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 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 […]

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. […]

Horses, Dogs, Humans in Heat

It’s hot as heck! But we still want to get out there with our four-hooved and four-pawed compadres. You’ll find LOTS of advice from professionals and non-professionals on scores of sites, shows, podcasts, and social platforms. Here’s our take in a concise yet summary post. […]

Episode 8: Stacie Boswell and Stress in Horses

Listen to Episode 8 Jec interviews Dr. Stacie Boswell, a vet and author based in Montana. Stacie wrote The Ultimate Guide for Horses in Need, a book about the care, training, and rehabilitation for rescues, adoptions, and horses in transition. Here, Jec and Stacie discuss […]

Episode 24: Mary Ann Simonds

Listen to Episode 24 In this episode, Jec visits with Mary Ann Simonds in a discussion around how to keep horses happy in their domestic spaces. It’s a wide ranging interview and Mary Ann well versed in a wide range of subjects. While her work […]

From Colic Nightmares to Health and Happiness

Editor’s Note: After our airing of Episode 10 and Dr. Tucker’s No Grain Challenge, we heard from listener Karen McPeak. She is a Midwestern native now living in the South. She has been involved with horses since her parents gave her a pony for Christmas […]