Retired Racehorse Radio

On today's show we're chatting with Robyn Null of Robyn's Nest Farms about their upcoming Beyond the Backstretch Benefit Show. We catch up with Making the Makeover Riders, Adriana Nannini and Melissa Meitzen. Last, but not least, we introduce our Adoptable Horse of the Week. Stay tuned! Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 109 Hosts:  Joy Hills  and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of...

We chat with professional horse trainer, Jena Antonucci, about her success as the first woman to train a Triple Crown Race winner, and her experience working in the racing industry. We catch up with Making the Makeover Series riders, Melissa Meitzen and Julia Jesu. Winnie Morgan Nemeth joins us from New Vocations to give us a training tip and introduce our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!...

On today's show we chat with Dr. Embly from Rood & Riddle about senior horse care -- why you shouldn't be afraid to adopt an older horse and how to care for your horse today to prepare them for their senior years. We catch up with our Making the Makeover rider, Julia Jesu, and how her horse has been doing as they prepare for the Makeover. Finally, we meet our adoptable horse of the week and ge...

Today is a real treat! We're catching up with 2022 Making the Makeover contestants, Leigh Beamer and Natalie Holdren, on how life has been treating them and their horses since the Makeover. We catch up with Melissa Meitzen and Clare Mansmann on how their Makeover hopefuls are doing. We wrap with Winnie Morgan Nemeth of New Vocations who shares a training tip and our adoptable horse of the week. St...

On today's show we're chatting with Makeover veterans, Erin O'Keefe and Jackie Barr, to get their hot tips on following their favorite racehorses and making their virtual stable a reality. We catch up with Making the Makeover riders, Julia Jesu and Adriana Nanninni, and how their training is progressing for their Makeover horses. We wrap with a training tip from Leandra Cooper and introduce our ad...

Today, we're chatting with riding instructor and trainer, Jessica Reichel, on her featured New Vocation's Success Story with her thoroughbred, Four K's, and her newest career in endurance riding. We get to know Making the Makeover rider, Clare Mansmann, more as she comes on to talk about her current journey to the Makeover. We wrap up with Winnie Morgan Nemeth from New Vocations to offer a trainin...

On today's show, we're joined by Justine Griffin, co-host of Heels Down Happy Hour, where she talks about her Makeover horse, War Feather, and what she's most looking forward to. We introduce our second round of Making the Makeover series riders, Clare Mansmann and Julia Jesu, and we wrap up with Leandra Cooper from New Vocations who will bring you our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned! Reti...

We're all familiar with spring cleaning but what about spring hoof-keeping? We connect with Alicia Harlov, a farrier herself and host of the Humble Hoof podcast, on how to keep your horse's hooves happy and healthy between seasonal changes. With Thoroughbred Makeover contestants starting to begin their retraining journeys with their horses, we are excited to bring you another class of Making the M...

Today's show is a treat -- guest host Glenn the Geek from Horses in the Morning spearheads this special edition of Horse Husbands where you'll hear from Kristen's husband, Erik Bentley, and Joy's not-yet-husband, Zack Achatz, about what it's like being immersed into a world of retired racehorses (not by choice). We then bring you a training tip and our adoptable horse of the week. Stay t...

IT'S OUR 100TH EPISODE! We are so thrilled to not only celebrate Retired Racehorse Radio's 4th birthday this February, but also celebrate our 100th episode! To celebrate, we share with you our favorite interviews (trust us -- this was hard!) and we are celebrating YOU for supporting us along on this journey. New Vocation's Winnie Morgan Nemeth joins us to bring our adoptable horse of the week and...

On today's episode we speak with Makeover veteran and former Spotlight Rider, Raechel Ramsey, about her newest horse and how she decided to partner with her dad for this year's Thoroughbred Makeover. We get the insider scoop of the day in the life of a track photographer with Eclipse Winner, Wendy Wooley, and last but never least, we're joined by Leandra Cooper from New Vocations to bring you an a...

On today's episode, we're learning all about Arabian horse racing with Arabian Jockey Club TV Founder, Jonathan Horowitz. We then go West, well technically, North, to chat with Cowboy Dressage Clinician, Jody Busch, to learn about the history of the bosal and how it may be the training tool you didn't know you needed. Last but not least, we connect with Winnie Morgan Nemeth of New Vocations to bri...

