Opinions Are Cheap | Friday Reflection 13

It was just my BIRTHDAY... So I talked about all the things my 32 years of life taught me. Want info on the end stuff?! -> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/equine-business-advertising/Want to Join our Facebook VIP Group -> https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1K7z1unTN4/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

What does it take to go from a kid in Arkansas riding outside horses to winning at the rope horse Futurities? For Jayde Slade, it started by choosing to show up outside of his comfort zone. In Episode 63 of Horses Hope & Hustle, professional rope horse trainer Jayde Slade joins me from his trailer at the AQHA World Show. We talk about why outworking everyone isn't enough, how real connections built his program, hauling one horse 20,000 miles this season, and the faith mindset that lets him show up, do the work, and trust God's timing.We also get into what he looks for in a winning rope horse, raising colts out in the cows, breeding for the mare, moving his family from Arkansas to Arizona, Zona Ranches, and why he says you've just got to stay hooked.Connect with Jayde Slade: Instagram: www.instagram.com/jaydesladeFacebook: www.facebook.com/elderjayde.slade.3Website: https://jaydeslade.com/Find more genuine stories from the horse industry at https://horseshopeandhustle.comStay true, stay tough, and keep hustling.Learn more about the Regional Stallion Access Program here: www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuarters List Your Business Free--> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/directory/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Pastor Scott Mathis is back, and this time we’re talking about the white tent at known as Church at Rancho Rio.Church at Rancho Rio started with a vision, a yes from Ty Yost, and Scott’s own roping fund. Now it’s a church in a tent in the middle team roping capital, Wickenburg Arizona, with 700+ people on a Sunday during peak season, horses whinnying, and semis jake braking down the highway. Scott walks us through the real legwork, from the $20,000 loan and nonprofit paperwork to stolen TVs and a church that never passes an offering plate.Then it gets real. Scott opens up about learning to live with people being disappointed in you when you’re serving a bigger mission, finding your identity in Christ, and an old saying that stopped me in my tracks: “There is more grace in Christ than sin in you.”Whether you’re a team roper or swore the walls would burn down if you ever walked into a church, this one’s for you.🎧 Catch Scott’s first episode, Ep. 3, to hear how he went from trying to disprove Christianity to preaching it.Connect with Church at Rancho Rio: 🌐 churchatranchorio.com 📱 Facebook & Instagram: Church at Rancho RioConnect with Horses Hope & Hustle: 🌐 horseshopeandhustle.com 📱 @horseshopeandhustle | @realcrystalshowGenuine Stories. Real Connection. Empowering Horse People.#HorsesHopeAndHustle #Wickenburg #TeamRoping #ChurchInATent #WesternLifestyle #FaithAndHorses #RanchoRio #HorsePodcastLearn more about the Regional Stallion Access Program here: www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuarters List Your Business Free--> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/directory/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Not everybody’s meant to go down the fence. Some of us are meant to bring the pickup.This week I’m joined by one of my dearest friends, Tawny Fye: business partner, best friend, and self-proclaimed “Swiss Army knife of life” at Setting Sun Ranch in Stratton, Colorado. If you heard Naomi Bancroft’s episode, this is the other side of that story. It’s the side about the person hustling outside the arena to make the dream happen.Tawny started out at the Colorado cow horse shows as “free entertainment.” Then she got tired of watching the show stall because nobody was at the gate, so she grabbed a rule book and started checking bits. For free. For about two years. That one decision turned into scribing major events, landing on the management team for majors, and eventually becoming CRCA president and show manager.We get into:The two-broke-kids-with-a-dream way of building a performance horse business (the horses ate good, the girls ate ramen)Roofing houses, paving roads, and driving truck to keep one horse going down the roadWhy the 20 feet after the out gate is a free pass, and why you should “get interested in the dirt”What it’s actually like to scribe a big NRCHA final when you can’t hear the judgeThe real career paths behind a horse show: scribing, gate, show management, and show secretaryBeing honest about fear, and owning what you can and can’t doNever once saying “I told you so” in 15 years of businessWhy it’s okay to be the supporter instead of the spotlightPlus deer, sharks, Joe Dirt, and a very important PSA about cars. Honestly, we didn’t follow a single one of my questions, and it’s one of my favorite conversations yet.If you’re the glue, the barn spouse, the best friend, or the one making the phone calls nobody else wants to make, this one’s for you.🎧 Missed Naomi’s episode? Go back and listen to Ep. 18 for the training side of the Setting Sun Ranch story.Find Tawny & Setting Sun Ranch: 🌐 settingsunranch.com 📘 Facebook: Setting Sun Ranch 📸 Instagram & TikTok: Setting Sun Ranch 🧵 Tawny’s leather work: @ssrleather on InstagramLearn more about the Regional Stallion Access Program here: www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuarters List Your Business Free--> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/directory/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Really though... When you are being innovative and building something or hosting something you must learn to not let the bad drag you down. Opportunities are everywhere when you're looking for them. And there is always good in all the things if that is what you focus on. Here is my brain dump for the week   Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

