The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship

By John and Ranae Harrer

What's The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship about?

You own a horse. Now what? The one thing for certain is your need to learn more. More about tack. More about horsemanship. More about care and feeding. More about everything horses. Follow our weekly podcast and you WILL learn more.

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The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship episodes:

09.12.2023
Ep. 225 Podcast News
Ep 225 Whoa Podcast News Ep 225 Whoa Podcast News Welcome to the Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship. There's no guest today, just me, and I've got some important news to share about the future of this podcast....
08.29.2023
Discovering Estancia Ranquilco With Tom Carrithers
Discovering Estancia Ranquilco: A Conversation with Tom Carrithers The Magic of Estancia Ranquilco Hidden away in the vast landscapes of western Argentina lies a gem: Estancia Ranquilco. Managed by T.A. Tom Carrithers, this ranch promises unparalleled adventures in its...
08.15.2023
Horse Fly Spray Solution: 'Stop Buggn'
Horse Fly Spray Solution: 'Stop Buggn' Introduction to Michele Navarro Are you on the hunt for an effective horse fly spray? Look no further. Today, we're spotlighting Michele Navarro, an expert in the horse world and an innovator in...
08.01.2023
Exploring the Canadian Horse: Talking with Gail Cuthbert Brandt
Exploring the Canadian Horse: Talking with Gail Cuthbert Brandt Reveille Merit Flamme-de-Nuit, Owned by Ken Morris I wanted to learn more about "Cheval canadien", the Canadian Horse. I spoke with , an expert on Canadian history and a...
07.18.2023
Andria Hautamaki's Lens: A Journey of Journalism and Horses
Andria Hautamaki's Lens: A Journey of Journalism and Horses Andria Hautamaki is a remarkable freelance photo and print journalist. She has carved her niche in the realms of agriculture, the environment, and rural life. Publications such as National Geographic,...
07.04.2023
Ep 220 Will Grants Pony Express
Will Grant on Pony Express: Horseback Journey Welcome to our conversation with author Will Grant. Grant's debut book, "The Last Ride of the Pony Express," takes us on a captivating journey. Let's delve into his experiences, encounters, and the remarkable...
06.20.2023
Horseback Adventures and Endurance Riding
Horseback Adventures and Endurance Riding Margaret Reynolds is an endurance rider who enjoys traveling abroad on horse adventures. When my friend and listener, John Zeliff, told me she would make a great guest, I listened. John is president of...
06.06.2023
Ep 218 We Read Horse Books
Igniting Imagination: A Journey into Kids Summer Reading with Author Rae Rankin Discover the magic of Kids Summer Reading as we sit down with award-winning author Rae Rankin in this captivating episode. Rae's deep love for writing and reading has...
05.23.2023
Horse Health with Dr. Madison Seamans
Horse Health with Dr. Madison Seamans Looking for expert insights on horse care? Look no further than this podcast episode featuring our special guest, Dr. Madison Seamans, with over fifty years of experience as a professional horseman and equine veterinarian....
05.09.2023
Ep 216 Stone Horse
04.25.2023
Ep 215 Bill Oliver Horsemanship
04.11.2023
Ep 214 V6 Ranch Podcast with Jack Varian
03.28.2023
Discover the Thrill of Competitive Trail Riding with John Zeliff, President of NATRC
Discover the Thrill of Competitive Trail Riding with John Zeliff, President of NATRC If you're an avid rider or just love spending time outdoors, try competitive trail riding. It's an exciting equestrian sport that combines horseback riding with endurance and...
02.28.2023
Ep 212 Bakersfield Junior Rodeo
02.14.2023
Mastering the Art of Colt Starting with Shawn Dunn
Mastering the Art of Colt Starting with Shawn Dunn As a seasoned colt-starter with over three decades of experience working with horses across the country, Shawn Dunn has a unique insight into the art of colt starting. From the...
01.31.2023
Josh Lyons Horsemanship
Josh Lyons Horsemanship Josh Lyons grew up learning horsemanship from his dad. John Lyons was one of the first trainers I remember seeing on back in the early 2000s. I was new to horses and really did not know what...
01.24.2023
Breakaway From Cancer
Breakaway From Cancer Today we are doing something a little different. Often, I get requests from someone to be on the show. They have a good book, a new piece of tack, or a good cause. There's not enough...
01.17.2023
Horseman Jeremy Dunn
