To Tee or Not to Tee: Support Buck the Trend

DONATE HERE Buck the Trend, the pilot mental health forum for cowboys, farriers, trainers, and others in our community, is less than a month away. We’re still hustling to raise money. You can help! The forum is full, with men and women coming from Arizona, […]

Episode 17: Jenn Currie and Brain Centered Horsemanship

Listen to Episode 17 Welcome to Best Horse Practices with Jec Ballou. My name is Maddy Butcher and I produce this podcast. Our show is a space for riders and horse owners of all disciplines to learn best practices and to discover skills, strategies, tools, […]

Episode 16: Mary Ann Simonds

Listen to Episode 16 Our show is a space for riders and horse owners of all disciplines to learn best practices and to discover skills, strategies, tools, ideas, and insights for better connecting with their horses, with all horses and for getting work done. We […]

Episode 15: Medicine Horse

Listen to Episode 15 Our show is a space for riders and horse owners of all disciplines to learn best practices and to discover skills, strategies, tools, ideas, and insights for better connecting with their horses, with all horses and for getting work done. We […]

Episode 14: A Note about the Pause

Listen to Episode 14 We offer these shows for free. If you think it’s worthy of a small contribution, we sure would appreciate it. This is Episode 14 of Season 4 and it’s a short one. Why? To be blunt and to speak in general […]

Buck the Trend, a Mental Health Forum

Under the auspices of the Best Horse Practices Summit, Buck the Trend is a pilot project developed by Maddy Butcher to address the mental health challenges specific to cowboys, trainers, farriers, and others in the horse community. It is founded on the idea that a […]

Episode 13: State of Our Horse Worlds

Listen to Episode 13 We offer these shows for free. If you think it’s worthy of a small contribution, we sure would appreciate it. This is Episode 13 of Season 4 in which Jec and I have an On the Fence segment. We are returning […]

Episode 12: Wendy Murdoch & No Stirrup November, Plus Colt Starting

Listen to Episode 12 We offer these shows for free. If you think it’s worthy of a small contribution, we sure would appreciate it. This is Episode 12 of Season 4 in which Jec interviews Wendy Murdoch, creator of the Murdoch Method and author of […]

Episode 11: Horse Vet Crisis with Dr. Doug Thal

Listen to Episode 11 We offer these shows for free. If you think it’s worthy of a small contribution, we sure would appreciate it. This is Episode 11 of Season 4 and in it, Jec interviews Dr. Doug Thal, owner of Thal Equine, a veterinary practice […]

Episode 10: Coaches’ Corner with Amy Skinner

Listen to Episode 10. This is Episode 10 of Season 4 and in it, Jec holds a Coaches’ Corner with our frequent and friendly guest, Amy Skinner. The two horsewomen discuss body work and as well as other services that can be hired and provided […]