We’re Taking a COVID Hiatus
Hi everyone. I hope you are doing well. This COVID pandemic has really turned everyone’s world upside down. Somehow, I think horse people take these things a little better. When you sit on a 1,000 lb animal, sometimes things go wrong. It’s you and the horse and you learn to deal with them. We get manure under our fingernails and horse slobber on our shirts. We clean water troughs brimming with algae. We know the smell of Numotizine, Furacin, and that purple stuff you spray on cuts and wounds. We hear the COVID is tough. I sure wouldn’t want to mess with it, but I’m still thinking my immune system is ready.
It’s been challenging getting guests booked during the last two months. I’ve produced podcasts through it all so far, but now I need to take a little COVID Hiatus. I have commitments from two really cool people in the horse industry. I hope to get those interviews done, edited and posted. I just don’t know when. If you want to keep in touch, hit the subscribe button wherever you get our show. They will notify you when I release a new episode.
I hope to produce shows when I find a good topic and a cooperative guest. Meanwhile, all 200+ episodes are right here for you to enjoy. I hope you have a listen. If you have an idea for a show or just want to say “HI”, email John@whoapodcast.com. Thanks for all your support.
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Episode #170
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Tiffany McLaury’s name might sound familiar. She is the daughter of Buster and Sheryl McLaury. 
I heard some people call barefoot horse trimming natural hoof care. A quick search on Wikipedia says there is early evidence of mule shoes in Rome as far back as 400 BC. Now you would think in 2,000 years of equine husbandry, we would have figured out what is best for the horse’s foot. I’m not sure we have. If you ask two different farriers and a veterinarian the best way to trim a hoof, I would not be surprised if they came up with four different answers. It’s like politics or religion. There are a lot of opinions about barefoot horse trimming out there.
In my world, equine transportation means loading up my horse in the trailer and driving for a few hours. But I’ve often wondered what it was like for a horse being transported across the country or even around the world. What is equine transportation mean to them? What is it like for horses that qualify to get to the Olympics to compete, racehorses, or perhaps even a prize bull who moves from one ranch to another country? I remembered the first time I flew in a plane. It was kind of scary. The power you feel on takeoff, the pressure changes, and the bumpy landings are unnerving. I had an adult to explain everything was all right, but what about an animal?
Carmalee Scarpitti loves learning. In 2003, it turned her world upside down when she was in an accident with a drunk driver. Badly injured, Carmalee was in a wheelchair for months. Therapy worked to a point, but she need more help. She found a therapeutic riding center, Horses for Hope, and began with one therapeutic riding session a week. Her legs got stronger, her core strength improved too. Her progress was so impressive, she took the leap and got her own horse, Macy.