Ep. 54 Dr. Shelley Appleton, Calm Willing Confident Horses

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. Steve Rother first hit my radar years ago when I saw a video of him doing a demo at an expo. The skill and horsemanship was evident, but he also had a set of jokes that his horse was in on, as he mimicked characatures of different disciplines. A skilled horseman and a man after my own sense of humor has to be a guest, so here's our chat. Steve's written an e-book called "How Not to Ruin Your Horse", he does ...

28 Aug 20232h 12min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. As with several past guests, I met Katrin Silva at the Best Horse Practices Summit last fall. I immediately liked her and could tell within seconds that she was a technical and experienced rider. She specialized in Classical Dressage, but does still compete. She kicks butt in Western Dressage too, gives lessons, and works with problem horses. Katrin's Professional Accolades include: USDF Bronze Medalli...

21 Aug 20232h 24min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. A prime guest for a prime number, Patrick King is a product of two worlds. He apprenticed under Ray Hunt in his early 20s until Mark Russel brought him into the world of dressage. This might be the highest level and most technical episode we've had to date, but I think it will be enlightening to riders of every level. You'll soon learn that Patrick has a deep and well thought out understanding of how horses...

14 Aug 20233h 17min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. Becky is from California and is a barrel racer. Despite those handicaps, she is quite the horsewoman. She is the only person ever inducted into the California Gymkhana Assoc. Hall of Fame and did it on a purebred Arab. Becky has a bachelors and masters from Cal Poly, Pamona. She's been a trainer's assistant to trainers in Western Pleasure, Dressage, Reining, and Halter. She finished up her apprenticeshi...

7 Aug 20232h 55min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. Many people would be shocked to find out that veterinarians have one of the highest suicide rates of any profession. 1 in 6 vets have thought of suicide. This crisis is across the board affecting all generations and even vet students to a much higher degree than the average population. To combat this mental and emotional health crisis the non-profit organization Not One More Vet was formed. As I have quite a ...

31 Jul 20231h 17min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info.Jason Swick was just some guy I met at the Best Horse Practices Summit last fall and we started up a conversation while pulling cockleburrs out of a paint horse's tail behind the scenes. We hit it off immediately and I discovered a pretty unique and interesting guy in the horse world and warrior communities. Behind the scenes serving is where you're always going to find Jason. He's not a fame seeker, but it's ...

24 Jul 20231h 49min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. Join me for a long overdue episode with my friend Denis Stefan. Denis is from Romania and has been an actor over there since the early 2000s. Through acting he found horses and he's become a true horseman, spending the last 15 years training, instructing and doing exhibitions. He's done stunts for the movies and trains horses and people from his home base, giving clinics throughout Europe. He was a bounty hun...

17 Jul 20232h 27min

Let us know how we're doing. Please understand that we can't reply or see your info. Join me as I fulfill a wish and have a very satisfying conversation with one of my first heroes in this business. Mike Kevil has worked with or for all of the legends. He was one of the first guys to come out with a colt starting book and video for Western Horseman. That video was fairly influential on me in my early days of learning this stuff. He's started thousands of prospects and loads of winners. ...

12 Jun 20232h 57min