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Whoa Podcast About Horses and Horsemanship

The Whoa Podcast About Horses and Horsemanship is just that - a conversation about all things horse related. Join us, John & Ranae Harrer as we explore this wonder world of equine ownership.

Doug Payne – Riding Horse Repair Manual

June 17, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

Doug Payne – Riding Horse Repair Manual

Episode number #030

Doug Payne Riding Horse Repair ManualDoug Payne is one of the lucky people who started riding at a very young age. Doug has been profiled in and contributed to magazines such as Practical Horseman, US Eventing Magazine, The Chronicle of the Horse, Eventing Nation as well as a number of other regional and national publications and media.  Along with Jim Wofford, Doug produced the acclaimed ‘the Rider’s Eye‘ instructional DVD.  Doug’s latest effort is the book, The Riding Horse Repair Manual, an instructional guide to developing confident and competitive horses. The book not only gives you tips on better riding and horsemanship, but also teaches you how to deal with bad behavior in your horse.

Doug Payne might be best known in the discipline of Eventing.  Doug has won countless national and international competitions from Beginner Novice through Advanced.  In Dressage he has had international success through FEI Intermediate I.  Aside from Dressage and Eventing, Doug has extensive experience in jumping.  He has ridden multiple horses from the lowest levels through Grand Prix with many top placings at national competitions.

Doug Payne

Crown Talisman

If you stopped by the Doug Payne Equestrian Sports webpage you will quickly discover just how busy Doug stays.  He rides sometimes ten or twelve  horses a day.  When he is not training he is competing.  We managed to catch up with Doug at his new place in North Carolina.  We learn a little bit about his early history with horses and his plans for the future.  Doug and his wife Jess had just returned from the Saumur CCI 3 star in France.  As part of a grant from Land Rover  Doug Payne competed on Crown Talisman, his 17.1 dark bay Thoroughbred-Holsteiner cross gelding.

There is also a pretty cool “helmet cam” video of Doug on Talisman making their run in France.  You can find it here and check out Doug Payne’s Youtube Channel.  And if all that is not enough, you can find training videos online from Doug Payne.

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Horse’s Immune System and Digestion with Dr. Smith

June 10, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

horses immune

Horse’s Immune System and Digestion with Dr. Smith

Are you looking for natural ways to improve your horse’s immune system?  We are re-broadcasting our first show with Dr. Russell Smith about the benefits of Karbo Comb +.  Dr. Smith has been a veterinarian for over forty years.  He has worked with all sorts of livestock.  Based on the work he has done and his experience in the dairy industry, Dr. Smith created Karbo Combo +.  Karbo Combo + is combination of pre-biotics and probiotics.  These friendly organisms help your horse’s immune system by creating a friendly environment in the digestive tract.  They also prevent the bad guys from getting a foothold.

I find it fascinating just listening to Dr. Smith explain the properties of his product.  In particular the ionophore properties and how they help your horse’s immune system function at a much higher level.  More importantly, how ionophores can help reduce our dependence on antibiotics which many pathogens are becoming resistant to.  Dr. Smith also explains why using a supplement like his can reduce worming applications.  Have a horse with EPM?  Many people have gotten excellent results with Karbo Combo+.

horse's immuneThanks to Courtney over at TheXtraScoop.com for setting this interview up back in 2012.  Dr. Smith has a wealth of knowledge and I am happy to have had the pleasure of speaking with him.  You can also find out more about all the products Gomers makes at Gomersinc.om

Ride into the Sunset

Later in the show I’ll give you my commentary on loping your horse and riding like you are twelve.  Sometimes you just gotta do it.

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Bar SZ Ranch Home of Doc Bar and Thomas Kinkade

June 3, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

The Bar SZ Ranch

Bar SZ RanchThe Bar SZ Ranch was once the home of legendary American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame stallion, Doc Bar.  As part of an event of a No Worries Club West Coast Group, the Nor Cal Downunder Brumbies, we participated in a weekend long stay at this famous ranch.  While Doc Bar died in 1992 he is still buried on the Bar SZ Ranch under a walnut tree just outside the mare barn.