Today we chat with 5* Eventer and horse trainer, Tik Maynard, about the differences between the spooky and anxious horses, and how you can help them. We speak with Andy Belfiore from Take the Lead about their unique retirement program and their sister-program, TAKE2. Last but not least, we're joined by Leandra Cooper to bring you another training tip and introduce our Adoptable Horse of the Week....

On today's show, we speak with Adrienne Watts from Winstar Farms on the art and science (& importance!) of record keeping for bloodstock and racing farms. We get a training tip from New Vocations' own, Winnie Morgan Nemeth, and introduce you to our first adoptable standardbred of the year. Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 96: Hosts:  Joy Hills of  The Foodie Equestria...

It's a new year and we're kicking it off talking with Dr. Shannon Reed on how to keep your winter training progressing even when you don't have an indoor arena. We are also joined by Kate Olson and Anne Steinbock from Second Stride to learn more about their efforts in Thoroughbred Aftercare. Last but not least, we catch up with Leandra Cooper from New Vocations to bring you our adoptable horse of...

It may be our final episode for the year but it is a special one indeed. It's our special holiday episode where the RRR team goes LIVE! We invite everyone who makes this show possible from Glenn Hebert, podcast director of Equine Network, the RRP team, Kirsten Green (Executive Director) and Kristen Kovatch Bentley, and the New Vocations team, Leandra Cooper and Winnie Morgan Nemeth. We'll be shari...

Join us for the annual HRN Hosts Holiday Special.  We are joined by hosts from Horses in the Morning, Horse Tip Daily, Retired Racehorse Radio and the Dressage Radio Show.  Listen in as we answer questions from listeners.   Retired Racehorse Radio Special: Link for the sight impaired: Click Here Hosts: Joy Hills of  The Foodie Equestrian  and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of  The Horseback Writer , Imag...

Today we have partnered with New Vocations to bring you an amazing panel discussion on the limited horse. We're joined by aftercare and thoroughbred training experts, Leandra Cooper (New Vocations), and Bonnie McRae, (After the Races), and veterinary professionals, Dr. Sarah Escaro (Hagyard) and Dr. Morgan Adams (Unionville Equine Association) to highlight the limited horse and discuss what is a l...

Today we chat with RRP Executive Director, Kirsten Green, to learn more about the brand new Broodmare Division of the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover. We get the inside scoop on what's new on the career side of thoroughbred racing with Annise Montplaisir from Amplify Horse Racing, and last but not least, we catch up with Winnie Morgan Nemeth from New Vocations on a standardbred training tip and we intr...

On today's show we chat with Jessica Schroeder from the United States Trotting Association to learn more about the Standardbred Incentive Program. We catch up with Colleen Nolan-Tran and Ashley Francese for a debrief on Standardbred Nationals. Last but not least, we get a training tip from Leandra Cooper and introduce our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned! Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and...

It's the episode you've all been waiting for...it's the Thoroughbred Makeover episode! There is so much to cover and we're excited to share with you just a few of the hundreds of stories this amazing event has created. We had the pleasure to interview people across multiple disciplines from competitive trail, to polo, to eventing, and even interviewed the winner of the Makeover, junior competitor,...

We've made it! It's time for the Thoroughbred Makeover at The Kentucky Horse Park. We're excited to give you the inside scoop of what to look forward to, and we have our final fireside chat with the Making the Makeover series riders on how they're preparing for the big day. Before we dive into all of the fun, we're joined by Glenn Hebert, founder of Horse Radio Network, for a big announcement. The...

We are in Thoroughbred Makeover crunch time! In today's episode, we'll chat with the Retired Racehorse Project's executive director Kirsten Green about stats and trends in this year's crop of Makeover horses. We hear from Natalie Holdren and Raechel Ramsey as they continue to prepare for the TB Makeover. And last but not least, we chat with New Vocations and introduce you to our adoptable horse of...

To celebrate the fabulous horsey holiday that is the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, we bring back fan-favorite, Jen Roytz, to talk about how she prepares her yearlings for sales and how she follows their careers in racing. We catch up with Leigh Beamer and her 2022 TB Makeover horse, HotGurlSummer, for our Making the Makeover Series. And last but not least, we get a training tip from Leandra C...

On today's show, we feature our media partner, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program! Joined by Leandra Cooper, the KY Facility Director, we interview three adopters of three New Vocations horses we've featured on this podcast. We catch up with Leigh Beamer as the count-down to the TB Makeover really kicks in. Last but not least, Winnie Morgan Nemeth from the Standardbred-side of New Vocations...