What happens when a self-proclaimed glorified colt starter with a breeding obsession and a serious stubborn streak hears one little "what if"?This week, Crystal sits down with Jennifer Case of Dry Creek Quarter Horses, founder of the Regional Stallion Access Program. Jennifer's road has taken her from Nevada to Canada, North Dakota, Texas, Oregon, and Montana, mostly running from snow. She finally landed in Louisiana, where she bred around 40 mares by herself this past season.The Regional Stallion Access Program started as a friend's offhand idea, and Jennifer ran with it. Stallion owners send in frozen semen, and Jennifer promotes their horses for them. Every stud on the roster gets the same spotlight, whether he's earned a fortune or isn't even broke yet.In this episode:How one small "what if" turned into a roster of stallions from across the countryWhy the other 99% of horse people deserve great stallions without taking out a second mortgageWhy she refuses to let anyone feel like just a numberHer go-to advice for anyone scared to start: what's the worst they can say? No.And yes, things get a little weird talking semen in public (airport story included)Connect with Jennifer: Facebook – Dry Creek Quarter Horses LLChttps://www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuartersThis episode is brought to you in partnership with the Regional Stallion Access Program.Learn more about the Regional Stallion Access Program here: www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuarters List Your Business Free--> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/directory/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Are you a business owner stressing about social media? We got you. If you've ever stared at your phone wondering what to post, or spent a whole week planning content that should've taken five minutes, this episode is your sign to take a breath.Caroline Arendt, owner of Caroline Arendt Creative, has spent about seven years running social media for horse, Western and ag businesses. Most days she works from her horse trailer. She tells Crystal how she went from thinking Instagram was "just a filter app" to quitting a secure job with two clients and a dream. Then COVID hit and marketing blew up.Then she gets into her five tips for making social media work for your horse business:Consistency beats constantlyStop waiting for the perfect postYour business is already contentMake it recognizable, not perfectKeep social media socialPlus: why your engagement matters more than your follower count, why cell phone videos are winning right now, and how to tell what's working using your insights.Thinking about doing social media management as a career? Caroline covers that too. She talks about building a portfolio, learning marketing, pricing yourself fairly, and why that "free" work might open the biggest doors. She also shares her trick for handling imposter syndrome.Whether you're a horse trainer, ranch, small Western business or just trying to grow your personal brand, you'll walk away with something you can use today.🔗 Connect with Caroline: Caroline Arendt Creative on Instagram, TikTok & Facebook  🐴 Find horse businesses & events: horseshopeandhustle.com/directory 🎧 New episodes every Wednesday: Spotify, Apple Podcasts & YouTubeLearn more about the Regional Stallion Access Program here: www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuarters List Your Business Free--> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/directory/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Ever walked out of the show pen, grabbed your scorecard, and thought "...okay, but what actually happened?" Same. This week we pull up a chair next to horse show judge Jan Dublin and break down how NRCHA and AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse classes get scored, so you can stay out of the penalty box.Jan got her first judge's card (NRHA) in 1998 and hasn't slowed down since. She now holds AQHA, NRCHA, and a long list of breed and stock horse association cards, and she judges a whole lot of ranch horse classes across the country from her home base in San Angelo, Texas.In this episode:How scoring works: everyone starts at 70, maneuvers run +1½ to -1½, and penalties land in specific spots on your cardCutting: why switching cows costs you 5 points, what correct working position looks like, and how back fence markers workReining: pattern placement, overspins, and how a missed lead change stacks up penalties fastCow work and box drive box: fence turns, corner markers, and the real reason you didn't get a new cowRanch trail and ranch riding: logs, lope departures, and why extended gaits shouldn't look like a horse raceOPs vs. DQs in ranch classes (and why your tail braids need to come out before you walk in)How to read your scorecard, and why you should actually go ask your judgeWhether you're heading to the NILE in Billings this October (Jan will be there!) or gearing up for your first ranch horse show, this one's worth a listen. Maybe listen twice, with your rule book open.Horses Hope & Hustle: Genuine Stories. Real Connection. Empowering Horse People. Find horse businesses and events in the HHH directory at horseshopeandhustle.comLearn more about the Regional Stallion Access Program here: www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuarters List Your Business Free--> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/directory/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

