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Cowboy Dressage Clinic with Dave Ellis

February 13, 2018 by John Leave a Comment

Cowboy Dressage Clinic with Dave Ellis

Cowboy DressageCowboy Dressage, Western Dressage, and Working Equitation are all just a little bit different.  Their goals are very similar:  have your horse negotiate a course using basic horsemanship maneuvers.  The scoring is based on your smoothness and accuracy in cueing your horse.

We had an opportunity to experience an “Introductory Cowboy Dressage” Clinic at a local stable here in Bakersfield, Rancho Rio Equestrian Center.  The instructor is a 6-Star Certified Parelli instructor by the name of Dave Ellis.  The clinic was limited to 10 horse and rider teams and Ranae and I had the opportunity to audit the clinic.  We got to watch as Dave Ellis described the maneuvers then help the participants negotiate the course.

In between sessions, we had an opportunity to chat with Dave and get the history of Cowboy Dressage and its founder, Eitan Beth-Halachmy.

Links for Cowboy Dressage

Cowboy Dressage World website

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We have well over 100 episodes up now and you can find them all for free on iTunes, with our Android App in the Amazon store, and now Stitcher, or wherever podcasts are distributed.  Get the Stitcher app and tell us how it works.  We are on Google Play too!  You can also find every episode and more about the show at whoapodcast.com.  Please take a moment and join our email list. Get in on the conversation with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram– just look for WhoaPodcast.

You are a big part of why we do this podcast.  We really love getting your feedback.  Please let us know your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions for the show.  You can email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

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Whoa Podcast Update 2018

January 9, 2018 by John Leave a Comment

Whoa Podcast Update 2018

Podcast updateToday I’ll be talking more about podcasting than horses, so if you tune out, I’ll understand. We wanted to get you a podcast update on what is happening at Whoa Podcast for 2018.  It’s our 6th year and, what started out as a conversation between Ranae and me about Downunder Horsemanship kept growing and growing.  I wanted it to be a place where regular folks could share their “equine experience” thus enhancing all of our knowledge.

Not knowing anything about podcasting, I dove in head first.  I liked the technical aspects of producing the show.  The hard part was talking and interviewing.  My voice isn’t exactly made for radio as they say.  My interview style is stilted and a bit stiff.  Over the years these improved.  In 2017, I made it my goal to produce a show each and every week.  I succeeded.

Producing a show week for the last year has been a daunting task.  Lining up guests, doing the research, scheduling, then editing takes a chunk of time.  Not to mention the writing and time on social media to promote the show.  Some of the shows weren’t as “groomed” as I would have liked them to be.  With just me as chief cook and bottle washer, sometimes quality suffered over the deadline to get a show published.  I tried to recruit other people into the task, but there’s no money and little fame for many podcasters.  But, don’t cry for me Argentina, I did and do it because I thoroughly enjoy the entire process.

We’ve Been Around the World

By offering a wide range of guests, talking about all aspects of horses, we covered a lot of ground.  We’ve interviewed veterinarians, farriers, dressage riders.  Through the podcast, Ranae and I have experienced Extreme Cowboy Racing, Working Equitation, Trail Trials, and much more.

And, I’m proud that we were able to give the non-professional speakers a chance to share their horsemanship knowledge on the show.  Folks like Bernice Ende riding across the country and Dennis Dueker and his therapeutic riding ranch, and Alan Day talking about Mustangs.

We took you along with us all over the place.  From the Ojai Valley Cowboy School, to a cutting lesson and out to Colorado to experience the Australian sport of Campdrafting.  You followed us along to the home of Doc Bar, the Horsemen’s Reunion, Cavalia, and the Vaquero Heritage Trainers Challenge.  We even took you to Mongolia and talked about what it would be like to ride one of those Mongolian horses through the countryside.

Maybe the topics were too broad because we covered polocrosse with Paul Johnson, Western dressage with Jennifer Collman, roping with Denny Watkins, and working cow horse with legendary trainer Doug Williamson.

When I began the podcast in 2012 I did not know much about horses.  I still don’t.  But, I know a lot more than I did 6 years ago.  If you’ve been listening, you do too.  It was through the podcast that I learned about a wild, privately managed herd of mustangs and got to start my own – and first – wild horse at the age of 61.  I survived the ordeal.  Actually, because of all I learned on the show, I accomplished the task without any bodily injury.  My pride got hurt a few times, but my bones remain intact.

The Business of Podcasting

My goal was to never ask for money from my listeners.  I had hoped some sponsor would come along and help.  Maybe there was an outside chance for a syndication deal.  But, I was doing the podcast for me and all the people who owned horses because they loved them, not necessarily because they knew a lot about them.

