Six words from a past guest just rearranged my whole brain, and I couldn't NOT make an episode about it. Charlotte Volt said something so simple during our anniversary recap that I haven't stopped thinking about since: "That is the cost of a wonderful life."

In this solo episode, I'm unpacking what that means — for business, for relationships, for the messy, expensive, worth-it life you're building. I get real about my own darkest season, the years I spent rebuilding alone, and how every hard thing I paid for back then paid the price for the life I have now.

If you're in a season that feels like it's costing you everything, this one's for you. You might be one "no" away from the wonderful life you're working toward.

Stay true, stay tough, and keep hustling.

Bible Verses Referenced: 
1 Peter 1:6
Job 8:7
Psalm 118:22
Proverbs 19:21
Isaiah 30:18
Mark 9:23
Ecclesiastes 3 and 4:4

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

One year ago, Charlotte Vault of Colorado Horse Sale was Crystal's very first podcast guest. A lot has changed since then — for both of them.

In this one-year recap, Crystal and Charlotte get real about the completely different directions their businesses took over the last twelve months. Charlotte doubled down, adding vet requirements and radiograph sessions to elevate Colorado Horse Sale into a more selective, reputable sale — even when it meant fewer consignments and a serious "slice of humble pie." Crystal went the opposite way, selling her company, Big Sky Horse Sales, to go all-in on Horses Hope & Hustle.

They talk through burnout (including Charlotte's naturopath visit and the physical toll of chronic stress), how to take feedback without taking it personally, why quality over quantity is worth the growing pains, and why collaboration — not competition — has been the real secret to both of their businesses surviving the hard years.

This one is big sister business advice through and through: honest, unfiltered, and for anyone building something that isn't going the way they expected.

In this episode:

• Why Charlotte added vet exams and video requirements to every horse at Colorado Horse Sale
• The moment Crystal knew it was time to sell Big Sky Horse Sales
• How both women handled burnout and physical stress from running high-pressure businesses
• Why being selective in business is harder than it sounds — and worth it
• The power of collaboration over competition in the horse industry
• What they'd tell their younger selves about identity, stress, and success

Follow Colorado Horse Sale: ColoradoHorseSale.com | @ColoradoHorseSale

Follow Horses Hope & Hustle: horseshopeandhustle.com | @horseshopeandhustle

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

There's no shortcut to building a horse training business that lasts — and Trevor and Kaylie Haught of Haught Horses and Livestock in Scottsdale, Arizona are proof of it.

In this episode, Trevor and Kaylie get real about the decade it actually took to get here: quitting a steady paycheck to ride colts for twelve bucks a ride, living in a fifth wheel with no shade in 120-degree heat, and learning the hard way that talent alone doesn't build a full barn — relationships do. We talk about the growing pains nobody warns you about (employees, getting paid, running the business side of a horse business), the moment a near-disaster at a sale in Big Sky turned into one of their most important client relationships, and why they train every horse for who he actually is instead of who they wish he was.

If you've ever wondered whether doing the right thing consistently actually pays off — even when it feels painfully slow — this conversation is your answer.

In this episode:

• Why customer service, not talent, has carried their whole program
• The growing pains of hiring, getting paid, and running a horse business
• The Big Sky sale story that changed everything
• Training the horse in front of you instead of the one you wish you had
• Their advice for anyone starting out: keep learning, keep showing up

Follow Trevor and Kaylie at Haught Horses and Livestock on Instagram and Facebook

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

On this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, host Crystal Show sits down with Mariah and Johnny Jerviss of Legacy Horse Company — a husband-and-wife team who've built one of the most recognizable young-horse programs in the industry.

Mariah and Johnny share how their love story started at a birthday party in California, how "Legacy" became more than just a business name, and the moment they packed up everything they owned — including a one-year-old son — and moved to Wyoming with nothing but a leap of faith and a maxed-out credit card to buy their first horses.

They open up about the early struggles of building a brand from scratch, learning to market horses honestly instead of with "flourish," why they shifted their focus to yearlings and two-year-olds, and how simplifying their feed program changed their horses' health for good. Mariah and Johnny also get real about what it's actually like running a business — and raising a family — with your spouse: the fights, the growth, and why respect and quick apologies matter more than winning the argument.

