Ranked #1
Stacy Westfall Has Done It All: Ellen DeGeneres, NRHA Champion, Quarter Horse Congress Record, Road to the Horse Winner
Stacy Westfall Has Done It All: Ellen DeGeneres, NRHA Champion, Quarter Horse Congress Record, Road to the Horse Winner
Elise’s guest on today’s Because of Horses podcast is the renowned trainer, clinician, and competitor, Stacy Westfall. S... Read more
20 Apr 2018
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #2
Mark Rashid, Considering the Horse
Mark Rashid, Considering the Horse
Mark Rashid is an internationally acclaimed trainer, clinician, and prolific author, renowned for taking the guesswork o... Read more
6 Sep 2019
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #3
The King Ranch Legacy: Quarter Horses, Triple Crown Contenders, and 170 Years of Breeding Excellence, with James Clement
The King Ranch Legacy: Quarter Horses, Triple Crown Contenders, and 170 Years of Breeding Excellence, with James Clement
Elise’s guest is James Clement, the Horse Division Manager of the Quarter Horse Program at the King Ranch – one of the m... Read more
25 Jan 2019
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44mins
Ranked #4
Dreams Do Come True: Horse-Crazy Girl Turned Prolific Author Jessie Haas
Dreams Do Come True: Horse-Crazy Girl Turned Prolific Author Jessie Haas
Note from Elise: When the last-minute opportunity arose to revisit a favorite episode, I jumped at the chance since I h... Read more
13 Jul 2018
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1hr
Ranked #5
Life Between the Ears, with Kristine Dahms
Life Between the Ears, with Kristine Dahms
Everyone who loves riding knows the best view in the world is the one from your saddle. That’s why social media sensatio... Read more
2 Nov 2018
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43mins
Ranked #6
Julie Goodnight: Helping Horses One Human at a Time
Julie Goodnight: Helping Horses One Human at a Time
Elise’s guest today is Julie Goodnight: internationally renowned trainer, clinician, and host of the award-winning RFD-T... Read more
16 Nov 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #7
Jim Masterson and the Masterson Method
Jim Masterson and the Masterson Method
Elise’s guest today is Jim Masterson, creator of the Masterson Equine Bodywork — an innovative form of equine massage th... Read more
12 Jul 2019
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1hr 1min
Ranked #8
The Lone Rider: Border to Border on Horseback, with Gillian Larson
The Lone Rider: Border to Border on Horseback, with Gillian Larson
Rattlesnakes, a wolf at midnight, bears, unexpected snow, and a falling-down-exhausted back country hiker… long-distance... Read more
21 Dec 2018
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #9
No Limits Training and Life Lessons with Brandi Lyons
No Limits Training and Life Lessons with Brandi Lyons
Renowned trainer and clinician, Brandi Lyons, joins Elise Chand on today's episode to discuss her "No Limits" training a... Read more
26 Jan 2018
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56mins
Ranked #10
Wild Horse Country: So Much We Didn’t Know, with David Philipps
Wild Horse Country: So Much We Didn’t Know, with David Philipps
Elise’s guest today is Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times National Reporter, David Philipps. David’s book, Wild Hors... Read more
28 Sep 2018
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #11
Our Parallel Evolution and the Horse-Human Bond (aka Why We Love Horses), with Wendy Williams
Our Parallel Evolution and the Horse-Human Bond (aka Why We Love Horses), with Wendy Williams
Elise’s guest this week is science journalist and author, Wendy Williams. Her writing has appeared in a wide variety of ... Read more
19 Jan 2018
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #12
Our Horses, Ourselves: the Human/Horse Mindfulness, with Paula Josa Jones
Our Horses, Ourselves: the Human/Horse Mindfulness, with Paula Josa Jones
Elise’s guest on today’s Because of Horses is Paula Josa Jones — who defies definition. Just when you think you’ve figur... Read more
11 May 2018
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1hr
Ranked #13
Michigan State University’s Horse Professor Extraordinaire, Dr. Karen Waite
Michigan State University’s Horse Professor Extraordinaire, Dr. Karen Waite
Elise’s guest today is Dr. Karen Waite, who has an astounding wealth of knowledge on all things horses, competing, and b... Read more
20 Jul 2018
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55mins
Ranked #14
Desert Flight: A Love Letter to Show Jumping, with Filmmaker Samia Staehle
Desert Flight: A Love Letter to Show Jumping, with Filmmaker Samia Staehle
"Desert Flight" is an award-winning film documentary that explores the horse-human bond through the world of show jumpin... Read more
30 Aug 2019
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #15
The Power of Therapeutic Riding with Equest’s
The Power of Therapeutic Riding with Equest’s
On this week’s Because of Horses podcast, Elise talks with a guest panel about equine therapy — Founder of Equest Therap... Read more
5 Jan 2018
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1hr
Ranked #16
On AQHA, NCHA, Hall of Fame, and a Life Well-Lived, with Al Dunning
On AQHA, NCHA, Hall of Fame, and a Life Well-Lived, with Al Dunning
Today’s guest on the Because of Horses podcast is iconic western horseman and trainer, Al Dunning. Since 1970, Al has ow... Read more
23 Feb 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #17
Shawn Flarida: NRHA $6 Million Reiner
Shawn Flarida: NRHA $6 Million Reiner
This week, the Because of Horses Podcast is celebrating its 100th episode with a very special conversation with legendar... Read more
13 Sep 2019
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #18
The Streets Raised Us… and Horses Saved Us, with Kristen de Marco
The Streets Raised Us… and Horses Saved Us, with Kristen de Marco
Elise Gaston Chand welcomes Kristen DeMarco, an equine specialist and mental health advocate to Because of Horses podc... Read more
14 Jun 2019
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54mins
Ranked #19
When the Winning Stops: the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Is Saving Racehorses
When the Winning Stops: the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Is Saving Racehorses
Today, Elise is welcoming Kim Weir, the Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving for the Thoroughbred Retirement Found... Read more
3 May 2019
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #20
Many Brave Fools: A Story of Addiction, Codependency…and Horses, with Susan Conley
Many Brave Fools: A Story of Addiction, Codependency…and Horses, with Susan Conley
In 2006, Susan Conley was 42 years old and married to an addict whose well-being she valued above her own. Though she ha... Read more
17 May 2019
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57mins