Ben and Joe sit down to reflect on the past three and a half years of the On The Move Podcast. They discuss what they've learned through meeting their heroes and how that has shaped their own life. Lastly, Ben announces his farewell from the podcast and his plans for the future. Thank you to everyone who as supported us these last three years, we're excited to see what the future holds for the show!

Tristen Baroni is the Head Trainer, Equine Manager and Cattle Relocation Specialist at the Freeman Ranch in southeastern Colorado. He is also the owner/operator of Notorious Horsemanship, his personal training and education business. Tristan has spent his adult life in pursuit of better his horsemanship and finding the objective truth about what makes horses tick. His commitment to these goals has lead his to run a thriving horse program and have success in the show pen. Topics discussed include training a horses mind, breeding horses for the general public and being willing to break the norms of an industry.

Freeman Horses: https://freemanhorses.com/

Freeman Ranch: http://www.thefreemanranch.com/

Mark Bossert is farrier, day worker and self proclaimed buckaroo from Winner, South Dakota. He and his wife, Bailey, also breed horses and operate Kow Gal Supply, a website that sells various home and ranch goods such as tallow lotions, calving books and ranch ropes. Though growing up in the Dakotas, Mark has always had a love to the buckaroo style horsemanship, roping and stockmanship. Today, him and his wife share their passion for the buckaroo lifestyle through their social media. Topics discussed include being comfortable with being different, the joys and challenges of training mules, and the importance of being teachable.

Mark and Bailey can be found on Facebook and Instagram under the names Mark Bossert and Bailey Bossert. To view their website go to https://kowgalsupply.com.

Elias Hutchinson, also known as "The Start Up Cowboy" is a social media influencer known for his instructional videos in a variety of topics such as roping, cowboy etiquette and horse training. Elias is also manages the arena at the University of Wyoming's research farm, is the Wagon Master for UW's draft horse team, and is an advisor to the school's ranch horse team. Elias joins Joe to share what lead him to start making educational content online and where he hopes to take The Startup Cowboy brand. Topics discussed include the taboo's of teaching in the western industry, the unique circumstances of working for a university, draft horses vs. saddle horses and much more!

Pace Freed is the founder of X Factor Roping, a video and production company that specializes in producing instructional team roping content and roping livestreams. Originally from Idaho, Pace spent much of his early life working to become the best roper he could be. On this journey he realized there was a need in the market for instructional content and thus, X Factor Roping was born. Today, Pace and his wife run X Factor which is one of the most prominent production companies and instructional apps in the team roping space. Join Joe and Pace as they discuss struggles of building a business, the incredible consistency needed to be a competitive team roper, rope horse futurities, and much more.

To find out more about X Factor Roping, you can go to https://xfactorteamroping.com/ and get started with a free trail today!

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Casey Bieroth is a rancher and cowhorse trainer from Mountain City, NV. Join Joe as he sits down with another "founding father" of Cowboy Week as he share his story from the ranch to the show pen. Topics discussed include conditioning futurity prospects, the increasing value of the ranch horse, and the slow process of becoming a better trainer.

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Dr. Fabian Roa is a doctor of veterinary medicine currently working for the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, VA. Originally from Costa Rica, Dr. Roa developed his passion for animals while working on his family's cattle ranch and learning to ride the Costa Rican Pasos his family bred. Once graduating vet school, he spent time in Weatherford, Texas and Dubai before coming to Virginia for his residency. Dr. Roa joins Ben and Joe to share his international experience in veterinary medicine. Topics discussed include life on a Central American ranch, dancing horses, and the people side of veterinary medicine.

In this episode of On The Move, Ben and Joe welcome a very special guest Kayleigh Burke, a horse trainer from Blacksburg, Virginia, and Joe’s wife and business partner.

Kayleigh shares her journey from growing up in a Northern Virginia lesson program to riding on a collegiate team and later coaching college riders herself. The trio dives into the realities of running a horse training business with your spouse, and Kayleigh offers her honest perspective on teaching in lesson programs, the importance of foundational horsemanship, and how those early experiences shape her approach to training and showing today.

Together, Joe, Ben, and Kayleigh explore the balance of life, horses, and horses and running Joe & Kayleigh's business, McDonald Equine.

Tune in for an open, down-to-earth conversation about building a life—and a program—around a shared passion for horses.

Vernon Purdy is a saddle maker and farrier from Greenville, Texas. Vernon owns and operates Vernon Purdy Saddles which specializes in making a wide range of western saddles with Vernon’s specialty designed saddle tree. This saddle tree came from Vernon’s career as a farrier which had lead him on a deeper journey to understand soundness in a horse. It became evident to Vernon that one of the biggest impacts on a horse’s soundness was saddle fit, which led him to design his own tree and start his own saddle shop. Vernon joins Ben and Joe to share his story of pursuing soundness in a horse and what he’s learned along the way.

Steve Meadows is a horseman from Staunton, Virginia who has made a living showing in various disciplines within the AQHA and APHA. Originally from West Virginia, Steve is fourth generation in the horse industry. Rising to prominence in the AQHA, Steve was the first rider to ever win the triple crown of Western Pleasure in 1999. In 2012, Steve chose to change his focus to the Ranch Horse events where he has had sustained success on a national level. Steve joins Ben and Joe to share his journey as a horseman and discuss the Ranch Horse discipline. Topics discussed include the importance of giving a horse a job, staying motivated as a horseman and what it takes to be successful in the show pen.