Katie Van Slyke - Katching Up With Katie

Some weeks are packed with horses, and other weeks are packed with stories... and somehow this one has a little bit of everything! 😂🐴 This week we're catching up on everything that's been happening around the farm, from surviving Tennessee's crazy summer heat and switching to early morning barn chores, to getting ready for NSBA World, gardening adventures, merch, and plenty of completely random...

This week on Katching Up With Katie, we're catching up after an incredible weekend at the Roan World Show! 🏆🐴 I'm excited to share all about Kennedy's World Championship, the ups and downs of showing, and why this show meant so much to me. We're also chatting about what makes the Roan World Show different from other major horse shows, how Quarter Horse and color registries work, and clearing up...

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Life has been BUSY lately, but we're finally sitting down for another Katching Up With Katie! 💕 My husband is on the podcast today, and we're catching up on everything from his Canada bear hunt to farm projects, Dungeons & Dragons, future dreams for Running Springs, and answering some of your funniest questions. We talk about what life has really been like behind the scenes, how our farm and...

We just got back from Kentucky and I needed to debrief with my bestie so here we are 🐴 Dani has been behind the scenes at Running Springs for almost two years now and a lot of you have been asking about her so we figured it was time to bring her back on. We talk through how we met back when I was 16 through my old show horse Kalvin, how she ended up moving to Tennessee, and what she actually does...

Thanks to GoDaddy for sponsoring this video! Head to https://godaddy.yt.link/KXzrYuN to get a domain that unlocks everything you need to grow your business online. Stephanie is back on Katching Up With Katie and we have a lot to cover. We start with the story of how Katie got double barreled by Bobbi while trying to draw blood on a sick Rikki, which resulted in a bruise so bad that everyone on the...

Getting back in the show pen as adults has been WAY more emotional than I expected 🐴💕 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, my best friend Becca joins me to talk all about our first horse show back after years away from competing. From AQHA confusion and horse show memories to childhood horse chaos, and balancing horses with real adult life… we covered a little bit of everything. We dove in...

Use KATIEVANSLYKE30 to get 30% off your order at https://yt.link/5Vm9l2N Discount code: KATIEVANSLYKE30 We are back from Ocala and there is a lot to catch up on 🐴 Rachel got bucked off her horse and fractured her transverse process. Matt shares the story of how he proposed to his wife while recovering from back surgery. And somehow in the middle of all of that we made it to Florida for Katie's fi...

We are back and my voice is barely holding on but we are pushing through because there is a LOT to catch up on 😅 First things first, Ocala is one week away and there is a mystery horse I am showing that y'all do not know about yet. Plus Denver just went and won his first class back fresh off breeding season like it was nothing, and Penelopey might be making her riding debut while we are there. No...

I still can’t believe everything that happened this week… 🐴💕 This has been one of the most emotional and intense foaling seasons I’ve ever experienced. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the full story of Maggie, from her emergency colic surgery while pregnant to the unimaginable moment she delivered a healthy foal less than 24 hours later. It’s a rollercoaster of farm life, tough decisions, and ju...

Katching Up With Katie is back and honestly this one had no agenda and I think that's why it was one of my favorites in a while. We laughed way too hard, Nate made a noise I haven't heard in months, and somehow we ended up talking about everything from chair budgets to a potential European trip to visit Denver's babies overseas. We finally address the Abigail question because y'all will not let it...

Getting to finally sit down and really introduce y’all to my new trainer felt so overdue… and I’m so excited for you to meet Stephanie! 🐴💕 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m sitting down with Stephanie to talk all about her background with horses, how she got started training, and what led her to Running Springs. We get into everything from her early riding days to working with young...

The last couple of weeks on the farm have been an emotional roller coaster, but that’s real life during foaling season. 🐴💕 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m catching y’all up on everything that’s been happening lately — the good, the hard, and the really unexpected moments that come with farm life. We talk about our newest little addition to the crew (meet Frankie 🐶), barn updates,...

Visit https://wildgrain.com/katievanslyke and use code “katievanslyke” at checkout to receive $30 your first box + free croissants for life! Today’s Katching Up With Katie is basically a foaling season survival update 😂🐴 We are beyond tired. We have had 3 foals in one week (plus one the week before), and we have been on full watch so long I genuinely do not know what day it is anymore. This is L...

Foal watch is officially in full swing over here. 😅🐴 We’ve got overdue mares, late nights staring at the cameras, and the internet collectively yelling “GIVE US THE BABY” while I’m over here like… can we maybe wait until it’s at least 40 degrees? 😂 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m catching you up on where we’re at with the mares in the foaling window, what foal alert actually soun...

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Foaling season hasn’t officially started yet… and honestly, I did not see that coming 😅 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, we’re in that weird lull before the floodgates open, so we’re sitting down to answer your questions. From foaling timelines and freeze branding horses, to breeding decisions, broodmare retirement plans, show rules for mares and stallions, and even which horses would s...

Foaling season is getting close, and the farm is starting to feel a little extra busy 🐴 In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m sharing what life looks like right before foaling season really kicks off. We’re checking on pregnant mares, talking through foal watch plans, and getting into some very farm-specific debates about what should be playing in the barn during late nights. Of course,...

Visit https://wildgrain.com/katievanslyke and use code “katievanslyke” at checkout to receive $30 your first box + free croissants for life! The holidays may be over, but things are just getting started around the farm. 🐴✨ In today’s episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m catching up after the holidays and diving into everything we’ve got coming up on the farm, especially the start of foaling se...

Vacation recap time. 🌴✨ I’m finally back and catching y’all up on Antigua (and the whole “how do you even say it?” debate), our very questionable fishing excursion, and why I’m not sure all-inclusives are really for me. We’re also talking spa days, couples massages, facials, and the funniest parts of traveling with other people around you… including some truly unhinged plane stories. 😅 Then Nat...

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Huge thanks to Live It Up for sponsoring this video! Try it for yourself at https://yt.link/rSohJy9 and use the code in my video to get up to 50% off and a free shaker bottle 🎁. Offer ends December 5th. Welcome back to Katching Up With Katie. Today we are in full cozy chaos mode with a soft Q and A. Abigail finally moved into her new house, we talk tiny kitchens and big knickknack energy, barn re...

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It’s officially freezing in Tennessee, and since I didn’t have enough “life updates” for a normal episode… we turned this into a full barn game night instead. ❄️ In today’s Katching Up With Katie, we’re bundled up, laughing way too hard, and putting Nate and Matt through some very serious (not really) farm trivia. We go through everything from favorite horses and last summer’s baby goats to how ma...