Horseman Jeremy Dunn Jeremy Dunn is a horseman and rancher living south of Bakersfield. Jeremy is a horse trainer and clinician, but I don't think he likes that label much. From what I've seen, Jeremy is more of an...
01.03.2023
Michael Canfield Lucky Star Horsemanship
Michael Canfield Lucky Star Horsemanship I met Michael Canfield while learning Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship Method. Before the podcast, when I was studying videos from Downunder Horsemanship, I joined the No Worries Club in 2007. Back then, the Club...
12.13.2022
Madison Seamans Cowboy Poet Veterinarian
Madison Seamans Cowboy Poet Veterinarian Dr. Madison Seamans is one of those rare individuals you can't help but like for the moment you meet him. Then, the longer you are around him, the more you figure out how smart...
11.29.2022
Leadership Coach Danielle Aamodt
Leadership Coach Danielle Aamodt As a leadership coach, Danielle Aamodt wants us to strive to be our best selves. Danielle's superpower is in translating study-driven leadership practices. She breaks down the principles of leadership so everyone understands their job....
08.09.2022
The Importance of a New Veterinarian
The Importance of a New Veterinarian How important is a newly graduated veterinarian to an established practice?I worked as a animal care technician in the 1970s and was lucky to see a few new grads added to the practices...
07.26.2022
New Bakersfield College Rodeo Team Formed
New Bakersfield College Rodeo Team Formed You'd think as big as an agricultural, beef-producing county as Kern is, there would be rodeos all the time. And, in reality, there are. We've got the Tehachapi Mountain Rodeo Association producing bull...
06.07.2022
Gabrielle Diakon and Equestrian Yoga
Gabrielle Diakon and Equestrian Yoga We last visited with Gabrielle Diakon, Gabby, nearly two years ago amid quarantine and COVID. Gabby is still doing yoga for equestrians and working with horses. Now, she is podcasting. Gabrielle Diakon's Rolling My...
05.24.2022
Cristobal Scarpati Horsemanship
Cristobal Scarpati Horsemanship Cristobal Scarpati and I met at the 2014 Horseman Reunion in Paso Robles. There, among some of the top colt-starters of the time Buster McLaury, Trevor Carter, Mary Kitzmiller, Clayton Edsel, and Buddy Uldrickson, was Cristobal's father,...
05.10.2022
Building Rider Confidence
Building Rider Confidence Samantha Shanks-Husbands knows the importance of rider confidence. Once a rider loses confidence, especially an older rider, it is extremely difficult to get it back. Samantha works with equestrians of all ages and skill levels....
04.26.2022
Johanna Sheehe and Equine Law
Johanna Sheehe and Equine Law Johanna Sheehe has a lifelong passion for horses. Growing up on a farm, Johanna began riding around age 5. Her experience is in the English disciplines. For most of her life, she has been...
04.05.2022
Horseman Domenico Sumonte
Horseman Domenico Sumonte Domenico Sumonte considers himself more of a horse-Man than a horse trainer. I'm lucky enough to have an arena at the End of The Road Ranch where I can work my horses. One trainer that works out...
03.22.2022
Along for the Ride Symposium Recap
Along for the Ride Symposium Recap On the last week of February 2022, we traveled to the South Point Casino for the Along for the Ride Symposium Andrea Fappani, Shawn Flarida, and Nick Dowers. The brainchild of Andrea Fappani,...
01.18.2022
Sandy Collier, Hall of Fame Horsewoman
Sandy Collier, Hall of Fame Horsewoman Sandy Collier has an amazing life with horses. She was the first woman to win the Snaffle Bit Futurity. Her peers have inducted her into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame and the NRCHA...
01.04.2022
Sami Hernandez Diamond Crest Stables
Sami Hernandez Diamond Crest Stables Sami Hernandez is a longtime horsewoman, trainer, and horse show judge headquartered at her Diamond Crest Stables in Bakersfield. Along with her husband, George, they have a ton of horsemanship experience teaching people and...
12.14.2021
Christmas Greetings 2021
Christmas Greetings 2021 I want to offer a Christmas Greeting for 2021. We had a pretty good year of shows. We began by talking with Dan Dauphin about bits. Dan has since begun his own podcast and is killing...
11.30.2021
Globetrotting Horse Adventures With Kate Pilcher
Globetrotting Horse Adventures With Kate Pilcher We could all use a little vacation. Wouldn’t a horseback adventure be great? Sometimes it seems the civilized world has taken a temporary leave of common sense. But over the last 18 months,...
11.16.2021
Dust n' Diamonds Mounted Drill Team
