Welcome to Season 5 of The 3 Stride Podcast!!!

In this episode we cover:

• Molly, Julia + Laura are all back in the studio together! Welcome to Season 5!
• How did Molly’s daughter, Reese, break her leg?!
• Showgrounds live has rolled out video fees i.e. users can now pay to not have their videos available to the public.
• Julia’s BIG announcement!!!

In this episode we cover:

• The story of finding Contact in Europe and trusting a friend and broker to help bring him into Laura’s life
• What the partnership was supposed to look like and how injuries slowly rewrote that plan.
• The subtle and not-so-subtle signs Contact gave me that he was ready for a different life.
• Finding the perfect spot for Contact to retire in Las Vegas.

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible. Our listeners can add the code 3STRIDE to receive 10% off their order at forhorsesusa.com or tackofthetown.com.

In this episode we cover:

• Having friends ask to ride your horse and the moment someone says “they’re a great rider” without context.
• The quiet tests you use to figure out if someone actually knows what they’re doing before they get on
• The biggest equestrian controversies of 2025, from hair testing and training misconduct to helmet debates and EHV-1

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible. Our listeners can add the code 3STRIDE to receive 10% off their order at forhorsesusa.com or tackofthetown.com.