Episodes

  • Making the Makeover Update and Scorcher by Kentucky Performance Products
    Jun 25 2026

    On today's show, we're catching up our Making the Makeover spotlight trainer Shanin Quashie, who has had a roller coaster of a spring with her 2026 Makeover prospect! Then we meet an adoptable horse of the week and a new training tip with New Vocations' Amanda Grace. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer
    • Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio
    • Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
    • Media Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
    • Guest: Shanin Quashie
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Retired Racehorse Project, Practical Horseman+, and Listeners like You!

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    58 mins
  • Dad Learns to Ride and Bad Rock by Kentucky Performance Products
    Jun 10 2026

    On today's show, we're speaking with Jabus Hamm, who is a dad, pilot, veteran, and an aspiring show jumper known on social media as @Dad_Learns_To_Ride! Then we meet an adoptable horse of the week and a new training tip with New Vocations' Bridget Heasley. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer
    • Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio
    • Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
    • Media Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
    • Guest: Jabus Hamm
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Retired Racehorse Project, Spalding Labs, RideTV, and Listeners like You!
    • Use code HRN10 for a discount with Spalding Labs!

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    51 mins
  • Making the Makeover and Fuligni by Kentucky Performance Products
    May 25 2026

    On today's show, we're back with our spotlight Make the Makeover trainer and HRN auditor Shanin Quashie for an update on her journey to Kentucky with Sylvia I Am! Then we meet an adoptable horse of the week and a new training tip with New Vocations' Amanda Vance. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer
    • Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio
    • Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
    • Media Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
    • Guest: Shanin Quashie
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Retired Racehorse Project, Spalding Labs, and Listeners like You!

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Blue Dahlia Equine and One Hundred Poof by Kentucky Performance Products
    May 10 2026

    On today's show, we're learning more about Blue Dahlia Equine with Sarah Lloyd and Haley Brush! Then we meet an adoptable horse of the week and a new training tip with New Vocations' Bridget Heasley. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer
    • Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio
    • Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
    • Media Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
    • Guest: Sarah Lloyd and Haley Brush
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Retired Racehorse Project and Listeners like You!

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    53 mins
  • Making the Makeover and Solemn Beauty by Kentucky Performance Products
    Apr 25 2026

    On today's show, we're back with our Making the Makeover spotlight trainer and longtime listener Shanin Quashie! Then we meet an adoptable horse of the week and a new training tip with New Vocations. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer
    • Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio
    • Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
    • Media Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
    • Guest: Shanin Quashie
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Retired Racehorse Project, RideTV and Listeners like You!

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    55 mins
  • Married With Thoroughbreds and Daylyn Ryeson by Kentucky Performance Products
    Apr 10 2026

    On today's show, we've caught up with Thoroughbred power couple Joe Sharp and Rosie Napravnik to learn how they keep all the plates spinning from training racehorses to sporthorses! Then we meet an adoptable Standardbred of the week and a new training tip with New Vocations' Bridget Heasley. Stay tuned!

    • Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer
    • Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio
    • Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
    • Media Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
    • Guest: Joe Sharp & Rosie Napravnik
    • New Vocations Segment - Adoptable Horse
    • Additional Support Provided by: Retired Racehorse Project, MyNewHorse and Listeners like You!

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    55 mins
  • Meet Our 2026 Make the Makeover Trainer and Shadowed by Kentucky Performance Products
    Mar 25 2026

    On today's show, we meet our featured 2026 Make the Makeover trainer and longtime listener, Shanin Quashie! Then we meet an adoptable horse of the week and a new training tip with New Vocations' Erin Macdonald. Stay tuned!

    1. Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer
    2. Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio
    3. Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
    4. Media Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
    5. Guest: Shanin Quashie
    6. New Vocations Segment
    7. Additional Support Provided by: Retired Racehorse Project, Practical Horseman+, and Listeners like You!

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    58 mins
  • New Thoroughbred Competitions and WHERE'S WALDO by Kentucky Performance Products
    Mar 10 2026

    On today's show, we speak with Carrie Brogden, a driving force in some new Thoroughbred competition options paying out big prize money in 2026! Then we meet an adoptable horse of the week and a new training tip with New Vocations' Bridget Heasley. Stay tuned!

    1. Hosts: Joy Hills and Kristen Kovatch Bentley of The Horseback Writer
    2. Image Credit: Retired Racehorse Radio
    3. Title Sponsor: Kentucky Performance Products
    4. Media Partners: The Thoroughbred Makeover and New Vocations Racehorse Adoption
    5. Guest: Carrie Brogden
    6. New Vocations Segment
    7. Additional Support Provided by: Retired Racehorse Project, UsRider, and Listeners like You!

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    54 mins