The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship

Legacy of Legends Carolyn Hunt & Buck Brannaman The Legacy of Legends , a tribute to the horsemanship principles of Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance is happening March 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2017 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth.   The Legacy of Legends was co-founded by Ray's wife Carolyn and Buck Brannaman. According to an article in Western Horseman , Ray Hunt knew a lot about horses and w...

Ernest Forsberg Ernest Forsberg has spent his life around horses.  He is a calf roper, team roper, farrier, and storyteller.  When Ernest Forsberg told his uncle he wanted to be a calf roper, his uncle challenged him to rope 100 cows a day.  At age 12, Ernest accepted the challenge.  Growing up in Southern California gave Ernest Forsberg many opportunities to ride horses and work cows.  And, those...

The early days at the Emporium. Emporium Western Store On today's show, we talk to someone in our own backyard, Bakersfield California.  Stephen Goldwater's Emporium Western Store has been a downtown fixture for over 100 years. While it's not exactly certain who initially established the store in 1909 - let's face it, those records are hard to find -my research discovered Abraham Chain and Samuel...

Bobby Kerr, The Mustang Man Have you  seen Bobby Kerr at a rodeo?  The events at a rodeo happen fast.  From bull riding to team roping, from barrel racing to the saddle broncs.  Because everything happens in the blink of an eye, it's a tradition at many rodeos to break up the intensity with entertainment.  That's where the Mustang Man, Bobby Kerr comes in.  First, fans get a chance to catch their...

Horse Expo Pomona On the road again.  This time we head out to Horse Expo Pomona for the three-day event held on Super Bowl Weekend.  Horse Expo Pomona had a fantastic lineup of Clinicians including Clinton Anderson, Jonathan Field, Pat Parelli, Craig Cameron, Warwick Schiller, Brandi Lyons, Mary Kitzmiller and many more.  There were seminars and presentations going on at four different venues thr...

FJ Thomas, Horsewoman, Author, Entrepreneur I've never met FJ Thomas in person.  Our mutual interest in horses and writing brought us together on the internet.   From the moment our Twitter feeds crossed I knew FJ Thomas was cowgirl I would enjoy meeting one day.  FJ has a "motor".  She's going all the time.  As owner of Fairweather Farms She has many irons in the fire and if she sees a need she w...

Cavalia Odysseo Orange County Preview Cavalia Odysseo has arrived in Irvine, California.  We missed the Cavalia performance when it was in Southern California 9 years ago so when the publicist for Cavalia Odysseo invited us to media day and a preview of the show, Ranae and I jumped at the chance.  The 125' Big Top was set up in an open field in Irvine in Orange County.  The show had taken this ope...

Sharing the Earn Your Spurs Interview When she heard of my experience in the Vaquero Heritage Trainers Challenge she invited me on her most excellent podcast the Earn Your Spurs podcast .  Alyssa's podcast is all about "Unleashing Your Inner Cowboy".  Through her show, Alyssa interviews many of the most exciting people in the rodeo and cowboy industry.  To be asked to participate in her show is re...

Trainers of the VHTC There was a lot more coverage of this year's Vaquero Heritage Trainers' Challenge.  Several local newspapers and photographers had some great pieces and photos of the event.  One reporter, Key Budge, covering the event for the Tehachapi News produced several audio interviews of the trainers of the VHTC.  Key was kind enough to supply me with those interviews so I could share t...

MARE Therapeutic Riding Center M.A.R.E is an acronym for Mastering Abilities Riding Equines.  MARE Therapeutic Riding Center has been helping people with special needs and disabilities for 25 years!  Recently, I heard the facility was hosting a big 25 year celebration event.  Then, I realized this very special place is right in my backyard and I have yet to visit the place.  I contacted Debra Durk...

A Quick Update on Our Progress Scratch and I have been working hard. We've ridden almost every day. We are working on a liberty routine that I don't think will be ready, but we'll keep trying. On today's show I give you a quick update and talk about next week's show. Thanks for your support! What do you think of this? Storytelling has always fascinated me.  History, particularly oral history, fasc...

Halfway to the VHTC           We are 2 months in to the competition and Scratch is making progress.  It has not been without its ups and downs.  Get an update on Scratch's progress and hear what happened at the Tehachapi Mountain Festival Parade. We are working hard to make a decent showing at the event.  There are many very good trainers.  I hope if you are near the southern California area, you...

