The Business of Barrel Racing

Shannon Kulseth•thebusinessofbarrelracing.com

The Business of Barrel Racing is a podcast that will dissect the opportunities in the barrel racing industry, including breeding and prospect selection; training and campaigning; horse health and soundness; business principles and more.

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Episodes

Dr. Beau Whitaker--Pre-Purchase Exams

Dr. Beau Whitaker specializes in Lameness and Sports Medicine, Equine Rehabilitation, Regenerative Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging at Brazos Valley Equine Hospital in Salado, TX. Brazos Valley Equine was onsite for the WPRA Finals and Dr. Whitaker agreed on an impromptu podcast interview to talk about pre-purchase exams. I feel like a good pre-purchase exam is a non-negotiable part of buying a performance horse or any arena prospect. There is enough risk between the time you acquire a horse unti...

Nov 15, 2021•19 min

Maggie Poloncic—Magic, Mindset, and Making it Happen

Maggie Poloncic rides one of the northern Great Plains’ up and coming equine superstars, “Puff,” aka Aint Seen Me Yet. While Puff is undoubtedly great, Maggie herself comes from creative beginnings, has an infectious personality, and has a talent for developing young horses. Last week we finished up a series of interviews with folks involved in the breeding side of things, and this episode kicks off a few interviews with competitors. You’re going to hear a brief rundown of Maggie’s horses, she h...

Nov 07, 2021•48 min

No Really--You Ain't Seen Nothin Yet

I had an awesome visit with Lisa Miladinovich and talked details of the meteoric rise of her stallion and what it’s like in the trenches of not only standing a stallion, but doing it all in-house, on-site, hands-on. We discuss how mare owners can do their part to ensure success in the breeding shed and Lisa's perspective on incentives. Lisa also shares some pet peeves and frustrations as well as how to overcome common misconceptions and hurdles encountered in the world of reproduction. The cat i...

Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 33 min

Myers Performance Horses--Past, Present, and Future

For today’s episode I sat down with Bill and Deb Myers. This is the second of a series of three interviews on the breeding side of things. When I’ve tried to think of who could I talk to that really knows how to make a living in the horse industry, Bill and Debbie are the first ones I think of. They started from scratch riding colts like a lot of us have, and they’ve built not only a financially successful operation, but they’ve really made an impact on the barrel racing and rodeo industries as ...

Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min

Discovering Depth of Pedigree

We have an awesome interview with Alan Woodbury of Woodbury’s Performance Horses. He is the breeder and owner of the great Rosa’s Cantina currently being ridden by Lisa Lockhart. Lisa just qualified for her 15th NFR and Rosa was a big part of that effort. Woody also had two mares that went to the NFR in 2012, Dash Ta Vanila and Telle Em Belle. These two mares formed the foundation of Woody’s breeding program. We also touch on the feeding of prospects and Woody’s opinion on some of his picks of s...

Oct 15, 2021•43 min

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Oct 13, 2021•3 min

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