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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Well, good afternoon
to you folks.
It's Stephen Haste here withHarness Up Podcast with Haste
Draft Horses and Mules.
Hope everybody's been doinggood.
It's been a while We've beensuper, super busy.
I guess the last podcast wedone was back in September when
we done one with Conley Saddleryout in Billings, montana, and
it's been a while We've beensuper busy.
As you all know, we sell horses.
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We train and sell draft horsesand mules all over the country
and that's what we do and a lotof times that gets in the way of
podcasting and I wish it didn't.
I love podcasting, I lovemeeting people and getting out
and talking to people andtouring new places, meeting new
people and learning things.
But unfortunately selling thehorses and the mules pays the
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bills.
But we're coming back and I'vegot a super good podcast lineup
scheduled for this year.
A lot coming up, a whole lot.
So if you like the podcast andjust be sure to follow it, I
know we've got a lot of goodfollowers out there.
It's podcast done really goodin 2024.
You know it's the first oneI've done Never done a podcast
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before and I just got a wildhair and done it and it turned
out super good.
We had some super, super goodpeople on the podcast last year
and got a whole new lineup thisyear.
I'll tell you a little bit aboutwhat's going to happen and
what's going on and talk about afew more things while we're
here.
Sorry if my voice sounds alittle bad.
We've been outside all day andI kind of got a little bit of a
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cold, so if I sound a littlestopped up or sniffy, I'm sorry.
We'll just make it through it.
It's been awful cold here inKentucky.
I'm here in the office, here atthe shop and where we have all
the horses and our wagons andstuff, and I'm sitting here in
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the office and thought I'd comeon and do a little podcast for
y'all.
Just let y'all know we're stillhere and an update, you know,
just an update on us and what'sgoing on with our lives and let
y'all know how things are going.
So but first off on the podcastfor this year I got some local
here in Kentucky.
I'm going to be doing up inLexington, kentucky Y'all
remember the ones I done upthere last year at the studio
there, love that, super fun,great place to record, and I'll
also be doing some by myselfthis year.
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So I got a lot of that going on.
If you know somebody that'd begood on the podcast, maybe y'all
do reach out to you all.
Who would you like to see onthe podcast?
Maybe you know somebody that'dbe perfect for it.
You all know what we like horsepeople, ranch people, cattle
people, anything in the westernlifestyle, horse racing, all
that kind of stuff, anything todo with horses, cattle, anything
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.
So if you know somebody, hey,be sure to tell them about us.
Maybe send me an email.
My email ishastedrafthorsesandmules at
yahoocom and you have to spellout the and don Don't use the N
symbol because it won't work.
But yeah, just got a lot goingon.
My first little podcast jag ofthis year.
We're actually putting ittogether right now.
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My good friend Ernest out inGanado, arizona, out toward
Window Rock on the NavajoReservation, he's really helping
me get some of his peopletogether to do a podcast series
out in arizona.
So I'll be going out to umwindow rock, arizona, sitting up
out there at the motel outthere and we're going to record
a bunch of podcasts and we gotsome super, super interesting
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people going to be on thatpodcast um, from horse trainers
to rodeo stars, to brandinspectors, livestock,
commissioners.
It's really shaping up to be asuper good thing, and I don't
know a lot about Arizona.
I've been there a lot but I'venot really dug into the culture
and what all goes on there andstuff, and I'm looking super
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forward to it.
I hope you guys are too.
It's going to be about an 8 or10 podcast series and hopefully
come out with that sometimemid-February, 1st of March to
kick things off.
And I want to thank you all forlistening and being faithful
and hanging in there with us.
It's been a long fall andwinter.
We've been super, super busy.
We sold more teams last yearthan we ever have any year and
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things are really, reallygrowing and just going in the
direction we want them to andthat's what matters.
But you all know we have aYouTube channel.
The podcast is on YouTube aswell.
The video is.
You can check us out on YouTubeunder Haystraft, horses and
Mules, and we're building asuper good community over there.