Bar SZ RanchThe Bar SZ Ranch was sold to the artist Thomas Kinkade in 2001.  The Bar SZ Ranch has a main house, a guest house, and an art studio apartment.  Located in San Benito, California, once a stagecoach rest stop between Fresno and Monterey, the property is under the guidance of the Kinkade Foundation.  The Bar SZ Ranch managers are Tim and Michelle Borland who also happen to be part of the group.

Bar SZ RanchNearly thirty people participated in the group activities.  Meals and cleanup were shared between the attendees.  The only thing we had to worry about was taking care of and having fun with our horses.  There were a ton of things to do around the ranch.  We had a large open arena, a covered arena, a couple of round pens, several different trail courses to ride on, and cows.  One session was on ranch sorting, where participants got to try their had at moving cows.  Another was roping and we had some mechanical devices to rope.  For each event, the Bar SZ Ranch brought in a knowledgeable neighbor to help instruct.

When we were not with the horses we spent an ample time hiking or just lounging around enjoying the company of our new friends in a gorgeous setting.

If you would like to read more about our trip, check out this blog page.

Links to the Bar SZ Ranch:

There are lots of ways to get information on the Bar SZ Ranch.  Below are links for their website, Facebook, and rental pages.

Bar SZ Ranch  Website   Facebook  VRBO  AirBNB1   AirBNB2

Nor Cal Downunder Brumbies

Chris White Equine Sports Massage Therapy HorseMasseuse@aol.com

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Road Trip to the Home of Doc Bar

May 30, 2014 by John 4 Comments

The Home of Doc Bar

Ranae working Dusty at the home of Doc Bar

Ranae working Dusty at the home of Doc Bar

After interviewing the Nor Cal Downunder Brumbies coordinator Michael Canfield for our Whoa Podcast and hearing about a Memorial Day gathering at the Bar SZ Ranch, the home of Doc Bar in San Benito, Ca. we immediately signed up.  The only catch was we would have to prepare a meal for 20+.  I figured I could not screw up breakfast too much, so we were in. Ranae scheduled a couple of extra days off and we were both excited for the opportunity to get out of town with our horses.

What we had not counted on was just how much fun and enjoyable the trip would be.  The Nor Cal Downunder Brumbies are a group of people who have bonded over the Clinton Anderson Downunder Horse Training Method.  They have a common goal to share techniques and help each other learn as much as possible about horse training.  I’ve been part of groups similar to this in other fields and it is difficult to get participation and leadership.  No so with the Brumbies.  This trip had 25 + people and almost as many horses.  Michael had fashioned a schedule that, as he liked to say, was “written in frozen jello”.  This was essentially saying, “here’s what we have planned, but if you want to do something else, knock yourself out.”

The Bar SZ Ranch was once the home of the Hall of Fame Quarter Horse Doc Bar who died in 1992 and is buried under a walnut tree between his stable and the mare barn.  Even though I’ve only seen pictures of Doc Bar,  you can feel his presence.  In 2001 the 660 acre ranch was purchased by the renowned artist Thomas Kinkade.  Kinkade used the ranch as a retreat and transformed the guest house into an art studio.  It has a great view of the Diablo Mountains.

Thomas Kinkade Art Studio

Thomas Kinkade Art Studio

The property has had its ups and downs since Kinkade’s death in 2012.  The property is under the guidance of the Kinkade Foundation who recently placed Tim and Michelle Borland as stewards.  The Borlands live on the property with their three children and have been culling the livestock to a more manageable level for the property’s resources.

 The Borlands hope to take advantage of the idyllic location and atmosphere of the ranch.  By combining their love of horses and the outdoors with the excellent horse and housing facilities the Borlands plan on marketing the property for horse events, such as sorting or training, family reunions, company retreats, and weddings.

 With 660 acres, a 10 stall mare barn, Doc Bar’s stallion barn, round pen, covered arena, and open arena there is more than enough room for horses.  With a main house that sleeps twelve and and artist’s studio that has two bedrooms and a loft to sleep four, there is enough room to sleep a lot of people.

