Equestrian Author Spotlight Podcast

Episode 121: On Volunteering at Mustang Camp, Falling for Burros & Inspiring Adoptions with Veronica Moore

Episode 121: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Mustang Camp Volunteer and Board Member Veronica Moore. She has come on the show to share her adventures with fellow volunteer animal trainers from around the globe who teamed up to write a children's book about a baby burro.
Mustang Camp is a non-profit organization that helps formerly wild animals transition to a life with people. It is operated by volunteers and students, placing 40 to 70 animals a year into private ownership. It works with the Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service, and rescue organizations. It is one of the 11 licensed equine rescues in New Mexico and directed by Dr. Patricia Irick, Ph.D.
 
Saddle up for a conversation about how love for donkeys inspired an illustrator from France (Aline Grindatto), a photographer from England (Jasna Furlan), and writers in New York City (Veronica Moore) and northern New Mexico (Patricia Irick and Christine Ng) to join forces to produce Peabody Gets Adopted, a book about animal adoption. The team originally met while training wild mustangs and burros for the adoption program at Mustang Camp.
 
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-121-on-mustang-camp-falling-for-burros-inspiring-adoptions-with-veronica-moore-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 120: On Horses Healing Trauma, Living with PTSD & Generating Awareness with Cheryl L. Eriksen

Episode 120: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Cheryl L. Eriksen.
Cheryl is an author and blogger who has been involved in multiple areas of the horse industry for over twenty-five years. A student of equine behavior and communication, she has experience as a horse midwife, equine assisted therapy facilitator, veterinary assistant, and horse trainer.
Cheryl is the author of the award-winning memoir, Follow Me, Friend, a true story about her struggle with undiagnosed PTSD and the healing power received through the special connection she shares with her mare, Farletta.
Cheryl's other creative endeavors include the blog, Peace Horse Journey, which explores her concept of horse-guided self-discovery and how equine behavior can be influenced by what human beings bring to the relationship.
She also writes the Sputter Moo Breyers blog which dives into the stories and history of the model horses in her collection, and the real horses they represent.
Cheryl currently spends half the year working as a horse midwife, delivering foals and caring for mares and their newborns for various Thoroughbred farms in Central Kentucky. In the off season, she focuses on her writing, book events, and speaking engagements.
Saddle up for a moving conversation about living with post-traumatic stress disorder—and healing through the power of the horse-human relationship.
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-120-on-horses-healing-trauma-living-with-ptsd-generating-awareness-with-cheryl-l-eriksen-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 119: On The Gift of Pause, Where Imagination Dwells & Pursuing Youthful Passions with Sarah V. Barnes

Episode 119: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Sarah V. Barnes. Sarah is both a historian and a horsewoman.
When she is not writing stories, she practices and teaches riding as a meditative art. She also offers equine-facilitated coaching and wellness workshops. Sarah holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and spent many years as a college professor before turning full-time to riding and writing.
 
Sarah's book, She Who Rides Horses, is set more than 6,000 years ago and begins the story of Naya, the first person to ride a horse. Daughter of a clan chief, Naya dreams of creating a different kind of relationship with the magnificent creatures, and unwittingly, sets in motion forces and events that will change forever the future of humans and horses alike.
 
Based on extensive interdisciplinary research, She Who Rides Horses imagines an encounter between a girl and a horse that is both timeless and grounded in fact. 
 
Saddle up for a serendipitous conversation about pursuing youthful passions, shifting when you think the universe is saying no, leaning into the pause, and seeking the spaces where imagination dwells.
 
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-119-on-youthful-passions-where-imagination-dwells-the-gift-of-pause-with-sarah-v-barnes-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 118: On Serendipitous Journeys, Interspecies Connections & Seeking Synchronicity with Nancy Lee Gerson

Episode 118: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Nancy Lee Gerson.
 
Nancy is a certified Equine Gestalt Coach who partners with her herd of horses to help people deepen their self-awareness, heal from long-buried wounds, and reignite their passion for life. 
 
Her memoir, The Horse Who Changed My Life: My Serendipitous Journey through Equus, is a heartfelt story documenting the life-changing, serendipitous journey of a New York City lawyer who learned how to deepen her capacity to connect to the wisdom of her heart through horses.
 
Saddle up for an inspiring conversation about the life-changing power of horses, embracing serendipitous journeys, leaning into interspecies connections, and seeking synchronicities.
 
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-118-on-serendipitous-journeys-interspecies-connections-seeking-synchronicity-with-nancy-lee-gerson-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 117: On a Philosophy for Living an Authentic & Transparent Life with Mary S. Corning

Episode 117: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Mary S. Corning.
 
Mary changes lives by defining the transformative power of pain. As a mentor, speaker, life consultant and writer, she clearly and compassionately models this process through her messages and stories. Mary extends her philosophy into her world of horses, where both people and horses benefit from realizing a different way to interpret challenges.
 
Great teachers have offered support and blessings that caused a shift in her perception. That shift, in turn, changed her world. And it can change yours, too.
Her book, Perfect Practice, will inspire, delight, encourage and expand your awareness. The stories will make you laugh and make you cry – but always with the purpose of a greater understanding. Mary shares her toughest life lessons – stories of turmoil and of triumph.
 
