Along For The Ride with Andrea Fappani

Andrea and TooTall review and discuss the 2025 AFTR Symposium at South Point Las Vegas. Hear what Andrea took away from riding with Shawn Flarida, Todd Bergen, Bud Lyon, Luca Fappani, Adan Banuelos and Anna Buffini. It’s all about Excellence in Horsemanship www.alonghfortheride.pro LiveFeed Replay until March 1 2025 All 3 Days $75.00 OnDemand Video $159.00

Bud Lyon has emerged as a prominent name In the world of ranch riding over the past six years. This talented trainer from Whitesboro, Texas, has amassed an impressive array of world champion titles across several prestigious organizations, including the American Paint Horse Association (APHA), the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), and the National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA). Among the many exceptional equine athletes in his barn, one standout has played a pivotal role in elevating Lyon's career: Sumac Gunnabeflashy, affectionately known as “Romeo,” who was honored as the NSBA’s 2023 Horse of the Year. Join us as we delve into Bud Lyon’s remarkable journey, his training philosophy, and the bond he shares with his incredible horses. www.alongfortheride.pro Thank you everyone who made the 2025 AFTR Symposium possiple Presenting Sponsor: Bosque Ranch Supporting Sponsor: Bimeda Carol Rose/Carol Rose Tim Anderson. Rick Clark Foals R Us Profit Equine Tom Balding Classic Equine Markel Nutrena Eric Storey Q Stallions Cinch Clinton Anderson/Downunder Horsemanship NRCHA Platinum Performance World Reining/XCS Ranch Tenda Horse Products/FarmPaint Elite Equipment National Horse Blanket Shorty’s Caboy Hattery Jimmy Nichols Diane Yoder Spooks Gotta Spark Spooks Gotta Whiz Arcese Quarter Horses Pacific Coast Journal World Ranch Horse Association Steve Ross Academy

Andrea and TooTall discuss the 2024 show season in review and the up and coming Along For The Ride ® Symposium in Las Vegas January 16,17,18 at South Point Resort and Casino. For tickets, Live Feed and reservation go to our website www.alongfortheride.pro Thank you to our sponsors National Horse Blanket Cinch Markel Foal R Us Nutrena Classic Equine Shinning Spark. Carol Rose BiMedia Tom Balding Arcese Quarter Horses Spooks Gotta Whiz NRCHA Spooks Gotta Spark Steve Ross Academy DownUnder Horsemanship Tenda Equine & Pet Products Farm Paint

Adán Banuelos embodies a true cowboy and leader in the performance horse industry with $6,820,458.00 LTE NCHA. Growing up in a large Mexican-American family, he was instilled with the values of family, hard work, and horsemanship. His father, Ascension, an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider, and his mother are the foundation of his successful career as the leading NCHA Open rider in 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Adán emphasizes the significance of family and the teamwork required to thrive as a leading horse trainer in the NCHA. He also expresses his aspiration to restructure his business to enhance his quality of life and to spend time with family, friends, clients, and his girlfriend, Bella Hadid. 12:34:00 Adan’s mom; “All right. So I know a little bit about your family, but we need to give our listeners just a little background. You already started and this is great.” 15:51:00 Adan’s dads story coming to the USA; “All right. So I know a little bit about your family, but we need to give our listeners just a little background. You already started and this is great.” 22:45:00 Adan’s mentors and his beginning as an Open Rider;“So you've always been around, just your family. You've never, you've never gone anywhere, even when you're younger to ride with other people. mainly it was, it was your dad and uncles that you work for and you learned most of it.” 1:00:31 Andrea asks Adan about; ““The one thing that you're saying that you're modifying the program just a little bit to make it, are you talking about just less numbers to where it's just a little bit more manageable or is that what you're saying in the next couple of years maybe?” 1:10:14 Andrea & Adan discuss the “Horse Market”: “Let's talk about that for just a second because that's one thing that I noticed in the cutting. I mean, everybody knows that cutting horses, the good cutting horses are definitely way more expensive than any reiners, any cow horses or any other really quarter horses, I would say other than probably race horses. But is it getting even more now?” 1:16:06 Andrea asks Adan about partnerships, percentages of breedings; “And tell me something about your business. Do you get involved with a lot of the, do you partner up with people so that you have part of the skin in the game as far as some of the horses that you ride, or do you have different deals to where maybe you get a percentage of the breedings if you sell the stud later because you're involved. Like on the business side of it, do you mainly just make your money on the winnings and the training or are you pretty involved with some of your customers and your horses?” 1:22:55 Bella Hadid: “So you have to tell us a little bit because the people want to know how things going with Bella and how long you've been dating and sounds like everything's going great, right?”

