Do you ever wonder how someone got to where they are? How they overcame struggles or who some of their inspirations might have been along the way? Stable connections is my quest in flipping the conversation to focus more on the things we have in common
The Stable Connections the Podcast is an incredibly inspiring and enlightening podcast for anyone on a journey in natural horsemanship. As someone living in the Bay Area in CA, I can relate to the challenges of making a living while still finding time for horses. The interviews featured on this podcast have been a saving grace, as they provide valuable insight and guidance on how to navigate these difficulties. The spiritual truths brought forth by horses are eloquently spoken by the interviewees, leaving listeners feeling uplifted and motivated. This podcast has truly been a 10/10 for me.
One of the best aspects of The Stable Connections the Podcast is its inclusivity. Unlike many equestrian podcasts that exclusively feature famous trainers and riders, this podcast sheds light on every corner and element of the industry. From farriers to body workers, grooms to non-profit owners, each guest brings their unique perspective and experiences to the table. This 360-degree view gives listeners a comprehensive understanding of the diverse village it takes to support horses.
While it's hard to find any significant flaws with this podcast, one possible downside could be that it may not appeal to everyone outside of the horse world. However, for those who are passionate about horses or interested in natural horsemanship, this podcast is an absolute gem.
In conclusion, The Stable Connections the Podcast is a must-listen for anyone looking for inspiration and connection within the horse community. Shonna does an exceptional job interviewing people from all walks of life in the equestrian world and engages her guests in conversations that truly captivate listeners. Whether you're seeking advice on balancing work and horses or simply want to hear fascinating stories from horse enthusiasts, this podcast delivers it all with grace and authenticity.
Patrick talks to us about how he left his “normal” job to pursue a career with horses, his journey with riding 2 horses on highway 50 across the country bridle-less while stopping at 17 different non profits along the way, and what he's offering now.www.moderndayhorsemanship.comgamilahunbridled.comYELOliberty.com https://www.facebook.com/GamilahUnbridledhttps://www.instagram.com/gamilahunbridled/Episode Sponsors:https://www.baymaredesign.comhttp://horseontheloose.com
Claire talks to us about how she got started in Acupuncture while growing her family, why she loves working with older dogs, and what she's doing now.Episode Sponsors:https://www.baymaredesign.comhttps://www.darbybonomi.com
Lester talks to us about losing both his parents at a young age, why he was so drawn to horses and cattle, multiple people who took a chance on him, and what he does now.https://lesterbuckley.comEpisode Sponsors: https://www.instrideproductions.com/abouthttps://www.stablemix.com
Fenja talks to us about why she began studying Osteopathy, why she is passionate about it and her journey moving to Siskiyou County in Northern California. www.flowingwaterswholistics.com https://www.facebook.com/flowingwaterswholistics/?_rdr Episode Sponsors: http://darbybonomi.com http://stablemix.com
Luella Barton talks to us about being born in Germany but moving around a lot as a kid, her early start with horses, Being invited to go to compete in Vegas and what that was like for her. Episode Sponsors: https://www.horseontheloose.com https://www.hookedonanimalsshop.com
Sarah Reid talks to us about getting into horses freshly married and out of college at 21 years old, going from showing to trail riding and endurance, how she got her mustang and the many adventures she experienced with him. Episode Sponsors: http://darbybonomi.com http://optimumsaddleservices.com
Doc Alicia Benson talks to us about deciding to become a vet in her early 20s, what it's been like starting her practice, and what Premier Equine has to offer. https://www.premierequineveterinaryservices.com https://www.instagram.com/premierequine_/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087654301925 Episode Sponsors: https://www.therapeuticesalenmassage.com https://www.stablemix.com
Maddy talks to us about early years of wanting to become a trainer and how she made that happen, what she offers in her Dressage program now, and how much she loves her mom. https://www.gldressage.com https://www.instagram.com/gracelynnedressage/ Episode Sponsors https://www.changeyourlead.com http://optimumsaddleservices.com
Angela Sherman talks to us about being born in Brazil, landing in the US after 18, her experience working in prisons, and what she's doing with Change Your Lead. https://www.changeyourlead.com Episode Sponsors https://optimumsaddleservices.com https://freshsonoma.com
