This episode features a conversation with Lisa Diersen, festival director, and Susan Hart of the Eastern Region Andalusian Horse Club. This season, we'll introduce you to some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers, as well as trainers, clinicians and presenters from the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest and the Mustang Summit. Featuring panel discussions, onsite interviews and virtual WebChats in addition to the films and training sessions, the festival is a celebration of the power of th...

In our upcoming season 5 of the podcast, we'll introduce you to some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers, as well as trainers, clinicians and presenters from the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest and the Mustang Summit. Featuring panel discussions, onsite interviews and virtual WebChats in addition to the films and training sessions, the festival is a celebration of the power of the American Mustang and all equines through film, art and literature. This first episode features a WebChat with ...

In our upcoming podcast episodes, we'll introduce you to some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers, as well as trainers, clinicians and presenters from the 2023 EQUUS Film and Arts Fest and Mustang Summit. Featuring panel discussions, onsite interviews and virtual WebChats in addition to the films and training sessions, this year's festival is a celebration of the power of the American Mustang. This podcast episode features a WebChat with EQUUS Authors Loretta Bradfield and Mar...

In our upcoming podcast episodes, we'll introduce you to some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers, as well as trainers, clinicians and presenters from the 2023 EQUUS Film and Arts Fest and Mustang Summit. Featuring panel discussions, onsite interviews and virtual WebChats in addition to the films and training sessions, this year's festival is a celebration of the power of the American Mustang. This podcast episode features a WebChat with EQUUS Authors Tiffany Chacon and Joe Ar...

In our upcoming podcast episodes, we'll introduce you to some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers, as well as trainers, clinicians and presenters from the 2023 EQUUS Film and Arts Fest and Mustang Summit. Featuring panel discussions, onsite interviews and virtual WebChats in addition to the films and training sessions, this year's festival is a celebration of the power of the American Mustang. This podcast episode features a WebChat with EQUUS Author Robin Davis hosted by Juli...

We're back for another season of the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest podcast! After an extended hiatus with time off for The Mustang Discovery Ride, we'll be bringing in all of the available EQUUS authors, artists and filmmakers to hear more about the work featured in the 2022 EQUUS Film and Arts Fest in Sacramento. From these short WebChats to stories about our partners and sponsors, the podcast will allow us to bring the festival straight to our listeners. In this episode, you'll hear from...

In this episode, we'll introduce you to some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers from the 2020 EQUUS Film and Arts Fest Virtual Edition. Featuring WebChats hosted by Diana De Rosa, Julianne Neal and Lisa De Masi, and panels with Milt Toby, this year's festival was a departure from the typical "in person" event, but was an excellent example of the potential of a virtual international representation of talent. This episode features WebChats with EQUUS Author Kathy Sheppard-Jone...

In this episode, we'll introduce you to some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers from the 2020 EQUUS Film and Arts Fest Virtual Edition. Featuring WebChats hosted by Diana De Rosa, Julianne Neal and Lisa De Masi, and panels with Milt Toby, this year's festival was a departure from the typical "in person" event, but was an excellent example of the potential of a virtual international representation of talent. This episode features WebChats with EQUUS Filmmaker Paul Randall hosted by...

In this episode, we'll introduce you to some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers from the 2020 EQUUS Film and Arts Fest Virtual Edition. Featuring WebChats hosted by Diana De Rosa, Julianne Neal and Lisa De Masi, and panels with Milt Toby, this year's festival was a departure from the typical "in person" event, but was an excellent example of the potential of a virtual international representation of talent. This episode features WebChats with EQUUS EQUUS Artist Jane Braithwaite ho...

In this episode, we start to meet some of the EQUUS Authors, Artists and Filmmakers from the 2020 EQUUS Film and Arts Fest Virtual Edition. Featuring WebChats hosted by Diana De Rosa, Julianne Neal and Lisa De Masi, and panels with Milt Toby, this year's festival was a departure from the typical "in person" event, but was an excellent example of the potential of a virtual international representation of talent. This episode features WebChats with EQUUS Filmmaker Neta Rhyne hosted by Diana D...

