The Pendleton Round Up was forced to miss the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to add salt in the wound, they had won seven consecutive ProRodeo Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year. In 2021, they were back and better than ever - reclaiming their title at the 2021 PRCA Awards Banquet. But it was no small feat and Pendleton President Randy Bracher shares how they overcame the challenges and difficulties that held them up for the 2021 event. If you haven't done so yet, you can shop all thing...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Janzen Tew is a self-taught photographer that has grown her marketing and digital marketing agency in the niche world of western fashion over the past half decade. As a result, she was named to the COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30’s inaugural class in 2020. But her story doesn’t stop there, she’s continued to be a mover and shaker in the western fashion industry and her company, Denim & Velvet Marketing, has taken over the management of the official shopping guide of the National Finals Rodeo - ...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Kaitlin Lorman is the creative mind and genius behind Sundial Show Clothing, a unique western performance shirt company located in Ohio. The state of the Quarter Horse Congress, Kaitlin is just as surprised as the next person that she ended up finding a home in the western industry with her unique performance shirt creations - specifically with barrel racers. These items have made such a statement, that when combined with her entrepreneur prowess, skillsets, and tenacity for welcoming everyone i...
Nov 20, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 31
From Episode 5 to Episode 92 - it's been a long time coming since Catie Kershner was first on the That Western Life podcast in Season 1. Located on the rural border between Idaho and Oregon, this refreshing jump into what Catie has been up too literally gave us chills. Why? In her original episode, Catie discussed that the reason she had Kershner Custom Silver was because her parents had built it into her core foundation that you always need to have an extra source of income in case something ha...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Bryce Albright, the young and tenacious executive director of the Dude Ranchers’ Association, may only be 25 years old but a childhood spent working on Dude Ranches and being involved in FFA helped shape her to who she is today. Bryce joins us for a second episode on the podcast, this time as a part of the COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 2021 class - an honor that she couldn’t believe she won! Bryce chats about the current positive impacts that the economy during a global pandemic has had for the D...
Nov 16, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Welcome our November Country Music Artist of the Month, Dean Sams of Lonestar! We are so excited to sit down and chat about their illustrious career as a band, the band dynamics, and pivotal moments, but we are also excited to chat with Dean about his upbringing, his accidental start of music and his greatest purpose in life - to be a dad! Make sure to give Lonestar & Dean a follow on social media, as well as That Western Life on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter . Today's hosts are Katie S...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Full of energy, spunk and a love for meeting people and telling stories of the western lifestyle, Erin DeLong is the marketing and public relations director for Rocky Brand’s western division, Durango Boots . The newly named official boot of the National Finals Rodeo, Erin talks about the Durango Rodeo Team and how it’s selected, their partnerships with the American Rodeo and the COWGIRL 30 Under 30 program. Read more at https://www.ThatWesternLife.com/podcast/episode89 . Follow That Western Lif...
Nov 09, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Growing up in a military family, Julia Ayres moved every two years until she was seventeen years old. Despite all the new locations, there was something that she was passionate about from a young age - horses. Whether it was eight year old Julia demanding her dad follow a horse trailer to find where the horses were or asking to ride the trail ride horses, Julia was dedicated to learning all that she could. Her hard work paid off and she completed her degree in equine sciences at Colorado State U...
Nov 02, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Peyton Bennight has a long history and passion for the western industries of rodeo and ranching - being raised in a sale barn and living on a cattle ranch will do that. Always on the move and working hard, Peyton takes us through her career post college at Texas A&M University, covering her background as an animal husbandry expert for monkeys, teaching agriculture at her high school alma mater, and then becoming the rodeo specialist for YETI. Her passion for horses, cattle, rodeo and ranchin...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Taylor Morton was as surprised as anybody when she got a job with Justin Brands, Inc. directly following college graduation - I mean, she hadn't grown up in the western industry despite being a native Texan! But her passion for the industry grew as she poured her heart and soul into Justin Boots, their subsequent heritage brands, their support of youth groups, professional association's and more. It led her to win a spot on the COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 Roster for 2021 and we are so excited t...
