I still can’t believe everything that happened this week… 🐴💕

This has been one of the most emotional and intense foaling seasons I’ve ever experienced. In today’s episode, I’m sharing the full story of Maggie, from her emergency colic surgery while pregnant to the unimaginable moment she delivered a healthy foal less than 24 hours later. It’s a rollercoaster of farm life, tough decisions, and just how incredible these horses truly are.

We talk through everything behind the scenes, the vet visits, the risks, and why a C-section in horses is nothing like it is in humans. We also chat about Stephanie's very interesting milk-tasting technique, foal watch updates on Happy, Phoebe, and Annie, and we wrap up with another round of "Do You Know Your Animals?" featuring Lindsay.

Moments like this remind me why I love what I do, the highs, the lows, and the miracles we get to witness along the way. Let me know what y’all want us to talk about next 💕

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Chapters:

0:00 Welcome back

0:54 Maggie emergency story

6:54 Vet visit + critical decisions

11:54 Why a C-section isn’t simple

15:58 Baby is born after surgery

19:33 Maggie's Recovery

21:27 Maggie's Baby

26:05 Foal Watch

29:55 Guess the Animal Game

36:11 Wrap up

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Hey y'all, I'm Katie! Welcome to my channel where I share my passion for horses, cattle and life on the farm. From equestrian care and outdoor adventures to everyday moments on the farm, I'm here to give you a glimpse into my world and hopefully inspire others to learn, and live life to the fullest.

Katching Up With Katie is back and honestly this one had no agenda and I think that's why it was one of my favorites in a while. We laughed way too hard, Nate made a noise I haven't heard in months, and somehow we ended up talking about everything from chair budgets to a potential European trip to visit Denver's babies overseas.

We finally address the Abigail question because y'all will not let it go and honestly I get it. I also walk through my full breeding lineup for next season, break down the big AQHA frozen semen rule change and what it means for stallion owners, and give an update on where we are heading into the second half of foaling season.

If you're new here, welcome. We're a little unhinged but we love horses and apparently Dungeons and Dragons so buckle up.

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Chapters:

0:00:00 Welcome back to Katching Up With Katie

0:00:31 The team gets a chair budget

0:02:12 What has everyone been up to?

0:09:31 We need to talk about Abigail

0:11:45 Five new mares joined the farm

0:13:05 The full breeding lineup for next season

0:17:07 The big AQHA frozen semen rule change

0:18:39 Denver has 400 breeding doses... and what is ICSI?

0:21:25 Denver is blowing up in Europe

0:21:54 Planning a European meet the mares trip

0:25:36 Celebrating 1 million subscribers!

0:27:34 Trip plans for the year

0:30:15 Matt's tattoo skills and Lindsay's fresh ink

0:32:06 Why we are proud D&D nerds

0:37:06 The story of Falcon and what Matt did

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Getting to finally sit down and really introduce y’all to my new trainer felt so overdue… and I’m so excited for you to meet Stephanie! 🐴💕

In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m sitting down with Stephanie to talk all about her background with horses, how she got started training, and what led her to Running Springs. We get into everything from her early riding days to working with young horses, plus what it’s been like stepping into an in-house trainer role here on the farm.

Of course, we also dive into the fun stuff, my two-year-olds (Wall-E, Molly, and Daphne), their personalities, how they’re progressing, and which ones we’re most excited about right now.

Having Stephanie here has completely changed the way I’m able to manage my horses. From starting two-year-olds at home, to making more tailored decisions as they grow, to honestly just helping me get back in the saddle more consistently.

It really feels like the start of a whole new chapter for the farm, the horses, and the kind of content we get to create together.

Let me know in the comments:

Who’s your favorite two-year-old right now? And do y’all want a Part 2 with Stephanie? 👀

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome!

01:05 Stephanie’s Background

04:59 Transition into Professional Training

11:13 My Horse Program & Riding Style

13:37 Stephanie’s Mare Pinky & Breeding Plans

19:40 Foaling Experience

21:44 Why I Brought a Trainer In-House

28:40 Favorite Horses & Future Plans

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The last couple of weeks on the farm have been an emotional roller coaster, but that’s real life during foaling season. 🐴💕

In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m catching y’all up on everything that’s been happening lately — the good, the hard, and the really unexpected moments that come with farm life.

We talk about our newest little addition to the crew (meet Frankie 🐶), barn updates, and several new mares that have joined the program. But we also open up about some of the tougher moments from the past week, including a difficult foaling loss, a goat miscarriage, and Maggie’s colic surgery while she’s still pregnant. Farm life can bring so much joy, but it also comes with real challenges, and I wanted to share that side of it with y’all too.

Through all of it, we’re still moving forward with the horses, the foals we’re expecting, and the exciting training work happening at the barn with Stephanie. There’s always something happening around here, and I’m grateful y’all are along for the ride with us.

Let me know in the comments, what part of farm life are you most curious about right now? Foaling season, horse training, or behind-the-scenes farm life?

00:00 Welcome Back to Katching Up With Katie

00:48 Meet Frankie the New Puppy 🐶

08:35 New Mares Join the Farm

15:27 Foaling Season Benedict’s Birth

18:34 Goat Pregnancy Loss

23:09 Charlotte’s Foaling Story

31:37 Maggie’s Colic Surgery

35:07 Plans for Maggie’s Future

37:45 Horse Training with Stephanie

38:56 Wrapping Up

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Today’s Katching Up With Katie is basically a foaling season survival update 😂🐴

We are beyond tired. We have had 3 foals in one week (plus one the week before), and we have been on full watch so long I genuinely do not know what day it is anymore. This is Lindsay’s first ever foaling season, so we sit down and talk about what it is really like behind the scenes when you go from a smooth, fast foaling to a situation where things get scary really fast. We also get into the part nobody thinks about until it happens: the content and storage chaos.