Professional Barrel Racer from Oeirichs, South Dakota. With more than 17 NFR qualifications under her belt, Lockhart has made barrel racing history multiple times since she began competing. And, over the past five years Lisa has been a very consistent competitor finishing top five in the World Standings every year. As competitive as she is inside the arena, Lockhart puts family first. Her husband Grady (a professional tie-down roper,) and their three children (Alyssa, Thane and Cade) are her biggest supporters, and she is theirs. Lockhart balances family and her rodeo career and feels blessed to be on this journey as a cowgirl. Won over $3 Million in career earnings 17X NFR Qualifer 3X NFR Average Champion 3X The American Rodeo Barrel Racing Champion Along For The Ride® Symposium Jan 16,17,18 2025 Tickets & Room Information. www.alongfortheride.pro

Big Money Horse Shows! Nick Dowers and Andrea discuss the changes in the horse show industry with high dollar purses and additional show dates. An open discussion on the possible changes required to pursue the Big Money Shows, training, care, strategies, logistics and communication with the owners. Andrea and Nick review Andrea’s first trip to the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity including training ideas and how Cow Horse and Reiners differ as athletes. 100X Shows sponsored the podcast, Andrea Stillo came on to explain their 2024 events.

Ty Murray - Nine-time World Champion professional rodeo cowboy. He was one of the top rodeo contestants in the world from the late 1980s to early 2000s. He is an inductee of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the all-around category. He is one of the co-founders and a board adviser of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR). From 2005 to 2020, he was also a regular color commentator for several televised PBR events.

Sarah Dawson NRCHA Million Dollar Rider, 2022 Leading NRCHA professional with $376,819. 2020 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion. Sarah’s husband Chris is also a NRCHA Million Dollar Rider making Dawson Performance Horses a real powerhouse in the cow horse industry. Sarah is the daughter of Richard & Cheryl Winters, Richard is a well known clinician and horseman.

Anna Buffini: FEI Grand Prix Dressage Rider/Trainer. A rising star in USA Dressage, earned several top results early in the 2021 season with her Hanoverian mare, FRH Davinia La Douce, placing third in the FEI Grand Prix and FEI Grand Prix Special CDI3* at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival and third in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. Andrea and Anna discuss the similarities and differences between Reining & Dressage. A great conversation about horsemanship and the love of horse.

Wes Ashlock from Abilene, TX. NCHA 2YO trainer with numerous NCHA Western Bloodstock high selling 2 year old prospects. 2022 High seller Hot Twice selling for a record $1,500,000.00 Wes has a NCHA LTE in excess of $500,000. His wife Lindy is also a very talented Non Pro with 2 Futurity finalist in 2023 and over $2M LTE with NCHA

Listen in on a conversation with Andrea and fellow professionals Casey Deary NRHA 3M Rider, Corey Cushing NRCHA 3M Rider, Shawn Flarida NRHA 6M Rider And Kain Emmons NRHA Professional/Judge discuss the 2022 The Run For A Million event. They share the horses they will ride and how they prepare. Kain provides a fans prospective on ‘his picks”, rumors and background on the 16 Elite NRHA riders and horses in this years event.

Tim McQuay, NRHA Hall Of Fame, 11 years as NRHA’s All-Time Leading Money Earner, First $3 Million Dollar Rider in the NRHA, along with playing a fundamental role in the Reining breeding industry He has devoted his time to educating numerous professionals and serving on committees in the NRHA as a judge, professional, owner & rider. Tim has developed a reputation as an innovative clinician and works closely with aspiring professionals and amateurs to foster the next generation of horsemen.

Don Murphy, NRCHA Hall Of Fame Member. Born and raised on a ranch in California, Don shadowed and learned from many of the great West Coast horsemen. As Don continued to build his reputation as a showman and trainer, other professionals took notice of his gift for “teaching” his sport. He is know as “The Trainers Trainer”. From Non Pros to many of the top trainers in the NRCHA, Don is the trusted eyes to those looking for improvement and understanding the cow horse and horsemanship.

