{"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. If you can't get enough of chatting with your besties in the stalls or in the stands, this podcast is your new happy place.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T00:19:30.213234+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-show-bestie-7482186"},"episode":{"title":"The Horse Show Opinions No One Asked For","slug":"the-horse-show-opinions-no-one-asked-for","published_at":"2026-07-30T14:01:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-show-bestie-7482186/the-horse-show-opinions-no-one-asked-for","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-show-bestie-7482186","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/2f4a544732c4d6dfd9693b52f29525a8c5c4572a4151d912f307e731c0f8d9a6/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIwMzFlZDc3Mi1jMjM3LTQ5YzAtOTY1Yy03NGJkYTYzN2M5ODAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmZjEwNzAxZC05YWMxLTQ0ZjctYWNjMC1kYTE0MWQ2ZmRmNTAiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2ODE5NWNjOWZjNTg4ODcwNjE3M2ZiZDAiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE2YjU5MjAwMWUxNDU5M2E1MmZhYTBlL2NyeXN0YS1icm93bnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNy0zMF9fMTYtMS00Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/2f4a544732c4d6dfd9693b52f29525a8c5c4572a4151d912f307e731c0f8d9a6/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIwMzFlZDc3Mi1jMjM3LTQ5YzAtOTY1Yy03NGJkYTYzN2M5ODAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJmZjEwNzAxZC05YWMxLTQ0ZjctYWNjMC1kYTE0MWQ2ZmRmNTAiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2ODE5NWNjOWZjNTg4ODcwNjE3M2ZiZDAiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE2YjU5MjAwMWUxNDU5M2E1MmZhYTBlL2NyeXN0YS1icm93bnMtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtNy0zMF9fMTYtMS00Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"Episode Summary Scott is officially in his DIY horse dad era, and it turns out retirement is a lot more complicated than just hanging up the show clothes. This week, he shares what life with Chip looks like now that he's riding more independently, figuring out the day-to-day management himself, and settling into life at a hunter-jumper barn. From farrier appointments and vet chats to warm-ups, cooldowns, turnout schedules, and the shocking number of things you suddenly have to buy, Scott discovers that owning a horse outside a full training program comes with a whole new appreciation for everything that happens behind the scenes. Naturally, the besties spiral into one of horse showing's favorite debates: turnout, fly sheets, baths, muddy horses, and whether your horse should actually look like it lives outside. They chat about adapting to a new barn culture, being the western rider in an English barn, learning when to blend in, when to speak up, and why making your barn staff's life easier is usually a pretty smart life choice. Meanwhile, Crysta introduces the newest member of the family: a sassy, double-registered mare with serious pasture boss energy. She shares the story of buying her sight unseen, finally meeting her after the World Show, and beginning the process of convincing a finished reiner that ranch riding might actually be a fun career change. Along the way, the besties remind us that even the nicest, most talented horses are still delightfully weird sometimes. Bailey has opinions. Chip is committed to being filthy. The new mare is already running the neighborhood. That's horses. The conversation heads back to the APHA World Show, where Crysta reflects on showing Lucky in Luv in Western Riding for the very first time, navigating the newly updated Coliseum,…","meta_description":"Episode Summary Scott is officially in his DIY horse dad era, and it turns out retirement is a lot more complicated than just hanging up the show clothes.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5609,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/horse-show-bestie-7482186/episodes/the-horse-show-opinions-no-one-asked-for/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/horse-show-bestie-7482186/the-horse-show-opinions-no-one-asked-for.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}