Erin Gilmore talks to us about her horse journey in Oakland, her start in equestrian media at 21 years old, how she got into photography, and how she has been able to build a team of photospheres for eventing shows. https://www.eringilmorephotos.com https://www.facebook.com/eringilmorephotos/ https://www.instagram.com/eringilmorephotos/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.instrideproductions.com/about https://healthyhorse.co
Mia Brown talks to us about her journey with falling in love with eventing, some body dysmorphia she experienced at a young age, landing at Chocolate Horse farm, and her opinions about Safe Sport. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100056289012896 Episode Sponsors: http://hannahbeebephotography.com https://www.stablemix.com
Lizzy talks to us about what brought her first to San Francisco and now to Sonoma County, her journey back into the horse world and leasing horses versus buying, and what she's doing with Fresh Sonoma offering Fodder to locals in the area. https://freshsonoma.com/ Episode Sponsors: http://hannahbeebephotography.com https://www.changeyourlead.com/
Hannah Beebe chats with us about how and why she started her photography business, moving her family to Auburn, California and managing her daughters food allergies. https://hannahbeebephotography.shootproof.com/ https://www.facebook.com/hannahbeebephotography https://www.instagram.com/hannahbeebephotography/ Podcast Sponsors: https://freshsonoma.com/ https://www.horseontheloose.com/
Giana talks to us about her extensive showing career starting on the East Coast, a horrific experience where she ran away for a bit and got out of the horse world, a failed suicide attempt where she feels horses saved her, and what she's doing now with “Be The Change in Mental Health”. Episode Sponsors: https://www.stablemix.com/ https://baymaredesign.com/
Kelly Robinson talks to us about getting a bachelors in Psychology, a masters in Counseling, doing her thesis on Equine Related Therapy and how now she finds herself as an independent Saddle Fitter. https://optimumsaddleservices.com/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.hannahbeebephotography.com/ https://healthyhorse.co/
Jordan Sullivan talks to us about being born and raised in a small town, how she's preparing to leave to farrier school in Missouri and what she expects from it. Episode Sponsors: https://www.stablemix.com/ https://baymaredesign.com/
Marisha Chilcott talks to us about how one plane ride pivoted her trajectory where she now runs “Be The Change in Mental Health”, a non-profit organization making Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation assessable to the public. https://btcmentalhealth.org/ Episode Sponsors: http://hannahbeebephotography.com https://www.phabco.org/
Mary McCormick talks to us about knowing Vaulting would be a part of her life since the young age of seven, going to the World Equestrian Games, and what she's doing now. https://www.facebook.com/silverstar82 https://www.instagram.com/marymccormick07/?hl=en Episode Sponsors: https://goatlandia.org/ https://www.phabco.org/
Marissa Nielsen talks to us about starting Pony Club around 8 years old with her mom, her experience going from Pony Club to Young Riders, traveling to England and Scotland, and what it was like moving her business from the Bay Area to Sacramento, California. https://www.facebook.com/marissa.yolken https://www.blackdiamondequestrian.com/ https://www.instagram.com/marissa_nielsen_blackdiamond/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.horseontheloose.com/ https://www.jshorsewomanship.com/social-media
Premier Equine Center owners Pat and Amie chat with us about the growth of their rehab facility.. Pat, coming from a 7th generation ranching family and Amie, with no horse family at all and how each of their skill sets have complimented each other over the years. https://premierequinerehab.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100044190082457 https://www.instagram.com/premier_equine_center/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.pacificperformancechiro.com/ https://healthyhorse.co/
Brittany Massey talks to us about being super driven to learn everything “horse” starting around 12 years old, why she started her training program out of necessity and what happen right when she leased her first barn that changed her entire trajectory. https://www.facebook.com/bth.equestrians https://www.bthequestrians.com/ https://www.instagram.com/silver_spur_stable/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.theequinecreative.com/ Equinebusinessmagazine.com
Ondine Rangel talks to us about moving to multiple countries in her up bringing, how she's always had a strong connection to animals, and how socializing and learning “people skills” didn't get introduced to her until her early 20s. https://www.ondine.horse/ https://www.facebook.com/OndineEquine Episode Sponsors: https://stablemix.com/ https://theequinecreative.com/
