Why We Started This Podcast
We have been friends for years— originally meeting in Arizona when we both volunteered with the local Pony Club. We always found we had so much to talk about: Our own horses, a love for dressage, the last clinic we rode in, and our desire to help improve horses' care and welfare. This podcast is an extension of those conversations. We invite you to ride along as we talk about feeding horses, new equine research—more dressage than you probably want to hear about (we apologize in advance!)—and life with horses in general. Our hope is to offer you a deeper understanding of horse care along with practical tips you can start using today.Episodes
About Your Hosts
Combined we have one doctorate degree, two lifetimes with horses, four horses to feed, thousands of published equine-related articles, and more lessons learned the hard way than we can count.
Clair Thunes, PhD
Clair is an equine nutritionist, busy Pony Club mom, and a dressage and eventing enthusiast. She also owns Clarity Equine Nutrition, an independent consulting company based in Gilbert, Arizona. Her services include working with owners and veterinarians to create diets for individual horses, ranging from retired pasture pets to Olympic athletes. She also formulates feeds and supplements for companies, and there’s a good chance you’ve scooped something she helped develop into your horse’s bucket. Clair taught equine nutrition and physiology as an adjunct professor at the University of California, Davis, and is a highly sought after speaker. Clair shares a large pony with her daughter and competes in dressage.
Jill Jackson
Jill Jackson is a lifelong horse person who has lived in two countries and seven states. She works in corporate America to support her riding passion. Her own herd lives at home, currently in Iowa, and includes a dressage sport pony gelding and a rescue Shetland pony. Jill has had the opportunity to both board her horses and keep them at home. Jill grew up in Pony Club and understands the importance of proper horse management. Her goal is to educate owners so they can make the best care decision for their horses.