Join horseman Ben Longwell as he shares stories & adventures and interviews extraordinary men and women in the equine and ranching industries to gain insight into horsemanship and life itself. As part of his mission to help people and their horses achieve more together, through his business True West Horsemanship Ltd, this show will include horsemanship & training tips, stories, interviews with other industry professionals, and tips for personal development and life applications.
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Host Ben Longwell interviews leather craftsman and former bull rider Joe Meling about his journey from rodeo to building a renowned leather goods business.
15 May 2026
Episode 51: Interview with Wade Black
It is always an incredible time catching up with Wade. This is a whirlwind of an interview squeezing his fascinating history and adventurous life in the horse industry into 20mins.Bonus Virtual Event: https://true-west-horsemanship.mvt.so/video-library/website-virtual-eventsAbout Wade Black:Wade Black was born on the Stampede Ranch in Nevada and spent the early part of his life on the Winecup Gamble Ranch managed by his Dad, Martin Black. The Winecup Gamble ranch is a 1.25 million acres ranch, that ran 10,000 head of cows and 400 head of horses when his Dad managed it. At a very young age Wade learned horsemanship, stockmanship and roping skills used in the Great Basin while working with cowboys on the ranch. He and his wife now run Training Quality Assurance and he runs the equine program at Treasure Valley Community College in Onterio, OR.https://trainingqualityassurance.org/ About "Life in the Saddle" Podcast: Join horseman Ben Longwell as he shares stories & adventures and interviews extraordinary men and women in the equine and ranching industries to gain insight into horsemanship and life itself. As part of his mission to help people and their horses achieve more together, through his business True West Horsemanship Ltd, this show will include horsemanship & training tips, stories, interviews with other industry professionals, and tips for personal development and life applications.
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19 Apr 2025
Episode 49: Ben Longwell - Trust and Understanding
"Trust & Understanding"...are these simply catch-phrases that horse people toss out into thin air without understanding the true depth of what those fundamentals have to do with their communication and the perspective of the horse? Tune in today for a dive into the true meaning of what working horses with Trust and Understanding is!About "Life in the Saddle" Podcast: Join horseman Ben Longwell as he shares stories & adventures and interviews extraordinary men and women in the equine and ranching industries to gain insight into horsemanship and life itself. As part of his mission to help people and their horses achieve more together, through his business True West Horsemanship Ltd, this show will include horsemanship & training tips, stories, interviews with other industry professionals, and tips for personal development and life applications.
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Episode 52: Interview with Joe Meling
Published 3 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] How did that, how did that sort of come about? Uh, when I was in high school, I dabbled just a little bit. Um, and then 2005, when I was living in Pendleton going to school, uh, was when I got into a lot more, but I wanted nice stuff. I want a nice belt and shaps and couldn't afford it. So I had to learn how to make it. Same old story. Yeah. Same old story. And, and then figured out that, that other people could afford it and did want to pay for it. And so it kind of turned into a little bit of a side income as I was rodeo owner, as I was off with downtime and allowed me to kind of get the, get the foundation of a business set up by the time I was done rodeo. […]
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