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Sarah Maslin Nir is a staff reporter for The New York Times and a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. Sarah wrote ‘Horse Crazy’, the story of a woman and a world in love with an animal because her Manhattan roots couldn’t suppress her love for horses. Francesca Wood was a professional horse person for many years in Europe and the USA, riding show jumpers and competing in 3 Day events, then Francesca fell in love with an American Mustang. Listen in…

Susan Friedland has a knack for exploring subjects that horse people love in her blog, Saddle Seeks Horse. Now she’s written a book to help us get through the toughest time ever, losing a horse. And Laura Leigh is Founder and President of Wild Horse Education. Those who appreciate the American Mustangs will be glad to hear on she advocates for their lives round the clock and in the courtrooms. Listen in…

Monique Warren studied California-style Vaquero riding, learning dressage in a Western saddle to enhance cow work to more efficiently and effectively influence the horse’s body position and cow. She became passionate about a more natural lifestyle for her horses and studied equine nutrition and the horse’s hoof, which resulted in a 4 year journey of creating a slow feeder that met her horse’s needs. Dr. Juliet Getty shares how to protect your horse’s immune system, paying attention to the antioxidant content of the diet, as well as boost immunity through CBD, mushrooms, and colostrum. Listen in…

Veterinarian, artist and author Madison Seamans is a lifelong professional horseman. The author (Dr. Madison Seamans) and his book: “Never Trust a Sneaky Pony (and other things they didn’t teach me in vet school)” is the result of his true experiences as a veterinarian in equine practice for over thirty years. Riding Instructor, Hannah Brisso, is a PATH International Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor and Driving Instructor, as well as a riding instructor in hunt seat and dressage and a registered Yoga teacher. Listen in…

Olympian Boyd Martin lives life fully, with grit and love for his horses and family. Boyd has claimed numerous top placings in the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event and he has represented the USA in three Pan American games and was on two Olympic teams for the USA. Monty Roberts interviews Boyd about being at home and staying sharp during lock down. Laura Azara leads a jet-set lifestyle but at the end of the day, loves to head home to her horses and do a little Ranch Riding. Listen in…

From an early age Paul McEnroe developed from his father a love of horses, ranching and the West. He worked hard and became known as the developer of numerous products the world depends upon to this day, including the UPC BARCODE, so that in retirement, he now raises horses and cattle on Rancho La Purisima in the Santa Ynez Valley, California. Marty Irby and Monty Roberts introduce us to Donna Benefield, Senior Advisor on Equine Protection for Animal Wellness Action. Benefield was instrumental in the formation of four USDA-certified inspection programs over the past 30 years. Listen in…

As Director of Content for Horse & Country TV for over 10 years, Jonathan Rippon is responsible for all sport, training & learning, documentary and entertainment programming on H&C’s worldwide streaming service and popular cable TV channels. As a surprise for us, Jonathan shares his musical talents too by allowing us to play his recently released, upbeat dance track called ‘Feel the Fire’. And Juliet Getty stops in to share with us nutrition help for stress and our horse’s overall health. Listen in…

At 36, Phillip Ralls became the National Reined Cow Horse Association’s fifteenth million dollar rider. Growing up on the west coast, Ralls spent time with legendary horsemen who helped him progress his skills. In addition to his father, NRCHA Hall of Fame rider Ron Ralls, Phillip spent eight years at Monty and Pat Roberts’ Flag Is Up Farms. Also, Dr. John Byrd’s experience with horses led him to observe how a horse’s health could impact performance. Today he speaks with Monty Roberts on field management and a dewormer plan. Listen in…

Ron Ralls was inducted into the NRCHA Hall of Fame and is close to achieving $1 million in career earnings. Old friends Monty and Ron catch up about being home, training and loving every minute of it. Monty also chats with Chris Cox who has been conducting clinics and demonstrations for over 18 years, been a successful trainer and travels worldwide spreading his message, hoping horsemen will come to understand and appreciate the horses in their lives. Listen in…

The Horse Radio Network and Monty Roberts present a special birthday episode of “Ask Monty Live”.  Hosted by Certified Monty Roberts instructor Jamie Jennings of the Horses in the Morning show. This is the audio from a FB Live where Monty answers horse and training related questions live from video callers from around the world.

Tonya Johnston is a Mental Skills Coach who works with equestrian athletes and loves her horses. Tonya helps riders apply mental skills across disciplines. Debbie shares the three most important knots equestrians need to know. Also, Jack Roddy and Monty Roberts went to college together, both are rodeo champions, entrepreneurs, mentors and friends. Both Hall of Famers pay tribute to champion and team mate Greg Ward. Listen in…

David Wadman built a better way to protect our horses legs; boots with bluetooth technology to help maintain safe temperatures. And Monty is back from Australia to share with us how he helped a horse who is aggressive. He even wrote a poem about her. Listen in…

The Horse Radio Network and Monty Roberts is proud to announce the first “Ask Monty Live”.  Hosted by Certified Monty Roberts instructor Jamie Jennings of the Horses in the Morning show. Monty answers horse and training related questions live from video callers and takes questions from viewers.

