The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship

Basic Veterinary Needs of Your Horse We talk to Dr. John Tolley of Bakersfield Veterinary Hospital - Large Animal Division.  Dr. Tolley covers the basic veterinary needs of your horse.  As a horse owner, you know horses can be expensive.  If you know what to expect, you may be able to prevent unnecessary costs.  In this episode, Dr. Tolley covers vaccination protocols, worming protocols, feed and...

Road Trip To Nashville We take a little break from horses this week to share our trip with Nashville.  We experienced the sights, sounds, and music of Nashville.  On our first day, we met up with Lyft driver, musician, and carpenter, Bob Tyler, who suggested we go to Edley's Barbecue  and if we were looking for some music to check out the 5 Spot . Thursday we checked out the Country Music Hall of...

Cowboy Bill Cummins and His Horse King Cowboy Bill Cummins grew up in post-depression era Ohio with his father and four brothers.  His mother died when he was 15.  He nearly lost his fingers and thumbs when he was nine.  Bill dreamed of one day becoming a singing cowboy in the same vein as Gene Autry and the wit and wisdom of Will Rogers. Bill worked with his family's horses on their farm and a lo...

Casey Horg Bit and Spur Maker Casey Horg, Bakersfield bit and spur maker, spent a lot of time working on ranches with a lot of different horses.  And, he met a lot of knowledgeable cowhands, rode some good and not-so-good horses.  During some of the downtime as a cowboy, Casey learned a little about bit making.  As with many arts, Casey picked up pieces of knowledge here and there.  Slowly, he add...

Barbra Schulte Cowgirl Cutter Personal Coach I first met Barbra Schulte early in my horsemanship career.  While volunteering at Equine Affaire in Pomona, California, Barbra was giving a cow clinic.  It must have been around 2007 or 2008, and here was this soft-spoken woman talking about how to cut cows out of the herd.  Being "green as grass", I certainly did not know much about cutting, nor did I...

Keeping Early Californio Tradition Alive   There are a group of cowboys and horsemen that are trying to keep the traditions used on livestock and horses during the mission era of California, the early Californio traditions.  It's a slower way, but it's better for the horses and livestock.  Bruce Sandifer of the Californio Bridlehorse Association relayed a saying I thought summed it up nicely,  "Do...

  Do you know what your horse's normal temperature is supposed to be?  How about his heart rate or respiration?  Do you know how to take your horse's pulse? In an emergency, this information can help your vet assess the situation much more quickly and save valuable time in getting your horse treatment.  This week we present a rebroadcast of a 2015 seminar we attended about emergency treatment.  We...

Jeremy Dunn and the Broken Arrow Ranch Jeremy Dunn is a rancher, horse trainer, knife builder, reata braider, and has quite a few more skills developed from a life on the ranch.  And, he really enjoys backcountry camping and would like to teach more people how to access the wilderness with their horses. Many of you know I competed as a rookie in the Vaquero Heritage Trainers Challenge with a horse...

Endurance Riding with Our Friends Paul and Dona Endurance Riding?  How did we get here?  I love following leads wherever they go.  It's not an admirable trait, I know, but I can't help it.   Keith Swenson had me envisioning myself riding a horse across the Mongolian Steppe in an episode a month ago.  Then, a listener suggested we interview Tim Finley about his experience in the Mongol Derby.  Duri...

Van Hargis Master Horseman Van Hargis is a master horseman who not only knows how to clearly communicate with horses but can also pass that knowledge on to other humans.  Yep, you guessed it, another Texan.  Van competed in the Road to the Horse competition in 2005 and 2006.  He does clinics across the country at many of the horse expos and fairs, and he holds clinics wherever anyone needs him. Va...

Mongol Derby Racer Tim Finley A few weeks ago I interviewed Keith Swenson of Stone Horse Expeditions , a horseback adventure company operating in Mongolia.  Keith talks about the wonders of Mongolia and how you see them on horseback.  It's a good show, you can listen here: Play Stone Horse Podcast .  I received several emails from people telling me how much they enjoyed hearing about Mongolia.  On...

