Nora and Maria read submissions from people who told us what their ISO was and what they got, including a mother/daughter duo looking for a horse for dressage/jumpers, and an update from a previous submission from an adult ammy looking for an AO hunter. They then discuss toxic trainers, how to spot one, and how to find the right trainer.

Nora and Maria read more international submissions, including someone looking for an opinion on their friesian, and a person wondering if their budget is realistic. They then talk about confidence in riding and how to build and repair it.

Nora and Maria read submissions about people looking for or selling SAFE horses, including someone looking for a pony jumper for their child, and a safe safe safe schoolmaster for the hunters. They then answer a discussion question about advice they have for beginners and what they wish they knew!

0:00 Intro

1:25 Submission #1: Budget estimator - ISO Pony Jumper

12:57 Submission #2: ISO & What I got - SAFE schoolmaster hunter

22:42 Submission #3: Price estimator - 16yo OTTB

40:23 Submission #4: Guess the budget - ISO beginner friendly horse

48:14 Submission #5: Guess the budget - Safe JR/AO 

55:39 Submission #6: Budget estimator - ISO safe horse for occasional showing

1:04:25 Discussion: Advice for beginners and those new to the sport

Nora and Maria choose submissions for each other to read, including an ISO for a para rider looking for a championship horse, and a price estimator on a Junior Jumper with a vetting issue. They then give advice to a listener who is asking if she should sell her horse after going through a rough patch and feeling stuck.

0:00 Intro

1:37 Submission #1: Guess the sale price - 1.30m 7yo jumper

14:09 Submission #2: Guess the price - 1.50m been there done that gelding

23:34 Submission #3: ISO horse for a para rider

31:24 Submission #4: ISO overqualified adult jumper

42:54 Submission #5: Price estimator - 1.40m  JR Jumper with vetting issue

54:04 Submission #6: ISO large pony hunter

1:02:50 Submission #7: Price estimator: 6yo OTTB Gelding

1:07:09 Discussion: When is it time to sell your horse?

Nora, Maria, and Molly read submissions including an adult ammy looking for an equitation horse, and a 1.30m jumper who was turned into an equitation horse. They play a "The Price is Right" style game and get into some shenanigans. They then talk about their riding journeys and how they ended up where they are now!

0:00 Intro

0:58 Submission #1: Guess the sale price - if only he was a warmblood!

9:37 Submission #2: Guess the budget - AA ISO equitation horse

20:09 Submission #3: Guess the sale price - 1.30m jumper turned eq horse

24:52 Submission #4: Guess the sale price - Young green TB hunter

39:35 Submission #5: Guess the sale price - imported dressage turned jumper horse

45:47 Submission #6: Guess the sale price - ISH eventer turned jumper

53:54 Discussion: Our riding journeys

Nora and Maria sit down with Alexa from Euphoric Equestrian! They read ISOs including a former 1.50m and World Cup jumper, and a former 1.20m jumper turned 3'6" Junior Hunter. They then have a Q&A with Alexa about her business, how she started, growing pains, and of course, horses!

0:00 Intro

1:00 Submission #1 Price estimator: Price my 1 in a million

12:00 Submission #2 Guess the sale price: Former 1.50m Jumper

19:23 Submission #3 Guess the price: 3’6” Junior Hunter

25:42 Submission #4 Guess the budget: ISO children’s hunter for 3’+

34:12 Discussion: Q&A with Alexa from Euphoric Equestrian

Nora and Maria read submissions from our Jumper riders, including a person who has a cautionary tale about looking for red flags in an ad and doing a PPE, and another person who is considering two different options for selling her upper level jumper. They then talk about how they afforded to buy their horses, and ways for people to save up to buy their own horse.

Send submissions for guess the budgets or discussion topics to [email protected]

0:00 Intro

1:22 Submission #1: Guess the budget - ISO low AO jumper

7:20 Submission #2: Guess the sale price - Buyer beware story

29:02 Submission #3: Jumper for sale - this or that situation

48:49 Submission #4: What should my ISO budget be?

57:08 Submission #5: Price estimator - OTTB jumper

1:00:39 Submission #6: Price estimator - Step-down child/adult jumper

1:08:07 Discussion: How we afforded to buy our horses

Nora and Maria read submissions from TB owners! Including printing a young OTTB hunter prospect, and a young TB that has potential for the upper level jumpers. They then read a submission from a listener asking about how much a vet's remarks on a PPE affect the sale price of a horse.

Nora and Maria read submissions going off of vibes, including a "delulu" Facebook ad, and an adult ammy looking for a horse after 10 years off of riding. They then talk about what to expect and how to prepare for winter circuit.

Nora and Maria read some of their favorite submissions from their email, including a person looking for help pricing their pony, and someone wondering if she got a good deal on her horse. They then define common phrases used in the horse buying/selling world.

0:00 Intro

3:47 Submission #1: ISO for Client

13:00 Submission #2: Price estimator: Jumper prospect

25:20 Submission #3: 6yo Chestnut mare

29:57 Submission #4: OTTB Sour patch kid

36:00 Submission #5: Help pricing a pony

43:17 Submission #6: Price estimator: firey jumper mare

49:10 Submission #7: “Did I get a good deal on my horse?”

58:49 Submission #8: Budget, opinion, and ISO

1:06:41 Discussion: What does this mean???