Real talk with hard working adult ammys just like you! We will be discussing topics important to the adult amateur equestrian. Stay tuned Monday’s for full length episodes!
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
Fred M. Kray
One fateful November night, Alydar mysteriously broke his leg while alone in his stall at 10 pm. An insurance investigation ensued, and his injury was declared an accident. $41.5 million was paid out by Lloyds of London and Golden Eagle Insurance Company. Later the FBI would get involved and there would be two federal trials. BROKEN, one part true-crime and one part courtroom drama, is set in the evocative history of the adrenaline-filled days of horse racing's golden age. The author intervi ...
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio For BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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The last episode. Listen to the author's final argument, pulling together the facts of the insurance investigation, the FBI investigation, the two federal trials and his interviews with over 25 witnesses. Most importantly, you get to be a juror. Listeners will get the code to access the verdict form at https://fredmkray.com/verdict/ and you will be…
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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Episode 10 features Tommy Burns, the horse hitman. WARNING. This episode contains profanity and discussions about horse deaths in the context of being killed for the insurance money. It may disturb some listeners. Burns reviews the evidence found in Alydar's stall the night of the incident, and describes how an intentional act may have caused Alyda…
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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Episode 9 features FBI agent Robert Foster and MIT Expert George Pratt. Foster discusses his investigation, his interviews with Alton Stone and the FBI theory of Alydar's injury. He also talks how the insurance investigation went wrong. George Pratt, the prosecution expert on the forces requires to break the bolts gives his opinion what happened th…
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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In Episode 8, Alton Stone, the substitute night watchman who found Alydar the night of November 13, 1990, breaks his 35-year silence and speaks for the first time. That's all you need to know. Thanks for listening! You can purchase the book here. The BROKEN website is here. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.…
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BROKEN THE PODCAST-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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The author talks about his visit to Saratoga to honor Alydar's races in the 1978 Whitney (where Alydar finally changes leads for the first time) and the 1978 Travers (which Alydar won by disqualification). Hear the famous call of the Whitney as Alydar "Comes like a shot" to win by a glorious seven lengths. Stanley Broughton, Calumet's maintenance m…
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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In this episode, John Veitch, Alydar's trainer, discusses what he found out about the facts surrounding Alydar's death, and talks about the long history of the Calumet stallion barn and its occupants, including Whirlaway and Citation. Michael Coulter, Alydar's groom at the time of the incident, relates what Alton Stone, the night watchman, told him…
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BROKEN the Podcast-Companion Audio for the book BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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In episode five, the author describes his meeting with J.T. Lundy and Lundy's planned takeover of Calumet by marrying Cindy Wright, one of Calumet's heirs. John Veitch talks about his visits to his "old friend" Alydar at Calumet. Charlie Rose discusses Alydar's retirement from racing, and saying goodbye to Alydar as he leaves the Belmont barn for t…
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for the book BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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This episode is a celebration of Alydar's racing career. You'll hear Charlie Rose describe his first ride on Alydar. Steve Cauthen will discuss the stretch run in the Belmont as Alydar battled Affirmed to the finish. John Veitch talks about his decision to run Alydar in the Blue Grass Stakes, and the magical moment when the horse bows to the Lucill…
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BROKEN The Podcast Companion to BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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In this episode, Denise and Fred discuss the impact of the recent Kentucky Derby deaths on the sport of horse racing and then move on to Terry McVey's investigation into Alydar's death on behalf of Golden Eagle Insurance Company that held a $5 million insurance policy on the horse. Brian Chambers, head of the equine mortality department at Golden E…
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio To BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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Join host Denise Cueto and author Fred M. Kray for the second episode of Broken The Book Podcast. On this show, you'll hear what happened the night of November 13, 1990, when Alydar broke his right hind leg, alone in his stall at 10 pm. Learn about Tom Dixon's investigation into Alydar's injury on behalf of Lloyds of London who held a $36.5 million…
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio to BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
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In the premier episode of BROKEN, you'll meet your host Denise Cueto and the author of the book, Fred M. Kray as they discuss BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age. They'll talk about the origins of the book and revisit Alydar's birth and first years. You'll listen to the call of several of Alydar's early ra…
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This week we are joined by veterinarian Dr. Erica Lacher from the podcast Straight From The Horse Doctor’s mouth! She gives us a great perspective on how to have a great relationship with your vet and talks through some of the basics of sporthorse ownership
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This week Hannah and Melody discuss all things blanketing with the Laura, the owner of BlanketSafe. Because cleaning horse blankets should be easy
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As athletes we know we need to properly fuel our bodies for performance in our sport. But in a sport that often focuses on aesthetics, we see a lot of harmful mindsets and promotion of unhealthy eating. Jen and Laura speak with Natalie Gavi, a registered sports dietitian about nutrition and our sport.…
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The tea is hot with this one as Alex, Jen and Laura dive into the “controversial” topic of turnout. Inspired by recent events when a top level rider openly admitted that her horses never get turnout or any autonomous time outside of their stalls. This week we talk about the importance of turnout and letting competition horses be horses…
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This week Laura and Jen discuss all things safety vests with the owner of Ride Equisafe, the nations #1 supplier of safety vests. We asked ALL the questions and debunked some rumors along the way
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Welcome back to Season 3 of Horsebroke Podcast! Join us for a riding check in to kick off the new season
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Buy a baby they said, it will be great they said
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Tell a gelding, ask a stallion, discuss it with a mare... we all know the mare stereotypes; this week Alex, Jen and Laura talk about the mood swings involved with mares
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This week Alex, Jen and Laura talk about what it’s like to board a competition sport horse.
