Horse Industry Podcast

Regina sits down with Heather Werkema Smith to finish their conversation about how Heather’s custom western hats made it in the Rose Parade, how she is including the next generation in her business, and more! 

In this episode, Regina sits down with Heather Werkema Smith to talk about Horse Life and her amazing Custom Western Hat Business including how she grew it to what it is now. Stay tuned for part 2 coming next week. 

Today’s topic is one that pretty much everybody in the Horse Industry has to go through at some point.  If you're in the industry long enough, you'll have changed barns and/or trainers, or you will be changing barns and/or trainers. And many times this happens at the beginning of the year and because of that Lynn and Regina wanted to take some and bring light to this oftentimes, hard topic.

Today’s episode is answering a question that has been an issue for Regina for many years. The question she and Lynn are discussing today is: Am I a customer or am I a client? What is the difference between customer and client,  and why does it matter? They want listeners to weigh in so be sure to visit HIP VIP Group and cast your vote.

Godolphin Arabian has come up a number of times in Lynn and Regina’s research for a number of episodes, and they felt like they need to do their due diligence and have an episode on this stallion. So that is what they are doing, today’s episode of the Horse Industry Podcast is explaining the history of this horse.

Our great nation has a history with horses. But have you ever wondered which of our Presidents loved horses? (If you have this episode is for you!) There are many and today on the Horse Industry Podcast Regina and Lynn are counting the top ten Presidents who loved Horses. Some of the Presidents may surprise you!

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Happy New Year! Regina and Lynn are kicking off 2023 with a new episode all about the death of Shannon Mohr. If you’re like Lynn and ready for a murder mystery this episode is for you. And the best part? You don’t have to wait to find out whodunnit, just listen to the end of the episode!

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Regina and Lynn are back with another episode about the iconic horse movie, International Velvet. Last week they discussed National Velvet and in today’s episode, they are talking about the sequel. 

On this episode of the Horse Industry Podcast we are talking about the movie National Velvet. One of the things that Lynn and Regina really wanted to cover when they started the podcast was some of the classic horse books, movies, and people so they are excited that they are getting to do that. If you haven't yet seen National Velvet you're going to want to after this episode. 

Who said 4-H had to be just for kids? Our hosts Regina and Lynn explain why 40-H can be the next new horse sensation for middle-aged owners. From the sense of community to relating to other owners’ excitement about horses to your overall well-being, they explain the 8 reasons they think this could be the next sensation! Are you the one to take this idea to the races? Listen in and see. 

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Welcome back to the final episode of this three-part interview with Naomi Rutter, of Spin to Win Horsemanship. If you haven’t yet listened in to Part 1 and Part 2, Regina and Lynn encourage you to go to that now before coming back and listening in to the culmination of all Naomi and Bravo’s hard work.  In this episode, Naomi tells Regina about her and Bravo’s experience at Congress. 

Listeners, we’ve got a treat for you today. In this special release episode, Lynn is at the Color Breed Congress in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she sat down with Brent Harnish to talk about the American Tobiano Horse Association. Hear all about what this association is, why it started, and how you can get involved.

"The American Tobiano Horse Association or ATHA is an equine registry committed to preserving and promoting the Tobiano Horse both in regards to visual pattern and genetics."

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Regina and Lynn share the heartwarming story of Jenny; a gorgeous white Arabian horse that spent her days walking around the streets of the Fechenheim district in Frankfurt, Germany in this week’s episode. They discuss some of the controversies surrounding this story and answer some of the questions many have had. Just like the episode on Sergeant Reckless this episode is sure to be a favorite of listeners.

Regina and Lynn have covered a lot of really fun topics here on the Horse Industry Podcast. They've done horses, people of the horse industry, and different topics. But today is the first time that they’ve covered a facility. Regina and Lynn discuss Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma in this episode.

First, they reminisce about some of their favorite (and not-so-favorite) memories at Expo Square, as well as some fun facts. Then Regina talks with Brandi Herndon, the Chief Agribusiness Officer for Expo Square, about Brandi’s role at Expo Square, as well as the variety of events hosted there. They discuss Expo Square’s features and their approach to forming partnerships as well as the economic impact on the community and state the horse industry provides.

Whether you’ve spent lots of time at Expo Square or have never been, you will enjoy this episode about the iconic facility.