Dust n' Diamonds Mounted Drill Team Today, we are out at Rancho Rio Equestrian Center with the leaders of the local equestrian drill team, Dust n' Diamonds Mounted Drill Team. Shawna Pendley is the choreographer and drill master and...
11.02.2021
NRCHA Judge Bill Enk
NRCHA Judge Bill Enk On a previous show, I talked to Patti Carter, Director of Judges for the AQHA. Today, I share an interview with Bill Enk, Director of Judges for the NRCHA. A lifelong horseman at 77, Bill has...
10.19.2021
AQHA Horse Show Judging with Patti Carter
AQHA Horse Show Judging with Patti Carter If there are no judges, there are no horse shows. The judge can make or break a horse show experience. Because they are essential to competition, I thought it would be good...
08.24.2021
Listener Stories and Paso Finos
Listener Stories and Paso Finos After listening to my podcast about the health issues I had with my Quarter Horse mare, Jessie, Vicky Gormanly emailed me to tell me about her Paso Fino, River. We talked about her search...
07.27.2021
Competitive Trail Riding with North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC)
Competitive Trail Riding with North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC) Are you looking for a little adventure? Give competitive trail riding a try. The North American Trail Ride Conference is a governing body over competitive trail riding (CTR). In...
07.13.2021
Equine Emergency Preparedness
Equine Emergency Preparedness Equine emergency preparedness is so not a glamorous topic. And, it doesn't matter if you live in California with our fires and earthquakes (there was a 3.0 last night) or in the Midwest, or in a...
06.15.2021
Nancy McKnight and Pony Club
Nancy McKnight and Pony Club Kelly McKnight emailed me to say his mother, Nancy, would be a delightful guest on the podcast. Nancy McKnight is 89 years old and spent much of her adult life helping children learn horses...
06.01.2021
Brett Wright Low-Stress Cattle Operation
Brett Wright Low-Stress Cattle Operation Brett Wright has a cow/calf operation in Oklahoma. Three years ago he changed things up. Instead of using motorized vehicles to move his cattle, he switched to horses. The results impressed him. Brett looked...
05.11.2021
Horseback Archery
Horseback Archery When I think of horseback archery, I think of Robin Hood and Medieval Times. I didn't realize people were practicing it today. We did a podcast on Cowboy Mounted Shooting a few years ago, and that was fun....
04.20.2021
Talking Billy Cook Saddles
Talking Billy Cook Saddles Billy Cook Saddles have been around since 1953. Saddle making has always been a mystery to me. It's a craft, a skill. Working leather has so many aspects: tanning, cutting, stamping, sewing. A saddle maker...
03.09.2021
Michelle Gilles Promoting Women and Horses
Michelle Gilles Promoting Women and Horses Michelle Gilles, horsewoman and trainer, knows women are the backbone of the horse industry. Based in the Central Valley of California, Michelle trains horses, holds clinics, and shows in reined cow horse. Growing...
02.23.2021
Joanne Galbraith Telling Horse Stories at 82
Horse Stories with Joanne Galbraith Joanne Galbraith is still going strong at age 82. Of course, you would guess that's she has been around horses all her life. She worked at feedlots and ranches and held her own with...
02.09.2021
Dan Dauphin Talks About Bits and Horses
Dan Dauphin Talks About Bits and Horses Dan Dauphin knows the mechanics and physics of bits. Honestly, I put a snaffle in my horse's mouth and don't think little more about it. What goes on in there is a...
12.22.2020
Jim Masterson Explains His Method
Jim Masterson Explains His Method Early in my horsemanship journey, I volunteered at Equine Affaire in Pomona. So it must have been around 2006 or 2007, while moving from one exhibit to another, that I saw this man giving...
11.24.2020
Equine Nutrition With Will Friday
Equine Nutrition With Will Friday Equine nutrition is a complicated subject, so I went out and found someone who has been studying it for quite some time.Will Friday has been on the show before talking about the Masterson Method,...
11.06.2020
BooBoo Stewart From The Movie Let him Go
BooBoo Stewart From The Movie Let him Go [caption id="attachment_3118" align="alignright" width="300"] Diane Lane (left) stars as “Margaret Blackledge” and Kevin Costner (right) stars as “George Blackledge” in director Thomas Bezucha’s LET HIM GO, a Focus Features release. Credit :...
10.27.2020
What an Extension Agent Can Do For You
What an Extension Agent Can Do For You Local extension agents have many names. Some locales call them farm advisors, some cooperative extension agents. Whatever your county may title them, they are a free source of valuable knowledge. When...

