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Porta-Grazer with Walt Tharp

March 4, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

Porta-Grazer with Walt Tharp

Episode #017.

When I received an email on the No Worries Club forums from listener Rebekah about a device that was helping her horse in a number of different ways, I was a bit skeptical. After all, there are a lot of gimmicks out there. But she is a fan, and the show is about learning, so I investigated. The product is the Porta-Grazer, a slow release feeder with a unique design. My first visit was to the Porta-Grazer website. It was very informative. As with any animal, including humans, it’s not only what we eat, but when and how much. There’s a lot of great information here and I would encourage you to look into it if your horse has any metabolic health problems.

My next step was to contact Porta-Grazer’s owner, Walt Tharp. Walt developed the Porta-Grazer while trying to find a way to help horses with founder who were getting too many sugar calories too quickly. Walt talks about how he researched the problem. Once he felt he handle on the problem, he had to come up with a solution that was durable, effective, and accounted for the individual personality each horse. Walt’s Porta-Grazer has a number of great features. One is a little trough for capturing the dust and sand that might be in the feed. Another feature is the locking feed system so the horse can not get to all the feed at once. But, I don’t want to give it all away. Have a listen and hear Walt tell you about all the great features of the Porta-Grazer.

Walt has a few videos on the Porta-Grazer too. You can check those out here: Porta-Grazer video. Find Porta-Grazer on Facebook at Facebook/Porta-Grazer. Or contact them at 209-745-5671.

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Wild Mustangs with Alan Day

February 11, 2014 by John 6 Comments

Wild Mustangs with Alan Day

On today’s program we speak with Alan Day, a rancher from Arizona who back in 1988 started a wild mustang government subsidized sanctuary in South Dakota. Alan cared for 1500 horses on 35,000 acres. It was the first project of its kind and there was much to learn. Mr. Day had run cattle on two other ranches, one of them the Lazy B, a 175,000 acre ranch in Arizona.

But these were wild mustangs. To properly manage the land the horses would have to be moved from pasture to pasture. Did I mention they were wild mustangs? With careful consideration to the horses’ welfare, Alan developed a way of training the wild mustangs to follow his ranch horses from one pasture to another. Slowly he was able to gain their trust and the horses thrived on his ranch.

Alan Day has written a book, The Horse Lover, A Cowboy’s Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs, chroniclings the events that led up to the creation of Mustang Meadows in South Dakota and the ranch’s day-to-day operation. Along the way, Alan intersperses stories of his own experiences with horses. From his first horse, Chico to Aunt Jemima, Alan has a world of stories to tell, some funny, some poignant, all captivating, about the partners he shared his work with.

You can find out more about Mr. Day by visiting his website www.thehorselover.com. It has a blog where Alan’s stories about horses, ranching and the West are being posted, and also where he will be speaking.

You can connect with him on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Horse-Lover-A-Cowboys-Quest-to-Save-the-Wild-Mustangs/641650999198071?ref=hl

And on Twitter, conect with: https://twitter.com/AlanDayAuthor)

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Special thank to Alan Day and Lynn Wiese Sneyd for setting up this interview and giving us some insight into the world of wild mustangs.

Thanks for listening. We would love to hear your thoughts. Email us at john@whoapodcast.com

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Horse Cleaning and Jessie

December 10, 2013 by John Leave a Comment

A Little Horse Cleaning

We wanted to shoot some video for our Testing the Intermediate Exercises and it required a little horse cleaning. Appearance is everything after all, and we needed her to look beautiful to distract the viewer from how poorly we executed the exercises (wink-wink) . Fall in California is chilly, but not terribly cold. Most of the time a good brushing is enough. For this adventure I bathed her early in the day. She was drying fast enough. My cameraman (translate wife) was worried we would run out of light on these short winter days. There was only one thing to do: pull out the hair dryer. Jessie seemed to rather like it. You’ll see in this short little horse cleaning video (it’s only 33 seconds long). Jessie is not tied to anything. There are no strings, ropes or mirrors. There are no tricks up my sleeve. However, those are mulberry leaves she is standing on. They are as sweet as candy to her. Knowing that she was just ground tied, I was surprised when she did not go after them. Needless to say we got her dried off enough to shoot the video. We did have to rush and we shot until all the light was gone. But, we made it and she looks really good in the video. Check it out!

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An Interview with Dr. Russell Smith

December 21, 2012 by John 14 Comments

Dr. Russell Smith Of Gomers

Our December 18th podcast features Dr. Russell Smith of Gomers, Inc. Dr. Smith is the formulator of Karbo Combo+ and Epic Cl, exceptional nutritional supplements for livestock and pets. On this episode we discuss the the number one threat in horses today, colic. We also touch on the immune system (especially in puppies), the digestive system and what the body requires to stay healthy. Remember to find Gomers on Facebook and help support the show.

Oh, and we do a couple of housekeeping chores telling you about this new website, WhoaPodcast.com, and our Sunday ride. Thanks for listenening. Enjoy!

Working the Hay Stack

December 12, 2012 by John Leave a Comment

After our video called Gettin Hay we had a ton (hay joke) of questions on how we manage the hay stack, how we get the hay down, and so we thought we would show you in this short video called Working the Stack. We learned it takes about twice as long when you video tape it. Enjoy!