Adventures In Horse Ranching - Starting a (Small) Horse Ranch in Montana

Michelle Waldo
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In this limited episode podcast I share my experience of feeling internally called to move to Montana and create a small horse ranch from scratch. I share the adventures that my family went through of not knowing how to do any of what we were called to do, and the challenges and blessings that we experienced along the way. Whether you’re in the process of starting your own ranch or horse property, or you’re secretly dreaming of doing so one day, perhaps these stories will inspire you to move beyond your doubts, fears or challenges and follow your dream. Hosted by Michelle Waldo. LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

Episodes

  1. How We Found Ourselves Moving To & Starting a (Small) Horse Ranch in Montana

    EPISODE 1

    How We Found Ourselves Moving To & Starting a (Small) Horse Ranch in Montana

    In this first episode I talk about how we felt called to move to Montana and found ourselves on an unexpected adventure of starting a small horse ranch here. I share how we didn’t know anything about living on a larger piece of property, and how that launched us into a series of adventures in "ranching." Finally I talk about how I started this podcast to entertain you or possibly inspire you to go on your own "adventure" of living on your own larger piece of property. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    47 min
  2. How What Excites Us These Days Has Changed Since Moving to Montana & Starting a Horse Ranch

    EPISODE 2

    How What Excites Us These Days Has Changed Since Moving to Montana & Starting a Horse Ranch

    Today I talk about how what excites us these days has really changed since we moved to Montana and started living a very different lifestyle. I share how it both delights and surprises me to discover these new things about myself and my family, and how different it all is from how we used to live. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    55 min
  3. How a Video of a Couple Walking Down Their Driveway Inspired Us To Move to Montana

    EPISODE 3

    How a Video of a Couple Walking Down Their Driveway Inspired Us To Move to Montana

    Today I recall how before we came to visit Montana for the first time, I stumbled upon a Facebook video of a couple walking down their long and beautiful Montana driveway to get their mail. I share how that video deeply affected me and seemed like such an unattainable “dream." And I reflect on the wonderful feeling of appreciation I have now that we have our own long and beautiful Montana driveway to walk down and get our mail. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    54 min
  4. Montana Transitions: Wine Country to Ranch Dog, One Horse to Two Horse Ranch, & More Lifestyle Changes

    EPISODE 4

    Montana Transitions: Wine Country to Ranch Dog, One Horse to Two Horse Ranch, & More Lifestyle Changes

    Today I talk about the many transitions we’ve experienced since going on our adventure in ranching. I share how our dog changed from a suburban, “wine country” dog who'd never even seen a horse, to a Montana ranch dog. How we went from a one-horse property to a two-horse property and back again. And I share other transitions we’ve navigated as we’ve gone on our life adventures lately and in the past. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    1h 7m
  5. Unexpected Tractor & Shopping Transformations (Moving From the City to a Montana Ranchette)

    EPISODE 5

    Unexpected Tractor & Shopping Transformations (Moving From the City to a Montana Ranchette)

    I talk in this episode about how my family has transformed in many wonderful yet entirely unexpected ways since getting a tractor. And I share some of the surprising things I’ve noticed about how (and what) I shop for now that we're living our Montana ranch / homestead lifestyle, compared to how we lived in the past. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    50 min
  6. The Great Horse Escape(s) and Other Equestrian Adventures

    EPISODE 6

    The Great Horse Escape(s) and Other Equestrian Adventures

    I talk about how I wasn’t planning to record today, but how my day got off on an unexpected start when we experienced a "great horse escape," as well as other equine antics. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    53 min
  7. Why I Danced In Our Horse Pasture in Montana Today (And It’s Not the First Time)

    EPISODE 7

    Why I Danced In Our Horse Pasture in Montana Today (And It’s Not the First Time)

    Today I share how and why I danced in our horse pasture. And I admit that this is not the first time I’ve boogied outdoors on our (small) horse ranch in Montana. As part of this episode I share some of the antics we experienced with our horses since Episode 6, as well as some major pasture grass growing and ranch watering woes that I learned to work through. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    44 min
  8. Getting Through the Hard Parts of Starting a Horse Ranch in Montana

