Porta-Grazer with Walt Tharp

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 Port-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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Texas Campdraft

Texas Campdraft

Campdrafting Comes to Texas ~ Episode #016

Horse and riders are getting the campdrafting USA fever.  Last summer's campdraft in Kiowa, Colorado was so popular that new associations are forming to promote campdrafting in the States.  On Today's podcast we chat with Dr. Kellee Campbell, a small animal veterinarian in Austin, Texas.  Kellee is a breeder of Australian Stock Horses at and owns SandHaven Farms.  She is also an avid polocrosse competitor.  I met Kellee last summer in Colorado.  When she told me she was forming an regional association under the US Campdraft organization and producing her own event, I had to talk to her about it.

Sand Haven Farms

Although the winter has been terribly cold in Texas and many people have not had a chance to get out and ride their horses, this event happening in March is sure to have a big draw.  Kellee and her group, the Texas Campdraft Association have convinced Steven Hart, clinician and champion campdrafter to come to Texas and put on a clinic and competition.  The dates have been set.  Mark your calendars for March 6th - 9th.  The first two days will be a clinic.  The clinic will teach you the rules of the campdraft.  There is also a short judges clinic.  Even if you are not interested in being a judge, the clinic can help you be a stronger competitor.  Kellee tells us all about the Texas campdraft, her horses, and a little about Texas.

Steven Hart is a campdraft champion and clinician in Australia.  Steven is flying to the States to teach the skills necessary to be a better campdrafter.  Steven has won over 200 open campdrafts in Australia.  He not only is a fierce competitor, he is a great instructor.  I had the opportunity to watch him work last year in Colorado.  He has a teaching style that is clear and effective.  I really saw the riders make some huge improvements in their skills over the two days.  Steven tells us exactly what campdrafting is and how it is scored.  He tells us what to expect at the Texas Campdraft.  And, he covers information about the horses and equipment best suited for the sport.  Steven works with Select Sires of Australia to produce some of the finest performance horses.

 

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Rick Lamb of the Horse Show

Rick Lamb of The Horse Show

Episode #015

On today's show, Rick Lamb, host of The Horse Show radio and TV programs stops by and we chat about his life with horses.  Rick Lamb is an example of someone loving horses and working to make a life out of it.   I believe one of the reasons Rick Lamb is so popular is because he is so very easy to relate to.  There is a little bit of him in all of us.  He had a boyhood fascination with horses and kept following it until he found a place in the horse world.  He took his experiences in the recording studio and blended them with his knowledge of horses and his desire to teach.  Rick developed his radio show and emceed many horse expos and demonstrations.  He found good people, like Dr. Robert Miller, to co-write a book with, then wrote his own.  He developed a TV show on the RFD network and it is no surprise it quickly grew in popularity.  And, Rick Lamb continues to grow by working on a doctorate on educational technology so he can keep on teaching people what he has learned about horses.

Rick tells us a little about his journey and some of the key moments in his life.  We hear how Rick got his first horse and a little about the trials he had getting them home to his ranch in Arizona.   We also get to hear about Rick's experience interviewing and hosting numerous shows with some of the biggest names in natural horsemanship.  Rick touches a little on his relationships with Clinton Anderson, Dr. Robert Miller, Pat Parelli and John Lyons and how they all had an impact on his life and career.

One of the most interesting topics, (maybe it is because I would love to raise a foal someday), is imprint training that Rick and Dr. Miller talk about in the book A Revolution in Horsemanship.   Rick tells us how if the training isn't followed, the results could leave you with a problem horse.  But, if done well you get a much more confident horse.

Talking with Rick was just so comfortable.  You know I've only been doing this a little while.  I make no bones about my interviewing skills.  I know I don't have "the pipes" to really be doing a podcast.  Rick recorded his side of the conversation at his home studio and sent me his side of the file to mix together.  He was very patient and generous with his time and was open to any questions I wanted to ask.

You can find more about Rick Lamb at RickLamb.com and the HorseShow.com

And, I would really encourage you to check out his books:  The Revolution in Horsemanship, Human to Horseman, Horse Smarts for Busy People

His TV show can be found on RFD-TV.  Check out their website for details.

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Wild Mustangs with H. Alan Day

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 horses, wild mustangs in fact.  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, chronicling the events leading up to the creation of Mustang Meadows in South Dakota and detailing the day-to-day operations.  Along the way, Alan intersperses stories of his own personal experiences with the horses in his life.  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)
To order his book from Amazon:  http://amzn.com/0803253354

Special thanks to Alan Day and Lynn Wiese Sneyd for setting up this interview and giving us some insight into the world of wild mustangs. I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of the manuscript and thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend the read!

Thanks for listening.  We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode.  Email us atjohn@whoapodcast.com

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Talking Team Roping with Champion Denny Watkins

I've been lucky enough to get a few freelance writhing assignments.  For my latest article I had an opportunity to do a sidebar on champion Team Roper Denny Watkins.  Denny made it to the NFR 19 consecutive years and still ropes as well as teaching roping to ropers of all levels.  Denny offers a great insight to the word of roping and with 40+ years of experience he has a ton of stories to tell.

Once again, it was an impromtu interview just before one of Denny's Team Roping practices.  You'll hear some background noise (sorry) of him getting his horses ready to work.

Denny has a series of short instructional videos on Vimeo VOD and Youtube.  Check out a couple of these links:

http://vimeo.com/dennywatkins

And his Youtube Channel:  http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmgqsDpsQeBt17WKfU0F9cA

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Talking Polocrosse with Paul Johnson

Paul Johnson joins us from McDade, Texas to talk about the sport of polocrosse.  Paul has been involved in polocrosse for many years, has written a book, and produced a DVD on the sport.  He explains some of the rules and how the games is played.  One note we have a few technical problems, but we get them resolved and carry on.

The Link to: Paul Johnson's Polocrosse DVD

The Link to Paul's website: Paul Johnson's website for horses, books, and dvd's

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Gymnastic Jumping Lines with Lori VanSickel

Lori VanSickel is an eventing and Hunter/Jumper trainer and owner of Flying V Farms. On today's show Lori demonstrates how to use an exercise called gymnastic jumping lines to improve your equitation and your horses athletic ability.  But, before we get into the action, Lori's twelve year old daughter, Kayla, gives me a tour around Flying V Farms.

We also produced a video that more clearly demonstrates the use of gymnastic jumping lines and how to use them correctly.  You can find the video at:  Gymnastic Jumping Lines

A month after recording the podcast, Ranae and I went to Lori for an hour lesson and found it quite useful in helping us with our balance and equitation.  We would love to hear your thoughts.  Feel free to email us at: john@whoapodcast.com

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