Tim Spradlin (Equine Therapy, Arson Investigations and Save a Warrior) - Episode - 1214

Behind The Shield

James Geering

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Fitness

4.9 • 695 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2026

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

Tim Spradlin is the director and EAGALA Certified Equine Specialist for Finally Home Farm, a 501c3 nonprofit charity providing equine therapies to veterans and first responders with emotional wounds near Xenia, Ohio. He and his wife Susan provide support services to wounded warriors at no charge.

Tim is retired from a 40 plus year civilian career as a firefighter, paramedic and law enforcement officer. He also served in the US Air Force on active duty in Crash - Fire – Rescue and later retired from the USAF Reserve where he was a SMSgt / First Sergeant with the Security Forces squadron.

Tim is a certified Community Service Chaplain, certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist and volunteers as the Chaplain for Xenia Township Fire Department. He is a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2402, and is the Chaplain for the Ohio VFW 3rd District.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Behind the Shield podcast. As always, my name's James Gearing. And this week, it is my
0:04.1	absolute honor to welcome on the show, veteran first responder, Air Force veteran, and equine
0:11.5	therapy facilitator, Tim Spradlin. Now, in this conversation, we discuss a host of topics.
0:19.1	From his journey into the fire service, some powerful career calls,
0:24.1	his transition into law enforcement, deployments to Iraq, his own powerful mental health story,
0:31.6	save a warrior, how horses are a mirror to our soul and so much more.
0:42.7	Now before we get to this incredible conversation, as I say every week, please just take a moment.
0:43.7	Go to whichever app you listen to this on, subscribe to the show, leave feedback and leave a rating.
0:50.9	Every single five-star rating truly does elevate this podcast, therefore making it easier for others to find.
0:58.1	And this is a free library of over 1,200 episodes now.
1:03.9	So all I ask in return is that you help share these incredible men and women's stories
1:09.6	so I can get them to every single person
1:13.0	on planet Earth who needs to hear them. So with that being said, I introduced to you
1:18.8	Tim Spradlin. Enjoy. Well, Tim, I want to start by saying two things.
1:44.4	Firstly, thank you to Jim Bernica for basically facilitate in our introduction at the Brothers Helping Brothers Conference in Exotic Beaver Preak, Ohio.
1:56.1	And secondly, I want to welcome you onto the Behind the Shield podcast today.
2:00.4	Thank you, James. I'm just happy to be Behind the Shield podcast today. Thank you, James.
2:01.4	I'm just happy to be alive today.
2:03.9	Yeah, you and me both, mate.
2:05.8	All right.
2:06.6	Let's start the very first question.
2:08.8	And where on planet Earth are we finding you today?
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