As most of you know, our other side gig is the Colorado Classic Futurity and Maturity that was just held last week. We were able to sit down with Brandon Cullins and Emily Efurd and it was a laid back, fun, honest look into the lives of these two incredible trainers and their program. Brandon has won over a million dollars in his career with countless big time wins and big time horses trained on his resume. Emily was a WPRA Rookie of the Year turned futurity trainer and both of them combined to ...
Jun 28, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Dr. Marvin Beeman has been a practicing performance equine veterinarian for over 65 years. His knowledge and reputation is unmatched in the industry and this episode is truly special, getting to talk to him about the advances in equine vet medicine over the last 6 decades and some of his favorite moments in his career. We are honored to have had the opportunity to sit down and talk with the legendary vet. This episode is brought to you by XPert Equine's REM Mask.
Jun 14, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 16
When we released our Patreon subscriber exclusive episode a few months ago and asked our listeners what veterinary questions they wanted to have answered - there were countless questions about bleeding and Lasix usage. We decided to have an entire podcast focused on that topic alone for all of our listeners and here it is! Dr. Melissa Fenn is an internal medicine specialist at Littleton Equine Medical Center and we have personally had horses go through her treatment and knew she was the perfect ...
Jun 01, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 15
A few months ago Kayla made a Facebook post congratulating our giraffe training, Switzerland native, best friend on her Lone Star Shootout Derby championship - and everyone thought she was joking. We weren't! Our guest this week is Dani Buhler who not only trains giraffes but is also pretty good at training barrel horses with a resume that includes a college national finals qualification, and just last October, a $50,000 payday at the Pink Buckle winning the reserve derby championship title. We ...
May 17, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Crystal Shumate has created a standout barrel racing breeding program based out of Florida. Her program focuses on mares that she has won on and the 3.5 million dollar sire BHR Frenchies Socks. Crystal has created a world class breeding program that focuses on quality over quantity while also working as a nurse and competing herself. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to talk to Crystal and hear some behind the scene stories from For the Fame Farms and we hope you enjoy it as much as we di...
May 03, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 13
This weeks episode is a follow up to our first episode of the year about the Barrel Racing Industry Alliance, or BRIA. We followed up on your questions from the last episode, discussed what QData and EquiStat can do for all programs, what black type pedigrees are really all about, and the hopes for the future of our industry, with BRIA member representatives Lainie Whitmire and Robin Glenn. We'd love everyone to share this episode with all producers out there - the more the merrier.
Apr 26, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Amber Moore - also known as Amberleigh Moore in the rodeo world - just came off some big wins in the Northwest Futurity run including champion and reserve champion futurity titles at the Sand Cup. This is a great conversation about her background growing up in the Northwest, the story of her million dollar winning mare CP Dark Moon who qualified 4x to the National Finals Rodeo including a 15th place to Reserve World Champion jump in the standings in 2016 and now what Amber is doing with her next...
Apr 19, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Here is the second half of the conversation with Billy Myers that covers the bigger picture of how our industry is evolving, even a little cross over about the team roping industry and how the entire western industry is moving in a great direction - the future is bright!
Apr 15, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Breeding Season is in full swing and we thought it was perfect timing to talk about one of the most legendary breeding programs in the western industry. We had the chance to talk to Billy Myers of Myers Performance Horses about basically everything that goes into having a top program. From the history of Frenchmans Guy and Myers Ranch to broodmares and stallion selection, 2 year old sales and the future of the industry. In fact, we talked about so many different things, we decided to break this ...
Apr 12, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Cally Kindred is a Badlands Circuit cowgirl with four generations of family history in ranching and raising high quality performance horses. Her family owns the great TR Dashing Badger - who we all know as Dolly and they now stand her full brother TR Illuminator Cash. Cally is a Badlands circuit qualifier in barrel racing and her experiences in a real world ranching family makes her down to earth and humble about her successes. From competing on the rodeo road to raising horses, from running a b...
Mar 29, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 8
We have had many listeners request a Rodeo 101 podcast - so here you go! We had the chance to talk to Jimmie Tew right after her win at Tucson to talk about all things rodeoing. These are all questions our listeners have asked and we hope you enjoy some real insight to the rodeo road! Jimmie is an NFR qualifier and former Rookie of the Year and Kayla is a Mountain States Circuit Finalist who also won Rookie of the Year for her circuit so you get two different insights to rodeoing - whether you w...
Mar 15, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 7
A few months ago we asked what questions our listeners wanted answered about colt starting and fundamentals and this episode answers all your questions and more! We had the opportunity to talk to Miles Baker, a true horsemen who trains some of the most elite performance horses in the western industry. Miles is known for his ability to put a solid confident foundation on colts that sets them up for success for the rest of their career, taking them from their first day under saddle to the futurity...
Mar 08, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Terri Wood Gates is a fierce competitor from the Wilderness Circuit and has been winning consistently her whole life. With 27 circuit qualifications under her belt and countless futurity and derby wins, Terri truly knows how to make consistent and confident winners year after year. She has overcome hurdles and time away from the competition arena and we got to talk about it all with her during her downtime at the Royal Crown. We have been looking forward to this episode since the start of our po...
