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
    Bit By Bit

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

    Episode 12
    Hold It Right There!

    Teaching a horse to stop on command.

    Episode 11
    Relax, It's Just a Farrier

    Teaching a horse to relax for farriers.

    Episode 10
    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
    Back That Horse Up!

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

    Episode 8
    Subtle Cues and Sports

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

    Episode 7
    The Name's Bond...Horse Bond

    Helping a horse and owner bond.

    Episode 6
    Stay, Horse!

    How to train a horse to stay.

    Episode 5
    Good Rides and Being Saddled

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

    Episode 4
    Dancing Horses; Hindquarter Control

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

    Episode 3
    Ride the Trails

    Horses suitable for trail riding are discussed.

    Episode 2
    Children and Horses

    A horse is trained to be ridden by children.

    Episode 1
    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
    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
    Amish Village

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

    Episode 11
    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
    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
    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
    John Wayne's Birthplace

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

    Episode 7
    Mormon Trail

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

    Episode 6
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Living History

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

    Episode 1
    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.

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