Equestrian Author Spotlight Podcast

Equestrian Author Spotlight Podcast

The Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast features interviews with equine authors who love all things horses and writing about them. If you are an author, aspire to be an author writing about horses, or simply love horse books, then you are in the right place!

Episodes

October 31, 2023 49 mins
Episode 123: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, Jennifer S. Kelly returns to the show. Jennifer is an author and freelance turf writer. Her first two books, Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown and The Foxes of Belair: Gallant Fox, Omaha, and the Quest for the Triple Crown, chronicle the lives and careers of the first three American Triple Crown winners.   She also contributes to The Racing Biz, America's Best Racing, ...
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Episode 122: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Kathy Simmers. 

Kathy always wanted to live on a farm with horses. When she was twelve years old, she started taking riding lessons. At nineteen she bought her first horse. It seemed like she was well on her way, but life doesn’t always go in a straight line. Though Kathy faced many obstacles she never gave ...

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Episode 121: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Mustang Camp Volunteer and Board Member Veronica Moore. She has come on the show to share her adventures with fellow volunteer animal trainers from around the globe who teamed up to write a children's book about a baby burro. Mustang Camp is a non-profit organization that helps formerly wild animals transition to a life with people. It is operated by volunteers and st...
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Episode 120: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Cheryl L. Eriksen.

Cheryl is an author and blogger who has been involved in multiple areas of the horse industry for over twenty-five years. A student of equine behavior and communication, she has experience as a horse midwife, equine assisted therapy facilitator, veterinary assistant, and horse trainer.

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Episode 119: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Sarah V. Barnes. Sarah is both a historian and a horsewoman.

When she is not writing stories, she practices and teaches riding as a meditative art. She also offers equine-facilitated coaching and wellness workshops. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and spent many years as a college ...

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Episode 118: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Nancy Lee Gerson.   Nancy is a certified Equine Gestalt Coach who partners with her herd of horses to help people deepen their self-awareness, heal from long-buried wounds, and reignite their passion for life.    Her memoir, The Horse Who Changed My Life: My Serendipitous Journey through Equus, is a heartfelt story documenting the life-changing, serendipitous journey o...
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Episode 117: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Mary S. Corning.   Mary changes lives by defining the transformative power of pain. As a mentor, speaker, life consultant and writer, she clearly and compassionately models this process through her messages and stories. Mary extends her philosophy into her world of horses, where both people and horses benefit from realizing a different way to interpret challenges.   G...
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Episode 116: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Caroline Akervik.   Caroline has always been a voracious reader of most any genre. Blessed with a wonderful husband and three amazing grown children, Caroline grew up fox hunting in the Maryland countryside and then rode and trained to Grand Prix level of Dressage.   Now a school librarian, she remains an animal lover and believes that libraries are among the most mag...
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Episode 115: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet cowgirl Corinne Joy Brown.   She is a Denver native who loves history, especially the American West, the story of the Jewish people, and the cultures of the greater Southwest. A partner in a high-end home furnishings and design firm, she’s also a published author and freelance journalist with frequent by-lines in local and national publications.   Saddle up for a conver...
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Episode 114: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Robin Hutton, author of Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse.   Robin Hutton has spent her adult life working in major event productions and the motion picture business. She was the writing and producing partner of Tom “Billy Jack” Laughlin for over thirty years until his death in 2013. Currently she is President of Angels Without Wings, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit co...
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In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, Valerie Ormond, author of the Believing in Horses series, returns to the show. Saddle up for a conversation on revisiting a series after a seven year break, the importance of winning awards, and how trips to various dude ranches inspired her to write her newest book, Believing in Horses Out West.   Valerie Ormond retired as a Navy Captain after a 25-year career as a Naval intelligence officer a...
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Episode 112: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Mary Perdue, author of Landaluce: The Story of Seattle Slew's First Champion.   In Landaluce: The Story of Seattle Slew's First Champion, Mary Perdue tells the story of a horse whose short but meteoric career could have changed racing history forever. Sparking comparisons to Ruffian, Landaluce helped elevate California horse racing to the national stage and could have b...
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Episode 111: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast episode, you'll meet Karen Gross, author of the Lady Lucy's Quest book series.   Karen Gross is an educator, author and artist. A former professor, college president and senior policy advisor to the US Dept. of Education, she currently teaches at Rutgers School of Social Work. She specializes in trauma and its impact on individuals and organizations with an emphasis on stu...
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Episode 110: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast episode, you'll meet Lisa D. Stewart.   Lisa discusses the 500-mile solo horseback trip she undertook at the age of 54 on her horse, Chief. As a woman alone, with one horse, traveling through the Midwest, she was forced to face the pain of her past, embrace the beauty of the present, and envision an empowered future for herself.   Lisa's epic journey of self-discovery inspi...
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Episode 109: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast episode, you'll meet Linda Ballou, author of Cowgirl Jumped Over the Moon and Embrace of the Wild.   Saddle up for a conversation about travel writing, finding salvation in nature, and romancing the soul. Linda shares her love of travel, horses and writing while taking us on an epic journey from the volcanoes of Hawaii to the majestic mountains of Colorado.   She discusses ...
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Episode 108: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast episode, you'll meet Noche Miller, author of Understanding Horse Whorls. Noche walks us through the meaning of horse whorls and the benefits of trick training horses.

With whorls, her analysis goes beyond the forehead whorl and considers head shape as well as all the other whorls that appear on a horse's body. She...

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Episode 107: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast episode, you'll meet Brett Wilson of SkyDance Mountain Audiobooks.   Brett is in the business of audiobook production from start to finish. His company, SkyDance Mountain Audiobooks, helps authors design, create, produce, publish, market and sell their audiobooks.   Saddle up for a conversation about the audio revolution, audiobook production best practices, and what an au...
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Episode 106: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast episode, you'll meet Valerie Power, Author of the Fairy Glen Suspense Series.   Valerie is a lifelong horse lover and a California native. She has had a varied career that includes photographing pearl farms in Asia, and running an underground performance art circus. She now lives with her husband at their off-grid homestead in the high desert of San Diego County.   Valerie'...
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Episode 105: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Chad Oldfather, author of A Man Walks Into A Barn. Saddle up for a conversation with Chad about why he chose to write a personal memoir about his life, his daughters, and their experience with horses.

You'll be moved by his dedication to his daughter’s equestrian dreams, glean tips on parenting equestrians, i...

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Episode 104: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast episode, you'll meet Laura Holt-Haslam of River Pony Press.   Saddle up for a conversation about:
  • Laura's spokesPONIES, Max and Dusty, who inspired her book series while she was dealing with an empty nest. How she's building up her confidence as an author, including a few true confessions of stumbling blocks she faced starting out.
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