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Sabrina Hayes is a horse crazy lady born and raised in Montana who has continued her horse passion as an adult. She grew up riding and showing Quarter Horses, and currently has a small herd of broodmares, a yearling (future show horse) and a pony. Sabrina’s goal is to raise quality, trainable Quarter Horses with good brains to be competitive in the all-around western and English events at stock breed shows (AQHA and NSBA). She is based in south central Montana and works as a veterinary assistant to support her horse hobby.

Host Tara Tibbets chats with this experienced horsewoman about how she keeps her broodmares happy and their foals healthy. Small, responsible breeding is possible, so listen in!

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EP 78: The Arena Project from Hell

September 10, 2021September 15, 2021

“The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. Well, I say it’s paved with filter sand. Lots and lots of filter sand.”
-Helena

In this episode, Helena recounts the horror story that is her sand arena project, and shares important information to have on hand before you hire someone to build an outdoor ring. From working with contractors and measuring for sand depth, to keeping your wits about you when a tropical storm turns everything to soup, this is a story that turns anguish into wisdom. Listen in!

This episode is brought to you by: LOAD TRAIL

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EP 75: 25 Tips for Happy Horsekeeping

August 4, 2021September 11, 2021

This episode is brought to you by: Lucas Equine Equipment and Tangent Materials.

If you’re one of the lucky horse people who finally get to bring their horses home or start that boarding business you’ve always dreamed about, you’ll appreciate this episode. Tips and advice about horsekeeping are plentiful on the internet, but many of them are either unreliable, sketchy, or based on a situation that’s very different than yours. Today’s tips are generic enough to be used just about anywhere, they don’t cost you a fortune to implement, and each one is backed up by credible research. Plus, get the scoop on Helena’s new sand ring in the works. Listen in!

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EP 68: Truck Shopping for Bumper Pull People

May 27, 2021June 16, 2021

This episode is brought to you by Lucas Equine Equipment

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Shopping for a tow vehicle can be a daunting task! In this episode, I recount my experience shopping for a truck that could haul my two-horse bumper pull trailer but also serve as our daily driving family vehicle. It took a lot of online research – and inner work – when talking with dealership sales reps who know little about hauling horses. Listen in!

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EP 64: Siouxsie and the Solitary Witch Head to Maine

April 21, 2021April 28, 2021

This is either going to be one of those amazing adventures or one of those times in life when you call your mom crying because everything is awful and you just wanna come home.

This episode is brought to you by: Load Trail Trailers

Siouxsie and Helena are on an adventure in Wales, Maine. They were invited to spend a month riding and training with Chelsea Canedy at Unexpected Farm.

Getting unstuck sometimes requires the kind of help that can only be found on the other end of an adventure. So for the first time ever, Helena and Siouxsie loaded up the bumper pull, and drove 4 hours north to a place Helena’s never heard of: Wales, Maine.

How did the travel go? Did Sioux settle in okay? What is the farm like? What will happen next for this mom in the middle of a life change and her Thoroughbred mare? Listen in!