60: Horsing Around

<p>Cowgirls with oversized belt buckles and horse breeders fantasizing about producing world champions are not exactly what come to mind when you think of Israel. But today we take you into arenas, rings, and stables around the country to uncover a surprising subculture of equine enthusiasts.</p><p>Joel Shupack scored and sound-designed the episode with music by <a href="https://www.sessions.blue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blue Dot Sessions</a> and <a href="http://www.williamryanfritch.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">William Ryan Fritch</a>. Sela Waisblum created the mix. The end song is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zehava_Ben" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zehava Ben</a>’s cover version of Abdel Halim Hafez’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDoijSSkcE0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Sawah”</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Stay connected with us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sipurisraeli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/israelstory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/israel.story/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and by<a href="https://israelstory.org/newsletter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> signing up for our newsletter</a> at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to <a href="https://israelstory.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our site</a> or <a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/israel-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tablet Magazine</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>