The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship

Doug Williamson Champion Trainer  Reined cow horse and working cow horses have always been a big mystery to me.  I've watched a couple of competitions, even photographed a few.  The things these cowboys have their horses do are amazing.  In Bakersfield, where this podcast is based, we have a very special trainer.  Doug Williamson is 73.  He has been around horses and cows his entire life.  From ri...

Horse Health with Dr. Tolley Owning a horse is a great experience.  The beauty and majesty of a healthy horse is a great to behold.  But how do maintain horse health?  As a new horse owner what costs are associated with horse health?  We wanted to answer these questions and more.  We needed a reliable source of information and we enlisted the help of our local expert on horse health, our veterinar...

Off Farm Income Matt Brechwald of the Off Farm Income Podcast with his family on the farm. Matt Brechwald, host and producer of the  Off Farm Income podcast , wanted to own a farm. That would place him the 2% of the US population that feeds this country.  Like many farmers, Matt would have to find another source of income outside the farm to supplement his operation.  I didn't realize it, but 90%...

Working Equitation Training We take the show on the road for some Working Equitation Training.  The  Working Equitation International Association of USA  (WEIAUSA) held a Working Equitation training event in Mira Loma, California.  The group invited Portuguese world-class trainer Nuno Matos to help in the working equitation training.  Six trainers spent five full days learning about the sport. Fro...

Riding Behind the Padre with Richard Collins Riding Behind the Padre  is a story that bridges three centuries.  The Padre in this case is Father Francisco Kino, a Jesuit priest sent to the New World to convert the natives to the Catholic Church.  In his time, Kino was a respected horseman and he rode the Arizona-Sonoran area befriending and helping the native people. Richard Collins is a rancher,...

Ben Masters Produce r of Unbranded the Film Unbranded the Film  is a documentary about a horseback ride.  But this is not just any horseback ride, it is a ride that follows the  Continental Divide , nearly 3,000 miles.  Ben Masters was a sophomore at  Texas A&M  studying wildlife biology.  Over the summer break he and a couple of friends thought it would be a great adventure to ride from Texas to...

Saddle My Good Horse Sam Finden has had many jobs in his young life.  Originally from Minnesota, after college Sam found his way into a life that included horses and has never looked back.  He has always enjoyed writing and, with the horses, now he had many stories to tell.  Sam's new novel,  Saddle My Good Horse , is a western tale that involves horses, rodeos, and pretty girls.  The book is a fu...

Inspired By Horses ~ Jonathan Field Jonathan at Horsemen's Re-Union On today’s show we have a terrific trainer and horseman Jonathan Field.  I first met Jonathan at  Horsemen’s Re-Union  in Paso Robles last year.  He was starting colts and one look at easy, smooth moves in the round pen and you knew he was relating to theses young horses.  His story is quite inspirational.   While a young man work...

Montana Cowgirl Kari Dell Montana Cowgirl Kari Dell has lived around horses all her life.  She comes from a long line of tie-down ropers.  So many in fact, I wondered if there is a specific gene the family has that sends them careening down an arena.  Montana is rodeo country and that's where Kari Dell fostered her love of the sport.  Here father has always favored the Roan Hancock line of Quarter...

Help For New Horse Owners There's something about the relationship we have with horses.  They are irresistible.  Many of us get a horse - almost as a pet - then realize how little knowledge we possess about the animal.  New horse owners have had to struggle to get the information they  need .  Well, now there's help.  Today, we have an old friend on the show. Linda Gordon was on the  Whoa Podcast...

Ojai Valley Cowboy School Learning to pack at cowboy school When you come to horses late in life there are too many things you just don't know.  More importantly, you're not left with enough time to learn them through experience.  You think to yourself, "Oh, if there were only a  cowboy school ".  Well, guess what?  There is.  Husband and wife team, Jeff and Jay O'Haco have teamed up with Vaquero...

Equitrekking Talking Travel with Darley Newman Darley Newman  has carved out a career we would all love to have.  She travels to exotic and faraway places AND she get to ride horses.  While that sounds like a whole lot of fun and games, there can be some harrowing experiences, like the time she was charged by an elephant!  Today we meet up with travel expert Darley Newman.  Darley is the producer...

