Finding The Feel

A NRHA Non Pro Futurity & Derby Champion, while riding and training her own horses, Sandy Bentien is the ultimate DIY-er. In this episode, she tells us how building a connection with your horse can give you an edge in the show pen, and how to balance your ambitions with the wellbeing of your horse.…

NRCHA and AQHA World Champion. Cowgirl and NRCHA Hall of Fame inductee. International Clinician and Judge. These are just a few more-than-deserved titles earned by Sandy Collier. Sandy joins us to share how positivity, confidence and patience helps lead to success as a horse person and a showman. Learn more about Sandy on her website…

Reined cow horse trainer, Clayton Edsall talks to us about training horses that can perform in the show pen and on the ranch, empowering a quirky horse to be their best self, and more. Learn more about Clayton and Clayton Edsall Cow Horses on his website and Facebook.

In this episode we speak with clinician and leader in horse behavior Julie Goodnight about seeing things from your horse’s perspective. She talks to us about working with the horse in front of you that day, why you should never pick a fight with a horse, how horses respond to dynamic versus static pressure, considering…

After winning the NRCHA Derby two years in a row, Justin Wright shares how staying positive and not trying to force any situation leads to his success. In this chat, he also talks to us about how building trust, paired with a strong work ethic, leads to a horse that loves their love and has…

Billy Williams sits down with Kaitlyn to discuss developing a horse with confidence, while pushing them to their full potential without fear. Listen in to hear about checking-in with your horse and trusting the plan. As a lifelong horseman and reining competitor, earning his first World Title as a youth, Billy has worked with industry…

Jake and Luke Lundahl, of Lundahl Performance and Project Horse Podcast, are on a mission to make performance horses more accessible and inspire people to have the confidence to reach for their goals. With experience covering both the clinician and performance horse worlds, the Lundahl brothers bring a unique perspective to advancing your horsemanship. They…

Tracer Gilson is a leading reining trainer, showman, and coach. Tracer’s deep-rooted passion for the sport, and love for the horses, is evident and a huge factor in his success. In this chat, Tracer talks to us about the importance of knowing your horse, having patience, and how success is the result of (really) hard…

Jordan Larson is a NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider and, without a doubt, one of the best reining showmen of our time. Jordan talks about how he achieved his dream of winning the the Futurity, the critical factors that make him successful, including his faith and wife, and how preparation is the key to confidence.…

Warwick Schiller helps thousands of people around the world with their horses through his training videos, active Facebook group, and clinics. Warwick has a special talent of communicating with people, most often with perfectly clever analogies, so that they can better understand the principles behind his lessons. He is also an accomplished reining trainer, and…

West Coasters and Cali people, this one’s for you! Miki took all of her passion for horses, and built one of the best events so she could share her passion with thousands of people. In this bonus episode, we hear how Miki’s experience competing on endurance horses was the foundation for creating the horse expo, the best…

Chris Dawson is an incredible horseman who, has a special talent for communicating with his horse, and currently sits top five in the NRCHA. In this episode he talks about how to not lie to your horse and how it makes everything simpler, horses that taught him to get out of the way, and letting…

Chuy Chavez is reining trainer and stellar coach who has been making waves on the West Coast. He is a prime example of what it means to seek constant improvement through passion and keeping an open mind. In episode 3, Chuy tells us how setting the proper foundation and teaching a horse to want to learn…

Sarah Dawson is one of the leading riders in reined cow horse and currently sits top ten in the NRCHA. More than that, Sarah has an incredible horse sense and feel under the saddle. During our chat with Sarah, she tell us about her horse that loves peanut butter crackers, how getting started by working…

Jason Vanlandingham has proven to be one of reining’s leading horsemen, earning himself a place on the NRHA Million Dollar Riders list and respect throughout the industry. In this FIRST episode of Finding The Feel, he sits down with Kaitlyn to discuss how his career started with training Christmas ponies, how his family-run business is…