Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten

Aug 27 2024 68 ep. 46 mins 1
Country Tough with Brandy Von Holten Podcast artwork

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.

  Business  Education  Health & Fitness
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


70. Lee Hart: American Cowboy/EXCA/ Arrow H/Hart Training/Horsemanship Clinician/Horse Trainer/Ranch Hand

Aug 27 2024 26 mins  
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, Lee is a fierce competitor and horse trainer, but that is not why we keep singing his praises. Lee has a way of connecting with clinic participants that hel

69. Colton Kiso: Heath Creek Forge, bladesmith, Forged Under Fire, self taught, forge, custom knives

Aug 08 2024 32 mins  
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 bladesmith. Colton married his high school sweetheart that is a mortician. I bet you won't find another couple quite like them. You will love listening to Colt

68. Jason Worthley: stepping-up, good people, conservative, Republican, Morgan County Western District Commissioner

Jul 08 2024 34 mins  
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 living in Morgan County. Jason in running for the Morgan County Western District Commissioner. The election is August 6, 2024. I was honored to get to just chat w

67. Ryan Goolsby and Rene Cleveland/The Little Farm Store/Online Farmers Market/Fresh Home Delivery/Local Grown Foods/Micro Dairy/Orchard/Homesteading

Jun 03 2024 37 mins  
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 Mansfield, Missouri. The Little Farm Store is an online farmers market connecting fresh foods grown from local farmers to the public through home delivery. No more

66. Gina Kuda/1st Generation Cattle Rancher/Female Rancher/Limousin/Show Me Select/Bulls/Replacement Heifers

Apr 30 2024 48 mins  
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 by halter breaking most of the bulls she sells. You are going to love this down-to-Earth, knowledgeable, hardworking cowgirl. Her website is www.kudalimousinranch.c

65. Amber Watkins: Reclaiming Dawn/ healthy products/ essential oils/ natural cleaning products/ wellness/no poisons/ homesteading

Apr 07 2024 35 mins  
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, laundry, and wellness. Amber is doing the research and finding lie after lie. One common thought that she has had to help people overcome is thinking "clean

64. Bruce Whittle, DVM: equine dentistry, veterinary, Missouri vet, horse health, mule teeth, tooth extraction

Mar 13 2024 78 mins  
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 about the difficult tooth extraction he successfully completed on my mule, JoJo. Bruce Whittle is located in Trenton, Missouri with his wife who is also a veterin

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

Feb 21 2024 46 mins  
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 ranch that produces a quality cut of beef. Karla is a 5th generation rancher that grew up raising and showing purebred Charolais. Derek is a 4th generation ranch

62. Brandy Von Holten: Country Tough Homesteading, century farm, hands on learning

Feb 08 2024 9 mins  
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 more self sufficient with hands on homesteading classes.

61. Chris May Oklahoma Cowboy/ Mare Man/ Swinging M Ranch/ Oil and Gas/ Horse Breeding/ American Cowboy

Dec 12 2023 45 mins  
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 and gas industry. I met Chris through Facebook and it turned out that we had a lot of the same interest in helping people become safer with their equine. He