Born in Warwickshire, England, Louisa Anne Barton grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon, immersed in the world of horses from an early age. Riding before she could walk, she developed a deep passion for equestrian life through pony clubbing, gymkhanas, fox hunting, three-day eventing, and the hunter/jumper circuit.

In 1999, Louisa relocated to Ocala, Florida—known as the Horse Capital of the World—where she purchased her first Tennessee Walker and experienced Western riding for the first time. She fell in love with the region’s scenic trails and enjoyed many years with her beloved gaited horse, Sundance, who lived to the remarkable age of 35. Today, she is the proud owner of a Mustang, a pony, and two miniature donkeys, and she still rides whenever time allows. A devoted mother and grandmother, Louisa’s life remains centered around her passion for horses.

Since 2013, Louisa has hosted The Horse Talk Show, delivering exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage of major equestrian events, horse races, and interviews with top professionals across all breeds and disciplines. Her show, broadcast on television, radio, and podcast platforms, provides engaging equine news and entertainment, allowing fans to experience the equestrian world vicariously through her adventures. Her expertise extends beyond broadcasting—she has worked in veterinary hospitals and owned a horse boarding facility, giving her firsthand knowledge of horse care and industry needs.

For the past eight years, Louisa has served as the Director of the Equine Initiative for the Ocala Metro Chamber and Economic Partnership (CEP)—the only chamber in the world with such an initiative. She has been instrumental in bridging the gap between the equine and non-equine communities, developing events like equine-themed parades and career expos to educate and engage people of all ages. Through her leadership, CEP has partnered with Marion County Public Schools to introduce students to the importance of Ocala’s $4.3 billion equine industry. Additionally, she played a key role in the creation of bronze plaques and bricks in Ocala’s downtown square, commemorating the region’s rich equestrian heritage.

Louisa’s advocacy extends to equine welfare and disaster relief. She has led fundraising efforts and personally delivered supplies to horse owners affected by natural disasters across multiple states. Through her work with the CEP’s Equine Advocacy Committee, she continues to address key industry concerns, including immigration policies affecting equine workers and support for charitable horse-related causes.

Whether she’s riding on the trails, reporting from a racetrack, or championing equine education and advocacy, Louisa Anne Barton remains dedicated to making life better for horses and the people who love them.

At a young age, Pete was fascinated with animal training and behavior. While in college, he pursued an animal science degree where he discovered an aptitude for getting along with horses that no one else could handle. His innate abilities allowed him to build rapport with the horses that he worked with. Pete continued his education by learning from and dedicating his time to some of the top horsemen in the US. Pete had now been teaching and training professionally across the country for over 15 years and has created his own training program called Complementary Horsemanship. Pete's style of training is based on psychology and understanding how horses communicate. He enjoys showing his students how the groundwork they do directly relates to the work they do in the saddle. Pete has developed a sequence of exercises called Walk the Line that will increase relaxation, connection, confidence, and communication in both horses and humans. Along with Walk the Line, Pete uses his fun and imaginative personality to enable his students to better understand the nature of the horse.

Abby is a lifelong animal lover with a special passion for horses and llamas. Abby enjoys expressing her creativity through all kinds of crafts. Her curiosity and love for the equine world led her to join The Horse Talk Show, where she has the unique opportunity to learn the behind-the-scenes work of the show while deepening her knowledge of the horse industry. Abby continues to learn new things and is advancing into many more responsibilities.

Born and raised in Ocala, Florida, Kylie Mabe has been immersed in the equine world from a young age, starting with a pony and later transitioning into the ranching world with her Quarter Horses. Coming from a family deeply rooted in the equine industry—comprising trainers, farriers, and judges—Kylie benefited from invaluable guidance throughout her upbringing.

During her school years, she actively participated in a variety of extracurricular activities, including FFA, Student Government, National Honor Society, Youth Advisory Board, and Marching Band Colorguard.

