Endurance Horse Podcast

🎙️ 23,000 Miles Later | A Conversation with Marci Cunningham What can more than 23,000 endurance miles teach us about horses, horsemanship, and longevity? In this episode of the Endurance Horse Podcast™, I sit down with longtime endurance rider Marci Cunningham, an AERC Decade Team rider, Pacific Southwest Region Director, and horsewoman whose endurance career spans decades and thousands of compet...

🎧 Endurance Horse Podcast Show Notes 🌲 Riding Across Michigan: The Shore-to-Shore Trail with Jan Gould (MTRA) What does it feel like to ride across an entire state… on horseback? In this episode of the Endurance Horse Podcast, we step into the heart of Michigan’s legendary Shore-to-Shore Trail—a trail system that stretches across the state and has been shaped, protected, and preserved by generat...

Natalie Law & CH-SH Mo  Motion Jack — Brave on the Mountain: The American Saddlebred in Endurance   A 16.3-hand American Saddlebred steps to the Tevis starting line. Tall. Big-moving. Refined. Not the typical silhouette in an Arabian-dominated sport — but unmistakable in presence. In this episode we cover a lot of ground and hear from Natalie Law about CH-SH Mo Motion Jack — “Brave” — and the...

What does it take to ride 20,000 endurance miles? Belief. Patience. And the courage to ride your own path. As part of our Year of the Horse spotlight, February celebrates the American Saddlebred — and in this episode, I sit down with lifelong Saddlebred horsewoman and endurance rider Shelah Wetter, owner of Blue Haven Stable. Shelah has logged over 20,000 endurance miles aboard American Saddlebred...

Endurance Horse Podcast  It started with a Valentine’s Day surprise.  Years ago, Dennis Summers  surprised his wife Sue with a special Valentine’s Day gift, a Paint/Arabian cross — before the fence was even up on their property, Dennis tied the horse a tree while they finished preparing the property. That moment would become part of a lifelong journey with horses and eventually into endurance ridi...

A Decade Team and Three Tevis Completions: JayaMae Kaur & Foxfire’s Little Britches What happens when a rider from the hunter-jumper and Warmblood world heads out on her first endurance ride and quickly learns that endurance has a sense of humor of its own? In this episode of Endurance Horse Podcast, host Christina Hyke sits down with JayaMae Kaur for a fun, honest, and heartfelt conversation...

Decade Team Wisdom: Dr. Ashley Sansome, DVM, MPVM & Her Missouri Fox Trotter Barney’s Single Shot (click the image above to go to free online journal-will need a login) What does it really take to go the distance in endurance—especially with a non-traditional breed? In this upbeat and encouraging episode of Endurance Horse Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Ashley Sansome, DVM, MPVM,  as she shares...

🎧 Endurance Horse Podcast™ – Episode 71 ✨ Virginia City 100 with Tami Rougrau 🎙 Hosted by Christina Hyke of WARHORSE Endurance™ In this heartfelt 71st episode of the Endurance Horse Podcast™, we head to the wild beauty of Nevada to visit with Tami Rougrau, ride manager of the legendary Virginia City 100. Tami shares her deep love for the trail, her horses, and the endurance community, along with...

  "Welcome back to the Endurance Horse Podcast! In our last episode, we heard from endurance rider and dedicated volunteer Jennifer Shooshanian, and today, we’re shifting gears to explore another incredible equestrian story. We’re excited to introduce David Silver, the founder of Detroit Horse Power, a nonprofit bringing the life-changing power of horses to urban youth in Detroit. David’s mission...

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Endurance Horse Podcast! I’m your host, Christina Hyke, and today, we’re diving into an inspiring story from the Michigan ride, the Metropark Express—also known as Detroit Horse Power, named in honor of the charity tied to this event. In this episode, I’ll be talking with Jennifer Shoshanian, who helped bring this ride to life, and in a follow up episode...

  Gathering Painted Ponies with Maribel Paulson. Encourage.   Inspire.  Celebrate.  Join us for an inspiring conversation with Maribel Paulson, a seasoned endurance rider with over 40 years of experience and the current Chair of the AERC Junior & Young Rider Committee. Maribel is on a mission to build a vibrant community for young riders, actively creating events and outreach programs to encou...

  Welcome to episode 67 of the Endurance Horse Podcast, host Christina Hyke talks with Scot MacGregor, the coach and trainer of Pam Reband. Scot played a crucial role in helping Pam overcome her fear and regain her confidence to return to endurance riding. He shares insights into the strategies and training methods he used to support Pam's journey back into the sport. The episode shares how a supp...

In this exciting episode of the Endurance Horse Podcast, we sit down with author Pamela Reband to discuss her incredible 2024 Tevis Cup journey. Pam shares her motivations, challenges, and the passion that drives her to compete in one of the most prestigious endurance rides in the world. This episode is part one of a two-part series that dives deep into her inspiring story. Stay tuned for part two...