Shawn Flarida & Andrea Fappani talk about the finer points of Horsemanship. With 14+ Million in NRHA earnings between the two of them this conversation gets into how these two riders communicate/understand their horses at the highest level of performance. Enjoy this unique conversation about the importance of horsemanship and how the very best learn and train their horses. This topic will get into greater detail with demonstration at the Teton Ridge "Along For The Ride™" Symposium in Las Vegas Feb. 25, 26 & 27. More info at www.alongfortheride.pro

Nick and Andrea get into horsemanship and its benefits for all disciplines at all levels. This conversation is a sample of how Nick Dowers, Shawn Flarida and Andrea will share decades of high level experiences in communicating and understanding the ways horses learn and perform in the upcoming Las Vegas Symposium in February 2022. Nick is a two time Road To The Horse and NRCHA Snaffle Bit Open Futurity Champion. Listen as Nick and Andrea discuss “Performance With Purpose”. Las Vegas Along For The Ride™ "The Event & Symposium 2022" Feb 25,26,27 Info www.alongfortheride.pro Sponsors Cinch Discount code FAPPANI20 for 20% off @ www.cinchjeans.com www.tombalding.com www.equimaxhorse.com Travis Stillson Custom Leather Work on FaceBook

Billie Bray - Chief Marketing Officer and co-owner of the well know equine company Equibrand from Granbury TX. Equibrand represents Classic Equine, Classic Ropes, Rattler Ropes and Martin Saddlery. Bray is well-positioned to grow the Western industry while simultaneously Billie hopes to have an influence on other families to support the cowboy way of life. “I hope I have encouraged parents to raise their kids to be cowboys or cowgirls, to be leaders and not followers Cinch cinchjeans.com. Discount Code 20% off. FAPPANI20

Janet VanBebber is the Chief Racing Officer for the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). VanBebber is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the racing department, Racing Challenge and related programs. Janet plays a key role in developing and implementing programs and objectives to promote the advancement of Quarter Horse racing across the globe. VanBebber’s resume boasts a long and successful career training and racing American Quarter Horses. The former owner of VanBebber Racing Stables of Ledbetter, Texas, she has a long history of involvement with American Quarter Horses and Quarter Horse racing and is well known as being one of the industry’s most accomplished trainers. In 2011, she became the first female trainer to eclipse the 1,000th career win mark and she is the leading female trainer by money earned. Her resume also included being the recipient of the 2002 AQHA Mildred n. Vessels Special Achievement Award. Her career includes training world champion TAILOR FIT, who remains ranked as one of the breed’s top money earners-15 years after his final race. In addition to owning VanBebber Racing Stables of Ledbetter, Texas, Janet has been on the board of directors for both the Texas Quarter Horse Association and the Texas HBPA, while also owning and managing other horse related enterprises. Sponsors Cinch Discount code FAPPANI20 for 20% off @ www.cinchjeans.com www.tombalding.com www.equimaxhorse.com Travis Stillson Custom Leather Work on FaceBook

Taylor is a screenwriter, director, actor, 5 time nominee for Academy Award, co-creator of Yellowstone and creator/producer of Run For A Million, as well as extremely passionate about horses. Taylor sits down to update us on developments on his many Film/TV projects (Yellowstone & Last Cowboy) and plans for the up and coming RFTM in August. Gina Maria does a quick interview as the only Non Pro & female qualifying for 2021 RFAM.

Lloyd Cox has proven himself to be one of the cutting industry's top horse trainers. An unassuming cowboy from Marietta, Oklahoma– he earned himself the honor of being the first 10 Million Dollar Rider in Western performance horse history in 2021. Lloyd is an NCHA Rider Hall of Fame inductee and was the NCHA leading money earning rider in 2003, with earnings of $714,583. Lloyd will share his thoughts on how he became a leading horseman and a leading NCHA money earner. Sponsors Cinch 20% Discount Code FAPPANI20 at cinchjeans.com tombalding.com Equimax equimaxhorse.com Travis Stillson on Facebook

Take a listen as Andrea and Steve Ross (NRHA Judge, NRHA Professional, Horse Broker, Event/TV Commentator) review and discuss the NRHA Reining events slated for summer and fall 2021, the influx of larger purses and the major events. The conversation gets into the "trickle down effect" and how and why it has increased the value and scarcity of quality show horses. With an expanding event schedule they discuss the logistics and strategy in training and preparing for all these big events from the East Coast to West Coast of USA.