    EPISODE 8

    Getting Through the Hard Parts of Starting a Horse Ranch in Montana

    Today I have a frank and heartfelt discussion about the many hard parts and challenges we've faced on our adventures in ranching journey - both lately, and over the past year. In fact, there have been so many challenges and hard parts that I dedicate roughly 35 minutes of this episode to sharing things like horse feeding and horse herd dominance antics, horse catching theatrics, redoing electric fencing on an entire pasture and still having it not work properly woes, massive horse shelter delays, and so much more. But I also talk about how despite all of these unwanted situations, we receive unexpected and amazing blessings, and magical experiences and reminders that we were called to this journey for a larger purpose even though it may not be fully known to us yet. And I share how we've learned how to keep marching forward despite our challenges, and despite the hard times, because after we make it through these hard parts we feel a sense of amazement and wonder and appreciation at what we've learned and experienced because of them. And that is truly the most wonderful gift. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    56 min
  9. How Our Minds Could’ve Never Led Us to Our Amazing Montana Property (But Our Inner Knowing Did)

    EPISODE 9

    How Our Minds Could’ve Never Led Us to Our Amazing Montana Property (But Our Inner Knowing Did)

    In today’s episode I reflect on the amazing combination of things we have in our Montana property and home. How it’s the most perfectly-tailored-to-us combination of mountain views, conifer trees, horse pastures, wildlife, opportunities for tractor and pickup truck adventures for my husband and kids, privacy and yet neighbors nearby, and so very much more. How it’s a compilation of so many things dear to our hearts and to be honest, many things I longed for, but had given up on believing I could ever have. And how, despite our years of well-honed skills in strategy, planning, and execution in the tech industry, we could’ve never fully envisioned and found this place on our own with our logical, rational minds. But how our inner knowing knew all of what we wanted and dreamed of, and it delivered all of that to us in this amazing property and place we now get to call home. And I share how I’ve come to see how this can be everyone’s experience when we begin to follow our deepest inner knowing. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    1h 11m
  10. Discovering Meditative Moments In the Most Unexpected Places On a Horse Ranch

    EPISODE 10

    Discovering Meditative Moments In the Most Unexpected Places On a Horse Ranch

    Today I talk about the meditative moments I’ve been discovering in the most unexpected places as I move through my daily life on our property and with my horses. I share my recent experiences and observations with this and how it changes my “state of being” in wonderful ways. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    57 min
  11. Where I've Been & What's Next For Me

    EPISODE 11

    Where I've Been & What's Next For Me

    In this episode I talk about the unexpected hiatus I went on since episode 10 and what caused me to take it. And I talk about next steps on my journey. . . . CHECK OUT MY ONGOING PODCASTS ON YOUR FAV PLAYER OR MY WEBSITE Riding From the Inside Out -Listening To Our Horses & Ourselves https://michellewaldo.com/riding-from-the-inside-out-podcast/ Horse Girls On a Budget – Creative Ways of Pursuing Our Passion & Connection With Horses https://michellewaldo.com/horse-girls-on-a-budget-podcast/ The Power of Nature - Inspiration & Stories of How Nature Can Communicate With Us https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ Creating From the Inside Out - Embracing Our Own Creative Power https://michellewaldo.com/power-of-nature-podcast/ LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

    13 min
  • 11 Episodes

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In this limited episode podcast I share my experience of feeling internally called to move to Montana and create a small horse ranch from scratch. I share the adventures that my family went through of not knowing how to do any of what we were called to do, and the challenges and blessings that we experienced along the way. Whether you’re in the process of starting your own ranch or horse property, or you’re secretly dreaming of doing so one day, perhaps these stories will inspire you to move beyond your doubts, fears or challenges and follow your dream. Hosted by Michelle Waldo. LEARN MORE ABOUT ME https://michellewaldo.com/

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