Laura is solo in this episode, with Molly and Julia returning next week. This is a heavier conversation that touches on loss, grief, and end-of-life decisions.

In this episode, Laura covers:

• The day everything changed and the onset of colic
• Navigating the decision not to pursue surgery again
• Processing grief, guilt, and questioning whether she made the right choice
• Finding peace in the four beautiful months Contact had at the end

In this episode we cover:

• Celebrating 200 episodes with a huge thank you to our 3S community for all the love and support along the way
• Getting a little deeper with some horse philosophical questions
• Why do we actually love horses…and has that answer changed over time?
• Describing our horses without anything tied to riding, training, or competing
• If the sport disappeared tomorrow…what would our relationships with our horses really look like?
• If your horse couldn’t do the job anymore…would things truly stay the same?

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible.

In this episode we cover:

• Laura rode a dressage horse and now thinks she’s going to the Olympics.
• Molly and Laura negotiate over the sale of a saddle.
• Molly shares ways tack store owners can cause major drama with brands.
• The boot brand that always breaks down.

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible.

In this episode we cover:

• What happened to Julia’s saddle that horrified her trainer.
• Judging other riders without knowing the whole story.
• Laura’s new discovery + her big book reveal.

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible.

In this episode we cover:

• We launched our new segment; “Breaking the Adult Amateur Stereotype”. Send us your memes, reels, TikToks making AA’s look like inept and incapable riders so we can flame them.
• What could go wrong when you touch another person’s horse without them knowing-even if it was with the best intentions.
• The organization and standards of show barns.
• Molly and Julia's upcoming show plans.
• What Molly learned to do differently with riding Annie.
• Molly's confession!!!!

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible.

In this episode we cover:

• Julia’s latest horse communicator session-what she learned about Andi (and what surprised us)
• Julia’s wedding plan pivot-what changed and why

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible.

In this episode we cover:

• We’re all over the “helpless amateur” stereotype.
• Why amateurs feeling undervalued despite contributing a lot of money and time to the industry.
• The responsibility of trainers and the barn culture to not keep depicting amateurs as clueless horse owners.
• What does burnout and frustration look like for amateurs?

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible.

Note: Laura apologizes for her audio quality!!! Getting a better set-up for the next one. At home recording life!!!

In this episode we cover:

• Julia’s wedding date and venue announcement and why it meant a lot to Laura.
• When your emotions come out on your horse in the wrong way.
• Molly and her adult braces.
• What does “load the cluck” mean??

Thank you to our partner For Horses for helping to make this podcast possible.