The Last Buckaroo Mac Hedges Mackey Hedges is a real cowboy.  Mac, as he is know to friends, has spent six decades working on ranches, punchin', branding, roping, and doctoring cows.  As Mac tells it, he may not be the  Last Buckaroo , but cowboy-ing has changed substantially during his life time.  Mac has worked on over forty different ranches in the West.  He has some great stories to tell.  Mac...

BuckarooGirl Adrian Brannan Last year I was fortunate to cover the  Horsemen's Reunion  in Paso Robles. The evenings festivities included a concert for a charity and a chance for live music. Adrian, known as the  BuckarooGirl  came on stage. A girl with pretty blonde hair and a big guitar. She told stories and sang everything from the foot stomping Buckaroo Barbie to the ballad Branding Pen of my...

Earn Your Spurs with Alyssa Barnes Alyssa Barnes is a Montana cowgirl who has a mission to help you find your "Inner Cowboy".  She founded the  Earn Your Spurs  website to share all things cowboy and Western.  Earn Your Spurs has grown so much, Alyssa has branched out to podcasting.  The Earn Your Spurs podcast has had many great guests and is growing fast.  From movie stars like  Alex Cord  to ma...

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Just a Christmas Quickie It's the 22nd of December and you, like me are probably running around finishing up your Christmas chores and getting ready to relax and enjoy the holiday season with family and friends.  I just wanted to take this opportunity to say " Thanks for Listening".   The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship  is one of the longest running, independently produced podcasts on...

Long Rider Bernice Ende When one of our listeners and  No Worries Club  member, Roberta Carr recommended I interview a long rider for the show I was not sure what she meant.  She told me little about long rider Bernice Ende and referred me to Bernice's website  Ende of the Trail . Looking over her site I could see she had ridden a lot.  She started in 2005 and wasn't sure where it would go, but th...

Holiday Horse Gifts Okay, you have got the person on your gift list that loves horses.  What do you get them?  Sure, they will always need a new brush or mane de-tangler, but why not get them something useful?  On today's show we take a look at some very useful gift ideas. First, we have Rebecca Didier from  Trafalgar Square Books  and  www. HorseandRiderBooks.com .  Rebecca offers five different...

Chris Cagle Country Music Singer and Horseman If you know anything about our podcast, you know I'm a big Clinton Anderson fan. I have been for a long time. I watch, listen, and read most everything he produces. I also love music. I was a weekend DJ at a country music station back in the 80's. In looking for something a little different for the podcast, I remembered the episodes on RFD-TV that Clin...

Vaquero Heritage Trainer Challenge Podcast You've heard the pre-show episode.  You've seen the video.  Now, you get to hear the in-depth interviews with the folks from the  Vaquero Heritage Trainer Challenge .  Each trainer had a horse in training for 3-4 months.  Then, during the event, they had a young horse to work with. We speak to  Diana Palmer , care-taker of the  Wild Horses of Oak Creek  a...

Vaquero Heritage Trainers Challenge Photo by Diana Palmer The  Vaquero Heritage Trainers Challenge  is happening October 10th, 11th, and 12th at the Sterling Arena in Tehachapi.  Using the feral horses of the  Oak Creek Canyon Ranch , five trainers are working ten horses.  The first horse each trainer will show is one they received from Oak Creek back in June.  They have been able to work with the...

Reckless Korean War Horse Marine Hero Episode #035 Have you heard the story of Reckless Korean War Horse Marine hero?   Janet Barrett  has written a wonderful account of a Jeju pony "drafted" by the U.S. Marines Fifth Regiment's Recoilless Rifle Platoon. From the racetrack of Korea, Reckless grew into a real-life hero of the Korean War.  On today's show Janet joins us to share some of the stories...

Matt Sheridan Horsemanship Episode #034 Horse and people trainer Matt Sheridan stopped by the Whoa Podcast studios in 2011.  We were there to plug his appearance on an  RFD-TV  show, but the best part of a sit down with Matt Sheridan is the stories he tells.  Oh, and he has a lot of them.  Matt Sheridan is a fifth generation horseman and I think, if it has been done on a horse, Matt or someone in...

Horse Rescue Bakersfield Hooves-Paws. Org Episode #033 Our show is dedicated to a Horse Rescue in Bakersfield.  I have always admired people who actively seek out horses or other animals in need, then help them out.  While there are probably hundreds of these organizations across the country, there is always a need for more.  On todays show we take a look at a local organization here in Bakersfiel...