 We arrived on Friday afternoon, settled the horses, and took a walk around the place.  There are pastures and trails, horseshoe pit, a very nice patio at the main house and a lovely deck at the art studio.  We lucked out and got the master bedroom in the art studio.  Meals were shared among the members.  We had Sunday breakfast.  I had never cooked for twenty five people before and was a little apprehensive, but it all turned out just fine.  If you weren’t assigned to preparing a meal, you got assigned to clean up.  Other than learning the idiosyncrasies of the kitchen appliances, everything turned out just dandy.

Our Stand of Trees

Our Stand of Trees

Saturday morning there were a couple of workshops both in the covered arena and out in the main arena. Jessie and I took advantage of the main arena to do some groundwork on the lead.  After doing some C-pattern, lungeing for respect, de-sensitizing we backed up all the way to the trailer to saddle up.  There were some cones and poles set up.  We did a little more warm up and the loped some circles.  It was a great area to lope.  The footing was pretty good and there was a lot of room.  Off to the side was a stand of trees that Tim had pruned so we could do some bending exercises there.  It was a great little area.  There were some gopher and squirrel holes we had to negotiate, but that just made it a little more challenging.

 After lunch we watched a video on Ranch Sorting.  The video was for beginners and the hosts began by demonstrating the art of moving cattle and the rules of the game on foot.  This really appealed to me as it slowed everything down and it gave me an opportunity to see just how movement and position affected the cattle.  When I mentioned I really wanted to try it from the ground, the group was open to the suggestion and many of us had the opportunity to work close to the herd.

Doc Bar Ranch

Ranch Sorting

When we finally got to work the cattle from horseback we had an experienced Ranch Sorter and neighbor of the ranch, Verne Shields, right in there with us offering guidance.  Not everyone chose to participate, and that was fine, but everyone who did, got as much time as they liked.

 Sunday morning there were a few more workshops and Chris White gave us a seminar on equine massage and saddle fitting.  Jessie and I worked out in the arena again.  She was a bit herd-bound and I did not think she was paying enough attention.  We had an opportunity to work on a few things.  We also spent more time in the stand of trees working on bending.  She was a little chargy on the trail ride and we worked on getting her to be comfortable in the back.  The ground in the open areas had quite a few squirrels holes and we did get as much done on this problem as I had hoped.

Doc Bar Ranch

Obstacle course

Out at the end of one of the trails Tim and Michelle had built a natural obstacle course. There was a wooden bridge, some tires to serpentine, and a number of dead logs to jump. Everyone spent about 20 minutes working the different areas.  After everyone had had enough we headed back to the barn.

Sunday evening after dinner we had a barn dance. As one of a number of special talents this couple possess, Tim and Michelle teach country western dancing.  In no time at all they had us doing the country 2-step and the Electric Slide.

Monday morning after breakfast Ranae and I went on a solo ride through the foothills.  It was great being out there together –  just us and our horses.  It was tough leaving.  We had a four hour drive home that, with holiday traffic, turned to five.  Then a couple of hours unpacking and settling the horses in back home.  It was an end to a long weekend and I had no problems falling asleep that night.  While we are at home now, I think a little piece of me stayed back there with Doc Bar.

Doc Bar Ranch

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Charles Wilhelm Ultimate Horse Challenge

May 20, 2014 by John 1 Comment

Charles Wilhelm Ultimate Super Horse Challenge

Episode #026

Charles WilhelmCharles Wilhelm has always believed in a versatile horse.  A horse should be strong in the ring, but also quiet enough to go on a trail ride.  A horse safe enough for your child to ride.  A horse that can play with cows and is comfortable with a rope.  A horse that will not spook if your hat gets blown off.  A horse that you can enjoy in the roping arena or on a parade.

Charles Wilhelm believes in a balance and responsive horse.  Charles believes the horse should be able to pick up the correct lead easily. Charles Wilhelm training improves the rider as well by helping the rider become more balance and responsive to the horse.  Charles Wilhelm Training clinics are fun and informative.

Charles WilhelmNow, Charles Wilhelm has developed a competition where riders can put their skills to the test.  This year at the Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento. The event will take place over three days and each day there is an elimination.

Charles Wilhelm knows what he’s talking about.  He’s written for many of the horse magazines, has a book, Building Your Dream Horse, and has a show on HRTV.

 

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