About this episode

Chris Kalous interviews Katie McKinstry Stylos about her journey from being a horse trainer to a dry tooling expert after experiencing personal loss.

On Episode 321 of the Enormocast, I sit down at the Michigan Ice Fest with dry tooling maven, Katie McKinstry Stylos. Katie spent her entire youth as a “horse girl”: training horses, caring for horses, and competing. But when she lost her beloved horse to complications of an injury, her enthusiasm was dashed and burnout … Continue reading "Enormocast 321: Katie McKinstry Stylos – Reaching Further"

People in this episode

Host: Chris Kalous

Guest: Katie McKinstry Stylos

Topics covered

• dry tooling
• climbing
• youth sports
• horse training
• personal loss

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan Ice Fest

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