Feb 22, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Paul Humphrey is a well established horseman who has spent his career focusing on the horsemanship side of training barrel horses. He spent nearly a decade barrel racing in Italy and is a 10x European barrel racing champion - and then returned to the US with a goal of sharing his education. Nowadays he puts on close to 30 clinics a year always with the same goal - to help riders focus more on the horsemanship aspect of training and getting their horses truly ready to perform. This was a great co...
Feb 15, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Kelly Allen might not be a name everyone knows already, but we fully believe you should. Kelly has trained countless winners and is giving her great horse Cinco her shot at the big time this year and we can't wait to cheer them on! We got the chance to record this podcast in person during the Denver Stock Show and talked about every topic - the highs and lows, the mental game, having a "real" job outside of rodeo, medications, you name it we talked about it. Kelly and Cinco just tied to win Rapi...
Feb 08, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 3
This weeks episode is with our good friend Carley Cervi. Carley came up through the ranks of youth rodeo and is known for being a true horsewoman who can make consistent winners time and time again. Her career kicked off with her favorite grey gelding, Radio and their wins spanned over a decade including two trips to the NFR. Her calm, consistent yet competitive manner has produced winner after winner, starting from the futurity world and helping them graduate to the highest level at the pro rod...
Jan 25, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 2
To kick off this year we had a great conversation with Robin Glenn and Lainie Whitmire to discuss the Barrel Racing Industry Alliance. BRIA is an alliance between the top associations in our industry who developed a unified system whose goal is to collect accurate results from events that will become the gold standard for pedigree and performance records. Qualifying races will be graded similar to the racing industry and will help breeders, owners and buyers easily understand the caliber of the ...
Jan 11, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 1
As the ten days came to an end and the dust settled, Shelley Morgan and "Kiss" had completed 10 clean runs at the Thomas and Mack and were crowned the 2022 Average Champion. We got the chance to talk to Shelley shortly after and were really able to dig into those ten days! We hope you enjoy!
Dec 14, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Hailey Kinsel claims her fifth round win of 2022 and the 2022 Barrel Racing World Championship after Round 10. Hailey and Sister ran a 13.35. These interviews are brought to you by our friends at Equinety, Barrel Racing Magazine and BarrelRacing.com .
Dec 12, 2022•28 min
Round 9 Winner Hailey Kinsel finds herself at the the top of the leader board for the 4th time with a 13.34. These interviews are brought to you by our friends at Equinety, Barrel Racing Magazine and BarrelRacing.com .
Dec 10, 2022•8 min
Round 8 winner Leslie Smalygo with the fast time of the night 13.41 seconds. These interviews are brought to you by our friends at Equinety, Barrel Racing Magazine and BarrelRacing.com .
Dec 09, 2022•12 min
Round 7 winner Wenda Johnson finds herself at the top of the leader board with a 13.60. These interviews are brought to you by our friends at Equinety, Barrel Racing Magazine and BarrelRacing.com .
Dec 08, 2022•16 min
Round 6 winners Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi and Emily Beisel share the round win with 13.57 second runs. These interviews are brought to you by our friends at Equinety, Barrel Racing Magazine and BarrelRacing.com .
Dec 07, 2022•16 min
Round 5 Winners Lisa Lockhart and Hailey Kinsel with 13.52 second runs. These interviews are brought to you by our friends at Equinety, Barrel Racing Magazine and BarrelRacing.com .
Dec 06, 2022•22 min
Round 4 Winner Emily Beisel with a 13.60 to claim her first round win of 2022. These interviews are brought to you by our friends at Equinety, Barrel Racing Magazine and BarrelRacing.com .
Dec 05, 2022•15 min
Back to back round winner Hailey Kinsel with her 13.59 to take the win in Round 3! These interviews are brought to you by our friends at Equinety, Barrel Racing Magazine and BarrelRacing.com.
Dec 04, 2022•17 min
Round 2 Winner Hailey Kinsel with a 13.61 - bouncing back from a hit barrel in round 1 to win the round night two! These interviews are brought to you by our partners at Barrel Racing Magazine, BarrelRacing.com and Equinety.
Dec 03, 2022•12 min
Round 1 Winner Wenda Johnson with a 13.57. These interviews are brought to you by our partners at Barrel Racing Magazine, Barrelracing.com, and Equinety.
Dec 02, 2022•19 min
For barrel racers and rodeo fans – we are about to kick off the best 10 days of the year with the start of the 2022 National Finals Rodeo! This week we not only have a fantastic episode for you, but we will be bringing you daily interviews with the barrel racing round winners each night from our friends at Barrel Racing Magazine, BarrelRacing.Com and Equinety. To stay up to date on the most current news from Las Vegas make sure to follow Barrel Racing Magazine on Facebook or sign up for their fr...
Nov 30, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Ivy Hurst is a true all-around cowgirl known for her ability to jump on just about any horse and win. We caught up with her after her average win at the Prairie Circuit Finals last month. Her record includes countless wins to include a Reno Rodeo championship. We got to talk about her program, her story of her outstanding horse Diddy, how she overcame his untimely passing, how she can win on so many types of horses and even some ins and outs on buying and selling. Enjoy!
Nov 23, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 47
