Horses of Courses

About Horses of Courses

Suzanna Johnson and Tinia Creamer of Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue and the Appalachian Trainer Face Off, one of the world's leading horse advocacy organizations and programs, meet monthly to talk about horse care, adoptable horses, challenges in horse ownership, common training issues, products, funny experiences with online keyboard horse experts and more in an hour long monthly podcast. We are based in Appalachia (West Virginia) but travel across the USA helping horses and horse people. Submit topics or apply to be a guest at tinia@wvhorserescue.org

Publisher

Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jan 2024

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Stop kicking the can down the road: What's the plan for your horse if you hit a roadblock?

   October 1st, 2026 Horses of Courses Episode 33 Season 3 Recorded on the road in New England (sorry for the road noise!) • Why haul horses across the USA? does it make sense? • What's out there in autumn that can be dangerous for your horse? • Donation needs: The tractor fund 🚜 • The Hot Take: What horses should we actually accept? • Owners without an ethical plan for less than ideal circumstances popping up with their horses are what create a need for rescue most of the time. Stop kicking the can down the road Link in comments

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   A Campside Chat with Teri Hall: foster, adopter, volunteer and all around horsewoman

   Special Episode September 5, 2026 Horses of Courses Episode 32b Season 3 Recorded at Elkins Creek Horsecamp Episode Overview: Suzanna and I chat with Teri Hall, long time Heart of Phoenix adopter and volunteer, and life long horsewoman. We talk about being willing to receive advice that shifts old practices and decisions, and we hear about how Teri ultimately adopted our famous Margarita (and more)! This one gets emotional, too! All the feels!

3. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Let's Allow the Horses be Horses

   September 5, 2026 Horses of Courses Episode 32 Season 3 Recorded at Elkins Creek Horsecamp Episode Overview: ATFO Recap, Looking forward to Ride for Rescue at Elkins Creek, Farrier Schedules and The Amish • Elkins Creek Ride for Rescue • Scoops and Flakes: How are you measuring what you're feeding? • How it Should Work: Shiloh's Story • The Hot Take: Should You Intervene when a Horse is having a Seizure? • Horses need other Horses and Movement: No, a goat and 2 hours a day isn't enough

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

4,007,485

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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

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