Heels Down Happy Hour Podcast 90: Barefoot Jumpers and Muddy Mayhem
This week we’re talking to a top notch farrier on what it takes to care for top level horse hooves, barefoot or shod. We’ll also hear from our Heels Down Spark Award photography and writing winners and in case you were wondering no, you shouldn’t ingest your horse’s dewormer. Thanks for tuning in.
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Special guests:
Matt Cogan has been shoeing horses horses for 24 years. He started in California before moving to South Carolina with his family. For the last six years he’s been working with all horses in the Payne Equestrian fleet, including Vandiver, leading up to the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Mette Holm is a former national level rider who has competed at the Royal on a number of occasions. After hanging up her spurs, Mette picked up a camera and started to follow her second passion. In a short period of time Mette has moved from being a serious amateur to full-time professional photographer. Mark Spowart is an award-winning photojournalist who has covered breaking news, A-List concerts and professional sports. His work has been published in books, magazines, newspapers and online in Canada and around the globe. Together they are Spowart/Holm Equestrian Photography.
Karla Parsons is a mum, wife, slightly rubbish eventer and the voice behind Muddy Mayhem. She started her blog because she didn’t feel like there was a place for her in the shiny world of social media & wondered if others felt this way. She hopes to support my fellow equestrians & tell people it’s OK to be a little different.
More on what we talked about in this episode:
This week we’re sipping on an apple prosecco punch. | @BBC
We’re rooting for show jumper Martin Fuchs partner, Clooney 51, after a terrible pasture accident. | @wosj
Horses actually have pretty good memories! | @horsesport
Ivermectin is in high demand and for reasons that make no sense. | @slate
Thank you to everyone who continues to support our show on Patreon! | @patreon
The photographers behind Spowart/Holm share their photo secrets! | @Spowart/Holm
Matt the farrier talks to us about the Olympic barefoot horses and the shod ones | @tph
We can all use a good laugh, and that’s what Karla from Muddy Mayhem aims to give us. | @muddymayhem
Mail bag: Have you ever bought a horse sight unseen?
More about our hosts:
Ellie Woznica Jessica Payne Justine Griffin
Ellie Woznica is a 22-year-old freelance book designer and horse trainer because she couldn’t choose which career to pursue and her mom said she wouldn’t make the decision for her. She grew up showing the hunters and jumpers, but in university, she learned to ride western and fell in love with reining.
Jessica Payne is a 32-year-old international event rider who is rarely seen without her long-haired chihuahua under her arm. She was born in London, Ontario, but grew up in Franklin, Tenn. and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Animal Science. She once lost the tip of her pinky finger clipping her 4* horse, and husband Doug says she can “talk to anyone including a wall….and they will like it!”
Justine Griffin is an award winning 30-year-old journalist who has written about everything from horses to high profile CEOs to her ovaries. (She donated her eggs once.) Two things she loves the most? Whippet puppies and cheese. Justine is a firm believer in unicorns and feminism. So take everything she says with a grain of salt.
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