Ocala Experience, Broken Backs, And Voluntary Horse Show Attire

About this episode

Katie and her friends discuss their recent experiences at a horse show in Ocala, including injuries, proposals, and the excitement of returning to the show pen.

Use KATIEVANSLYKE30 to get 30% off your order at https://yt.link/5Vm9l2N Discount code: KATIEVANSLYKE30 We are back from Ocala and there is a lot to catch up on 🐴 Rachel got bucked off her horse and fractured her transverse process. Matt shares the story of how he proposed to his wife while recovering from back surgery. And somehow in the middle of all of that we made it to Florida for Katie's first horse show back in nearly a decade. We talk through the whole Ocala trip including meeting Hollywood for the very first time the day before showing, winning two circuit championships, visiting Jack and Gretchen at the mini show, and what it felt like to walk back into the show pen after so long. Katie also breaks down the difference between riding Hollywood, Denver, Kennedy, and Ethel because they really could not be more different. Plus Katie announces she wants to get back into English showing and Kimmy makes an unplanned cameo as always. Shop KVS merch at https://www.katievanslyke.net 0:00:00 Welcome back & Rachel got bucked off 0:00:49 What she fractured & recovery talk 0:04:08 Matt's proposal story & back brace lore 0:08:34 Sponsor: Azuna odor eliminator 0:09:43 The…

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie, Katie Van Slyke

Topics covered

• horse show
• Ocala trip
• injury recovery
• proposal story
• English showing

Keywords

• Ocala
• horse show
• injury
• proposal
• English showing
• circuit championships
• KVS merch

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Products: Azuna odor eliminator

Books & works: KVS merch

Places: Ocala, Florida, High Point, Jack, Gretchen

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