Our Full Rein Sweepstakes winner Elizabeth Kopras shares her passion recreating Medieval European culture and the role her horses play in the performances. As a member of the Society of Creative Anachronism, Elizabeth teaches her horses, including her rescue horse Magic, everything from jousting and armored combat to medieval equestrian games. This episode highlights all the training and the nutrition it takes for Magic and all her other horses to be successful.

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• Host: Lisa Wysocky, Author and Clinician
• Guest: Elizabeth Kopras
• Guest: Dr. Anna Pesta, Nutritionist, Equine Technical Solutions
• Visit: You can take part in a feed trial, to learn more about that, just go to Purina.

Vaulting is one of the oldest and most beautiful equestrian sports, requiring an extreme amount of athleticism from both humans and horses. This episode explores the world of this unique sport and what it takes to compete among the world’s elite vaulting horses, including the nutrition needed for long-burning energy and muscle recovery that the sport demands.

This a part of Purina’s Full Rein series. To hear more about vaulting horses and other extraordinary equines in action, visit www.purinamills.com/full-rein for films, interviews and podcasts.

• Host: Lisa Wysocky, Author and Clinician
• Guest: Olivia Griswold of Garrod Farms
• Guest: Dr. Anna Pesta, Nutritionist, Equine Technical Solutions
• Visit: You can take part in a feed trial, to learn more about that, just go to Purina.

Ever wonder who supplies and trains the horses you see in the movies? Get behind-the-screen insights about the life of a movie wrangler and what it takes to prepare and nourish horses for long days on Hollywood sets.

This is part of Purina’s Full Rein series. To hear about some of these veteran therapy horses and other extraordinary equines in action, visit www.PurinaMills.com/fullrein for documentary films, interviews and podcasts.

• Host: Lisa Wysocky, Author and Clinician
• Guest: Clay Lilley from Movin On Livestock NM
• Guest: Dr. Anna Pesta, Nutritionist, Equine Technical Solutions
• Visit: You can take part in a feed trial, to learn more about that, just go to Purina.

Equine-assisted therapies are becoming an effective tool in helping veterans affected by PTSD. This episode not only highlights one of these programs and their annual 20-mile ride to raise awareness, it also follows the journey of a battle-scarred stallion helping countless veterans find peace.

This is part of Purina’s Full Rein series. To hear about some of these veteran therapy horses and other extraordinary equines in action, visit www.PurinaMills.com/fullrein for documentary films, interviews and podcasts.

• Host: Lisa Wysocky, Author and Clinician
• Guest: Meggan Hill-McQueeney of Bravehearts
• Guest: Dr. Kelly Vineyard, Senior Equine Nutritionist with Purina Animal Nutrition
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The Purina Animal Nutrition Center has been helping horses receive better nutrition since 1926, conducting thousands of research studies. This episode highlights their world-renowned breeding program that delivers and raises foals that go on to do great things in the real world and the role nutrition plays in it all. This is part of Purina’s Full Rein series.

• Host: Lisa Wysocky, Author and Clinician
• Guest: Mike Jerina is the manager of the horse research facility at the The Purina Animal Nutrition Center.
• Guest: Dr. Mary Beth Gordon, Director of Equine Research and New Product Development at Purina Animal Nutrition
• Visit: You can take part in a feed trial, to learn more about that, just go to Purina.

​Charro performances are a tradition that dates back to 17th century Spain and has influenced many cultures, including American cowboys. This episode features the show’s most celebrated performer, Jerry Diaz, who discusses what’s expected of charro horses and how he helps mold them into incredibly respectful and responsive athletes.

This is part of Purina’s Full Rein series. To see charro horses and other extraordinary equines in action, visit www.PurinaMills.com/fullrein for documentary films, interviews and podcasts.

• Host: Lisa Wysocky, Author and Clinician
• Guest: Charro Jerry Diaz of Charro Jerry Diaz
• Guest: Karen Davison, PhD, Director of Equine Technical Solutions at Purina
• Visit: You can take part in a feed trial, to learn more about that, just go to Purina.

Want to learn more about the science that fuels the world’s hardest working horses? We’ll hit the ground running with Lou, a three-year-old grey quarter horse gelding and a rising star in research and innovation at the Purina Animal Nutrition Center, often called “The Farm.”

Lou’s story is part of Purina’s “Full Rein” series. To see other extraordinary horses in action, visit www.PurinaMills.com/fullrein for documentary films, interviews and podcasts.

Hit the road with a backstage pass. In this episode, we’re heading down to Grant’s Farm in St. Louis to find out what it takes to make the cut as one of the Budweiser Clydesdales, the rock stars of the horse world.

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• Host: Lisa Wysocky, Author and Clinician
• Guest: Amy Trout, assistant animal curator at Grants Farm
• Guest: Robert Jacobs, Equine Technical Innovation Manager at Purina Animal Nutrition
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