Episode 25: Breed Bias, Best Practices & More

Listen to Episode 25. Welcome to Best Horse Practices with Jec Ballou. My name is Maddy Butcher. I produce this podcast and I would love to know what you think of our intro: Our show is a space for riders and horse owners of all […]

Episode 24: Jec and Daniel Dauphin discuss Equine Pain

Listen to Episode 24. This is Episode 24 of Season 3 and in it, Jec interviews Daniel Dauphin of Dauphin Horsemanship. He was also a 2022 Best Horse Practices Summit presenter. It’s a great conversation, in part, because in their work Jec and Daniel are […]

Episode 23: Colic and Vision Science

Listen to Episode 23. This is Episode 23 of Season 3 and in it, I’m going to talk a bit about brain science as well as a scary colic incident. You can find articles on vision science here and here. It’s fascinating stuff! You will […]

Bits of a Journey

Editor’s Note: This week, we hear from Debbie Hight. She is a horse owner, a former BHPS board member, and occasional guest columnist for Cayuse Communications. She writes from her home in Maine, where she cares for dogs and horses, especially her lovely Morgan mare, […]

Episode 22: Coaches’ Corner with Lynn Acton

Liston to Episode 22 It’s good to remind listeners of our mission once in a while. Here it is: Our show is a space for riders and horse owners of all disciplines to learn best practices and to discover ways to better connect with their […]

Episode 21: Kristen Vlietstra on Saddle Fit and More

Listen to Episode 21 This is Episode 21 of Season 3 and in it, Jec is back and interviewing Kristen Vliestra, who runs Saddlery Solutions in California. Jec and Kristen have talked before about saddle fit and in this episode, Jec asks some particular questions […]

Episode 20: Stories & Poetry, II

Listen to Episode 20. We offer these shows for free. If you think it’s worthy of a small contribution, we sure would appreciate it. This is episode 20 of season 3 and we have the second and final installment of Summit storytelling! These stories were […]

Episode 19: Stories & Poetry

Listen to Episode 19. We offer this podcast for free. If you find it worthy of your support. Please contribute here. This is Episode 19 of Season 3 and it’s another special detour of sorts, this time to the storytelling that was featured on Saturday […]

Episode 18: Fear to Joy, Advice for Newbies

Listen to Episode 18. We offer these shows for free. If you think they’re worthy of a small contribution, we sure would appreciate it. This is Episode 18 of Season 3 and it’s an On the Fence segment in which Jec and I discuss a prompt from Art, […]

Episode 17: Coaches’ Corner on Lunging

Listen to Episode 17 This is Episode 17 of Season Three and it’s time for another Coaches’ Corner with Jec and Amy Skinner. They answer a listener question from Lisa, who asks about proper lunging practices. It’s a great back and forth, short and to […]