Episode 19: Daniel Dauphin, horse bit and mouth expert

Listen to Episode 19 We love to hear from listeners and contacting us is easy here. We offer these shows for free. If you think it’s worthy of a small contribution, we sure would appreciate it. This is Episode 19 of Season 4. In it, Jec […]

Episode 18: On the Fence, Looking Back and Forward

Listen to Episode 18 We love to hear from listeners and contacting us is easy here. We offer these shows for free. If you think it’s worthy of a small contribution, we sure would appreciate it. This is Episode 18 of Season 4 and it’s an […]

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 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 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 […]

Episode 5: Mental Health and Trail Riding Prep with Amy Skinner

Listen to Episode 5 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 […]

Mental Health and Horses

Listen to Episode 5 of our podcast Horses present a mental health paradox. There’s no doubt horses make us feel better. Their size, their beauty, their behavior, their energy demands that we be present, that we focus on them and what we’re doing around them. […]