What's The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship about?

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The Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship episodes:

Ep. 225 Podcast News

Discovering Estancia Ranquilco With Tom Carrithers

Horse Fly Spray Solution: 'Stop Buggn'

Exploring the Canadian Horse: Talking with Gail Cuthbert Brandt

Andria Hautamaki's Lens: A Journey of Journalism and Horses

Ep 220 Will Grants Pony Express

Horseback Adventures and Endurance Riding

Ep 218 We Read Horse Books

Horse Health with Dr. Madison Seamans

Ep 216 Stone Horse

Ep 215 Bill Oliver Horsemanship

Ep 214 V6 Ranch Podcast with Jack Varian

Discover the Thrill of Competitive Trail Riding with John Zeliff, President of NATRC

Ep 212 Bakersfield Junior Rodeo

Mastering the Art of Colt Starting with Shawn Dunn

Josh Lyons Horsemanship

Breakaway From Cancer

Horseman Jeremy Dunn

Michael Canfield Lucky Star Horsemanship

Madison Seamans Cowboy Poet Veterinarian

Leadership Coach Danielle Aamodt

The Importance of a New Veterinarian

New Bakersfield College Rodeo Team Formed

Gabrielle Diakon and Equestrian Yoga

Cristobal Scarpati Horsemanship

Building Rider Confidence

Johanna Sheehe and Equine Law

Horseman Domenico Sumonte

Along for the Ride Symposium Recap

Sandy Collier, Hall of Fame Horsewoman

Sami Hernandez Diamond Crest Stables

Christmas Greetings 2021

Globetrotting Horse Adventures With Kate Pilcher

Dust n' Diamonds Mounted Drill Team

NRCHA Judge Bill Enk

AQHA Horse Show Judging with Patti Carter

Listener Stories and Paso Finos

Competitive Trail Riding with North American Trail Ride Conference (NATRC)

Equine Emergency Preparedness

Nancy McKnight and Pony Club

Brett Wright Low-Stress Cattle Operation

Horseback Archery

Talking Billy Cook Saddles

Michelle Gilles Promoting Women and Horses

Joanne Galbraith Telling Horse Stories at 82

Dan Dauphin Talks About Bits and Horses

Jim Masterson Explains His Method

Equine Nutrition With Will Friday

BooBoo Stewart From The Movie Let him Go

What an Extension Agent Can Do For You