Ep. 33. Denis Stefan: Romanian Actor, Horseman, Kassia Horseback archer, and Stuntman

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. "Van Hargis has been called one of today’s most versatile horsemen, a designation that reflects a lifetime devoted to learning-and communicating-the elements of superior horsemanship as applied in a variety of disciplines." Van is a veteran horse trainer, clinician, and expo presenter. He's been all over the world giving clinics and doing demonstrations and is an eloquent speaker who gets his point across eff...

22 Mai 20231h 56min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. We continue our journey down the rabbit hole with Dr. King, Ret. Prof. Emeritus of Southern Illinois Univ. and founder of their Equine Program. Dr. King continues to share tales of her experiences and we talk specifically about reproduction in horses and some interesting oddities, as well as some specifics on research, how to find it, and how to filter out the wheat from the chaff. Dr. Kind did create a faceb...

8 Mai 20231h 6min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. In this episode, we chat with Dr. Sheryl King PhD. Dr. King founded the Equine Program at Southern Illinois University and is now a wonderful speaker and advocate for the Horse World. She served decades on the Illinois Equine Council and shares my love of myth busting. We talk about a lot of different topics from colic to nutrition, to the digestive system in general. We get into research projects she was inv...

1 Mai 20231h 19min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. I first ran across Montana Rancher on Youtube and immediately liked his delivery and subject matter. Trinity is an agricultural advocate who talks the realities of life in Montana and the horse and cow interests of a cowboy in that area. He has a deep understanding of the ranching and outfitting communities in that world, and a realistic perspective on the more modern world's encroachment. We talk horses and...

17 Apr 20231h 24min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. It was a pleasure as always to get to chat with Nahshon Cook. He's from urban Denver, Co and came across dressage in the way that suites him best, uniquely his own. Nahson is one of a kind and hard not to like. He's intelligent, philosophical, and insightful. It is on my bucket list to watch Blazing Saddles with him. This chat ranges from rehabilitations and problemed horses to diversity within the horse indu...

10 Apr 20231h 55min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. West Taylor is a very interesting and entertaining guy to talk with. He and his wife own the Wild West Mustang Ranch in Utah. He has been working with mustangs almost exclusively for about 15 years and has been heavily influenced by Dr. Steve Peters' teachings on the equine nervous systems and neuroscience. West makes his primary purpose getting as many dopamine releases as possible. We have a very candid a...

3 Apr 20232h 2min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. It's my privilege to talk with the incomparable Jec Ballou, whose motto is "fitness is the focus". Jec is the author of multiple books, including "101 Dressage Exercises for Horse and Rider", which is endorsed by the US Dressage Federation as a critical for everyone to own book. Few people have the understanding of equine fitness, biomechanics, and rehabilitation that Jec possesses and I learned a lot throug...

27 Mar 20232h 2min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. Welcome to Season 2! Here are some answers to questions and situations of late. Please, take a moment and rate, comment, or share our podcast with friends or on whichever directory you're listening on. It's much appreciated and helps make the time we put into this podcast worth it. Here's the facebook group where I get most of the questions for the podcast from, Bits, Spurs, and Good Sense: https://www.facebo...

20 Mar 202336min