I listen to many other podcasts.  When I heard RadioLab can spend $100,000 on a single episode, I was astonished.  Of course, they have an army of editors, writers, production assistants, and reporters for their show, the whoa podcast has me and Ranae.  Yes, I have expenses, whew, a hundred grand – I could do a lot with that!  We started a Patreon Page where listeners could help out with expenses if they chose.

This part of the “business” of podcasting is my biggest weakness.  I’m simply uncomfortable asking for money and don’t like to do it.  Not that what we’ve produced isn’t valuable.  It has been and I’ve gotten so much out of it.

To make money through advertising the podcast needed to get to 20,000 downloads a month.  While we came close a couple of times, we could not sustain those numbers to attract advertisers.

All this is the long way around telling you that the podcast will slow down in 2018.  We have a couple of commitments and look forward to a few shows, but there will not be one every week.  The episodes that have tickled my creative fancy the most were the two with old-time buckaroo, Bill Mooney and the story Bobby Kerr and Tom Hagwood had to tell.  They weren’t the most downloaded episodes, put preserving those stories, presenting them to you so you can share them, has made them very fun to produce.  I’m working on another project to find stories – perhaps in a shorter format – to bring to you in the future.  We’ll see if I can make that happen.

Use the Archives

In the meantime, the old episodes will still be available, all 175 of them.  You can find them at WhoaPodcast dot com.  We hope you’ll stay in touch, too.  If you subscribe to one of the services, you’ll get a notification if or when we produce another episode.  I want to personally thank you for sharing this journey with us, supporting the show through all the growing pains.  Ranae and I hope you got something valuable out of it.  We know we did.  If there is one underlying theme to our show, it’s been to follow your dream – no matter what it is – wherever it goes.  If you can’t see the whole path, go as far as you can and from there you’ll learn which direction to turn next.  Thanks again for listening and sharing this podcast with your friends and riding buddies.  Until next time, Go have some fun with your horses.

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We have well over 100 episodes up now and you can find them all for free on iTunes, with our Android App in the Amazon store, and now Stitcher, or wherever podcasts are distributed.  Get the Stitcher app and tell us how it works.  We are on Google Play too!  You can also find every episode and more about the show at whoapodcast.com.  Please take a moment and join our email list. Get in on the conversation with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram– just look for WhoaPodcast.

You are a big part of why we do this podcast.  We really love getting your feedback.  Please let us know your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions for the show.  You can email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #133

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Clinton of Downunder Horsemanship Rebroadcast

December 26, 2017 by John Leave a Comment

Clinton Anderson of Downunder Horsemanship Rebroadcast

Downunder HorsemanshipI began following Clinton Anderson and Downunder Horsemanship before he titled his program the Method.  It was 2005, I was 51 and was helping my wife get through a tough time with her horse.  I had never owned a horse of my own, but the techniques I learned through the DVD programs gave me the confidence to get my first horse.  Truth be told, I owned a stick and string, halter, and Gaining Respect and Control on the Ground, before I even began looking for my first horse.

Because I’m a bit on the frugal side, I volunteered for and work at three Walkabout Tours.  One of them was the first Tour-cation event in Las Vegas.  After the last of the work was completed on Sunday night, I couldn’t sleep and went down to the casino at the South Point.  Clinton came in later with a few friends at sat down to play Blackjack.  Moving quickly to his table, I had the best time losing $60 as Clinton kept the dealer, other players, and even the pit boss smiling.  (Well, I don’t believe pit bosses are allowed to smile.)

Later, I would document my progress with my American Quarter Horse, Jessie on our YouTube Channel and generate over a half a million views!

Celebrating Our 100th Episode

The Whoa Podcast was originally titled the DUH Podcast as an homage to Downunder Horsemanship.  We later changed the name because people thought we were affiliated with the company.  We are NOT!  When we were approaching our 100th episode I contacted Downunder Horsemanship and invited Clinton to be on the show.

As we wind up the 5th year of the podcast, we rerun one of my most exciting moments in this podcast experience.

Merry Christmas and here’s to an exciting 2018!

Links for Clinton Anderson and Downunder Horsemanship

  • Downunder Horsemanship
  • Downunder Horsemanship TV
  • No Worries Club
  • Clinton Anderson Academy
  • Facebook – Downunder Horsemanship
  • Twitter – Downunder Horsemanship
  • YouTube – Downunder Horsemanship

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We have well over 100 episodes up now and you can find them all for free on iTunes, with our Android App in the Amazon store, and now Stitcher, or wherever podcasts are distributed.  Get the Stitcher app and tell us how it works.  We are on Google Play too!  You can also find every episode and more about the show at whoapodcast.com.  Please take a moment and join our email list. Get in on the conversation with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram– just look for WhoaPodcast.

