Saddle Up with Dennis Brouse

Dennis Brouse, the entertaining and charismatic host of Saddle Up with Dennis Brouse, is a true horse expert having worked with horses since the age of 14. Born in Iowa and raised in Nebraska, Dennis Brouse has had a fascination and admiration for horses for as far back as he can remember. As a young teenager, his love for horses began at a summer riding program at a local ranch. Then, after serving his country in the military, he spent time in Illinois learning to shoe and break horses the old-fashioned way. While his understanding of and admiration for horses proved to be at odds with the traditional way of breaking horses to the will of the trainer, he instinctively knew there had to be a better way, based on what he had come to recogn

  • Episode 13   •   Air Date: Nov 26, 2024
    Bit By Bit

    The Season 1 finale finds a former racehorse learning how to respond to a bit in its mouth.

    Episode 12   •   Air Date: Nov 19, 2024
    Hold It Right There!

    Teaching a horse to stop on command.

    Episode 11   •   Air Date: Nov 12, 2024
    Relax, It's Just a Farrier

    Teaching a horse to relax for farriers.

    Episode 10   •   Air Date: Nov 05, 2024
    Two Heads are Better than One

    A horse is trained so that its owner can put on a headstall, enabling the two to go driving together.

    Episode 9   •   Air Date: Oct 29, 2024
    Back That Horse Up!

    The importance of training a horse to back up on command.

    Episode 8   •   Air Date: Oct 22, 2024
    Subtle Cues and Sports

    Teaching a horse to react to subtle cues, enabling barrel racing, roping and other high-octane activities.

    Episode 7   •   Air Date: Oct 15, 2024
    The Name's Bond...Horse Bond

    Helping a horse and owner bond.

    Episode 6   •   Air Date: Oct 08, 2024
    Stay, Horse!

    How to train a horse to stay.

    Episode 5   •   Air Date: Oct 01, 2024
    Good Rides and Being Saddled

    Achieving a good ride is discussed. Also, having a healthy horse that doesn't fight being saddled.

    Episode 4   •   Air Date: Sep 24, 2024
    Dancing Horses; Hindquarter Control

    Dancing performance horses are discussed, along with the importance of hindquarter control.

    Episode 3   •   Air Date: Sep 17, 2024
    Ride the Trails

    Horses suitable for trail riding are discussed.

    Episode 2   •   Air Date: Sep 10, 2024
    Children and Horses

    A horse is trained to be ridden by children.

    Episode 1   •   Air Date: Sep 03, 2024
    There's a Horse, Catch It!

    The first episode of the series, which provides advice to horse owners, explains how to catch a horse.

  • Episode 13   •   Air Date: Jul 19, 2022
    Garst Farm

    The Season 2 finale features Garst Farm at Whiterock Resort in Iowa, which was visited by Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev in 1959. Also: a head-tossing horse.

    Episode 12   •   Air Date: Jul 12, 2022
    Amish Village

    An Amish village; an Amish buggy ride. Also: a lesson in pulling the reins.

    Episode 11   •   Air Date: May 24, 2022
    Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop

    A visit to a historical blacksmith shop highlights the important role blacksmiths played in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Also: how to cross a stream on a horse.

    Episode 10   •   Air Date: May 17, 2022
    Humboldt County Museum

    A stop at the Humboldt County Museum in Iowa to explore 19th-century life. Also: despooking a horse for trail rides; jousting.

    Episode 9   •   Air Date: May 10, 2022
    Amana Colonies

    A tour of the Amana Colonies, a national historic landmark on the Iowa prairie. Also: horses that walk away; Tennessee Walker horses.

    Episode 8   •   Air Date: May 03, 2022
    John Wayne's Birthplace

    Winterset, Iowa, John Wayne's birthplace, is visited. Also: a horse with ear-sensitivity issues.

    Episode 7   •   Air Date: Apr 26, 2022
    Mormon Trail

    A reenactment of the 1300-mile journey on the Mormon Trail. Also: mules; head-tossing and movement Issues; wagon trains.

    Episode 6   •   Air Date: Apr 19, 2022
    Ioway Indians

    Life on an 18th-century Ioway Indian farm; the Sac & Fox Trail in Iowa. Also: teaching a horse to respect one's space.

    Episode 5   •   Air Date: Apr 12, 2022
    American Gothic

    The house in Grant Wood's "American Gothic" painting; the sport of vaulting. Also: stopping a horse from pulling on the reins; riding on Iowa's American Gothic and Pioneer Ridge trails.

    Episode 4   •   Air Date: Apr 04, 2022
    Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp's boyhood home in Pella, Iowa; the Pony Express; Elk Rock State Park, Iowa. Also: helping horses get along with each other.

    Episode 3   •   Air Date: Mar 29, 2022
    Lewis & Clark

    The hardships faced by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Also: a cattle clinic; a trail ride at Broken Kettle Prairie, Iowa.

    Episode 2   •   Air Date: Mar 22, 2022
    Living History

    A 19th-century pioneer farm; the history of racing sulkies; a wagon ride.

    Episode 1   •   Air Date: Mar 15, 2022
    Buffalo Bill

    Season 2 opens with a visit to the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum in LeClaire, Iowa. Also: backing up a horse; mounted shooting; Scott County (Iowa) Park.