Between regular farm videos, subscriber footage, and multiple long births, we ran out of hard drive space, ran out of card space, and learned that apparently hard drives are in short supply when you need them the most. Add in a sick cow visit and normal chores that do not pause for foaling season, and it has been a WEEK.

In this episode we cover:

My biggest surprises from this foaling season

Lindsay’s first foaling season takeaways and stress moments

The grossest foaling “icks” and what we do with the placenta

Why foal watch wakeups feel like an emergency every time

Where we are with Charlotte, Lexi, the minis, and what is coming next

Why we need to bring back live Dungeons and Dragons nights 😅

If you are here for horse foaling season, mare pregnancy updates, new foals, and real life farm chaos, you are in the right place. Thank you for hanging out with us while we try to keep everyone safe, healthy, and filmed at the same time.

Follow along for more foal watch, baby horses, mares, and all the behind-the-scenes farm updates 🐴🤎

Chapters:

0:18 Welcome Back to Katching Up With Katie

3:30 Filming Births and Hard Drive Chaos

8:40 Q and A with Lindsey

11:00 Rough Birth Moments

17:00 Foaling “Icks”

21:00 Coco’s Scary Foaling

25:00 When the Foal Alert Went Off

31:00 That’s All!

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Hey y'all, I'm Katie! Welcome to my channel where I share my passion for horses, cattle and life on the farm. From equestrian care and outdoor adventures to everyday moments on the farm, I'm here to give you a glimpse into my world and hopefully inspire others to learn, and live life to the fullest.

Foal watch is officially in full swing over here. 😅🐴 We’ve got overdue mares, late nights staring at the cameras, and the internet collectively yelling “GIVE US THE BABY” while I’m over here like… can we maybe wait until it’s at least 40 degrees? 😂

In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m catching you up on where we’re at with the mares in the foaling window, what foal alert actually sounds like (spoiler: it’s way less dramatic than you’d think), and everything else happening on the farm at the exact same time. Foaling season, calving season, breeding season coming up, icy weather, plus some very real detours into snakes, donkeys, and some truly unhinged donkey lore. 🐮🫏🐍

We also talk about how many foals a mare can have, what it’s like foaling out for the first time, how weaning calves works, and how I figure out feed plans for the horses. And yes, we definitely brainstorm a much more dramatic foal alert system that probably needs to exist. 🔔🔥

If you’ve been hanging out on the live streams, thank you for keeping us entertained and awake. I appreciate y’all more than you know. ❤️

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Chapters

00:00 Welcome

02:00 Foal Watch

06:30 My Dad's Crazy Pet

09:45 How Many Foals Can a Mare Have?

23:10 Chatter Happy Ponies

29:30 Can Donkeys Colic?

36:30 Question for Buck!

43:00 That's All Folks

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Foaling season has officially taken over the farm, and we are tired 🐴💤

In today’s episode of Katching Up With Katie, I’m running on very little sleep as we talk through Q&As and dream trips, welcome a new face to the team, and share what a full week of foal watch actually looks like. I also quiz my best friend on how well she knows my horses, goats, donkeys, and mini cows 🐐

To wrap things up, I share a little surprise I’m really excited about and give an update on what’s coming next as foaling season continues. It’s a mix of exhaustion, laughter, and real farm life. Let me know in the comments how you did on the animal quiz, what your dream trip would be, and whether you think Raven is going to wait until the worst possible weather to have her baby 🤍

Chapters:

00:00 Foaling Season Has Us Exhausted

00:13 Welcoming a New Face to the Team

01:08 Foal Watch Update

04:21 Dungeons & Dragons on Foal Watch

06:01 Q&A Time

08:00 Dream Vacations

17:00 Why Slime Is a Parent’s Nightmare

19:03 Cooking, Budgeting, and Real Life

24:22 Animal Identification Quiz

31:53 A Little Surprise News

34:46 Wrap-Up

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Hey y'all, I'm Katie! Welcome to my channel where I share my passion for horses, cattle and life on the farm. From equestrian care and outdoor adventures to everyday moments on the farm, I'm here to give you a glimpse into my world and hopefully inspire others to learn, and live life to the fullest.

Foaling season hasn’t officially started yet… and honestly, I did not see that coming 😅

In this episode of Katching Up With Katie, we’re in that weird lull before the floodgates open, so we’re sitting down to answer your questions. From foaling timelines and freeze branding horses, to breeding decisions, broodmare retirement plans, show rules for mares and stallions, and even which horses would survive a trail ride with the crew — nothing is off the table.

We also talk about:

Why foaling can sometimes take longer than expected

Freeze branding vs hot branding and why breeders choose it

How mares and stallions are managed at horse shows

What happens when broodmares retire

The hardest horses I’ve ever had to send off

Mini cows, safety stories, and a little bit of chaos (as always)

These Q&A episodes let us slow down, catch up, and go a little deeper — so let me know in the comments if you like this format and what questions you want answered next.

If you want to see things first and catch all the behind-the-scenes:

I post more photos and updates on Facebook

Videos and clips go out on TikTok and Instagram

And we’re posting 120–150 Snapchats a day, which disappear after 24 hours 👀

Thanks for hanging out with us, and stay tuned — foaling season is coming.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome

01:00 Questions with Katie

05:00 Are Brands Cool Still?

09:00 Will Lindsey Be Doing Enemas?

13:19 Who Would Play My Horses in a Movie?

21:00 Which Horse Would I Sell?

27:25 Do Mares and Stallions Compete?

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