Inside Rancheros Visitadores, Part Three: Honor, Remembrance and a Legacy That Rides On
What does it truly mean to be a Ranchero—and why do the traditions of Rancheros Visitadores remain so powerful nearly 100 years later?In the final chapter of this three-part oral history, Keith Saarloos and Bill…
Inside Rancheros Visitadores, Part Two: Famous Riders, Cowboy Code and Campfire Brotherhood
How did Rancheros Visitadores grow from a small horseback gathering into one of California’s most enduring and famously private riding traditions?In the second chapter of this three-part oral history, Keith Saarloos…
Inside Rancheros Visitadores, Part One: How California’s Legendary Ride Began
What is Rancheros Visitadores, how did it begin, and why has this famously private California riding organization endured for nearly 100 years?In the opening chapter of this three-part oral history, Keith Saarloos sits…
What Horses Know About You Before You Do | Inside Roundbarn Ranch | Episode 56
What if a horse could show you something about yourself before you had the words to explain it?In Episode 56 of Chopping It Up with Keith Saarloos, Keith sits down with Justine Schreyer Lewin, founder of Roundbarn Ranch…
🤠🐴🇺🇸 Episode 51 — Old Santa Ynez Days - Charlotte Becerra - Jail Wagons • Tortilla Tosses • Rodeo Weekend • The Most Santa Ynez Thing Ever
Some towns have festivals.Santa Ynez has a jail wagon.This week on Choppin’ It Up with Keith Saarloos, Keith sits down with Charlotte Becerra from Old Santa Ynez Days and the Santa Ynez Chamber of Commerce to talk about…
🎙️🐎🧠🇺🇸 Episode 31 — Mark Herthel: Horses, Healing, Reagan, and Building Things That Matter: The Backbone of the Valley 🐎🧠🇺🇸🎙️
Mark Herthel | Horses, Healing, Reagan, and Building Things That MatterSome people build businesses.Some people build institutions.And a very rare few build the backbone of a community.This episode is about the latter.I…
🤠 Episode 12 – KJ Murphy | The Hatmaker of Segundo Street 🤠
In this episode of Chopping It Up, I sit down with KJ Murphy—the man behind the hats on Segundo Street in Santa Ynez. KJ doesn’t just sell hats, he crafts heirlooms. We talk about how a cabinetmaker’s hands found their…
Episode 5 ✈️ Chris Kunkle | Wings, War Stories, and the Kunkle Field Legacy
Some families grow grapes. Some raise cattle. The Kunkles? They build a life in the sky. In this episode, Chris Kunkle takes us from his grandfather’s P-38 missions in World War II—dogfighting over the Central Coast and…