Whoa Podcast About Horses Horsemanship

Recently I attended a Working Ranch Cattle Clinic and before we began on the cattle, we went over learning basic maneuvers.  It surprised me how much I learned reviewing these very basic exercises. 

Listener Christian lives in Germany with his wife and three children. Through emails I’ve learned a little about his life and horsemanship in Germany.

It's a bit of a shame that we even have to talk about safety on the trail.  Once upon a time, it was you, your horse, and the countryside.

Listener Anna Supp sent us this email in the hopes it would provide inspiration for others.

What does it take to prepare for a horse show?  We're not sure.  We're amateurs at this.  But, what we can tell you is how we prepared for our horse show.

If you look up the words "vesicular" and "stomatitis" on Google, you'll find vesicular means blister.  Stomatitis is an inflammation of the mouth.  Vesicular stomatitis usually presents in horses with blisters in the mouth, lips, and coronary bands. 

What is natural horsemanship? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Should we even care? In this episode I talk about what the term means to me.

If you listen to or watch the news, you have seen the stories about the horse racing fatalities at Santa Anita this year.  The number reached 30. 

The phrase that best describes Mary Ann Brewer's philosophy with her horses is "Relationship Based Horsemanship".  She founded her company, In the Company of Horses, to integrate equine-assisted therapy and learning to help people with a variety of problems. 

The vet stated that her lameness score went from a "3" to a "2".  Jessie is an aged horse not used in competition.  We enjoy trail riding and trail trials.

Kim Kelly's goal was to enter a horse show, but fear and insecurity held her back.  She chipped away at her goal and this year entered her first horse show,

What vaccinations do you give your horse?  How often do you give them?  What happens if your horse has a reaction to one of his vaccinations?  These are questions I put to our listeners.

I asked listeners how they get their horse in condition, or legged up, after a winter's layoff.  With peak riding time near, is your horse "legged up"? 

Kellie Auld emailed us a story about her mare, Little Girl, and her lameness issues. Kellie had to make some tough decisions about her horse.

Women are coming back to horses after raising a family.  There is a lot of life left after your children leave the nest. People use these "Golden Years" to follow their dreams of owning a horse.