Tammy Sronce is Director of Operations for Road to the Horse, the World Championship of Colt Starting, held annually at the Kentucky Horse Park, and a multiple World & National Champion Cowgirl in all aspects of Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Emily Cain is striving to change the way that animals are cared for in captive settings and is co-founder of WildThink, a non-profit that created the Animal Vending Machine. Listen in…

Obesity is an epidemic problem with domesticated horses. We often attribute the problem to overfeeding concentrates combined with too little exercise, the underlying cause is much less apparent and has to do with the horse’s brain and response to stress. Dr. Getty says when a horse realizes that he is safe and that forage is available, he slows down his eating, eats less, and maintains a healthy body condition.
Pat Roberts is still busy participating in open competitions into her eighth decade of life, and she buckled down, achieving an amazing 2019 competition record with “Blackie”, a horse with multigenerational value. Listen in…

Passionate about horses and science from the time she was riding her first Shetland Pony in Texas, Christa Lesté-Lasserre writes for horse magazines, often about how horses are emotional sponges. Erin Simons shares that horseback riding defined her childhood and young adult years. Her career with Disney started in 2003 as a Stable Attendant with the opportunity to work with the Resort in many different roles since then. Listen in…

Eclipse Award winning Jockey Frankie Lovato created the Equicizer as a means to rehabilitate riders after an accident left him with a badly fractured left leg in 1981. Dr. Sue Cain is the creator of Riding Styles: Create a Breakthrough Relationship With Your Horse, and has developed two new style assessments designed to help equestrians create breakthrough relationships. Listen in…

Ms. Presley sparkles as she describes riding horses at Graceland and how much those horses meant to Elvis and Priscilla. And Joanna Robson DVM, learned that being present with animals in pain and suffering can a major toll, something that was not discussed in veterinary school. This led to classic ‘compassion fatigue’ and burnout, so Joanna set out to understand, study and help veterinarians deal with this. Listen in…

Carole Herder is tackling the difficult issue of Laminitis, by far one of the most feared hoof ailments that affects horses globally. She speaks to the non-professional horse owner for the prevention, understanding, and treatment of laminitis, sharing that it is curable with proper, realistic, and appropriate information. And Tabitha Cox joins us today to share about the Sable Island horses, remarkable animals that incredibly survive the elements on an “island of sand” on a small Canadian island near Nova Scotia. Listen in… 

“Horseback Archery is basically riding your horse at speed, without hands on the reins, and not looking where you are going!” says Judy Osborn as she describes the thrill of horseback archery. And Dr. Juliet Getty, equine nutritionist shares about pain management from a nutritional approach. Drugs that treat pain come with the real risk of ulcer development. There are much better ways to deal with this. Listen in…

In hour five of the 2019 HRN Holiday Radiothon by State Line Tack, Horsemanship Radio host Debbie Loucks chats with the one and only Priscilla Presley as she tells us about Christmas at Graceland with Elvis and the horses. We enjoy some awesome listener-submitted holiday songs, poems, and greetings. Plus, we give away a bunch of prizes from Omega Fields, Monty Roberts University, Cavallo Boots, and Horseloverz.com. Listen in…

Accomplished actor Cameron Ring says he didn’t rescue Awesome Gal, a Tennessee Walking Horse, he says Awesome Gal rescued him. She inspired him to follow his dream of acting, and he starred in both theater and film productions including Prophet: The Story of Nat Turner; The Thurgood Marshall Story, and From Man to Superman. Cameron realized the power of cinema to tell stories, and he wanted to use that power to tell Awesome Gal’s powerful story. And Lauren Richardson and Erica Williams, EAGALA Certified Equine Specialists, are passionate about helping each individual discover their true potential through their relationship with the horse. Listen in…

Coach Laura Moore noticed a flier advertising a mechanical bull world championship being held in the small town in Washington State. While she had very little experience riding mechanical bulls, she had plenty of experience riding and starting horses since she was a child. She shares how she beat the boys at Bull Bustin’. Across the pond we talk with author R.S. Turner about Exmoor Ponies and the story that relates his family’s experience of a deep dive into owning one. Listen in…

Julia Martin tells of the making of the movie “A Pony and His Boy: The Story of Berry and Josh”, the power of a pony and the effect that he has had on Josh, Julia’s 8-year-old son with Down Syndrome. Josh had always been afraid of horses until he met a 28-year-old pony named Berry. Dr. Juliet Getty joins us with suggestions to help our senior horse live more comfortably by good nutrition. Listen in…

Recent suggestions for rule changes by the US Jockey Club to the US Racing Industry caused us to ask Monty Roberts, long time advocate of whipless racing, to tell us what he thinks the chances are that the industry will listen. Will all 38 states come on board with the public sentiment and the Jockey Club recommendations or will there be a modified response by the racetracks? Listen in…