Saddle up for a conversation about how Mary has navigated through addiction and codependency, the way her education in life expanded when she met her teacher Ray Hunt, and how we can all learn that we are enough.
 
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-117-on-a-philosophy-for-living-an-authentic-transparent-life-with-mary-s-corning-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 116: On Grand Prix Dressage & Doing What’s Right for Aging Horses with Caroline Akervik

Episode 116: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Caroline Akervik.
 
Caroline has always been a voracious reader of most any genre. Blessed with a wonderful husband and three amazing grown children, Caroline grew up fox hunting in the Maryland countryside and then rode and trained to Grand Prix level of Dressage.
 
Now a school librarian, she remains an animal lover and believes that libraries are among the most magical of places. Her writings reflect the eclectic nature of her life and reading taste, and her books include sweet romances, horse stories and even science fiction. Caroline seeks to write from the heart, to transport her readers and to give wings to their imaginations.
 
Saddle up for a conversation about what it's like to compete at the Grand Prix level in dressage, horses as works of art, and how we can do right by our aging horses.
 
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-116-on-grand-prix-dressage-doing-whats-right-for-aging-horses-with-caroline-akervik-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 115: On Women Writing the West, Disrupting Distraction & Synergy with Corinne Joy Brown

Episode 115: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet cowgirl Corinne Joy Brown.
 
She is a Denver native who loves history, especially the American West, the story of the Jewish people, and the cultures of the greater Southwest. A partner in a high-end home furnishings and design firm, she’s also a published author and freelance journalist with frequent by-lines in local and national publications.
 
Saddle up for a conversation about living the western lifestyle, one woman's incredible adventures writing about the West, disrupting distraction & looking for synergies in our creative lives.
 
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-115-on-women-writing-the-west-disrupting-distraction-synergy-with-corinne-joy-brown-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 114: On Sgt. Reckless: The Mighty Marine & America’s War Horse with Robin Hutton

Episode 114: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Robin Hutton, author of Sgt. Reckless: America's War Horse.
 
Robin Hutton has spent her adult life working in major event productions and the motion picture business. She was the writing and producing partner of Tom “Billy Jack” Laughlin for over thirty years until his death in 2013.
Currently she is President of Angels Without Wings, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that spearheaded the development and dedication of six national monuments to Sgt. Reckless, the famous Korean War horse.
Her first book, Sgt. Reckless: America‘s War Horse, was a New York Times Bestseller, as well as the 2015 Equine Book of the Year from American Horse Publications, and a 2016 Gold Medal winner from Military Writers Society of America. 
 
Her latest book, War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II, was a 2019 Gold Medal winner from Military Writers Society of America. The heroes in this book inspired a new project, the Animals in War & Peace Medal of Bravery and Distinguished Service Medals.
The inaugural ceremony for this medal was held on November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill. This ceremony also launched the Animals In War & Peace Museum - a traveling museum to commemorate these war animals who fought side-by-side with our military war heroes.
 
Saddle up for a conversation about animals in service, gratitude, and staying on the path toward our dreams.
 
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-114-on-sgt-reckless-the-mighty-marine-americas-war-horse-with-robin-hutton-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 113: On Revisiting a Series, Awards & Dude Ranch Research Trips with Valerie Ormond

In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, Valerie Ormond, author of the Believing in Horses series, returns to the show. Saddle up for a conversation on revisiting a series after a seven year break, the importance of winning awards, and how trips to various dude ranches inspired her to write her newest book, Believing in Horses Out West.
 
Valerie Ormond retired as a Navy Captain after a 25-year career as a Naval intelligence officer and then founded her own business, Veteran Writing Services, LLC, providing companies and organizations professional writing, editing, and consulting services.Valerie’s first two novels, Believing In Horses, and Believing In Horses, Too, won eight national and international awards including Gold Medals in the Military Writers Society of America book awards. Her most recent novel, Believing In Horses Out West, won first place in the National Federation of Press Women’s at-large communication contest and is currently being judged in the national competition.Her fiction and non-fiction stories and poems have been published in eight books, and her articles have appeared internationally in magazines, newspapers, and blogs.Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-113-on-revisiting-a-series-awards-dude-ranch-research-trips-with-valerie-ormond-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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Episode 112: On Landaluce: The Story of Seattle Slew’s First Champion with Mary Perdue

Episode 112: In this Equestrian Author Spotlight, you'll meet Mary Perdue, author of Landaluce: The Story of Seattle Slew's First Champion.
 
In Landaluce: The Story of Seattle Slew's First Champion, Mary Perdue tells the story of a horse whose short but meteoric career could have changed racing history forever. Sparking comparisons to Ruffian, Landaluce helped elevate California horse racing to the national stage and could have been the first filly to ever win the Triple Crown.
 
In telling this story, Perdue explores the lives and careers of Landaluce's breeders, owners, and trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, as well as her famous sire Seattle Slew—and shows not only how one filly captured the imagination of racing fans across the country, but also set the stage for another filly turned super-horse, Zenyatta, in the decades to come.
 
Show notes: https://www.carlykadecreative.com/blog/episode-112-on-landaluce-the-story-of-seattle-slews-first-champion-with-mary-perdue-equestrian-author-spotlight-podcast
 
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