The Working Ammy Podcast

We know you all love the podcast, but this week Nora and Maria read submissions from listeners showing us the LOVE! Including someone looking for a horse for a young rider, and a person looking for a price estimate on their forever pony. Then they have a discussion about how to find equestrian community. 0:00 Intro 2:21 Submission #1: Price estimator - green OTTB prospect 9:32 Submission #2: Guess...

Nora & Maria read submissions exclusively from Mare owners! Including a person who imported a 1.45m jumper mare, and an Australian listener wondering about the sale price for their mare. They then talk about their weekly training schedules and what to do when you feel like you've plateaued. 0:00 Intro 1:10 Submission #1: Price estimator - Unraced 4yo TB 5:47 Submission #2: Guess the sale p...

Nora & Maria read submissions all about people trying to lease horses for themselves or lease their horse out, including someone leasing a 1.45m jumper who has a vetting issue, and someone wondering what price their OTTB would lease for. They then have a discussion about leasing vs buying, and how to decide which option would work best for you. 0:00 Intro 1:03 Submission #1: Price estimator -...

Nora & Maria read "throwback" submissions from maybe a little too long ago, including a person wanting a price estimate on their project mare, and someone looking to lease out their pony jumper. Then they discuss their thoughts about buying the horse you need for "right now" instead of something that might be better suited for the future. 0:00 Intro 4:54 Submission #1: Gues...

Nora and Maria read submissions from people who told us what their ISO was and what they got, including a mother/daughter duo looking for a horse for dressage/jumpers, and an update from a previous submission from an adult ammy looking for an AO hunter. They then discuss toxic trainers, how to spot one, and how to find the right trainer. 0:00 Intro 3:58 Submission #1: The search for a unicorn 11:4...

Nora and Maria read more international submissions, including someone looking for an opinion on their friesian, and a person wondering if their budget is realistic. They then talk about confidence in riding and how to build and repair it. 0:00 Intro 2:09 Submission #1: ISO/Price Estimator - Friesian Stallion 10:00 Submission #2: Price Estimator - Child/adult schoolmaster 16:51 Submission #3: Price...

Nora and Maria read submissions about people looking for or selling SAFE horses, including someone looking for a pony jumper for their child, and a safe safe safe schoolmaster for the hunters. They then answer a discussion question about advice they have for beginners and what they wish they knew! 0:00 Intro 1:25 Submission #1: Budget estimator - ISO Pony Jumper 12:57 Submission #2: ISO & What...

Nora and Maria choose submissions for each other to read, including an ISO for a para rider looking for a championship horse, and a price estimator on a Junior Jumper with a vetting issue. They then give advice to a listener who is asking if she should sell her horse after going through a rough patch and feeling stuck. 0:00 Intro 1:37 Submission #1: Guess the sale price - 1.30m 7yo jumper 14:09 Su...

Nora, Maria, and Molly read submissions including an adult ammy looking for an equitation horse, and a 1.30m jumper who was turned into an equitation horse. They play a "The Price is Right" style game and get into some shenanigans. They then talk about their riding journeys and how they ended up where they are now! 0:00 Intro 0:58 Submission #1: Guess the sale price - if only he was a wa...

Nora and Maria sit down with Alexa from Euphoric Equestrian! They read ISOs including a former 1.50m and World Cup jumper, and a former 1.20m jumper turned 3'6" Junior Hunter. They then have a Q&A with Alexa about her business, how she started, growing pains, and of course, horses! 0:00 Intro 1:00 Submission #1 Price estimator: Price my 1 in a million 12:00 Submission #2 Guess the sal...

Nora and Maria read submissions from our Jumper riders, including a person who has a cautionary tale about looking for red flags in an ad and doing a PPE, and another person who is considering two different options for selling her upper level jumper. They then talk about how they afforded to buy their horses, and ways for people to save up to buy their own horse. Send submissions for guess the bud...

