Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Lee Hart is the longest returning clinician at our facility (Von Holten Ranch in Mora, MO). Lee has had one to two clinics a year since we opened our facility to the public. Yes, Lee is a fierce competitor and horse trainer, but that is not why we keep singing his praises. Lee has a way of connecting with clinic participants that helps take them to their next level in their personal horsemanship journey. We would l...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! Colton Kiso is a self taught bladesmith that lives in Missouri. Colton competed on the TV show Forged Under Fire and placed 2nd when he was 19 years old. He is now a full time bladesmith. Colton married his high school sweetheart that is a mortician. I bet you won't find another couple quite like them. You will love listening to Colton Kiso!Colton was able to take the wood from our 100+ year old barn and crea...
Welcome back to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Jason Worthley is a returning guest. Just a good guy that cares about his county and country. Jason has served under three different law enforcement agencies all while living in Morgan County. Jason in running for the Morgan County Western District Commissioner. The election is August 6, 2024. I was honored to get to just chat with Jason about life and why people should vote for him. Thank you for ...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. I found today's guest as a featured business in a magazine called Rural Missouri. Their business is called "The Little Farm Store". They are located East of Springfield in Mansfield, Missouri. The Little Farm Store is an online farmers market connecting fresh foods grown from local farmers to the public through home delivery. No more guessing where your food comes from! You can find them at www.littlefarmstor...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Meet female cattle rancher, Gina Kuda. Her passion is with the Limousin breed. Gina offers bull and replacement heifers. She also goes above and beyond to increase safety by halter breaking most of the bulls she sells. You are going to love this down-to-Earth, knowledgeable, hardworking cowgirl. Her website is www.kudalimousinranch.com
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. It is my pleasure to introduce Amber Watkins, the owner of Reclaiming Dawn. She is done with putting poisons into her body and designed a healthy line of products for skin, hair, laundry, and wellness. Amber is doing the research and finding lie after lie. One common thought that she has had to help people overcome is thinking "clean" has a smell. "Clean" is when there is no smell. If you are DONE with being ...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. My guest today knows how to raise a good steak! Derek Riggs and his wife, Karla, own MidMissouriBeef.com Here is what their website says, "We are a family owned and operated ranch that produces a quality cut of beef. Karla is a 5th generation rancher that grew up raising and showing purebred Charolais. Derek is a 4th generation rancher that grew up on a cow/calf operation. Both Karla and Derek have taken the family ranching tr...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. From a century farm in ruins to Missouri's Best Ranch to Country Tough Homesteading. My mission in life is to help others by helping them gain the forgotten skills to help them become more self sufficient with hands on homesteading classes.
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Today's guest is an Oklahoma cowboy named Chris May. He and his wife and kids own a equine facility in Oklahoma. Chris has been to every continent except Antarctica with the oil and gas industry. I met Chris through Facebook and it turned out that we had a lot of the same interest in helping people become safer with their equine. He wants to breed and train a safe horse and I want to help people learn the skill set...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! It is my pleasure to introduce Erica Graham with Graham Equine. She is a self taught leather maker! Mother of three, K-State graduate, and excellent horsewoman! Erica's daughter followed in her footsteps. I love to support others that are blazing their own path. It is my pleasure to introduce leather maker and cowgirl, Erica Graham!
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Today's guest is Kody Hanner! If one day we find out that we are related, it would explain a lot. We look a like, have a lot of the same values, and found each other at a homeschool expo. I love her business and she loves mine! She has written an elaborate homeschool curriculum for homesteaders! It is K-12 and is nothing shy of being called a one stop shop and a masterpiece! If you go to my homesteading...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! You are about to meet one of my MOST people on this planet! Taressa Rankin!!! She is such a wonderful trainer, mom, wife, and friend! She is a horse trainer, homeschooler, and homesteader. This podcast is the first but not the last. If you would like to find Taressa, check her out on Facebook at Taressa Rankin Horsemanship, LLC. To find more information about Von Holten Rand or services Brandy offers, v...
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! Today's guest is Diana Thebo- Markworth! She has been a familiar face at Von Holten Ranch throughout the years. From clinics, to judging, to competing, to getting married....when there's a horse involved, Diana's favorite mount is a MUSTANG. Diana is a gift to every mustang she comes across. Just a friend in general to the breed. Diana works to ensure that all of her mustangs are versatile. You are goi...
Welcome back to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Today's guest is Logan Schrag, a Kansas cowboy that owns Diamond Springs Ranch. His facility offers guided trail rides, a massive treehouse that is more like a beautiful apartment for the weekend, an event venue, and something he calls the "Cowboy Experience". No horse, no problem. Logan Schrag and Michael W. Green also do business consulting. Check him out www.cowboyexperienceks.com
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten! Meet Michael Green! He's the owner of Watkins C Ranch in Leavenworth Kansas. It is a third generation trail facility for people that do not own their own horses. Michael also does business consulting. Check them out at www.watkinscranch.net
Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten! OMG, you are going to love today's guest, Liz Dingus! You will join me in rooting for her. 2021 was extremely rough on a lot of people, but it was over the top hard on Liz and her family. In 2021, she lost her mother-in-law, father-in-law, her mother, and her 21 year old son (her 5th child out of 8). Liz talks about this experience and how she found herself at 51 going to college for the FIRST time in her life...
Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten! Let's meet Tony & Merry Kroeger with Heartland Eq Stables located in Sedalia, Missouri. Before the stables, they dove into a business called The Weed Zapper. This dynamic duo also pastor a church together where they have done everything from "preach, teach, and play bass" for over 30 years. The world really is such a small place. Locally I was elected to our local health board in 2021. One of Tony &a...
Welcome back to Big Boss mare with Brandy Von Holten! Today's guests are a horsemanship instruction duo named Tony & Jenny Vaught! They are a dynamic duo that has been helping horses, mules, and riders reach their next level. This is a homeschooling, ministry, karate, and amazing horsemanship married couple. They now live in Florida but frequent the Midwest to share their teachings. Tony & Jenny are clinicians that are hosted at Von Holten Ranch. Ch...
Welcome to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten! Tina Dulaban is our guest today! She is the Vice Chair for the Central Region for the Missouri Women in Agriculture. MO Women in Ag put on a yearly conference called the Women in Ag Conference. The conference started in 2001 and has been going strong ever since. The event is in September and on a Monday-Tuesday-and Wednesday. Weekends are extremely difficult to work around so the Missouri Women in Ag doesn't ...
Welcome back to Big Boss Mare with Brandy Von Holten! We have two guests today, Russ and Dina Brown, the owners of R Bar B in Topeka, Kansas! Their store is family owned with their three sons also working for the business. They sell saddles, tack, clothing, cowboy hats, trailers, bits, and everything in between! R Bar B is also hosts all sorts of clinicians and events in their outdoor arena. Russ and Dina also specialize in saddle fit. Someone can take thei...