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  • Welcome New Co-Host, Make the Makeover Reunion, and It's Like This by Kentucky Performance Products
    2025/10/10

    On today's show, we're introducing our temporary co-host, our friend Leigh Beamer! We're reuniting with Natalie Holdren from our 2022 Making the Makeover series. And Bridget Heasley is back from New Vocations with a training tip and adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Leigh Beamer 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: Natalie Holdren
    • Guest: Bridget Heasley
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company, Spalding Labs, Retired Racehorse Project, and Listeners like You!

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    54 分
  • RRR x Next-Gen Thoroughbred Podcast Collab, and Regular Army by Kentucky Performance Products
    2025/09/25

    Today's show we're chatting with Tim and Tanner from Next-Gen Thoroughbred podcast to learn about their show and get some new perspective on the racing world. I pick an adoptable horse for Kristen and we give our tips for when someone else has to manage our horses. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills 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: Tanner Reisman
    • Guest: Timothy Schmidt
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company, RideTV, Retired Racehorse Project, and Listeners like You!


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  • Making the Makeover, Lameness vs Weakness, and True to Mach by Kentucky Performance Products
    2025/09/11

    Today we're back with Making the Makeover rider, Sam Fawcett, to learn about her tips and tricks to keeping a positive mindset as a rider and competitor at the Thoroughbred Makeover. We touch base with New Vocation's, Bridget Heasley, on lameness vs. weakness in training horses and introducing our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills 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: Sam Fawcett
    • Guest: Bridget Heasley
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company, MyNewHorse, Retired Racehorse Project, and Listeners like You!

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    55 分
  • Unwanted by Christina Keim, Bored vs Asking for Help, and Perform by Kentucky Performance Products
    2025/08/25

    On today's show, we are chatting with author, Christina Keim, on her new book, Unwanted -- The Causes & Effects of America's Horse Populus Crisis. We touch base with Erin MacDonald from New Vocations to get her approach to telling the difference between a horse who is asking for help (aka maybe some naughty behaviors arising) vs a horse who is asking for more of a challenge in their work. Plus, we introduce you to our adoptable horse of the week who happens to have ran in the Preakness! Stay tuned...

    • Hosts: Joy Hills 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: Christina Keim
    • Guest: Erin MacDonald
    • New Vocations Segment
    • Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company, MyNewHorse, Retired Racehorse Project, and Listeners like You!


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    59 分
  • Making the Makeover, Keeping Horses Hydrated, and Catch the Cheer by Kentucky Performance Products
    2025/08/10
    • We're back from vacation and kicking off with our Making the Makeover rider, Sam Fawcett, to get the inside scoop on how she likes to structure her training program for her off the tracks. We catch up with New Vocation's, Bridget Heasley, with a training tip on keeping horses hydrated and our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills 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: Sam Fawcett
    • Guest: Bridget Heasley
    • New Vocations Segment: Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company, Equestrian+, Retired Racehorse Project, and Listeners like You!


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    54 分
  • Claiborne Farm and RRP Broodmare Division, Guessing the Type of Ride, and PL Jericho by Kentucky Performance Products
    2025/07/25

    We're chatting with Mary Ormsby, Equine Operations Manager at Claiborne Farm, about a day in her life working on a bloodstock farm and why they support the RRP Broodmare Division. We chat with New Vocations for a training tip and introduce you to our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills 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: Mary Ormsby
    • Guest: Bridget Heasley
    • New Vocations Segment: Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company, USRider, Retired Racehorse Project, Horse Radio Network and Listeners like You!

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    50 分
  • Making the Makeover First Outings, and Sherman's Marlin by Kentucky Performance Products
    2025/07/10

    It's a Making the Makeover episode and today we chat with our Makeover Rider, Sam Fawcett, on she likes to introduce her horses to their first outings. We catch up with New Vocations for a training tip and introduce our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!

    On today's episode, we chat with Jennifer Sweet, the President of the US Pony Club, on the benefits of getting involved with Pony Club, and how they provide opportunities to better connect with your retired racer in their second career. We get a training tip from New Vocation's own, Bridget Heasley, and introduce our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills 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: Sam Fawcett
    • Guest: Amanda Vance
    • New Vocations Segment: Adoptable Horse

    Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company, Spalding Labs, Retired Racehorse Project, Horse Radio Network and Listeners like You!

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    44 分
  • US Pony Club, Handling Biters, and Filly Wish by Kentucky Performance Products
    2025/06/25

    On today's episode, we chat with Jennifer Sweet, the President of the US Pony Club, on the benefits of getting involved with Pony Club, and how they provide opportunities to better connect with your retired racer in their second career. We get a training tip from New Vocation's own, Bridget Heasley, and introduce our adoptable horse of the week. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills 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: Jennifer Sweet
    • Guest: Bridget Heasley
    • New Vocations Segment: Adoptable Horse

    Additional Support Provided by: Cashel Company, Equine Discounts, Retired Racehorse Project, Horse Radio Network and Listeners like You!

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    46 分