This week we sit down with John Silva of 2Rank 2Ride — a 30-year professional bulldogger turned Mustang trainer out of Wyoming who's built a whole brand (and a wildly entertaining TikTok following) out of taking wild BLM Mustangs and turning them into tough, versatile using horses.We start with the horses — the painful learning curve of switching from rodeo horses to Mustangs, why John would rather over-reward good behavior than correct bad, and the origin story behind the name 2Rank 2Ride (it involves a wood stove, coffee, and Baileys). But the conversation doesn't stay in the round pen for long. What starts as horse talk turns into something bigger: taming egos, building the right circle, and the humility it takes to actually change.John gets honest about who he used to be, why "listen to your dad" is advice nobody takes soon enough, and why the same patience it takes to earn a Mustang's trust is the patience it takes to earn your own growth. Genuine, unfiltered, and a little dry — 2Rank 2Ride style.Learn more about 2Rank2Ride and Checkout Their Merch: https://2rank2ride.com/Learn more about the Regional Stallion Access Program here: www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuarters List Your Business Free--> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/directory/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com

Dave Shumpert used to run cattle and horses from Colorado to the Canadian border — until a broken irrigation pipe, a bad mood, and one honest question to God changed the entire direction of his life. Today he leads X2D Ranch Ministries out of Ault, Colorado, feeding families in crisis through a herd God built and meeting horse people — literally — on both sides of the cattle guard.This week on Horses Hope & Hustle, Dave gets real about identity, burnout, and what happens when the thing you built becomes the thing you worship. We get into a genuine conversation on leading people to God simply by being people of God — no polish, no script, just real talk about faith, ranching, and the ripple effect of showing up for people.🔗 Full episode + directory: horseshopeandhustle.com 📍 Learn more about X2D Ranch Ministries: https://x2dranchministries.com/Learn more about the Regional Stallion Access Program here: www.facebook.com/DryCreekQuarters List Your Business Free--> https://horseshopeandhustle.com/directory/Support the showWhether you found us by accident or on purpose (bonus points if you did), we're glad you're here. This is the official home of Horses Hope & Hustle — a podcast about horse life, entrepreneurship, faith, and the grit it takes to chase what matters. I'm your host, Crystal Show.Here, we dive into the real and the raw: stories from the saddle, lessons from the tough days, and honest conversations about horsemanship, personal growth, and building a life you're proud of. This space was created with honesty, purpose, and heart — for lifelong horse people, equestrian entrepreneurs, and anyone chasing meaning in the middle of life's chaos.New episodes feature horse trainers, equine professionals, and everyday hustlers sharing real stories about faith, resilience, and reinvention. So whether you're listening from the saddle, the pickup, or with coffee at the kitchen table — welcome.Subscribe, follow along, and make yourself at home. This is Horses Hope & Hustle — welcome to the ride.Topics include: horse life, equine education, entrepreneurship, faith, grit, personal growth.Follow our website for merch, blog content, and more: horseshopeandhustle.com