Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten
Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten is a motivational and educational podcast. Interviews consist of three categories consisting of leaders in the equine industry, business owners or individuals with a uplifting personal experience, or myself sharing business insight. Real, raw, and completely exposed, no fluff, down to Earth interviews to help you gain the grit you need to push through another day with a smile on your face.
Episodes
73 episodes
75. Magen Warlick: Texas Cowgirl/ Horse Breeding For a Better Athlete / Finding Her Purpose/ Ice Water Baths/ Carnivore Lifestyle/ Country Tough Times Contributor/ Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone / Misogi
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Magen Warlick is most definitely country tough! She has been there and done that in the cowgirl world. She's one of the best cowgirls I have ever met. And just as ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 75
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1:07:43
74. Kira Karpinski: Anarchy Acres Farmstead / homestead / Pennsylvania / pork / raising sheep / Country Tough Times magazine contributor
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Meet Kira Karpinski with Anarchy Acres Farmstead in Pennsylvania. She was a leather maker but switched over to farmsteading. Pork, chicken, goats, sheep, turkey, and gardening i...
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Season 2025
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Episode 74
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55:00
73. Brandy Von Holten & Country Tough Times / print and digital magazine / story behind / trail riders / patriotism / homesteading
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. It is with great pleasure to introduce Country Tough Times, a print and digital magazine dedicated to trail riders, patriotism, and thriving during these country tough times. This mag...
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Season 2025
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Episode 73
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20:30
72. Sarah Oliva: Wild Child Resale/ children's clothing/ fashion degree/ affordable clothing/ Lee's Summit/ Liberty/ female owned clothing store
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. Meet our guest, Sarah Oliva. She owns a children's resale clothing company with two locations in Missouri: Lee's Summit and Liberty. A penny saved is a penny earned. ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 72
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29:01
71. Pam Gardner: crossing over/ God is real/ proof of God/ horse accident/ lost an eye
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. This podcast interview will move you! Pam Gardner lost an eye in a horse accident. She believes she crossed over and her horse and dog were waiting for her on the other side.&nb...
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37:24
70. Lee Hart: American Cowboy/EXCA/ Arrow H/Hart Training/Horsemanship Clinician/Horse Trainer/Ranch Hand
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...
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Season 2024
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Episode 70
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26:56
69. Colton Kiso: Heath Creek Forge, bladesmith, Forged Under Fire, self taught, forge, custom knives
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 b...
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Season 2024
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Episode 69
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32:29
68. Jason Worthley: stepping-up, good people, conservative, Republican, Morgan County Western District Commissioner
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 livi...
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Season 2024
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Episode 68
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34:01
67. Ryan Goolsby and Rene Cleveland/The Little Farm Store/Online Farmers Market/Fresh Home Delivery/Local Grown Foods/Micro Dairy/Orchard/Homesteading
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 Mansf...
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Season 2024
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Episode 67
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37:02
66. Gina Kuda/1st Generation Cattle Rancher/Female Rancher/Limousin/Show Me Select/Bulls/Replacement Heifers
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 ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 66
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48:22
65. Amber Watkins: Reclaiming Dawn/ healthy products/ essential oils/ natural cleaning products/ wellness/no poisons/ homesteading
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, laun...
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Season 2024
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Episode 65
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35:55
64. Bruce Whittle, DVM: equine dentistry, veterinary, Missouri vet, horse health, mule teeth, tooth extraction
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. I respect the man in this interview today! Meet Bruce Whittle, DVM! Not only did I have him as a guest on the podcast but I also wrote an article in Mules and More Magazine abou...
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1:18:03
63. Derek Riggs: Mid Missouri Beef/ grass fed beef/ no hormone beef / farm raised beef / birth to butcher / know where your beef came from / 5th generation female rancher (wife) / 4th generation rancher
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 ran...
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Season 2024
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Episode 63
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46:01
62. Brandy Von Holten: Country Tough Homesteading, century farm, hands on learning
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...
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Season 2024
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Episode 62
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9:06
61. Chris May Oklahoma Cowboy/ Mare Man/ Swinging M Ranch/ Oil and Gas/ Horse Breeding/ American Cowboy
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...
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Season 2023
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Episode 61
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45:38
60. Brenda Valentine /First Lady of Hunting/Bass Pro Shop/Outdoor World/Cape Buffalo/TV Host/Tennessee Girl/Alpha Gal/Turkey Country
Welcome to Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten. I have to take a back seat to today's very distinguished guest, Brenda Valentine, the First Lady of Hunting. Brenda has been the host of multiple TV shows: Turkey Country and Ba...
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49:46
59. Erica Graham: custom leather/female leather maker/ mother of three/ American cowgirl/halter/barrel racing awards/horseshow awards/Graham Equine
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 ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 59
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24:28
58. Kody Hanner / Homestead Science/Homeschool Homestead/ Homesteading Curriculum/Idaho Homesteader/ Homeschool Mother/Conservative Values/Self Sustainable
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 homesc...
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Season 2023
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Episode 58
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48:43
57. Taressa Rankin :Missouri's Best Horse Trainer 2024/ Mustang Trainer/ Female Horse Trainer/ Mom of Three/ Missouri Horse Woman/ Cowgirl/Healthy Cowgirl/Grocery Store Owner
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,...
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Season 2023
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Episode 57
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39:11
56. Diana Thebo Markworth / Mustang Trainer/TIP program/horsewoman/clinician/The Mustang Summitt
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....wh...
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Season 2023
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Episode 56
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15:00
55. Logan Schrag: Kansas Cowboy/Cowboy Experience/Diamond Springs Ranch/Guided Trail Rides/Treehouse/Venue
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 apartmen...
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Season 2023
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Episode 55
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25:36
54. Michael William Green/Watkins C Ranch/ trail riding/Conservative/three generations/Leavenworth Kansas
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...
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Season 2023
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Episode 54
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20:14
53. Liz Dingus: Never Too Late/Moving Forward After Tragedy/Death of a Child/Respiratory Therapy/Nontraditional Student/Homeschool Mom/Picking Up the Pieces/Finding Yourself/Inspirational
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 ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 53
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36:16
52. Tony & Merry Kroeger: Community over Competition/horse boarding/weed zapper/nonchemical weed control/agriculture/Heartland Eq Stables/Missouri Equine/Horse Stables/Abundant Harvest/Pastor
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 dynam...
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Season 2023
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Episode 52
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37:36
51. Tony & Jenny Vaught/For the Horse Ranch/Parelli/Homeschool/Ministry/Colt Starting/Missouri Fox Trotter/Horsemanship Instructor/Gaited Horses/Husband and Wife
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.&nb...
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Season 2023
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Episode 51
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42:48