Nia Tahani talks to us about early memories of standing out, how she made her way to Oakland, California from the East Coast, and her journey with vintage jewelry. https://www.facebook.com/gemcorps https://www.instagram.com/gemcorps/ https://gemcorps.com/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.horseontheloose.com/shop https://healthyhorse.co/cbd
Marie-Charlotte Guion-Bluechley “MC” talks to us about being born and raised on a 200+ acre farm in Sonoma County, what her riding struggles are, why she's more focused on Dressage than archery now. Episode Sponsors: https://amiablesporthorse.com/ www.Goatlandia.org
Camille Kusin talks to us about living in Germany for a decade, her experience with learning the language, why she came back to the USA and what her Dressage training program in Penngrove, California offers now. https://www.facebook.com/camille.kusin/ Episode Sponsors: https://baymaredesign.com/ http://equinebusinessmagazine.com/
Doctor Katie Prince talks to us about growing up being the only girl in a house with 8 siblings, working up until having her C section, going back to work 4 days after having her daughter, and what running her vet practice in Sonoma County has been like. https://canyonlargeanimalclinic.com/about-us https://www.facebook.com/canyonequinemedicalcenter https://www.instagram.com/canyonequinemedical/ Episode Sponsors: https://healthyhorse.co/cbd https://www.stablemix.com/
Shannon Leveroni chats with us about her experience with burnout, losing her house in the 2017 fires and evacuating multiple barns, and the bodywork she offers including Acuscope and Myopulse. https://www.slacuscopeandmyopulse.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SLAcuscopeAndMyopulse Podcast Sponsors: https://www.changeyourlead.com/ https://www.theequinecreative.com/
Mike Hayward talks to us about coming to the US from England when he got a job with the Ringling brothers circus doing Footwork for elephants, as well as training both elephants and chimps, and what running his farrier business is like now. https://www.farriermikehayward.com/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.stablemix.com/ https://www.blackhoundequestrian.com/
Maddy Kent chats with us about her five horses and what she's working towards with each one and what building her program has been like. http://kentdressage.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kentdressage https://www.instagram.com/maddykentdressage/ Episode Sponsors: http://darbybonimi.com/ http://equinebusinessmagazine.com/
Maya Stessin talks to us about what the reining shows were like, her experience on the East Coast and in Texas, what brought her back to the west coast and her recent big life change. https://www.facebook.com/maya.stessin Episode Sponsors: https://www.stablemix.com/ https://wildwilling.com/
Shannon Ray Riley chats with us about how horses helped her heal through family trauma, how she found a horse community who better suited her gentle ways, and her journey with Ayurveda. https://wildwilling.com/ https://www.instagram.com/wild.willing/ https://www.instagram.com/shannonrayriley/ Photo Cred: https://www.instagram.com/equineoutwest/ Episode Sponsors: http://goatlandia.org/ https://www.horseontheloose.com/shop
Terry Church talks to us about her experience going to Germany, her journey with Tom Dorrance, and some insight on land management. https://www.facebook.com/terry.church.12 https://findingpegasus.wordpress.com/ Podcast Sponsors: https://www.changeyourlead.com/ https://www.theequinecreative.com/
Morgan Caplane and Kate Jutagir talk to us about Blackhound Equestrian, what they have to offer and how their diverse backgrounds compliment each other so well. https://www.blackhoundequestrian.com/ https://www.instagram.com/blackhound.equestrian/ https://www.facebook.com/blackhoundeq Episode Sponsors: http://equinebusinessmagazine.com/ https://www.jshorsewomanship.com/social-media
Joel Stewart talks to us about shoeing horses starting at the young age of 12 in Australia, this trip being his first trip to the US and what he thinks of it so far, and what he feel needs to change within the horse world. https://www.facebook.com/joel.stewart.35110 Episode Sponsors: https://baymaredesign.com/ https://www.instrideproductions.com/
Dr. Carrie Wicks talks to us about how relationships with horses have influenced her life and what inspired her to become a psychologist. https://www.carriewicks.com/ Episode Sponsors: https://healthyhorse.co/ https://www.equitherapeutics.com/
Eva Herman talks to us about her first anxiety attack and how since then how she has learned tools to get through them, how she handled moving barns and what she's learned from each trainer she's been with. Episode Sponsors: https://goatlandia.org/ https://www.stablemix.com/
Liz Mouille talks to us about her struggles in school not fitting in but finding horses as her safe place, her battle with addiction, including alcohol and overeating while going to 8 different treatment centers before getting clean, and what she offers with Phab Co. https://www.phabco.org/ https://www.instagram.com/phab_co/ Episode Sponsors: https://darbybonomi.com/ https://amiablesporthorse.com/