What I like to do yeah, they'resubscribers, but I call my
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YouTube channel our communityand we share stories, share
horses, we have for sale thingsthat's going on in our business
and our life, road trips,clinics Speaking of clinics,
we've got a super good cliniccoming up in March.
I'll tell you about that herein a little bit.
Just hang in here with me.
But if you have YouTube and youlike watching YouTube videos
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and especially about horses andrural living and what we do,
check us out, hit that subscribebutton, leave me a comment, let
me know you heard me on thepodcast.
We'd really really appreciateit.
It means the world to us.
We also have our website.
Y'all can check us out on theWorld Wide Web at
wwwdrafthorsesandmulesforsalecomand we put every horse we have
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for sale on there all of ourteams, our equipment.
We have four carts.
We have wagons.
We're an NNA harness dealer.
We sell used wagons, usedcarriages.
Got a good selection always.
So if you're in the market forthat kind of thing, check us out
on the website.
And also teams of horses andmules.
We offer all kinds of teams ofhorses and mules for sale and we
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have a good variety at alltimes.
If you're looking for thatcarriage horse, say, you're
looking for a horse to do yourfarm work with, you're just
looking for a pleasure team toget out and take your wife or
your husband on a Sunday drive,we got all of that stuff and
we're here to help you all andwe want to earn your business,
and that's what it's all about.
Honesty, integrity andeverything we do is embedded in
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us and we want you all to knowthat if you buy a horse from us
or a team from us, we're goingto stand behind it.
If it ain't right, if somethinggoes wrong, we're there for you
.
We're going to help you.
You have protection and that'swhat it's all about.
We're building a community ofpeople with honest business,
honest horses, honest mules, andit's going awesome.
We got some of the bestcustomers, some of the best
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friends that are.
There was customers, but nowthey're our best friends and I
hope to get a lot of mycustomers on the podcast very
soon tell their story, lookingsuper, super forward to it.
But, um, all right, now we gotyou know, we got the website.
You know about the youtubechannel.
Um, you know about the podcast.
Obviously we also have facebook, instagram, tiktok, all across
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the board.
So if you're a social media fan,follow us on there.
Check us out on Facebook underHaystraft Horses and Mules.
My wife runs that Facebook.
You can get on there and lookat what all she posts and all
that good stuff, and thenInstagram, also TikTok.
I don't do a lot of that stuff.
I run the YouTube and thewebsite and the podcast, but the
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social media she takes care of.
So if you check that out, youmay enjoy it.
If you don't have other forms,if you just like social media,
there you go.
We're on there too, so you canalways find us.
We're always able to be foundand we would love to have each
and every one of y'all'sbusiness and your support.
It means the world to us and ifyou have a request, say you're
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looking for a certain horse,you're looking for a team, you
can call us.
If you're looking for a mule,just because you don't see it on
the website probably don't meanwe don't have it in stock.
We always keep stuff in stock,always.
So we're your one-stop draftshop.
We can make things happen foryou.
We're your one-stop draft shop.
We can make things happen foryou.
We transport all over thecountry and other countries.
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This year well, I say this year,20, 2025 we had the opportunity
to um send a team to mexicofirst time.
Mexico city shout out to youguys down there.
We sent many, many teams tocanada this past year.
Lots, we've got a lot of goodCanadian customers.
We appreciate each and everyone of y'all so much.
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You mean the world to us, allof our customers and sold the US
Army.
A lot of teams last year Soldmany funeral homes, carriage
businesses, ranchers the sky'sthe limit, guys.
These teams work for whateveryou want them to work for.
So if there's something you'relooking for, we can help you.
We want to help you.
So we got a lot of things goingon, a lot of new things coming,
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just lots and lots of stuff.
I recently went up to Ohio andbought a Draft Horse electric
treadmill.
Looking super forward to that.
Check out my YouTube video.
You'll see all about that,picking it up and things.
We started selling Power 4carts this past year.
We started selling all kinds ofnew equipment, homestead
equipment.
Check it out on the website Ifyou're a homesteader and you're
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looking for a plow, a disc, asmall one-horse cultivator, a
color mulcher.
