horses hope & hustle

Pastor Scott Mathis is back, and this time we’re talking about the white tent at known as Church at Rancho Rio. Church at Rancho Rio started with a vision, a yes from Ty Yost, and Scott’s own roping fund. Now it’s a church in a tent in the middle team roping capital, Wickenburg Arizona, with 700+ people on a Sunday during peak season, horses whinnying, and semis jake braking down the highway. Scot...

Not everybody’s meant to go down the fence. Some of us are meant to bring the pickup. This week I’m joined by one of my dearest friends, Tawny Fye: business partner, best friend, and self-proclaimed “Swiss Army knife of life” at Setting Sun Ranch in Stratton, Colorado. If you heard Naomi Bancroft’s episode, this is the other side of that story. It’s the side about the person hustling outside the a...

Really though... When you are being innovative and building something or hosting something you must learn to not let the bad drag you down.  Opportunities are everywhere when you're looking for them.  And there is always good in all the things if that is what you focus on.  Here is my brain dump for the week    Support the show Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if y...

What happens when a self-proclaimed glorified colt starter with a breeding obsession and a serious stubborn streak hears one little "what if"? This week, Crystal sits down with Jennifer Case of Dry Creek Quarter Horses, founder of the Regional Stallion Access Program. Jennifer's road has taken her from Nevada to Canada, North Dakota, Texas, Oregon, and Montana, mostly running from s...

Are you a business owner stressing about social media? We got you. If you've ever stared at your phone wondering what to post, or spent a whole week planning content that should've taken five minutes, this episode is your sign to take a breath. Caroline Arendt, owner of Caroline Arendt Creative, has spent about seven years running social media for horse, Western and ag businesses. Most d...

Ever walked out of the show pen, grabbed your scorecard, and thought "...okay, but what actually happened?" Same. This week we pull up a chair next to horse show judge Jan Dublin and break down how NRCHA and AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse classes get scored, so you can stay out of the penalty box. Jan got her first judge's card (NRHA) in 1998 and hasn't slowed down since. She now...

This week we sit down with John Silva of 2Rank 2Ride — a 30-year professional bulldogger turned Mustang trainer out of Wyoming who's built a whole brand (and a wildly entertaining TikTok following) out of taking wild BLM Mustangs and turning them into tough, versatile using horses. We start with the horses — the painful learning curve of switching from rodeo horses to Mustangs, why John would...

Dave Shumpert used to run cattle and horses from Colorado to the Canadian border — until a broken irrigation pipe, a bad mood, and one honest question to God changed the entire direction of his life. Today he leads X2D Ranch Ministries out of Ault, Colorado, feeding families in crisis through a herd God built and meeting horse people — literally — on both sides of the cattle guard. This week on Ho...

Six words from a past guest just rearranged my whole brain, and I couldn't NOT make an episode about it. Charlotte Volt said something so simple during our anniversary recap that I haven't stopped thinking about since: "That is the cost of a wonderful life." In this solo episode, I'm unpacking what that means — for business, for relationships, for the messy, expensive, wor...

One year ago, Charlotte Vault of Colorado Horse Sale was Crystal's very first podcast guest. A lot has changed since then — for both of them. In this one-year recap, Crystal and Charlotte get real about the completely different directions their businesses took over the last twelve months. Charlotte doubled down, adding vet requirements and radiograph sessions to elevate Colorado Horse Sale in...

There's no shortcut to building a horse training business that lasts — and Trevor and Kaylie Haught of Haught Horses and Livestock in Scottsdale, Arizona are proof of it. In this episode, Trevor and Kaylie get real about the decade it actually took to get here: quitting a steady paycheck to ride colts for twelve bucks a ride, living in a fifth wheel with no shade in 120-degree heat, and learn...

On this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, host Crystal Show sits down with Mariah and Johnny Jerviss of Legacy Horse Company — a husband-and-wife team who've built one of the most recognizable young-horse programs in the industry. Mariah and Johnny share how their love story started at a birthday party in California, how "Legacy" became more than just a business name, and the mo...

In this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle , we sit down with Olivia Allen — wife, mom, and reining horse trainer out of Oklahoma — for one of the most honest conversations we've had on the podcast. Olivia opens up about growing up without the means to afford nice horses, working her way up cleaning stalls and riding other people's colts, and eventually building her own reining horse p...

It's my professional opinion that... A little delusion goes a long ways!  Support the show Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show . Here, w...

Dusty Whitford has built a cutting horse training program, a streaming platform, and now an independent television series — all without a dollar of corporate or Hollywood money. In this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, Dusty shares how he went from the Army National Guard to apprenticing under hall-of-fame cutting horse trainers, then built Horse Pro TV into a streaming app rivaling Netflix i...

A topic I feel is often misleading... Was the sale soft? Or was the work in marketing that horse just not there?...  Lets chat about accountability when it comes to consigning horses to a horse sale.  Support the show Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about ho...

Brian swore he'd never get married — until he met Crystal, and everything changed. In this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle , Crystal and her husband Brian sit down together to open up about their whirlwind romance: less than six months from first date to "I do," and one full year of marriage since. They talk about what almost didn't happen, why they believe that when you k...

Have you ever thought of the fact that-- Your Hustle Is Giving Someone Permission to Dream? Support the show Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal S...

Jester Sells for $400,000: Inside Morgan's Mountain Performance Horses' Record Sale at Premier's Big Sky Horse Sale How does a family-raised colt named Jester become the reserve high seller — selling for a record-breaking $400,000 — at Premier's Big Sky Horse Sale? On this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, I sit down with Lisa Morgan, BJ Morgan, and Kelsey Friedly of Morgan...

Some people wait for opportunities. Others create them. This week on Horses, Hope & Hustle , host Crystal Show sits down with horse trainer Manda McCarthy , whose journey has taken her from racing Thoroughbreds in Australia to training Warmbloods, and now building a career in the cow horse and cutting horse industry . What makes Manda's story so inspiring isn't just the variety of ho...

Some people will never understand your vision because it was not given to them.  And thats what this Friday Reflection is about.  Support the show Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we’re glad you’re here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — the podcast for all things horses, hope, and hustle. I’m your host, Crystal Show. Here, we dive int...

In this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, we sit down with Bugg Beeler — horse trainer, former pro rodeo competitor, and founder of Rodeo Road Essentials, an all-natural topical company built from the ground up. We dive into Bugg's journey from the arena to the entrepreneurial world — her early days in horse training, her time competing on the pro rodeo circuit, and the moment that sparke...

1- You Can't Make Money in The Horse Industry 2- You Cant Make It In The Horse Industry Both lies.  Here are my thoughts on these two common beliefs floating around the industry...  Ready to list your business or event on our directory?!  Visit horseshopeandhustle.com  Support the show Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we’re glad you’re here. This is th...

On this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, Crystal sits down with Ben Collins, founder of Hero Rodeo, to talk about what happens when a simple idea turns into a product, a business, and a whole lot of lessons learned the hard way. What started as a conversation on the drive home from a roping eventually became a journey into product development, manufacturing, sales, and entrepreneurship. Ben s...

Well friends...  I guess God was MAKING time for us to get a Friday Reflection posted!  We broke down on our trip north-- but who knows what worse luck our bad luck is saving us from. Life is all about perspective and we chose to focus on the good in all situations.  So enjoy this Friday Reflection from my husband and I live in a random gas station parking lot waiting for truck parts hahahaha! Par...