After graduating from North Marion High School in May 2023, Kylie joined The Horse Talk Show, where she began gaining hands-on experience in the production world. Since joining the team, she has acquired a wealth of knowledge and now specializes in filming, editing and has even stepped in front of the camera to conduct interviews. Although as of August 2025, Kylie has a full time position elsewhere that she is very passionate about, she still assists in many show roles including onboarding and training new staff and creative ideas and projects for the show. Kylie is fully capable of managing all aspects of the show and continues to support the Show in her off time. She continues to expand her expertise in production and media management through ongoing hands-on experience, self teaching and training others. She is a priceless asset to the team, even in her part-time role.

Mr. Edward Johnson has been in the television production industry since 1979 when he
began his career at the Nautilus Television Network. He performed as videotape editor,
cameraman, audio, on-camera talent and script continuity. Nautilus produced instructional
videos for its weightlifting equipment and educational shows including “Medicine Man”,
Common Sense Economics, and the talk show “Cause and Effect”, with G. Gordon Liddy.
In 1982 he moved to Hollywood, Florida to work for VideoTape Associates. He
worked on music videos with Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Jimmy
Buffett and others. He edited regional and national commercials for McDonalds, Burdines,
sport shows for ESPN, and instructional videos for Jack Nicklaus and Steve Colgate.
In 1985 Eddie returned to the central Florida area and spent the next 12 years
working for Walt Disney World. He specialized in shows such as The New Mickey
Mouse Club (7 seasons), Star Search, Wheel of Fortune, Thunder in Paradise, Walt Disney
World Christmas and Easter Parades. He also taught “Basics of Good Editing” and “Video
Editing: A Hands-on Workshop” for the Video Expo in 1987. In 1992 and 93’ he was
awarded a Silver Telly for work with Dupont Electric. He also edited Regional and
National Commercials for Walt Disney World and Honda.
In 1995, Dragon Slayer Productions, Inc. was established with Mr. Johnson as
President & CEO. Dragon Slayer Productions contracted with Nickelodeon studios
working on many shows like “Global Guts” and “Figure It Out”, in addition to promotional
commercials. He contracted with PGA Tour Productions on shows for ESPN and was the
main editor for the Univision/Walt Disney World Christmas and Easter Parades for 4
years. He has worked on a number of other projects such as “Regis and Kathie Lee” show,
Clay court Championships for CBS, and Childrens Miracle Network. He has also been oncamera talent for several projects and has done voice over work for many of his clients.
In 1999 Eddie partnered with Pyramax Studios in Lake Helen, FL., and installed a
state of the art edit facility to service the needs of the studio. Eddie has substantial
experience with CMX, Sony, Grass Valley equipment, and is implementing MPEG 1 & 2
encoding technology at the studios with joint venture partner Sonic Associates. Eddie’s
client credits included Sony Theaters, Walt Disney World, PGA Tours, IMAX Ride Films,
Sonics Associates, Univision, A Gift for Teaching and EPL-I Productions.
2001 brought new challenges for Mr. Johnson, when he was hired as President
of Millennium Broadcast Corporation. Mr. Johnson set up office at Pyramax studios to
fund film and television projects. Mr. Johnson was instrumental in providing a presence at
the 2001 Canne Film Festival in France.
In 2005 Mr. Johnson and his family moved to Sandy, Utah. Mr. Johnson and
worked for Avalanche Studios as a producer, director, cameraman and editor from 2005 to 2013 working with Avid, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Studio 2. Mr. Johnson brought 30plus years to the well-established Salt Lake City Company.
2011 Mr. Johnson established Dragon Slayer Productions, LLC an independent
video production company in Salt Lake City Utah. Working in conjunction with Avalanche
Studios, Ogden Studios and Webb Audio Visual Mr. Johnson has been a contributing
factor in many video productions. He continues to work and consult in the field of video
Production and post-production. Always learning and adopting new programs and services
Mr. Johnson strives to provide the best possible service to all his clients.
In 2013 Mr. Johnson stepped out of the edit bay and back into a production only
role working with Audio Otters to preform Location Sound on multiple productions. He
worked on 4 seasons of Story Trek for BYU TV. The first season of Seeking Sister Wives”
for TLC and 3 seasons of “Diesel Brothers” for Discovery Channel and multiple year at
Sundance Film festival for different clients to name a few. Since he had performed many
roles in production in the past, he would assist other departments on set to help their teams and bring the clients projects to completion with more efficiency.