You are a big part of why we do this podcast.  We really love getting your feedback.  Please let us know your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions for the show.  You can email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #132

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FJ Thomas Returns

December 19, 2017 by John Leave a Comment

FJ Thomas Returns

Jewel Thomas releases her 2nd children’s book, Pedro’s Problemo.

children's booksFJ “Jewel” Thomas is an avid horsewoman, an author of both novels and children’s books, and a wonderful friend of the Whoa Podcast.  We spoke with FJ after the release of her first novel, Lost Betrayal, nearly two years ago.   Since then she has written two children’s books, a couple of more novels, and is working on a screenplay.  Her latest children’s book, Pedro’s Problemo, is illustrated by a ten-year-old.  It’s a cool little story for kids.

Because FJ has been around horses her entire life, her stories include details about horses and horsemanship that are accurate and realistic.  She writes what she knows – horses.

In addition to her other endeavors, FJ continues to bring awareness of women’s issues with her blog Cowgirls with Curves.  Her site offers tips for women in horsemanship, fitness, diet, and exercise.  She is very aware of the motivation some women need to pursue their horsemanship goals.

And, FJ Thomas is an avid horsewoman.  She rides. competes, offers clinics, and is a judge in the show world.  I’m not sure how she finds time for everything.  This girl has a motor and is an inspiration.

Links Heard on the FJ Thomas Podcast

Amazon Link to F.J. Thomas Novels

Amazon Link to Jewel Thomas Children’s Books

Cowgirls with Curves Website

Cowgirls with Curves Facebook

Talking in the Barn – Blog

FJ Thomas Facebook Page

Jewel Thomas Facebook Page

On Twitter as:

@F_J_Thomas
@Cowgirl_Curves
@Jewel_Thomas_PB

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Contact Us

We have well over 100 episodes up now and you can find them all for free on iTunes, with our Android App in the Amazon store, and now Stitcher, or wherever podcasts are distributed.  Get the Stitcher app and tell us how it works.  We are on Google Play too!  You can also find every episode and more about the show at whoapodcast.com.  Please take a moment and join our email list. Get in on the conversation with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram– just look for WhoaPodcast.

You are a big part of why we do this podcast.  We really love getting your feedback.  Please let us know your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions for the show.  You can email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #131

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Vicki Wilson New Zealand Horsewoman

December 12, 2017 by John Leave a Comment

Vicki Wilson New Zealand Horsewoman

vicki wilsonVicki Wilson was invited to the all-woman 2017 Road to the Horse Championship.  An establish show jumper and an accomplished horsewoman in her home country, Vicki Wilson always seems to be looking for a new challenge.  The RTTH competition pits horsemen and women against unbroken colts and judges how much they can accomplish in three days.  Traveling from New Zealand, Vicki was determined to showcase her horsemanship skills.  The horse she chose, “Kentucky”, moved suddenly as she dismounted the first day.  The quick move triggered an old injury and Vicki’s shoulder dislocated.  Any good competitor relies on good physio and pure adrenaline to get them through a competition.

Vicki Wilson continued the competition and went on to win the championship.  More importantly, she will be traveling back to the US to compete at the 2018 Road to the Horse.

A Horse Needs to Feel Good To Perform Good

In looking at the YouTube videos of the RTTH we came across the bodywork clinic Vicki demonstrated and were amazed at the difference she could make in two horses in a very short time.  Vicki told us that a good horse doesn’t simply wake up one day and decide to do something bad.  There is usually a cause of the problem.  Her “Sore Horse” presentation really opened our eyes.  Give it a look:

 

Links Heard on the Vicki Wilson Podcast

Vicki Wilson Horsemanship Facebook Page

Wilson Sisters Horsemanship

Kaimanawa Heritage Horses

Double Dan Horsemanship

Road to the Horse

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Have a problem with your horse?  Do you have a favorite trainer you would like to hear from?  Send us your question and the name of your favorite trainer and we’ll see if we can contact them and get you an answer.  Email John@whoapodcast.com or call on our message line (661) 368-5530 (toll charges may apply).

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There is a “Join Our Email” list at the top of this page.  Sign up.  Occasionally, I’ll send you something useful you can use to build a better relationship with your horse. Thanks!

Contact Us

We have well over 100 episodes up now and you can find them all for free on iTunes, with our Android App in the Amazon store, and now Stitcher, or wherever podcasts are distributed.  Get the Stitcher app and tell us how it works.  We are on Google Play too!  You can also find every episode and more about the show at whoapodcast.com.  Please take a moment and join our email list. Get in on the conversation with Facebook and Twitter and Instagram– just look for WhoaPodcast.

You are a big part of why we do this podcast.  We really love getting your feedback.  Please let us know your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions for the show.  You can email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #130

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Filed Under: The Podcast Tagged With: competing, Entertainment, Fun Stuff, Horsemanship, Inspiration, Training

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