Retired Racehorse Radio

In this National Reining Horse Association episode, we will discuss the nuances of the spin and how to train your horse one step at a time to achieve it with NRHA Judge Hoot Bricker from Pennsylvania and NRHA Professional Josiane Gauthier from North Carolina. Listen in....Episode 3264 Links:Hosts of the NRHA Monthly Episode: Christy Landwehr and Sara Honegger of the NRHATitle Sponsor:  National Reining Horse AssociationGuest: Hoot Bricker​Guest: Josiane GauthierTime Stamps:8:13 – Hoot Bricker31:10 – Josiane Gauthier

The 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover is a month away and we have Kirsten Green, Executive Director of the RRP, joining us to give us all the stats on the horses who will be coming! Speaking of competitors, Melissa Meitzen joins us again to share an update on her Makeover hopeful. We wrap with Leandra Cooper from New Vocations with a training tip and adoptable horse of the week -- stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 111Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Kirsten GreenGuest: Melissa MeitzenGuest: Leandra CooperAdoptable Horse of the Week: NIGHTATTHEMOVIESAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

Today we chat with Kim Veenstra of the Mobile Confidence Clinic on how encouraging curiosity and safe boundaries can help your retired racehorse transition confidently into their next career. We catch up with Making the Makeover Riders, Julia Jesu and Clare Mansmann. And while we will not have New Vocations on this week (Winnie Morgan Nemeth is at the AQHA Youth World Show!) we will introduce a New Vocations Adoptable Horse of the Week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 110Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Kim VeenstraGuest: Julia Jesu and Clare MansmannAdoptable Horse of the Week: BoardmasterAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

On today's show we're chatting with Robyn Null of Robyn's Nest Farms about their upcoming Beyond the Backstretch Benefit Show. We catch up with Making the Makeover Riders, Adriana Nannini and Melissa Meitzen. Last, but not least, we introduce our Adoptable Horse of the Week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 109Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Robyn NullGuest: Melissa MeitzenGuest: Adrianna NanniniAdoptable Horse of the Week: SidekickAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

We chat with professional horse trainer, Jena Antonucci, about her success as the first woman to train a Triple Crown Race winner, and her experience working in the racing industry. We catch up with Making the Makeover Series riders, Melissa Meitzen and Julia Jesu. Winnie Morgan Nemeth joins us from New Vocations to give us a training tip and introduce our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 108Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Jena AntonucciGuest: Melissa Meitzen and Julia JesuGuest: Winnie Morgan NemethAdoptable Horse of the Week: Irish PrinceAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

On today's show we chat with Dr. Embly from Rood & Riddle about senior horse care -- why you shouldn't be afraid to adopt an older horse and how to care for your horse today to prepare them for their senior years. We catch up with our Making the Makeover rider, Julia Jesu, and how her horse has been doing as they prepare for the Makeover. Finally, we meet our adoptable horse of the week and get a training tip from Leandra Cooper from New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 107Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Dr. Ashley EmblyGuest: Julia JesuGuest: Leandra CooperAdoptable Horse of the Week: Major UptrendAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners

Today is a real treat! We're catching up with 2022 Making the Makeover contestants, Leigh Beamer and Natalie Holdren, on how life has been treating them and their horses since the Makeover. We catch up with Melissa Meitzen and Clare Mansmann on how their Makeover hopefuls are doing. We wrap with Winnie Morgan Nemeth of New Vocations who shares a training tip and our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 106:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Erin O'Keefe and Jackie BarrGuest: Adriana Nannini and Julia JesuGuest: Leandra CooperAdoptable Horse of the Week: Monition Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

On today's show we're chatting with Makeover veterans, Erin O'Keefe and Jackie Barr, to get their hot tips on following their favorite racehorses and making their virtual stable a reality. We catch up with Making the Makeover riders, Julia Jesu and Adriana Nanninni, and how their training is progressing for their Makeover horses. We wrap with a training tip from Leandra Cooper and introduce our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 105:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Erin O'Keefe and Jackie BarrGuest: Adriana Nannini and Julia JesuGuest: Leandra CooperAdoptable Horse of the Week: Monition Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

Today, we're chatting with riding instructor and trainer, Jessica Reichel, on her featured New Vocation's Success Story with her thoroughbred, Four K's, and her newest career in endurance riding. We get to know Making the Makeover rider, Clare Mansmann, more as she comes on to talk about her current journey to the Makeover. We wrap up with Winnie Morgan Nemeth from New Vocations to offer a training tip and our Adoptable Horse of the Week.Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 104:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Jessica ReichelGuest: Clare MansmannGuest: Winnie Morgan NemethAdoptable Horse of the Week: Held in BalanceAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

On today's show, we're joined by Justine Griffin, co-host of Heels Down Happy Hour, where she talks about her Makeover horse, War Feather, and what she's most looking forward to. We introduce our second round of Making the Makeover series riders, Clare Mansmann and Julia Jesu, and we wrap up with Leandra Cooper from New Vocations who will bring you our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 103:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Justine GriffinGuest: Clare Mansmann & Julia JesuGuest: Leandra CooperAdoptable Horse of the Week: THAT'SNOTHERNAMEAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

We're all familiar with spring cleaning but what about spring hoof-keeping? We connect with Alicia Harlov, a farrier herself and host of the Humble Hoof podcast, on how to keep your horse's hooves happy and healthy between seasonal changes. With Thoroughbred Makeover contestants starting to begin their retraining journeys with their horses, we are excited to bring you another class of Making the Makeover participants! Today we will introduce our first two contestants, Melissa Meitzen and Adrianna Nannini, and get a glimpse into their hopes for this year's Makeover. Last but never least, we are joined by Winnie Morgan Nemeth from New Vocations to bring us another adoptable horse. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 101:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and&