Episode 65  Welcomes the ride managers of Trade River Run in beautiful Cushing, Wisconsin.   Ride Managers Lindsay Nichols and Bobbi Belz talk about becoming a RM and the details of their event.  You can see their ride flyers at this link: Trade River Run  Trade River Run is a multi sanctioned event sanctioned by AERC, UMECRA, MnDRA and DRAW.  The trails are said to be soft and barefoot friendly w...

Episode 64 Welcome to the Endurance Horse Podcast! In today's episode, we have the honor of hosting a true legend in the equestrian world, Stacy Westfall . With a storied career that includes being the first woman to win The Road to the Horse and numerous victories in AQHA reining freestyle, mounted shooting, dressage and western dressage. Stacy's expertise is unmatched. As a member of the Cowgirl...

Episode 63 Dr. Brian Bourquin of NOMV Thank you for tuning in to this insightful episode of the Endurance Horse Podcast. We hope you found Dr. Brian's discussion on the unique challenges facing veterinarians and the work of Not One More Vet (NOMV) both enlightening and inspiring. As equestrians, we have a special opportunity to support NOMV and show our appreciation for the dedicated professionals...

  Episode 62   In episode 62 of the Endurance Horse Podcast, we delve into the remarkable story of Victoria Goss, a true pioneer of equine rescue in Ohio. With over four decades of unwavering dedication, Victoria stands as a beacon of hope for vulnerable nurse mare foals, those often overlooked in the racing industry. As the founder of Last Chance Corral, one of Ohio's earliest formal equine rescu...

Episode 61 I'd like to welcome back to Endurance Horse Podcast rider, writer, musician, mother and goal setter, Erin Glassman.   Erin has been on Endurance Horse Podcast back in the day when it was send in audio, before the interviews started!   She has completed Tevis three times on two different horses and is so in love with the sport that she decided to help preserve some of the Rushcreek Arabi...

  Episode 60  Today on Endurance Horse Podcast we have the pleasure of chatting with Dante LaPierre about her lovely mare Ms Dennie MHF.   Dante has ridden Dennie to three top ten finishes and discusses the excellent opportunity it is to give an Arabian off the racetrack a second career as an endurance horse.  I hope you enjoy listening in to this episode of Endurance Horse Podcast, share it with...

Episode 59 Today on Endurance Horse Podcast I have the pleasure of getting to know Jeremy and Heather Reynolds a little bit better, the services they offer the endurance community and to learn a bit more about their best practices of bringing along champions.   If you are interested in learning more from this dynamic duo, please listen in, share this episode of Endurance Horse Podcast and go to re...

Gabriela Blakeley- Reflections on Tevis 2022 Episode 58 of Endurance Horse Podcast is being published on 17 July 2023 Hello and welcome to episode of Endurance Horse Podcast!  We are back after a pause and today chatting with Gabriella Blakely of Oregon, who won the 2022 Tevis Cup with horse Pyro with a time of 17 hours 9 minutes.  The Blakeley family is no stranger to the Tevis trail and has argu...

Endurance Horse Podcast Cameron Holzer- TEVIS 2022 Episode 57 of Endurance Horse Podcast is being published 23rd of July 2022.    CAMERON HOLZER Texas, USA Baylor / Gore Photography https://williamgorephotography.smugmug.com CH Fancy Finesse Today on Endurance Horse Podcast I have the pleasure of chatting with lifelong endurance rider, Cameron Holzer.  Cameron has been involved with horses and end...

Endurance Horse Podcast - Episode 56 Episode 56 of the Endurance Horse Podcast is being published the  19th of July 2022 by Christina Hyke   Hard to believe we are in our 5th year of Endurance Horse Podcast -established in 2018.    Endurance Horse Podcast first aired in March of 2018,  we have averaged 12 episodes per year and have stayed free and commercial free for our listeners and are approach...

Welcome to Episode 55 of Endurance Horse Podcast  Cathie Birmingham- RM of God’s Country Endurance Ride Created by: Christina Hyke December 29th 2021 Welcome to Episode 55 of Endurance Horse Podcast.  Today we welcome Cathie Birmingham, ride manager of God’s Country Endurance Ride to the podcast.  Cathie decided to become a ride manager after 15 years in Endurance to give back to the sport.    Cat...

Welcome to Episode 54 of Endurance Horse Podcast  Lori Oleson - Tevis 2021 Created by: Christina Hyke December 28th 2021   Welcome to Episode 54 of Endurance Horse Podcast.    Endurance Rider and author Lori Oleson shares about how she got into horses and her 2021 Tevis completion with her horse, Fargo.  This was Lori’s fourth Tevis completion and Fargo’s first 100 ride.  Lori and Fargo finished 2...