{"podcast":{"title":"Katie Van Slyke - Katching Up With Katie","slug":"katie-van-slyke-katching-up-with-katie-7518200","podcast_index_feed_id":7518200,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/katievanslyke/","website_url":"https://katievanslyke.net/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/9557cfb0-b84e-4fa6-82df-bf0e5591aaa0/Katching-Up-With-Katie-Thumbnail-2-1.jpg","author":"Katie Van Slyke","episode_count":83,"summary":"Join Katie Van Slyke as she shares unfiltered conversations about farm life, horses, mini cows, family, business, and everything in between. From behind-the-scenes stories at Running Springs to real talk about the ups and downs of ranching, breeding, and building a brand, this podcast is all about connection and authenticity. Whether you’re here for horse talk, farm updates, or just to laugh and learn alongside Katie, this playlist is the place to catch every episode. Let’s katch up. www.katievanslyke.net","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T06:20:08.018679+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/katie-van-slyke-katching-up-with-katie-7518200"},"episode":{"title":"My Best Friend Is Back...And I'm Telling Her EVERYTHING","slug":"my-best-friend-is-back-and-i-m-telling-her-everything","published_at":"2026-06-05T16:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/katie-van-slyke-katching-up-with-katie-7518200/my-best-friend-is-back-and-i-m-telling-her-everything","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/katie-van-slyke-katching-up-with-katie-7518200","url":"https://katievanslyke.net/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/66291531-2f86-4c49-9d76-cb5234aa1268.mp3","summary":"We just got back from Kentucky and I needed to debrief with my bestie so here we are 🐴 Dani has been behind the scenes at Running Springs for almost two years now and a lot of you have been asking about her so we figured it was time to bring her back on. We talk through how we met back when I was 16 through my old show horse Kalvin, how she ended up moving to Tennessee, and what she actually does to keep this whole operation from falling apart. Then we get into the Kentucky horse show deep dive because there was a lot to unpack. I showed three completely different horses in the same show and we break down what that is actually like, how Denver's first western pleasure class went, what Aaron discovered about Kennedy that kind of changed everything for us, and the very real differences between riding Hollywood, Denver, and Kennedy back to back. Piaffe in a western pleasure warm up pen. We did that. We also get into why western pleasure is actually a fantastic entry level discipline, and I break down the new AQHA level system for anyone who has been confused by the shift from novice to levels one, two, and three. If you have more questions about the horse show world or anything else you want Dani and I to cover, drop them in the comments because we would love to make this a regular thing. Shop KVS merch at https://www.katievanslyke.net 0:00:00 Welcome back from Kentucky & meet Dani! 0:00:51 How Katie & Dani met through Kalvin 0:02:50 What Dani actually does behind the scenes 0:05:49 The Friends episode that describes life at Running Springs 😂 0:07:23 Showing three totally different horses at Kentucky 0:09:38 Denver's first western pleasure class & the Aaron conversation 0:11:07 Futurities & maturities explained 0:15:14 Riding Hollywood & the difference…","meta_description":"We just got back from Kentucky and I needed to debrief with my bestie so here we are 🐴 Dani has been behind the scenes at Running Springs for almost two y…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2601,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/katie-van-slyke-katching-up-with-katie-7518200/episodes/my-best-friend-is-back-and-i-m-telling-her-everything/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/katie-van-slyke-katching-up-with-katie-7518200/my-best-friend-is-back-and-i-m-telling-her-everything.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}