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Have you ever been curious about animal communication? This week we chat with Anise Silvernail, an animal communicator, about her gift. Believers and skeptics welcome! Alex, Jen and Melody interview Anise and talk about their own sessions as well
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Horse are expensive....and side hustles can make our show dreams come true, if only we had the time! Alex, Jen, and Steph talk about side hustles this week!
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Bonus Episode!!! Jen and Laura interview the amazing Sarah from @oxers2oncology! She tells her story from her first childhood devil pony to her main man Ocelot. This girl is serious adult ammy #goals
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This week we talk about all things leasing with Hannah, Laura and Steph
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Some of us are all too familiar with the stereotypes we see about Off the Track Thoroughbreds....but what are they really like? This week Hannah, Jen and Laura talk about their experiences with the breed
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“Let’s make a podcast!” Famous last words... this week Alex, Jen, Melody and Steph talk about what it’s really like behind the scenes of podcasting
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We all have high expectations of how our shows are going to go...but what is it ~really~ like?
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Alex, Hannah and Jen talk about the expectations vs reality of adulting; spoiler alert it’s a trap
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Welcome back to Season 2! Jen, Laura, Melody and Steph give updates on what they’ve been up to during the past few months away from recording
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Some of us thrive in summer and some of us ride the struggle bus. Whether it’s flies, sweat, or fungus we all deal with our own issues in the warm weather. Amber, Alex, Hannah, Jen, and Steph chat about all things summer this week
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Join us for a casual journey into what we and our horses wear in the show ring! We talk about the products we love to show our best self in the arena!
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Confused about hunter divisions? Wondering what classes are for what horses? Can you ride in that Classic?Let us help de-mystify the confusion that is horse showing in the hunter/jumper world
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A true Whine Down this week! We rant, complain, swear and talk about whatever the heck came to our brains in the moment...
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Today Amber, Jen, Laura, Lauren and Steph talk about what our horses eat! From turnout to grain to supplements we talk about all things horse food (and probably go on some tangents too)
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Shows can be scary and anxiety inducing whether you’re just getting into the show scene or are an experienced competitor. Today Alex, Laura, Melody and Steph talk about how they prep for shows and the anxiety that comes with them.
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Amber, Hannah, and Steph about some freak accidents and weird spooks their horses have had
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Amber, Hannah and Steph discuss some of their major falls and how they change their mindsets to have courage to get back on and keep riding!
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Does your trainer have certain things they aaaaalways say? Trainers seem to love certain buzz words or catch phrases when teaching and we touch on some of ours. Then we go off on some random tangents about the hunter chunk, shadbellys and counting strides...
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Trainers are an integral part of our riding experiences; today Alex, Jen, Laura, and Steph discuss what they look for in a trainer
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Whelp, we all know our 2020 goals have been put through the ringer..and we’re gonna complain about it!
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Alex, Amber, Hannah, Jen and Steph discuss their experiences with leasing and purchasing horses
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W(h)ine Down with us while Alex, Hannah, Jen, Laura, Lauren, and Steph discuss what our horses would be like if they were in high school 🤪
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Today Alex, Hannah, Jen, Laura, Lauren, and Steph do a quick update on their riding and then talk all things lessons! How often they lesson, what they work on, etc
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*Explicit* Grab an adult beverage and join us for our W(h)ine Down Wednesday! This week we rant about how the horse industry is behind the times. Come down the rabbit hole with us!Hosts: Laura, Lauren, Jen and Steph
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On this episode Laura, Lauren, Jen and Steph talk about the guidelines USEF have published regarding COVID-19 and getting back to showing
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Welcome to our first episode! We will be introducing all of our hosts and talking about what “Horse Broke” means to all of us
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