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Welcome to The Total Podcast! Where we get the inside scoop from the top individuals in the equine, livestock and rodeo industries. Join us as we hear their stories and the stories of the animals that have helped them along the way.

  1. 5d ago

    One of Ontario’s Last Saddle Makers, Ernie Wilson - The Total Podcast

    Ernie Wilson has been making and rebuilding saddles in Ontario for nearly forty years — and he started the only way that lasts: he took a cheap, uncomfortable saddle apart until he understood it.Recorded at the Ontario Equine Expo in Markham, Ernie talks about growing up on a farm near Millverton, the Emory saddle his uncle sold him at sixteen, three days with a maker in Ottawa, and the trade-show scraps that turned into his own way of building. He’s made roughly 600 saddles of his own and about 500 adjustable saddles for a customer in Alberta — then rebuilt the design when the hinges failed and the trees wouldn’t come in straight.He measures horses with Australian fit cards, sends trees out custom, and lets riders sit the seat two or three times before it’s finished. He also takes factory barrel saddles apart when the thin fiberglass lets go — one bear-trap tree arrived in three pieces — then levels the rebuild on a stone the size of a table. Daughter Jody now feels the bumps he can’t, sews what his eyes won’t follow, and keeps the tack side of the shop alive.This is a conversation about fit, tariffs, lost trades, square bales, a homemade forklift, a 1971 tractor that needed the snowblower for ballast, and why young people who want the craft still have to watch first. No more black saddles. Plenty of figuring it out.Recorded live in Markham, OntarioThanks for watching the @Totalfeeds YouTube Channel! Our mission to provide quality nutrition to people and animals puts us in contact with all manner of interesting folks. Whether you're interested in our animal feed, or the people involved in the animal industry: you'll find it at Total Feeds! Check out our line of Quality Animal Feeds here: https://totalfeeds.comIf you have any questions regarding our products email: info@totalfeeds.com

  2. Sep 28

    Bronwyn Irwin: The Right Horse Is the One You Have Fun With - The Total Podcast

    Canadian horse trainer, clinician, TV personality, and pole bender Bronwyn Irwin sits down at the Ohio Equinox Fair for a wide-open conversation about partnership, performance, and why chemistry beats a perfect pedigree. Bronwyn talks about finding Chief — the buckskin paint she spotted in a photo after ice cream in Toronto — and how bears, groundwork, obstacle work, and years of trust turned him into a 15+ year partner for rodeos, magazines, commercials, and TV. She breaks down what actually makes a movie or film horse (personality plus willingness when an actor is holding the lead), why she still rides a snaffle, and how NCAA hockey visualization became her rodeo mental game: picture the arena until the crowd doesn’t matter, then just ride to the next point.They get into pole bending vs. barrels, teaching ordinary people on ordinary horses, Scamper and Charmayne, underdog stories, lemon water, gallons vs. litres, whiteouts off Lake Huron, and why she never sells the horses that grow with her. Plus what’s next: Jason’s colt-starting book, a Perlino mare in training, the next generation of liberty and film horses, and more TV. Find Bronwyn:thehorsetrainers.comFacebook: Jason and Bronwyn Irwin HorsemanshipInstagram: @bronwynhartirwinRecorded live in Columbus, Ohio. Thanks for watching the @Totalfeeds YouTube Channel! Our mission to provide quality nutrition to people and animals puts us in contact with all manner of interesting folks. Whether you're interested in our animal feed, or the people involved in the animal industry: you'll find it at Total Feeds! Check out our line of Quality Animal Feeds here: https://totalfeeds.comIf you have any questions regarding our products email: info@totalfeeds.com

  3. Sep 24

    Why This Farrier Stopped Selling Hoof Supplement - Trevor Hirshberg | The Total Podcast

    We caught Trevor Hirshberg at Art of the Cowgirl in Wickenburg, Arizona — Army veteran, former police officer, and the farrier behind Hirshberg Performance with his wife Carrie.Trevor talks about growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm, riding horses four or five days a week while working law enforcement, and the day a farrier turned on a forge and he handed in his two-week notice. From there he built a career on hard work, being on time, and solving problems under the horse instead of selling products.He also gets into what he actually sees every day as a farrier: shoes coming off, hooves falling apart, feet that won’t grow — and why most of his clients don’t need a separate hoof supplement once they’re on Total Equine. It’s not “more biotin.” It’s the combination of minerals.Recorded at the Art of the Cowgirl. Carrie was running a clinic that afternoon. Trevor was the safety officer. Thanks for watching the @Totalfeeds YouTube Channel.Our mission to provide quality nutrition to people and animals puts us in contact with all manner of interesting folks. Whether you're interested in our animal feed, or the people involved in the animal industry: you'll find it at Total Feeds.Check out our line of Quality Animal Feeds here: https://totalfeeds.comQuestions: info@totalfeeds.com Hirshberg Performance: https://www.hirshbergperformance.com#TotalFeeds #TotalPodcast #Farrier #HorseHooves #TotalEquine #ArtOfTheCowgirl #Wickenburg #Horseshoeing #MountedShootingThanks for watching the @Totalfeeds YouTube Channel! Our mission to provide quality nutrition to people and animals puts us in contact with all manner of interesting folks. Whether you're interested in our animal feed, or the people involved in the animal industry: you'll find it at Total Feeds! Check out our line of Quality Animal Feeds here: https://totalfeeds.comIf you have any questions regarding our products email: info@totalfeeds.com

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Welcome to The Total Podcast! Where we get the inside scoop from the top individuals in the equine, livestock and rodeo industries. Join us as we hear their stories and the stories of the animals that have helped them along the way.

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