At The Hold: A Podcast for Endurance Riders

About At The Hold: A Podcast for Endurance Riders

A remote interview platform podcast for Endurance Riders. Guests will share information about their endurance accomplishments, stories, backgrounds — who are they and how did they get down the trail. The overall format will endeavor to get to know the guest on and off the trail.

Publisher

Kim Minarich

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Feb 2025

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026

   Episode 19 - Deb Ong 2026 National Championship 55 Winner

   Deb Ong, who has only been competing for slightly more than 2 and one half years,  along with her mare H Mocca H, recently won the 2026 AERC National Championship 55-mile held at Old Dominion in Virginia. Deb had not planned to enter the National Championship for various reasons but was talked into it.  She shares her lead up to the ride and ultimately entering.  Deb describes the difficult terrain at Old Dominion and how Mocca handled it  as well as being out in the lead until the very last loop.  It’s a great story. Deb also shares Mocca’s story and how she came about buying her.  A great feel-good  story about a very talented mare finally finding her partner in Deb. Deb talks about her career, her family, a grandmother of six.  Her husband Jim, who loves to come to the rides to crew and cook.  And, she shares another sport she was involved in and became quite accomplished at it.

2. 

   24 Jul 2026

   Episode 18 - Evelyn Baig 2026 National Championship Winner

   Evelyn Baig and her gelding Obsidian aka Dart won the 2026 AERC National Championship 100-mile ride held at Old Dominion in Virginia  - also known as The Beast of the East - Not only did she win, but she did it with a near record time of 14 hours and 49 minutes. Her horse Dart won Best Condition as well. Shortly After her win at The National Championship, Evelyn packed up and hopped on a plane to travel to Australia to ride in the Tom Quilty 100!  Evelyn shares her experience traveling to Australia, driving in Australia and riding various horses prior to the ride itself. Evelyn also shares a great ride story about her most challenging 100 — the Big Horn 100 held in Wyoming which she completed in 2019.

3. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Episode 17 - Lara Worden: Demystifying Feed & Supplement Myths

   I am especially excited to have Lara Worden back on the podcast.  This time to dispel the many myths about feed and supplements that we get bombarded with daily on social media. However, In this episode, Lara dispels common myths about horse nutrition, covering topics like salt, electrolytes, protein, beet pulp, magnesium, and anti-inflammatory diets. You will gain science-based insights to make informed decisions for your horses' health. Lara discusses equine gut health, ulcer prevention, sand clearance, and effective supplement strategies. She shares practical insights for horse owners to optimize their horses' health and performance. SOME CORRECTIONS NOTES: But... a couple of corrections from the podcast because apparently even this nutrition nerd is not immune to typos and misspeaks on the fly: Apple A Day Electrolytes ARE a sugar-free electrolyte. One pound of a 30% ration balancer supplies ~136 grams of crude protein, not 30 grams. Psyllium husk is a relatively "indigestible" fiber in the horse's digestive tract, but it also functions as a "fermentable" fiber (prebiotic) in the hindgut. Lara, is a passionate distance rider, and has been around horses throughout her adult life. She began her journey in Competitive Trail as a junior rider in the Upper Midwest. After college, she moved to the Foothills of North Carolina with her husband, Tim, whom she introduced to distance riding. Together, they have been competing in endurance and distance riding for more than two decades. Professionally, Laura serves as an Agriculture Extension Agent with NC State and Gaston County Cooperative Extension, bringing 20 years of experience working with horse owners. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Animal Science and a Master’s in Non-Ruminant Nutrition from Michigan State University. Her expertise and personal interests lie in equine nutrition, pasture management, and equine parasitology. All of which leads to many topics we are all interested in.  So stay tuned for many more episodes with Lara!  I encourage all of you interested to join Lara’s FB page called "Horse Post of the Day. " She provides solid evidence and research based information in her posts and each sprinkled with her great sense of humor which makes for a fun read. Today, Lara and I talk about the many myths swirling out there on social media regarding horse feed and supplements.   So…get a notepad and pen ready - you’re definitely going to want to take some notes.

Who has been a guest on At The Hold: A Podcast for Endurance Riders

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Nick Kohut DVM
• Kim Minarich
• Emily Compton
• Mattie Compton
• Rebecca Wall

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 13 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

13

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

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Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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