{"podcast":{"title":"Horse Show Bestie","slug":"horse-show-bestie-7482186","podcast_index_feed_id":7482186,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/kXKNVHpi.rss","website_url":"www.cbhorsemanship.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/ff10701d-9ac1-44f7-acc0-da141d6fdf50/logos/1a40a48d-d130-4e0f-a41f-cf49d36cd303.jpeg","author":"Crysta Brown","episode_count":38,"summary":"Come hang out with Crysta Brown, a APHA and AQHA All-Around horse trainer, and Scott Cooper, her favorite amateur sidekick, as they spill the tea on the all around Quarter Horse and Paint Horse world. Crysta brings the trainer tips and insider know-how while Scott keeps it real with the amateur perspective. Together they share the wins, the flops, the laughs, and all the behind-the-scenes moments that make horse showing such a ride. 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What if they’re actually riding every step with you, hoping you give them something good to reward? In this episode, Crysta sits down with judge, trainer, and longtime horsewoman Nancie Wright to talk about what really happens on the other side of the judge’s card. Nancie shares how just ten childhood riding lessons turned into a lifetime with horses, how mentors and unexpected opportunities helped her build a career, and why she eventually fell in love with judging. Then we get into some of the biggest horse show myths. Going first does not automatically ruin your chances. Judges have not secretly decided they don’t like your horse. And sadly, the $5,000 jacket is not a cheat code for winning. Nancie breaks down what judges are actually looking for in patterns and rail classes, why the rule book is one of the best free training tools we have, and how to use your scores as a roadmap instead of a report card on your worth. She also explains why a correct zero is worth celebrating, how judges reward quality one maneuver at a time, and why your job is simply to put the best ride you can in the pen that day. And because we are Horse Show Bestie, we also talk about the part of showing that has nothing to do with ribbons. Helping the new exhibitor fix their number. Lending a saddle pad. Helping a kid with their mane. Answering the question they were nervous to ask. Basically, being the person who makes someone want to come back. Because everybody starts somewhere. And maybe the judge isn’t rooting against you after all. Maybe they’re hoping you give them something really good to write down. ✨ Support Our Sponsors NAC Equine: https://www.nac-equine-services.com/ Crysta Brown Ho…","meta_description":"Besties, what if the judge in the middle of the pen isn’t sitting there waiting for you to mess up? 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