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Hi, I’m John Harrer and along with my wife Ranae, we host the Whoa Podcast about Horses and Horsemanship.

If you love horses, you’ll like our show. Besides, you need something to listen to while you muck stalls or clean tack.

Below you’ll find our latest podcasts. We also have a YouTube Channel. Please look around. We hope you sign up for our email newsletter. Tell us what you think. Email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Feed and Nutrition with Will Friday

July 7, 2020 by John Leave a Comment

Feed and Nutrition with Will Friday

How much do you worry about the quality of feed and nutrition of your horse?  I confess, I let my horses get a little “extra” fat of this last winter.  It wasn’t until I took Scratch in for a routine dental and vaccination and we got on the scale.  He was 1,014 lbs.  Now, I’m not exactly sure what his ideal weight ought to be, but I KNOW it’s not 1,000 lbs.  It’s difficult to get a horse to lose weight.  You can’t just feed less.  Horses need food going through their system constantly to stay healthy.  That’s just how that works.

I was looking for ways to support my horse nutritionally when I came across my friend, Will Friday’s,  new website.  You might remember Will from a previous episode we did on The Masterson Method.  Will has an interest in feed and nutrition and consults many of his clients.  Will offered two very important charts to reference.  The first in the NRC chart for horses.  This lists the amounts of nutrients horses require. The second is an average analysis of alfalfa hay.

Useful Tables

 

feed and nutrition

feed and nutritionBoth tables are important when trying to figure out what your horse needs.

We talked about a lot of charts and databases offering nutritional information.  After I spoke with Will, I did a little research and found Equi-analytical’s website.  There is a cool little page with feed analysis.  The link is on the episode page.https://equi-analytical.com/common-feed-profiles/interactive-common-feed-profile/

Here is a link to a good video for taking a hay analysis sample:  https://youtu.be/sJMyvYyYZek  

Since I purchase my hay for the year from one supplier, I think I’ll spend the $18 and get a hay analysis this year.  I’ll let you know what I find out.  

On Equi-analytical’s website you will also find a Nutrient calculator:  https://nrc88.nas.edu/nrh/

General info from Equi-analytical:  https://equi-analytical.com/

 

Links to Performance Equine Bodywork

Website:  https://www.performanceequinebodywork.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/PerformanceEquineBodywork/

 

 

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

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #172

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Jason Irwin Horseman & Clinician

June 2, 2020 by John Leave a Comment

Jason Irwin Horseman & Clinician

Jason IrwinJason Irwin is a horse trainer and clinician in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.  I received an email saying that I needed to interview Jason.  There are a lot of very talented horse trainers out there and many of them don’t get the attention they deserve.  I think Jason is one of them.  Jason and I spoke on the phone and I discovered that last year they invited him to the big Equine Affaire Shows on the east coast.  The Western States Horse Expo scheduled him to present in June.  Of course, everyone’s 2020 schedule got thrown into the tumbler.  Jason, along with his wife Bronwyn, hold horsemanship clinics throughout the year.  

Jason Irwin’s love affair with horses began with his Dad at their horse and livestock, NorthStar Livestock.  It was there he learned how to pick up horses in the States, bring them home to Canada, train, then sell them.  Jason developed his eye for a horse pretty enough to catch your eye and willing enough to accept training.  Jason worked with hundreds of horses.  He learned from books, tapes, and practical experience.  As Jason put it, “I could read about a technique in one of the horse magazines and take it out the next day and try it on 10 different horses.  You find out quick what works and what doesn’t.”

Links heard on the show:

Jason & Bronwyn Irwin Horsemanship

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Jason Irwin’s family ranch: NorthStar Livestock

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We want you to be a part of the show.  Tell us about your horse.  Share your challenges, triumphs, or just everyday items that make horse ownership unique.  Create an audio file using the memo app on your phone.  Or contact me and we’ll set up a time to talk by Skype or phone.  Perhaps what you have to share can help someone in THEIR horse journey.

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.  Email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #171

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We’re Taking a COVID Hiatus

May 12, 2020 by John Leave a Comment

We’re Taking a COVID Hiatus

COVID HiatusHi 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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Join Us on this Journey

We want you to be a part of the show.  Tell us about your horse.  Share your challenges, triumphs, or just everyday items that make horse ownership unique.  Create an audio file using the memo app on your phone.  Or contact me and we’ll set up a time to talk by Skype or phone.  Perhaps what you have to share can help someone in THEIR horse journey.

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.  Email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #170

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Tiffany McLaury Colt Starter

April 28, 2020 by John Leave a Comment

Tiffany McLaury Colt Starter

Tiffany McLauryTiffany McLaury’s name might sound familiar.  She is the daughter of Buster and Sheryl McLaury.  Buster and Sheryl spent many years working on and managing ranches.  In 1984, they met Ray and Carolyn Hunt and their view of horsemanship changed.  Tiffany grew up learning about training horses and starting colts from not only her parents, but many other well-known trainers.

About a month ago listener Jeana Marie Andreatta wrote m.  Jeana is deep into horses. Her business Tumbling J Mohair Tack hand crafts Mohair cinches. Jeana also teaches at Equi911.  So when she writes me with a suggestion for a guest, I listen. Jeana is friends with Tiffany McLaury a horse trainer and colt starter in Paducah Texas.  Tiffany knows a lot about horsemanship growing up learning from her father and mother, Buster and Cheryl McLaury. She’s real easy to talk to and our conversation wanders all over the place – well all over the place on the topic of horses.  We could have gone on another hour, but we know you have chores to do. Here’s my conversation with Tiffany McLaury.

Tiffany’s Facebook Page

 

 

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We want you to be a part of the show.  Tell us about your horse.  Share your challenges, triumphs, or just everyday items that make horse ownership unique.  Create an audio file using the memo app on your phone.  Or contact me and we’ll set up a time to talk by Skype or phone.  Perhaps what you have to share can help someone in THEIR horse journey.

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.  Email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #169

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Barefoot Horse Trimming with Craig Morley

April 14, 2020 by John Leave a Comment

Barefoot Horse Trimming with Craig Morley

Barefoot horse TrimmingI 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.

When I ran into a riding friend I had not seen in a while, he told me he had been studying barefoot horse trimming.  Perfect, here was someone I could talk to openly and honestly about the subject.  We sat down between the row of horse stalls at the stable he boards his horses.  We began with his attraction to the business, then discovered the key points of interest to him, and discovered a few tips about barefoot horse trimming along the way.

I learned there are not only a lot of opinions, but there are a lot of different breeds of horses and bone structures out there.  Add to that the variety of the way we use our horses and the combinations are endless.  There just isn’t one solution that fits all horses.

Barefoot Horse Trimming Book Recommended by Craig Morley

Craig’s Facebook Page

 

 

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Join Us on this Journey

We want you to be a part of the show.  Tell us about your horse.  Share your challenges, triumphs, or just everyday items that make horse ownership unique.  Create an audio file using the memo app on your phone.  Or contact me and we’ll set up a time to talk by Skype or phone.  Perhaps what you have to share can help someone in THEIR horse journey.

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.  Email us at John@WhoaPodcast.com

Thanks for listening,

John & Ranae

Episode #168

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