Austin Texas Vacation and Polocrosse Hey, everybody, Ranae retired from her 9-5 job and now we have a little more freedom.  The first trip was planned some time ago to Austin, Texas.  We heard how Texas was a great place for bar-b-que.  We also heard Austin was known for live music.  We wanted to see for ourselves. We learned the Lonestar Polocrosse Club was hosting a match in nearby Coupland, Tex...

Horseman Clinician Warwick Schiller Growing up in Australia a young Warwick Schiller was hungry for horse news and studied Western Horseman magazine like he was cramming for a final.  He says that even today if you show him a cover from the 70's he can likely tell you one of the articles inside.  Yet he began his working career as a banker.  It was on a sabbatical from banking that Warwick came to...

Stone Horse Mongolian Horseback Expeditions Do you have a bucket list?  Have you ever thought of taking a horseback expedition? How about a desire to travel to exotic places?  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride a Mongolian horse?  After all, the Mongols were one of the first horse cultures.   When I began doing this podcast I never dreamt it would go around the world. Through the...

Tom Hagwood More Than Mustang Millionaire Most people know Tom Hagwood because he won three straight events in Fort Worth including the Mustang Million.  But, what many people may not know about Tom is how he came to his first BLM mustang .  It was out of necessity.  It was 2008 and the economy was in the dump.  People weren't paying to have their horses trained.  Tom Hagwood needed to work, but d...

Buck Strayhorn and the Bar Bar A Horsedrinker  Have you heard of the Bar Bar A Horsedrinker ?   While it's been a wet winter here, it's been a terribly cold winter in many parts of the country.  Yes, we've had to deal with muddy stalls, but we haven't had to deal with frozen water pipes or icy water troughs.  In rambling through the world wide web, I came across the Bar Bar A Horsedrinker and it g...

Carson James did NOT grow up owning his own horse.  He wanted to learn more about horsemanship and got on-the-job training on ranches from Oregon to Montana to Arizona.  It was there he got the knowledge of some of the least known, but most experienced horse trainers there are by working on those cattle ranches.  He also learned a lot from a book by Ray Hunt his parents gave him.  He read and re-r...

Western Dressage with Jennifer Collman How can western dressage help your horsemanship?  Jennifer Collman has over twenty years experience training horses.  Jennifer is the manager of a training and instruction program overseeing 60 students and 20 horses. Western dressage is so important to her, she uses it as a foundation for her training techniques. In response to a listener email, I sought out...

The origins of the Whoa Podcast about #horses and how it evolved over the years. 

Brandi Lyons knows how fear can limit your horsemanship goals.  That's one reason why she calls her website Lyons No Limits .  Brandi works in all disciplines. In this conversation, we talk about problems the average riders faces and what they can do to improve their relationship with their horse.

Andy Johnson Horsemanship Andy Johnson lives in Missouri.  While operating a feedlot, he noticed the cows moved easier when he used low-stress cattle handling.  Andy could even use it while on horseback.  Once he had the cows working well, he started working with horses.  Andy Johnson quickly found out how much he didn't know.  He signed up for a three-day clinic at Downunder Horsemanship in Texas...

Dueker Ranch Horse Therapy Dennis Dueker once thought giving pony rides to disable children was a waste of time.  Then, he got to see the healing power of horses first hand.  It not only changed his mind, it motivated him to establish Dueker Ranch Horse Therapy.  The story began shortly after Dennis retired from General Motors when he was asked by a friend to volunteer at a horse therapy facility...

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Bonus conversation

Lindsay McKenna Lindsay McKenna has led a full life, and it's still going strong.  She broke a wild horse at age 12, took flying lessons at 17, and joined the Navy in 1964. And, those are only a few of her accomplishments.  Because of her military service, Lindsay McKenna is sensitive to military experiences.  She writes what she knows, and she knows about veterans and PTSD.  She has written so ma...