Hosted by AHP Media Professional Milt Toby, this episode of the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest Podcast features a panel discussion with the Festival Team. With Founder and Director Lisa Diersen and Co-Organizer Diana De Rosa, along with Spotlight Rescue Series and Camden, SC Tour Stop Organizer Julianne Neal and new Team Member Author Lisa Mae DeMasi, this conversation gives listeners a "behind the scenes" peek at what it takes to run the festival. From its origins in Chicago, to moves to NYC and t...

Tune in to Episode 2 of our second season to hear about two special occasions in October involving our filmmakers and partners. Films For a Cause is an online fundraising movie event featuring the premiere of Hope's Legacy. This episode includes a delightful chat with Douglas B. Maddox, the director and producer, on the making of the movie which deals with Lizzie’s strong emotions after the death of her grandmother; her obligations to the farm and her horses, and an upcoming three-day eventin...

Tune in to Episode 1, Part 2 of our second season as we speak with Sandra Beaulieu, a creative equestrian that specializes in dressage, liberty, musical freestyle, and equine art. She incorporates her unique sense of artistry to all aspects of her work with horses. Sandra will be presenting her work next week in the virtual format for EQUITANA USA, so you'll hear more in this interview about her demonstration, as well about as her new book, FREESTYLE - the Ultimate Guide to Riding, Training, ...

In this episode, Julianne takes a quick break to speak with Trish Bankes, organizer of the Some Horses Events and Expo, a 4 Day Labor Day Weekend Virtual Event to be presented on September 3rd - 6th. The Equestrian Event of the Northeast, originally planned for the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland, Vermont, this now virtual event is presented as a free online experience. There is something for horse enthusiasts of all ages & disciplines, from demonstrations for learning the art of han...

In this episode, Lisa and Julianne continue the series, Conversations with the EQUUS Herd. After a chat to catch up on the current social situation, the episode features interviews with Candace Carrabus, Linda Sheehan and Janet Winters from the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest at the Kentucky Horse Park. Candace Carrabus writes from the Lincoln County, Missouri farm she shares with her husband and daughter. A scoliosis diagnosis at age 11 changed her life. A horse lover from a young age, she s...

In this episode, Lisa and Julianne take a quick break from the series, Conversations with the EQUUS Herd, to speak with Gretchen Lida, contributing writer for Horse Network. Gretchen is an essayist and an equestrian, with work appearing in The Washington Post, Brevity, The Rumpus, The Washington Independent Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Plaid Horse Magazine, Horse Nation and many others. She teaches composition in Illinois, lives in Wisconsin, sometimes lives on Nan...

In this episode, Lisa and Julianne introduce listeners to artist Cindy Galloway and filmmaker Cindy Erkel, along with the Billy and Blaze team. The conversation with Cindy Galloway and the panel-style interview with Cindy Erkle were both recorded during the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest at the Kentucky Horse Park in December. The panel with the Billy and Blaze team was recorded at Breyerfest at the Kentucky Horse Park in July of 2019. About Cindy Galloway: My love for equines & animals ...

In this episode, Lisa and Julianne introduce listeners to artist Kody Bundy and filmmakers Karen Sailer and Charles Perry. The panel-style interview was recorded during the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest at the Kentucky Horse Park in December. Artist Kody Bundy creates her artwork with knives and brushes. According to Kody, "Growing up on the rolling prairie of my fathers farm, I had a deep appreciation for horses. When I wasn't spending time riding or just hanging out with them I was drawin...

In this episode, Lisa and Julianne introduce listeners to Jodie Diegel of Soul Harbor Ranch and filmmakers Wade and Thomas Balsamo and Dafna Yachin. The interviews were recorded during the EQUUS Film and Arts Fest at the Kentucky Horse Park in December. Jodie Diegel RN, MBA is the Founder and current President of the SOUL Harbour Ranch Animal Therapy Program, as well as past President and Founder of Mane in Heaven. The SOUL Harbour Ranch Animal Therapy Program, located in Barrington, is a n...

In this episode, Lisa and Julianne introduce listeners to another member of the EQUUS Herd, author Carly Kade. Carly is an award-winning equestrian author and the host of the Equestrian Author Spotlight podcast. Creative writing makes her spurs jingle! She writes fiction about horses, horse shows, Western pleasure and a handsome cowboy or two. Her books are for people just like her — crazy about reading, horses and cute cowboys! Carly is a member of the EQUUS Herd as the "Literary Corral Wran...