Whether you're dreaming of starting your own horse business, married to your business partner, or just need a reminder that the struggle is part of the story — this episode is packed with hard-earned wisdom from two people who bet everything on their dream and made it work.

In this episode:

• How Mariah and Johnny met and built Legacy Horse Company from the ground up
• Why they shifted from aged horses to a colt-heavy program
• The credit-card gamble that jump-started their business in Wyoming
• Lessons on marketing horses honestly (and why over-embellishing backfires)
• Running a business and marriage together — the real, unfiltered version
• Their move to Dewey, Arizona and what's next for Legacy Horse Company

Connect with Legacy Horse Company:
 Facebook: Legacy Horse Company
 Instagram: @legacyhorsecompany

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

In this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, we sit down with Olivia Allen — wife, mom, and reining horse trainer out of Oklahoma — for one of the most honest conversations we've had on the podcast.

Olivia opens up about growing up without the means to afford nice horses, working her way up cleaning stalls and riding other people's colts, and eventually building her own reining horse program from literally a gutted chicken coop. But behind the hustle was a private battle with an eating disorder that started in high school and spiraled during a season of isolation, anxiety, and a global pandemic — a battle she candidly shares brought her to her lowest point.

Olivia shares how a simple question to her now-husband on a drive home from church — "Do you think I'm good?" — led to her baptism that same night, and how surrendering her life to the Lord became the turning point that carried her out of years of struggle. She's now been free from her eating disorder for nearly five years, and shares openly about rebuilding her faith, her marriage, and a training program that's grown from a backyard round pen to a full-scale facility — all while raising her daughter alongside her husband in the barn.

This episode is a raw, faith-filled reminder that no one is too far gone, no one is alone, and God can take a shell of a person and do more than she ever imagined.

Content note: This episode includes an open discussion of disordered eating and suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is struggling, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available by call or text, anytime.

Follow Olivia:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057139312905
Website: allenreininghorses.com

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

It's my professional opinion that... A little delusion goes a long ways! 

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Dusty Whitford has built a cutting horse training program, a streaming platform, and now an independent television series — all without a dollar of corporate or Hollywood money. In this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, Dusty shares how he went from the Army National Guard to apprenticing under hall-of-fame cutting horse trainers, then built Horse Pro TV into a streaming app rivaling Netflix in scale, funded almost entirely by everyday horse people.

We dig into the real story behind Tin Top, his new PG-13 Western drama series shot entirely with real horse people (no actors), why he turned down big-money investors in favor of $1,000 checks from ranchers, and the marketing philosophy that's grown Tin Top's following by tens of thousands in a single month with zero ad budget.

Dusty also opens up about bullying in the horse industry, why chasing broad appeal kills your business, and the mindset shift that let him stop caring what people think — including his now-famous line: "By trying to please everyone, you attract no one."

In this episode:

• Building Horse Pro TV from a website to a full streaming app
• Why Dusty avoided big trainers and elite sponsors on purpose
• The real story and cast behind Tin Top
• Marketing with zero budget: turning followers into "an army of myself"
• Why fear — not money — is what actually kills most dreams

🎥 Follow Dusty: Horse Pro TV & Tin Top on Facebook and in every major app store

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

A topic I feel is often misleading... Was the sale soft? Or was the work in marketing that horse just not there?... 

Lets chat about accountability when it comes to consigning horses to a horse sale. 

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Brian swore he'd never get married — until he met Crystal, and everything changed. In this episode of Horses, Hope & Hustle, Crystal and her husband Brian sit down together to open up about their whirlwind romance: less than six months from first date to "I do," and one full year of marriage since. They talk about what almost didn't happen, why they believe that when you know, you just know, and how God's hand was on their relationship from the very beginning.

Brian and Crystal share honest, real-talk marriage and relationship advice pulled straight from their own first year together — the highs, the hard parts, and the faith that carried them through it all. If you've ever wondered whether a fast love story can also be a lasting one, this episode is proof that it can.

Tune in for a raw, faith-filled conversation about love, timing, and trusting God's plan even when it doesn't look the way you expected.

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Have you ever thought of the fact that-- Your Hustle Is Giving Someone Permission to Dream?

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Whether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.

Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.

New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.

Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.

Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.

Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com