Sep 21, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Shelby Winchell is one of the more unique guests to come on the podcast as a combination of competitor, rodeo coach and educator. If you’re ready to dive deep into the analytics of college rodeo, both as a competitor and as a coach, this episode will open your eyes to the opportunities that high school and college rodeo can provide youth competitors today. Shelby walks us through the hard work, dedication and effort it took for her to win the 2016 College National Finals Rodeo Goat Tying Title, ...
Sep 07, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Karlee Peterson is the dynamic mastermind producer behind The Cowboy Channel - a streaming network dedicated to all things rodeo and the western life. But if you had asked Karlee before college what her career would be, she would have told you “International Lawyer.” Great mentors gave her the opportunity to dabble in television production and she was hooked; combine that with her South Dakotan roots of rodeo, training horses with her family and the western lifestyle, and it created the perfect ...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Shaina Zollman grew up in the cowboy town of Pendleton, Oregon, and went on to follow in her families legacy of Pendleton Round-Up participation and volunteerism when she was a part of their court as first a princess and then the queen. After her years as a titleholder, she got involved with cow horses and, after graduating from Oregon State University with a Wildlife Biology degree, she found her passion of education and content creation with her boyfriend, Dusty. Together they created HorsePro...
Aug 24, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Brandi Phillips is a hardworking, passionate cowgirl dedicated to keeping the sport of trick riding and trick roping alive. While once a rodeo event, cultures have shifted leaving trick riding in the hands of women and specifically a mentorship training program centered around youth in the Riata Ranch. Brandi talks about all things trick riding, the history of trick riding, and the opportunities to travel the globe as a part of a trick riding. Whether it was an invitational competition in Canada...
Aug 17, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Not afraid to take a chance, Kaitlin Gustave has made her amazing path through the western industry by being fearless and dusting herself when the going gets tough. The assistant editor and digital editor for the Team Roping Journal, Kaitlin’s passion for team roping rivals that of most sports fanatics! In this episode, Kaitlin shares her up-and-coming team ropers you need to watch, as well as a “way-too-early” National Finals Rodeo insider scoop! Sit back, hit subscribe, and give a listen to th...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Paige Stout was named a COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 as a part of their inaugural class in 2020. It’s no surprise as this young woman has taken bucking bulls to the PBR World Finals five of the eight years that she has been hauling! Getting her first bull at ten years, Paige walks us through raising bucking bulls, getting her nursing degree, and what she sees as the future of women in western industries! Read more at https://www.ThatWesternLife.com/podcast/episode80 . Follow today's hosts Katie ...
Jul 06, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 18
This episode is presented by COWGIRL Magazine. Shaley Ham is a full time tax accountant, with a love for the western lifestyle who, after getting noticed for her western fashion posts, began to build her own western fashion marketing business. While most people recognize her for her Instagram handle, West Desperado, Shaley is a COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 Recipient and one of the most sought after influencers in western fashion. Dive deep into all things influencing, brand collaborations, and m...
Jun 22, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Our very fist guest from the COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 collaboration is none other than Natalie McFarland, someone that our That Western Life team works closely with every week through Western Insights Media. The owner of McFarland Productions, Natalie lives in the great state of Oregon, where her passion for promoting agriculture is second to none! Join us as we dive deep into the creation of McFarland Productions, the challenges of entrepreneurship, managing a team, and the artistic talents...
Jun 15, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Today’s guest is someone that we have been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to introduce to our listeners and that is someone who is making one of the biggest differences for women in the western industries. If you have listened to any of our episodes or read our blogs, you have heard us talk about the COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 program and today the CEO and Editor of COWGIRL Magazine’s Ken Amorosano is on the show today. Ken Amorosano made his way into the western world through country and we...