Today's show is a treat -- guest host Glenn the Geek from Horses in the Morning spearheads this special edition of Horse Husbands where you'll hear from Kristen's husband, Erik Bentley, and Joy's not-yet-husband, Zack Achatz, about what it's like being immersed into a world of retired racehorses (not by choice). We then bring you a training tip and our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 101:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Erik BentleyGuest: Zack AchatzGuest: Leandra CooperAdoptable Horse of the Week: Cheers for SixAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

IT'S OUR 100TH EPISODE! We are so thrilled to not only celebrate Retired Racehorse Radio's 4th birthday this February, but also celebrate our 100th episode! To celebrate, we share with you our favorite interviews (trust us -- this was hard!) and we are celebrating YOU for supporting us along on this journey. New Vocation's Winnie Morgan Nemeth joins us to bring our adoptable horse of the week and share with you a training tip. Stay tuned...Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 100:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback WriterImage Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Christoph HessGuest: Natalie Voss | Link 2Guest: Winnie Morgan NemethAdoptable Horse of the Week: Latest DesireAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!Mentioned in this episode:Hors

On today's episode we speak with Makeover veteran and former Spotlight Rider, Raechel Ramsey, about her newest horse and how she decided to partner with her dad for this year's Thoroughbred Makeover. We get the insider scoop of the day in the life of a track photographer with Eclipse Winner, Wendy Wooley, and last but never least, we're joined by Leandra Cooper from New Vocations to bring you an adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 99:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer,Image Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Raechel Ramsey of 4R Horses North TexasGuest: Wendy Wooley of EquiSports PhotosGuest: Leandra Cooper Adoptable Horse of the Week: Slammin ItAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

On today's episode, we're learning all about Arabian horse racing with Arabian Jockey Club TV Founder, Jonathan Horowitz. We then go West, well technically, North, to chat with Cowboy Dressage Clinician, Jody Busch, to learn about the history of the bosal and how it may be the training tool you didn't know you needed. Last but not least, we connect with Winnie Morgan Nemeth of New Vocations to bring you an adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 98:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer,Image Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Jonathan HorowitzGuest: Jody BuschGuest: Winnie Morgan NemethAdoptable Horse of the Week: ROCKINSOMEWHEREAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

Today we chat with 5* Eventer and horse trainer, Tik Maynard, about the differences between the spooky and anxious horses, and how you can help them. We speak with Andy Belfiore from Take the Lead about their unique retirement program and their sister-program, TAKE2. Last but not least, we're joined by Leandra Cooper to bring you another training tip and introduce our Adoptable Horse of the Week. Stay tuned!Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 97:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer,Image Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Tik MaynardGuest: Andy BelfioreGuest: Leandra CooperAdoptable Horse of the Week: Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

On today's show, we speak with Adrienne Watts from Winstar Farms on the art and science (& importance!) of record keeping for bloodstock and racing farms. We get a training tip from New Vocations' own, Winnie Morgan Nemeth, and introduce you to our first adoptable standardbred of the year.Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 96:Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer,Image Credit: Retired Racehorse RadioTitle Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance ProductsMedia Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse AdoptionGuest: Adrienne WattsGuest: Winnie Morgan NemethAdoptable Horse of the Week: Crimson and ChromeAdditional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

It's a new year and we're kicking it off talking with Dr. Shannon Reed on how to keep your winter training progressing even when you don't have an indoor arena. We are also joined by Kate Olson and Anne Steinbock from Second Stride to learn more about their efforts in Thoroughbred Aftercare. Last but not least, we catch up with Leandra Cooper from New Vocations to bring you our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned! Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 95: Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer, Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio Title Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance Products Media Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Guest: Leandra Cooper Guest: Dr. Shannon Reed Guest: Kate Olson, Second Stride Program Coordinator Guest: Dr. Anne Steinbock, Community Relations Manager Adoptable Horse of the Week: Hang Fire Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company and Listeners like you!

It may be our final episode for the year but it is a special one indeed. It's our special holiday episode where the RRR team goes LIVE! We invite everyone who makes this show possible from Glenn Hebert, podcast director of Equine Network, the RRP team, Kirsten Green (Executive Director) and Kristen Kovatch Bentley, and the New Vocations team, Leandra Cooper and Winnie Morgan Nemeth. We'll be sharing our most memorable moments of the year, our fave holiday traditions, and what we're looking forward to in 2023. You won't want to miss out... Retired Racehorse Radio Guests and Links Episode 94: Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer, Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio Title Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance Products Media Partners:  The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Guest: Leandra Cooper Guest: Kirsten Green Guest: Winnie Morgan Nemeth Guest: Glenn Hebert Adoptable Horse of the Week:Mubarmaj Yuge Additional Support Provided by: L

Join us for the annual HRN Hosts Holiday Special.  We are joined by hosts from Horses in the Morning, Horse Tip Daily, Retired Racehorse Radio and the Dressage Radio Show.  Listen in as we answer questions from listeners.   Retired Racehorse Radio Special: Link for the sight impaired: Click Here Hosts: Joy Hills of The Foodie Equestrian and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer, Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio Title Sponsor:  Kentucky Performance Products Guest: Reese and Philip of the Dressage Radio Show Guest: Glenn  and Jamie of the Horses in the Morning Show Guest: Coach Jenn of the Horse Tip Daily Show Guest: Kristen of Retired Racehorse Radio Guest: Lisa of Celebs with Horses Adoptable Horse of the Week: Additional Support Provided by: Listeners like you!