In today’s episode, I sit down with Cameron Baldus — the heart behind Baldus Horsemanship and the wife of accomplished horseman Ben Baldus. While the Baldus name is well known across multiple arenas, this conversation centers on Cameron and the many roles she holds that make both their business and life possible.

Cameron is a successful Western wear model, a budding chef, and the full-time administrator for Baldus Horsemanship — often serving as the problem-solver, fixer, and steady presence behind the scenes. Her contributions are woven into every part of the operation, even when they’re not always visible from the outside.

Ben’s career provides the backdrop to Cameron’s story. A NRCHA World Champion with nearly $650,000 in earnings, Ben has also earned great success in the AQHA, NRHA, and RHAA. His success reflects years of discipline and dedication — work Cameron stands beside, supports, and shares in every step of the way.

At the core of Cameron and Ben’s life is a deep faith. They trust God with their relationship, their business, and their future, while committing daily to the hard work required to pursue their goals — both personally and professionally.

As Ben often says, and Cameron wholeheartedly agrees, “You have to enjoy the process.” This episode is a reminder of what that looks like in real life — the unseen work, the shared belief, and the woman behind the operation who makes it all move forward.

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Baldus Horsemanship

The Jennifer Journals

The Trainer’s Wife is a podcast dedicated to celebrating the wives, and on occasion the husbands, of horse trainer’s in the western equine industry. For 35 years I’ve watched talented, successful, brave, beautiful women pour themselves into their husbands careers.These women not only manage and build his business, they manage and build their own as well, sometimes while trying to train and show horses themselves. Whether they are cheering for him from the stands, the back gate, their computer screen at work, or the kids basketball game, they rarely miss one of his go’s at a show. And when he’s done they have the ultimate task of supporting him with empathy, love and acceptance. They have to find the right words to fit each run, learn how to respond and not react, know when and how to offer constructive criticism or just sit in the quiet and let it be. This podcast is about exploring not only what these women bring to complex relationships, but how they continue to be strong, resilient and independent while not losing themselves or being swallowed by their husbands careers.