VHTC Update on Scratch As you know, I'm working with a Wild Horse of Oak Creek for the upcoming Vaquero Heritage Trainers Challenge October 9-11, in Tehachapi, Ca.  My horse is Scratch and we've had some ups and downs in the eight weeks we've been together.  We have also accomplished many things.  Scratch trailers well.  Scratch has had a veterinary checkup thanks to Bakersfield Large Animal Hospi...

Making some changes for the summer Scratch Producing a weekly show as a one man project is a big task.  I've done it for over 100 episodes now.  Recently, I acquired a horse to train for the summer.  Instead of chasing guests, setting up interviews, editing, posting, and other marketing chores, there are changes for the summer. I invite you along to follow my training progress of Scratch, a geldin...

Equine Dentistry with Dr. Tolley As part of a recent client education series Dr. John Tolley of  Bakersfield large Animal Veterinary Hospital  gave a talk on equine dentistry.  There was a slide presentation by the  American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP)  that went along with the talk.  While the slides did enhance the talk, the information on equine dentistry is still valuable as sta...

Science and Horse Sense with Maddy Butcher Gray Maddy Butcher Gray knows learning about horses and horsemanship is really a lifelong pursuit.  Maddy Butcher Gray is the owner and founder of  NickerNews  and  BestHorsePractices , websites dedicated to horses and horse owners.  She is a free-lance journalist, having written for the  Boston Globe  and  The Wall Street Journal .  She has covered sport...

Meetup with the Downunder Brumbies at the Bar SZ It was a meetup with the  Downunder Brumbies  at the  Bar SZ Ranch  in San Benito, California.  This was our second time with the meetup group of Downunder Horsemanship Brumbies.  A meetup group is just a lot of horse owners who share and interest and love of  Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship Method .  About 40 people gathered for this meet...

Catching Up with Mary Kitzmiller Mary Kitzmiller  has learned from some of the best trainers in the horse industry.  After getting a good foundation from a number of great trainers, she began to develop her own style of horsemanship.  Mary Kitzmiller started training and competing in the  Extreme Mustang Makeovers  and found the challenges of training mustangs really refined her horsemanship.  Mar...

Horse Emergencies Preparation Do you know what to do with the wide range of horse emergencies?  We know that if you own a horse there are going to be horse emergencies.  How do you clean a wound?  What is the proper way to take your horse's heart rate?  What should every equine first aid kit contain?  These are the type of questions you need the answers to handle all sorts of horse emergencies. Ou...

The Lost Tommie Turvey Interview Last year I booked Tommie Turvey for an interview.  I was excited.  Tommie is a big name in the horse industry.  We had a wonderful, hour-long interview.  Tommie described his life with horses an his experiences do everything from Medievel Times to Euro Disney to Movies and TV.  Once the interview was posted however, you could not hear my side of the interview.  No...

Skills of the Early Californios Rancho The more I learn about the Early Californios the more I am impressed with their horsemanship.  There is a show coming up in Santa Barbara that, if you are anywhere close, you will surely want to see.  The Early Californio Skills of the Rancho Show is taking place June 5th-7th at the Earl Warren Showgrounds and admission for spectators is FREE!  On today's sho...

Custom Saddles and Leather Care Tips from Granite Station Saddlery Wouldn't it be cool to have a custom made saddle?  But, what would it involve?  What's the difference between a custom saddle and a production saddle?  You know me.  When I want answers I go to the experts.  On this week's show I head over to  Granite Station Saddlery .  When I arrived, Granite Station Saddlery was a beehive of act...

Bonus Episode! There are a lot of podcasts out there for you to listen to on a weekly basis.  It's sometimes hard to pick a good one.  Last year I met a fellow horse podcaster and we struck up a friendship.  Alyssa Barnes, the host and producer of the  Earn Your Spurs Podcast , has a goal to help you unleash your  Inner Cowboy .  I thought as a special bonus, we could share our shows to each other...

Celebrating a 100 Podcasts with Clinton Anderson When we started the podcast back in January 2012 it was a way of sharing the knowledge about horsemanship Ranae and I have learned from  Downunder Horsemanship .  One hundred episodes later, I asked  Clinton Anderson  to come on the show.  He agreed.  Now, I've listened to easily a thousand hours of Clinton Anderson's voice through the TV show, DVD'...

Extreme Mustang Makeovers and the Mustang Heritage Foundation   We done a number of shows on mustangs.  We talked to Alan Day about his book  The Horse Lover .  We previewed the documentary about mustangs,  Unbranded .  And, we spoken with trainers who have successfully worked mustangs like Matt Sheridan.  But, I really didn't know too much about mustangs and their plight in the U.S.  It was easy...