Martha Hoyt
Martha Hoyt grew up in a working family horse business near Chicago, where she learned the industry hands-on through riding, teaching, showing, and daily barn life. Today, she continues to run a large lesson-based program that serves both show riders and pleasure riders, with a strong focus on grassroots horsemanship, rider development, and keeping people connected to the barn.
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Sept. 8, 2026
What the Saddlebred World Cannot Afford to Lose with Ellen Beard and Martha Hoyt
In this episode of The Long Ride Home, Alex Husner is joined by Ellen Beard and Martha Hoyt, two lifelong horsewomen who have spent decades teaching, training, building riding programs, and watching the American Saddlebred world evolve. Their paths through the industry have looked different, but both have seen the same changes firsthand: smaller horse show classes, fewer local barns, rising costs, and a growing need to develop the people who will carry the sport forward. Ellen and Martha r...
Guests: Ellen Beard , Martha Hoyt