The Business of Horses with Solo Select

Ep. 26: Two-time PRCA World Champion and $2 Million Cowboy & Barrilleaux Family Partner on $429K Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion Zak 34

“Rocket fuel.” That’s what Solo Select’s Melanie Smith calls the firepower behind Zak 24’s new ownership group.  World Champion calf roper Shad Mayfield and the Barrill

Ep 25: Butch Wise & Freddy Carmona: Inside Solo Select Racing's 51-Head Ruidoso Consignments

Freddy Carmona and Butch Wise, two of the bloodstock agents behind Solo Select Racing's yearling program, sit down to walk through this year's 51-horse consignment for th

Ep. 24: Feeding the Future: Growing and Fueling Elite Equine Athletes

Melanie Smith interviews Dr. James Latimer (Hubbard Feeds) about feeding and growing equine athletes, with a focus on forage-first strategies and practical, biology-based

Fastrack - Ep. 5: Entrevista con Emmanuel Villareal (Rooster QH Sale)

El agente y cofundador de Fastrack, Freddy Carmona, se sienta a conversar con Emmanuel Villareal, una figura muy influyente en la compraventa de caballos de carreras Cuar

Fastrack - Ep. 4: Announcing Fastrack’s New Consignment Rules for the August 16 Sale

Fastrack is proud to announce major, seller-friendly updates to our consignment structure. Changes include a reduced consignment fee of $500, a lowered commission rate of

Episode 23 - NCHA Hall Of Fame & $495K-Earning Stallion LBR Hangem Syndicated

The exact same day the LBR Hangem Syndicate was announced, every single available share was officially spoken for. The momentum behind him is massive. A lot of people h

Episode 22 - $360,000+ NCHA Rider Trystan Crowe : What It Takes To Raise a Young Horseman

At 13 years old, Trystan Crow has already earned more than $360,000 in the cutting pen. But this episode isn't really about the money. It's about the people behind it, th

Episode 21 - Inside Solo Select Full-Service Fitting Programs

Join host Melanie Smith as she sits down with seasoned fitters Dustin Price and Evan Moffitt to take you behind the scenes of Solo Select’s premier full-service fitting p

Fastrack - Ep. 3 - ¿Qué opinan Miguel Vargas y Christopher Villatoros, dueños del ganador del Heritage Place Futurity G1, sobre Fastrack?

Entrevista en Español - Hoy, el agente de Fastrack, Freddy Carmona, conversó con Miguel Vargas y Christopher Villatoros, dueños de Fall Classic, ganador del Heritage Pla

Episode 20: Solo Select Expands Global Reach with Sponsorship of the 2026 NCHA Australia Open Futurity

In this episode, Melanie Smith sits down with Australian agent Tish Healey to dive into the intricacies of international breeding, breaking down the logistics and regulat

Comprando un Caballo 100% en Línea: La Experiencia del Entrenador Sammy Mendoza en Fastrack

¿Quieres saber más sobre Fastrack, la nueva plataforma 100% en línea para comprar y vender caballos Cuarto de Milla de carreras? Freddy Carmona, Bloodstock Agent y Fast

Ep. 19: How to Reach the Top (and Stay There)—Inside Kenny Platt's Family-run Cutting Operation

"I wanted to be a winner." It all starts with a powerful mindset, but what does it really take to reach the top of the Western performance industry—and more importantly,

Episode 18-All In: The Full Story of LBR Hangem-Shotty-by the Team Who Built Him

“We won’t see another horse like that in a long time. Whether he belongs to me or someone else is irrelevant, this horse is a generational horse, he is just different”. —

Ep. 17-2: Inside 2-Year-Old Training Programs with Ty Benson and Max Morin PART 2

Part 2 of 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝟐-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐱 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧 is for the owners who don’t just want to start a colt, they want to see it all the way through.

Ep. 17-1 Inside 2-Year-Old Training Programs with Ty Benson and Max Morin

Most people only see the finished product. The futurity runs. The earnings. The champions. What they don’t see is everything that happens at the very beginning. In Part

Episode 16 - Inside Solo Select’s 2,500-Mare Recipient Mare Operation: Secrets to Better Pregnancy Rates

“𝗪𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼.” In this episode, Melanie Smith of Solo Select Horses joins Recipient Farm Manager Kimberly Howard to take you behind the scenes of runnin

Episode 15 - How to get Involved with AQHA

Melanie Smith recaps the 2026 AQHA Convention, explaining how AQHA is governed, how committees and directors work, and how rule changes are proposed and voted on. She en

Episode 14 - The Business of Horses - AQHA 2-Year-Rule Discussion

The AQHA 2-Year-Old Rule has shaped breeding, marketing, and futurity timelines for decades — but is it time for a serious conversation about change? In this episode of

Episode 13 - Breeding 101 - Episode 2 - Breeding with intention

“𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻—𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁?” After our first episode focused on the logistics side of Breeding 101, Melanie Smith returns—this time from a more con

Episode 12 - Breeding Logistics 101: Stallion Contracts, Semen Shipping , Mare Prep, ICSI process and Foals Management

In the latest Solo Select Podcast, Melanie Smith pulls back the curtain on what modern breeding really looks like, answering the questions breeders ask every day… and the