guess who's back, back again? You guessed it MC Steers makes his long awaited rapping debut.  

We take a break from our usual format and split this episode into two halves. Craig Steers is welcomed onto the show with his new segment, and the Dans answers your questions from how to make it as a liberty horse trainer to who would win in a arm wrestle? 

It’s 2010 and the Dans are heading back to Australia to dive head first in to a wild few weeks from the east coast to the west to show up at Equitana, dressage champs, their first big production, and a wedding! Dan James rigs a late entry in to Grand Prix Dressage. How will the boys fair in top hats and joddies? Who hits the dust? Please the Pony debuts at Equitana 2010 and the Dans release their...

Will Dan James ever make it to this week's episode? Dan Steers wants to strike a deal with the listeners to get an incriminating story on the air. The guys have heard your request for more horsemanship, but first they need to get through the epic tales of how this whole thing started, so we dive right back in to 2010 where the Dans find themselves at the World Equestrian Games amongst some of the...

If Dan Steer’s had a super power, what would it be? Episode 5 is the time to ponder this existential question. Dan James is back in the saddle in this episode, and we dive in to the most pivotal year in Double Dan history; 2010. In classic Double Dan style we stumble in to drama with the police, terrible fashion, and tall tales from the road as the Dans traverse the rugged terrain of outback Austr...

  This week we stop for a brief intermission in the Double Dan timeline to share the spotlight with our mate and co-host Kym Hagon. Kym has absolutely become a fan favourite, and we discuss his life as a vet and his uni days with the most famous vet of all, Dr Chris "Brownie" Brown.

Who's more likely to start a fight - Dan, Dan, or ... Elizabeth? In this episode Dan James recounts on of his most memorable shows; the one that brought a full house to tears, and we pay tribute to the ANZACs. The guys reveal the moment the "Double Dans" was coined, which leads them to reflect on their first show with their new image. We meet more of their mentors, but Dan James still ends up in a...

   It's time for a second crack at this podcast thing. The Dans talk about the horses they have in training right now. Can Dan James ride a motorbike backwards? What's "Family Night"? A man gets cleaned up by some Roman Riding horses and Dan Steers smooths over shows gone AWOL. The young Dans recognise they might have some holes in their training program and stumble across their first real horsema...

Welcome to the very first Double Dan Horsemanship podcast! We introduce Kym Hagon and fan favourite Steve the Doll, and Kym keeps us in line as we delve in to the moment the Dan and Dan bromance began. Find out how Dan James earned the nickname Dottie, and hear a tragic international love tale. We'll even find time to talk horses, and Tiger King.