Turnout Time with Schneiders

Schneider Saddlery

Turnout Time is a barn conversation for horse owners, brought to you by the people at Schneiders. We're horse people who happen to work here, not a lecture series, so every couple of weeks we get into what owners are actually talking about. Feeding debates, fit headaches, fly season, blanket weather, and all the everyday tack room drama. Caitlin, Emmy, Sydney, and Sunny show up with their own horses, their own disciplines, and some very strong opinions. We settle a few barn arguments, get into what's blowing up in the Schneiders EQ community, and generally talk the way you would leaning on a stall door. No script, no sales pitch, just real horse talk. Here's the fun part: you help steer it. Got a topic, a hot take, or a guest we should track down? Drop it in Schneiders EQ, and the ones people want most become future episodes. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episodes

  1. Sep 14

    It's 100° in September and we're still wearing jackets

    September is supposed to mean cooler weather. Instead we're at 100°+ in Georgia and Oklahoma, muggy storms in Ohio, and horses growing winter coats too early. Emmy, Sunny, Sydney, and Caitlin talk through what's actually working at the barn right now — and the show-ring traditions none of us are giving up, even when we're melting. In this episode: • Record-breaking September heat check-in from Georgia, Oklahoma, and Ohio • Water bucket reality on a well — algae, timers, and the rainwater-collection setup Caitlin wants to steal from her boarder • Riding schedules that survive the heat — 9pm rides win unanimously • Wash rack vs indoor — Sunny would give up the indoor for a real wash rack • Sun shirts and the perforated-turtleneck epidemic (Emmy took one home and lasted five seconds) • Jackets when they're waved — wool coats in 100°, hunt seat vs dressage traditions, why Caitlin's never taking her jacket off • Stock pins, colored shirts, and Emmy's pink-piping decision • Mom-as-trainer honesty Quotes worth stealing: "I'm signed up to suffer, so I'm going to suffer in my nice clothes." — Sunny "You cannot pay me enough money to wear a turtleneck long sleeve shirt." — Emmy "I'd be happy with 45 degrees all year long." — Caitlin Come tell us how you're actually surviving September — and whether you take your jacket off when they're waved — in Schneiders EQ: https://www.sstack.com/community/my/schneiders-eq Full episode page + fall prep guides: https://www.sstack.com/blogs/turnout-time/episode-03-100-degrees-in-september

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Turnout Time is a barn conversation for horse owners, brought to you by the people at Schneiders. We're horse people who happen to work here, not a lecture series, so every couple of weeks we get into what owners are actually talking about. Feeding debates, fit headaches, fly season, blanket weather, and all the everyday tack room drama. Caitlin, Emmy, Sydney, and Sunny show up with their own horses, their own disciplines, and some very strong opinions. We settle a few barn arguments, get into what's blowing up in the Schneiders EQ community, and generally talk the way you would leaning on a stall door. No script, no sales pitch, just real horse talk. Here's the fun part: you help steer it. Got a topic, a hot take, or a guest we should track down? Drop it in Schneiders EQ, and the ones people want most become future episodes. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.