We got all of that stuff and wecan help you.
And speaking of helping you, wealso do clinics and our clinics.
They all turn out so amazing.
We have the best time at theseclinics.
You know, I always say when youget multiple people together
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with common interest.
A lot of great things happenand it's proven itself time and
time again every clinic we'veever done.
And guys, don't miss theseclinics.
If you're looking to learn todrive, this is the place.
2025, we're kicking off ourclinic schedule, march 11th
through the 13th, and first oneever here in Kentucky, and it's
going to be right here, righthere on our place, and we're
looking forward to bringing youall here.
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Now, just a select amount ofpeople get to come.
It's not like everybody comes.
It's not that kind of clinic.
It's going to be more of just a, you know, private clinic.
You call and reserve your spot.
I got a few spots left for thatMarch clinic.
If you're interested, give me acall 606-303-5669.
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And um, we'd be more than happyto help you in any way we can.
So, and uh, that clinic isgoing to be good.
Rural Heritage is coming.
The magazine they got a YouTubechannel.
Check them out.
Um, they're going to be heredoing some things and doing some
filming and doing an articleand things.
They're actually sponsoringthis clinic.
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Um, rural heritage on youtube.
They got a magazine.
If you want to subscribe to itruralheritagecom online you can
get a subscription.
Super valuable, valuable,really good magazine.
A lot of information in there,so check that out.
And uh, my good friend fromwyoming is coming to this clinic
with us.
I did a podcast with him, dryCreek Wrangler School.
Dwayne Knoll, one of thecoolest, most knowledgeable guys
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on horsemanship and a whole lotmore you'll ever meet.
And if you all don't knowDwayne, check him out.
He's all over Facebook, youtube.
He's all over everything.
A lot of people know his facebut they don't know his name.
But Dry Creek Wrangler SchoolCheck out Dwayne.
He does motivational speaking.
Uh, he has a new thing calledTack Room Bible Talk.
It's so good.
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If you want to listen to Dwayneto discuss the Bible, it's
great.
Check him out on YouTube TackRoom Bible Talk.
You won't.
You won't regret it, it's supergood.
He's going to be at this clinic.
So if you want to come to thisclinic, call me and get on the
roster.
It's going to be a super goodtime.
So that's March 11th throughthe 13th.
But, guys, I just wanted to comeon and give a quick update.
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We're still going to be goingto Australia here in the near
future to do some podcasts.
I got some people over thereI'm going to do a podcast with,
but the Arizona podcast is thenext thing coming up and a few
locals.
Here in Kentucky.
I've got a super nice.
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Some folks in Lexington Y'allmay remember Eric Reed.
I done the podcast with himRich Strike 80 to 1, kentucky
Derby 148th.
His father, me and Eric gentlytouched on his father and his
father's story on the podcast.
Go back and listen to it.
It's super touching, it'sinspirational, really good.
Eric's dad's going to do a.
Go back and listen to it.
It's super touching, it'sinspirational, really good.
Eric's dad's going to do apodcast with me and I'm looking
super forward to that.
And then a couple of jockeys upthere I'm wanting to do them
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with and all kinds of differentpeople in Lexington.
Lexington is the horse capitalof the world.
There's so many people up thereyou can talk to about horses
Sky's the limit, and we're goingto dig in up there and get some
new people on the podcast outof the bluegrass state.
And then I've also got somepeople I'm talking to down in
Tennessee friends of mine,acquaintances that do mules,
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mule logging, horse logging,mule training, just old time
mule men.
I'm going to get a lot of thaton too.
So a lot of things are going tobe happening, so check it out.
I'm looking forward to 2025,and I hope you guys are too.
So if you need anything, callme.
My number is 606-303-5669.
I'm here to help you all in anyway I can, so just touch base
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with me.
We're here to help.
Thank you all, and keepharnessing up your animals and
guys.
It's going to be a great yearand we'll see you soon.
Thank you all so much.
God bless you.
Goodbye For now, anyway, morecoming soon.
Thank you so much.