The Broke Horse moms Podcast
with Angie Trueblood
The Broke Horse Moms Podcast helps parents navigate the confusing, expensive, and often overwhelming world of youth equestrian sports. Whether you’re buying your first pair of paddock boots, figuring out horse shows, managing the costs of riding, or simply wondering if everyone else knows something you don’t, you’re in the right place.
Helping Horse Moms Navigate the Equestrian World
If you haven’t figured it out yet, horseback riding is unlike any other youth sport. It comes with its own language, unwritten rules, endless expenses, and a learning curve that can leave even the most capable moms wondering if everyone else got a handbook they somehow missed.
The Broke Horse Moms Podcast exists because so many of us are figuring this out as we go.
Hosted by Angie Trueblood, a self-proclaimed “OG Broke Horse Mom,” each episode tackles the questions horse moms are actually asking, from horse shows, tack, leasing, and riding apparel to budgeting, barn culture, training, and raising confident young equestrians. Along the way, you’ll hear honest conversations with trainers, veterinarians, industry experts, riders, and fellow horse moms who understand what this life is really like.
Whether your child just started taking riding lessons or you’re hauling to rated horse shows every weekend, you’ll find practical advice, relatable stories, and the reassurance that you don’t have to navigate this equestrian life alone.
Listen to the Latest Episodes
Ep. 20: What Dover Saddlery’s Closing Reveals About Equestrian Retail with Orchid Bertelsen
When news broke about Dover Saddlery's closing, I think a lot of us in the horse world were shocked. But after reading a LinkedIn post by today's guest, Orchid Bertelsen, I realized there was a much bigger story behind the headlines. Orchid brings 20+ years of...
Ep 19: Are We Raising Riders or Buying Ribbons? with David Reichert of the United Dressage and Jumping Club (UDJC)
When I first learned about the United Dressage and Jumping Club (UDJC), I immediately connected with its mission of making equestrian sports more accessible, more affordable, and more focused on developing great riders. As a horse mom, I've spent the last five years...
Ep 18: The Rated Show We Never Finished at HITS Culpeper
We arrived at HITS Culpeper on Wednesday expecting a normal rated horse show, not to leave under a mandated EHM quarantine. Chloe was there to complete qualifying classes for Pony Jumper Finals, our horses were settled into their stalls, and everything seemed to be...
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