Nora and Maria read submissions from TB owners! Including printing a young OTTB hunter prospect, and a young TB that has potential for the upper level jumpers. They then read a submission from a listener asking about how much a vet's remarks on a PPE affect the sale price of a horse. 0:00 Intro 4:20 Submission #1: Guess the sale price - 6yo OTTB gelding 7:09 Submission #2: Price estimator - yo...

Nora and Maria read submissions going off of vibes, including a "delulu" Facebook ad, and an adult ammy looking for a horse after 10 years off of riding. They then talk about what to expect and how to prepare for winter circuit. 0:00 Intro 1:07 Submission #1: Guess the Budget - Potential children’s hunter 5:24 Submission #2: ISO young dressage prospect 19:09 Submission #3: Guess the budg...

Nora and Maria read some of their favorite submissions from their email, including a person looking for help pricing their pony, and someone wondering if she got a good deal on her horse. They then define common phrases used in the horse buying/selling world. 0:00 Intro 3:47 Submission #1: ISO for Client 13:00 Submission #2: Price estimator: Jumper prospect 25:20 Submission #3: 6yo Chestnut mare 2...

Nora and Maria read updates from previous submissions, including a person who found her USET horse, and someone who found their perfect first horse! They then talk about their favorite riding gear and the items they can't live without. 0:00 Intro 3:56 Submission #1: Guess the price - Hunter/Eq packer 8:29 Submission #2: ISO USET Horse 14:13 Submission #3: ISO Hunter in Canada 25:26 Submission...

Nora and Maria read submissions all about Hunters/Eq horses, including a horse that was a needle in a haystack, and estimating a price on a person's lease horse. They then have a discussion about what to look for when buying horses, and some ISO icks and pet peeves. 0:00 Intro 0:33 Submission 1: Guess the price - Large JR hunter/guess the budget vs what they got 8:43 Submission 2: SS/1.50m hor...

Nora and Maria talk ALL ABOUT PONIES! Submissions include a 34in in-hand mini, a few ponies from Ireland and the UK, and some submitters asking what they should sell their ponies for. They then answer a YouTube commenter's question about how to find the right lesson or boarding barn. 0:00 Intro 0:49 ISO 1: Price Estimator - Connemara pony in Ireland 5:31 ISO 2: Price Estimator - Welsh pony fro...

Nora and Maria read submissions that make you say "wow, that's crazy", including an expensive junior hunter, and some funny Facebook submissions. Then they read a listener submission asking for advice about how to leave a bad situation at their current barn. 0:00 Intro 1:17 ISO 1: Guess the budget - Seen on FB 8:26 ISO 2: Guess the budget - ISO 1.20m Jumper 13:29 ISO 3: Price estimat...

Nora and Maria read ISOs including a junior rider looking for a U25 jumper, and an adult ammy deciding between two different horse buying situations. They then answer a listener email about what the horse buying process is like and red flags to look out for when shopping for horses. 0:00 Intro 1:06 ISO 1 Guess the lease price on 5yo gelding 6:25 ISO 2 Goes the budget for a prelim level eventer 12:...

Nora and Maria read ISOs which include a sales horror story and an ISO riddled with red flags. They then talk about how they balance work/life/horses, and give advice on how to manage horses within a busy adult ammy life. 0:00 Intro 0:13 ISO 1: Horse search 180 4:33 ISO 2: Price estimate on 4* eventer 10:23 ISO 3: Price estimate on 5yo dressage horse 15:46 ISO 4: Guess the price/horse sales horror...

Nora and Maria read some ISOs and discuss the Pros and Cons of being working Adult Ammys! If you have a topic you would like us to cover, or an ISO to submit, email theworkingammy@gmail.com! 0:00 Intro 0:32 ISO 1: Looking for a best friend to learn from 9:18 ISO 2: Price estimate on heart horse 14:40 ISO 3: Price estimate on 6yo eventing prospect 21:33 ISO 4: Guess the budget - Irish Edition 28:23...