The Working Ammy Podcast The Working Ammy

We know you all love the podcast, but this week Nora and Maria read submissions from listeners showing us the LOVE! Including someone looking for a horse for a young rider, and a person looking for a price estimate on their forever pony. Then they have a discussion about how to find equestrian community.




0:00 Intro
2:21 Submission #1: Price estimator - green OTTB prospect
9:32 Submission #2: Guess the budget - ISO horse for young rider
17:43 Submission #3: Price estimator - Forever pony
23:55 Submission #4: Guess the budget - Safe eventer for an AA
37:11 Submission #5: Guess the price - Bought the same horse twice
46:15 Submission #6: Guess the budget - ISO something safe and reliable for an ammy
1:00:36 Discussion: Finding equestrian community

Nora & Maria read submissions exclusively from Mare owners! Including a person who imported a 1.45m jumper mare, and an Australian listener wondering about the sale price for their mare. They then talk about their weekly training schedules and what to do when you feel like you've plateaued.




0:00 Intro
1:10 Submission #1: Price estimator - Unraced 4yo TB
5:47 Submission #2: Guess the sale price - 1.45m jumper mare
10:40 Submission #3: Price estimator - 1.20m jumper prospect
21:17 Submission #4: Price estimator - young eventer
27:54 Submission #5: Guess the sale price - APHA mare
31:28 Submission #6: Price estimator - Australian show jumper
38:46 Discussion: Weekly training schedules and what to do when you feel like you’ve plateaued

Nora & Maria read submissions all about people trying to lease horses for themselves or lease their horse out, including someone leasing a 1.45m jumper who has a vetting issue, and someone wondering what price their OTTB would lease for. They then have a discussion about leasing vs buying, and how to decide which option would work best for you.



0:00 Intro

1:03 Submission #1: Price estimator - Green TB hunter gelding

11:32 Submission #2: Guess the lease price - 1.45m FEI jumper with vetting issue

29:04 Submission #3: Guess the lease price - Young jumper prospect mare

41:38 Submission #4: Lease price estimator - Medium short stirrup to division pony for lease

50:30 Submission #5: Lease price estimator - Prelim eventer

55:17 Submission #6: Guess the lease budget - ISO 3’3” potential hunter/jumper

1:04:56 Discussion: Leasing vs. Buying

Nora & Maria read "throwback" submissions from maybe a little too long ago, including a person wanting a price estimate on their project mare, and someone looking to lease out their pony jumper. Then they discuss their thoughts about buying the horse you need for "right now" instead of something that might be better suited for the future.




0:00 Intro
4:54 Submission #1: Guess the budget - ISO horse for local shows and college
11:58 Submission #2: Guess the sale price - Older dressage schoolmaster
15:10 Submission #3: Price Estimator - 1.15m warmblood cross jumper
20:54 Submission #4: Price estimator - 5yo project mare
26:10 Submission #5: Price estimator - Losing motivation to ride
32:01 Submission #6: Guess the lease price - .70m pony jumper
38:25 Discussion: Buying the horse you need right now

Nora and Maria read submissions from people who told us what their ISO was and what they got, including a mother/daughter duo looking for a horse for dressage/jumpers, and an update from a previous submission from an adult ammy looking for an AO hunter. They then discuss toxic trainers, how to spot one, and how to find the right trainer.




0:00 Intro
3:58 Submission #1: The search for a unicorn
11:49 Submission #2: ISO horse for mother & daughter
17:00 Submission #3: ISO in Australia
27:58 Submission #4: What I got - 3’3” AA hunter
31:21 Submission #5: ISO an experienced jumper to lease
40:00 Submission #6: Guess the purchase price - 3 ring packer
44:58 Discussion: Bad/toxic trainers

Nora and Maria read more international submissions, including someone looking for an opinion on their friesian, and a person wondering if their budget is realistic. They then talk about confidence in riding and how to build and repair it.




0:00 Intro
2:09 Submission #1: ISO/Price Estimator - Friesian Stallion
10:00 Submission #2: Price Estimator - Child/adult schoolmaster
16:51 Submission #3: Price Estimator - Clydesdale x QH gelded Stallion
21:11 Submission #4: “Is my budget realistic” ISO confidence builder in Ireland
26:04 Submission #5: Price Estimator - High child/adult teacher
32:47 Submission #6: Price Estimator - 5YO young jumper prospect
38:03 Discussion: Confidence in riding