Jun 01, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Black Cowboys of Rodeo is a collection of 100 years of stories, told by these revolutionary Black pioneers themselves and set against the backdrop of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation, the civil rights movement, and eventually the integration of a racially divided country. Keith Ryan Cartwright shares his journey from the PBR to being an author of such a pivotal story that needs telling. Read more on the blog at https://www.thatwesternlife.com/podcast/episode76 . Follow That Western Life on ...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 14
In a sport that focuses so much on supplements, exercises and treatments for our four-legged athletes in both the performance horses and the bucking horses, we are taking a different twist and chatting with Sarah Van Vuren who is the face, voice and fitness expert behind Barrel Racer Fit. Sarah helps her clients have a competitive advantage in and out of the rodeo world in order to be at their competition best. Join hosts Katie & Rachel as they chat with Sarah about how taking care of yourse...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 14
From horses to agriculture, non-profits to overcoming extreme odds, Adelle Stewart is a fiercely independent woman who is the executive director for Canada's The Do More Ag Foundation, the author behind "From Nowhere But Down," and the owner of Prime Equine. A unique and inspiring woman with an amazing backstory of overcoming adversity, bad relationships, failures, and cancer! Read more at https://www.thatwesternlife.com/podcast/episode74.
Apr 30, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 12
At the young age of 18 years-old, Anna Baglione showed up at Bishop Mules Days in Bishop, California, for a job interview with Rock Creek Pack Station. After a decent amount of her teenage years spent in the back country, she felt called to the mountains and the life of a modern day wild west muleskinner! She was hooked from that moment and takes us through the in’s and out’s of packing, packing trips, mules, Bishop Mule Days and of course the importance of conservation of the back country that ...
Apr 27, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Tori Miller graduated high school at the age of sixteen years old to drive 18 hours east to audition for one of two spots on a University’s traveling singing troupe. She not only made the stop, but she traveled the country for four years while getting her English degree. But 120 plus shows a year for that stretch took it’s toll and she felt burnt out. “Go back to your roots,” advised her step father and those roots were the world of rodeo. Three pageants later and she was named the 2016 Miss Rod...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Carly Twisselman is a native to the central coast of California, where she grew up on her family's generational cattle ranch. Always being a part of rodeo through the roping scene, she took a chance to independently rodeo-ing for the UCLA Bruins while getting a degree in mass communications and aspirations of being an actress! It wasn't until she decided to step into the professional world of rodeo that she decided to upgrade from running her roper horses in barrel racing to a bred-to-run quarte...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Could you use a vacation that fits your western lifestyle or even your western history dreams? The Dude Rancher’s Association is a trade industry that has been around for nearly 100 years and has been providing destination western ranch vacations for over a hundred years! While they all include horseback riding to some capacity, the 93 ranches over 10 western U.S. states and one Canadian province, also include their own unique outdoor activities like zip lining, cattle drives, fly fishing, and m...
Mar 27, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Janie Johnson may be a face and voice you recognize from the Cowboy Channel's broadcasting team, but she's someone we have mentioned on all three seasons of the show! We break down her career in film, her role as the associate producer of the NFR, getting on camera, and, of course, her professional barrel racing career and horsepower! For this episode, we recorded the day following the RFD-TV's The American so we also capitalized on the opportunity to ask her all the questions regarding to one o...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Kim Rounds knows hard work, in fact, there’s many times in life that she’s been knocked down and challenged to quit - but that’s something she hasn’t done! A former show jumper, Kim was hooked on the world of reined cow horse when she watched them film parts of Down the Fence at the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity. Strategically leveraging hard work and learning fundamentals, she’s found herself with the perfect horse, Stevie, and this dynamic duo has placed TOP 5 in the NRCHA world for two years runn...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Jason Medows is a full-time pharmacist, cattle rancher and family-man, but he also plays host as the creator, producer and voice behind the Ag State of Mind podcast! Focused on not just mental health, the show dives deep into physical and spiritual health as well with Jason as he shares his story of overcoming mental health problems and his journey to helping others know they aren't alone and to reach out for help! Read more at www.ThatWesternLife.com/podcast/episode67.
Feb 26, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Want 20% off Vexil Brand merchandise? Head on over to VexilBrand.com and use the code TWL21 at checkout for 20% off your order! Not sure what to order? Go to www.thatwesternlife.com/vexil to see the That Western Life co-hosts, Katie & Rachel's, top Vexil merchandise picks! Shawn Wiese isn’t just a former professional bull rider, he’s also a bull riding agent with his XD Sports brand, the owner of Vexil clothing brand and a fellow podcaster, we are so excited to have Shawn on the show today. ...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 4
