Horse People Podcast

#73 - Inside Santa Fe Hunt Fox Hunting Club with avid huntsman Steven Thomas

Steve Thomas is a retired oral and maxillofacial surgeon and now the honorary huntsman for the Santa Fe Hunt in Temecula. A Missouri farm kid who rode western and coon hu

#72 - Catching Up with Jim: Israel, Thoroughbreds, and Racing News

Jim Seilsopour, the most consistent guest of the pod, and resident fox hunter, just got back from three weeks in Israel, so this one starts on the beach at Caesarea and w

#71 - Beyond the Podcast: The Cross-Discipline Mission Begins

Jim Seilsopour joins Horse People as official co-host in this episode, marking the show's shift from a guest interview podcast into something bigger: a mission to attempt

#70 - From the Jocks Room to NBC: Donna Brothers on 40 Years in Racing

Donna Brothers didn't just grow up around horses, she grew up as the daughter of one of the first licensed female jockeys in the United States. From learning to ride befo

#69 - Randy Sarf: How Horse Racing Built an Ice Cream Business, a Media Network, and a Life

Randy Sarf is an entrepreneur, lifelong horse racing fan, and co-owner of LSU Stables. He's been going to the track since he was five years old, claimed his first horse a

#68 - Orchid Bertelsen: Horses, Business, and Building an Audience

Orchid Bertelsen spent the last 20 years building a career that took her from a law firm in DC to the Gucci sales floor, through digital marketing at Nestle, and eventual

#67 - Susan Friedland: Misty, Marguerite, and the Magic of a Great Horse Story

Susan Friedland is a former middle school English teacher turned equestrian author based outside Chicago, Illinois. She traded the classroom for the page and has since wr

#66 - Danielle Henson: From Churchill Downs to the USEF, Finding Corporate Work in the Horse World

This episode features Danielle Henson, Sport Communications Manager at the U.S. Equestrian Federation, equestrian, Louisville native, and the person behind one of the mos

#65 - Chloe Carabasi: From Polo to Hollywood Sets - An Equestrian Actor's Journey

This episode features Chloe Carabasi, a working actress, model, and social media creator who also happens to be an equestrian, former college polo player, and total horse

#64 - Horse Racing: Pierce Dargan, Building and Selling Software for the Horse Industry

Gideon sits down with Pierce Dargan, CEO of Equine MediRecord, local Irish councillor, and deputy mayor, to talk about what it takes to digitize equine welfare compliance

#63 - Horse Racing: The (Improbable) story of Michael Iavarone's Rise to a Horse Racing Legend.

Michael Iavarone’s done what most horse people only dream about, he’s won the Kentucky Derby. He’s been in this game at the highest level, from Big Brown taking him to th

#62 - Polo: Marissa Wells is a 10 goal handicap!! Hear the story.

This episode is with Marissa Wells, who just became a 10-goaler in arena polo, a dream she's had since childhood. We talk about what that moment felt like, the years of c

#61 - Jim Seilsopour's Life on Horseback, A Life Measured in Mares

This episode with Jim is great, he's a one of a kind story teller with a one of a kind story and there's so much about this episode that will leave you nodding your head

#60 - Breeder's Cup 2025: Grooms, Starters, Riders, and One Legendary Trainer

Intro: This episode's a little different. I was at this years Breeders’ Cup. One of the biggest races in the world!! Big shoutout to the media relations team for letting

#59 - From the Show Ring to the Steppe: Love, Horses, and Survival with Gianna Aycock & Colby Coltrain

This one is personal. I got to ride with Gianna Aycock and Colby Coltrain during the Mongol Derby, and by the first night in training camp they basically adopted me. Thes

#58 - Ross Colbert: The Mongol Derby Didn’t Kill Him, But It Tried.

This episode is with Ross Colbert, lifelong horseman, investment banker, polo junkie, and 70-year-old finisher of the Mongol Derby. And not just any finisher. Ross cros

#57 - How Madeleine Bunbury Turned a Horse Painting Obsession Into a Career and more!!

Intro: Madeleine Bunbury knew what she wanted early on, and it wasn’t what anyone else expected. After bombing her high school exams and getting kicked out, she found he

#56 - The Rulebook, the Racetrack, and the Real Work with Lisa Lazarus, CEO of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority

Intro: Lisa Lazarus is the CEO of the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA). From NFL negotiations to equestrian rulebooks in Switzerland, Lisa’s career has

#55 - How Sheryl Sick Went from Craigslist Horses to USPA Circuit Governor

This one’s with Sheryl Sick, the Pacific Northwest Circuit Governor for the USPA and someone I’ve always looked up to in polo. She’s got a tech sales career that funds he

#54 - How Jutta Putz Turned Horse Obsession into a Global Branding Career

This episode is so good. I sat down with Jutta Putz, a branding consultant and strategist who's carved out a niche helping equestrian businesses and startups go global. F