Katrina Charmatz talks to us about how she got started with Rebalance Pilates, a time she dissected a human body, her experience both of her hips resurfaced and what life is like living in siskiyou county mt shasta area. https://www.rebalancepilatesstudio.com/ https://www.facebook.com/rebalancepilatesstudio https://www.instagram.com/rebalancedbody/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.instagram.com/loveisrad.life/ https://healthyhorse.co/
John Saint Ryan talks to us about some struggles growing up- including leaving school at 15 and how his temper made him lose his best friend but then how he got an opportunity to teach martial arts to the Army, jump starting his acting career, and his experiences with both Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance. https://johnsaintryan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/JSR2020 https://www.instagram.com/johnsaintryan/ Episode Sponsors: instrideproductions.com http://www.elkgrovemilling.net/
Maggie Clancy talks to us about how she came to own the property she does in Sonoma County, what she offers there and how Enbarr, her new app was born. https://www.stridesridingacademy.com/ https://enbarrapp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/enbarr_app/ https://www.facebook.com/enbarrapp Episode Sponsors: https://wildwilling.com/ https://goatlandia.org/
Amanda Apesos talks to us about how horses have impacted her life, why she become a chiropractor, her journey with Ben's Bit Butter and her struggles in 2017 when her and her horse had to evacuate. https://www.bensbitbutter.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bens_bit_butter/ Episode Sponsors: https://www.phabco.org/ https://www.changeyourlead.com/
Michelle Scully talks to us about why being wide eyed and curious is her favorite thing about herself, her experiences with different clinicians over the years, and how breaking her back shaped who she is now. https://www.facebook.com/titaniumcowgirl https://www.instagram.com/talesofatitaniumcowgirl/ Episode Sponsors: https://wildwilling.com/ https://www.instrideproductions.com
Tina Steward talks to us about why she chose to become a veterinarian even though she got rejected 4 times from Davis, how she got into doing medical illustrations, and what she's doing now. https://www.facebook.com/tina.steward.77 https://www.tinastewarddvm.com/ Episode Sponsors: https://baymaredesign.com/ https://healthyhorse.co/
Simonne Berg talks to us about going to the World Cup Finals, becoming a professional two years ago and deep dives into some experiences with loved ones dying over the years. Episode Sponsors: https://www.stablemix.com/ https://www.equitherapeutics.com/
Vijoa walks to us about her long family history of horse trainers and how she went from spending childhood at Anthony Chabot equestrian center to now training and being the concessionaire. Episode Sponsors: https://healthyhorse.co/ https://www.chrisellsworthhorsemanship.com/
Rodney Deck talks to us about working briefly in the corporate world, his experience in college riding bucking horses, helping a friend train bomb dogs in Vegas, and a bit about his farrier business now. Episode Sponsors: https://www.blackhoundequestrian.com/ https://equestrianaccounting.co/
Hope Hobday Glynn chats with us about why she thinks there is a flawed system, her opinion on needs to change within the industry and if she thinks she's a better rider or trainer. Episode Sponsors: https://goatlandia.org/ https://darbybonomi.com/
Jamie Shortz talks to us about growing up with a mom as a Dressage trainer, her journey with Chiropractic school, and what it's been like raising her son, growing her business and being newly married. https://www.pacificperformancechiro.com/ Episode Sponsors: https://darbybonomi.com/ https://equestrianaccounting.co/
Elena Gaeta talks to us about how she started out in her photography/videography business and her experience posing naked on horseback. https://www.instrideproductions.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lanybiird/ https://www.facebook.com/InstrideProductions Episode Sponsors: https://mymareco.com/ https://healthyhorse.co/
Toora Omahony talks to us about why she moved from Oregon to Santa Rosa, California and soon after got an opportunity to work in France, and how she's taken what she has learned into becoming the eventing trainer she is today. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063568420916 https://www.raydianceeventing.com/ Episode Sponsors: https://goatlandia.org/ https://www.changeyourlead.com/
Lindsey Close talks to us about why she got into equine nutrition, her first OTTB she struggled with, and how she's been working through some fear after an accident. https://www.facebook.com/CloseRanch https://www.facebook.com/CloseEquineNutritionConsulting/ https://closeranch10179.wixsite.com/closeranch Episode Sponsors: https://www.theequinecreative.com/ https://www.chrisellsworthhorsemanship.com/