Ep. 70 - Bryce Albright with the Dude Ranchers' Association

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 more!

Ep. 68 - Reined Cow Horses & the Cattle Industry with COWGIRL Magazine's 30 Under 30 Recipient Kim Rounds

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 running. A cattle industry professional by trade with 5 Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC, Kim is knowledgable and well spoken about all aspects of the cattle and equestrian worlds.

Ep. 67 - Ag State of Mind with Jason Medows

A full time pharmacist, cattle rancher, and family-man, Jason Medows is also the host of the Ag State of Mind podcast - a show dedicated to the mental, physical and spiritual health of those in the western lifestyle. Jason joins us on the show to talk about his show, his career, and more!

Ep. 66 - Former Bull Rider Turned Bull Riding Agent, Vexil's Own Shawn Wiese

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. We dive deep into curating sponsorship relationships and how Shawn learned from each phase of his life different tools and attributes to take him to the next level and his next business.

Advocacy, Hunting, PBR, Ranching, Rodeo, Western LifestyleKatie SchrockFebruary 17, 2021Shawn Wiese, Bull Ridin, PBR, profesional bull riders, bull riding, Texas, Louisiana, Wiese, Vexil, practice pensComment

Ep. 65 - Staying True to Your Country Music Roots with Olivia Harms

Join host Katie Schrock as she chats with Canby, Oregon, country music star Olivia Harms about her life on a cow-calf operation, moving to the Cowboy Capitol of Oregon (that's Prineville for the non-Oregonians), commuting with Nashville, her album debuting later this year AND, as if that wasn't enough, all about her time spent internationally playing country music with her legendary 2020 Western Music Hall of Fame inductee mother, Joni Harms!

Ep. 49 - Chelcie Cargill; Advocate, Communicate, Educate

Living in the cowboy country of eastern Oregon by way of Montana, we are excited to showcase Celcie Cargill of the Montana Farm Bureau to chat about how we can use the COVID-19 lockdown to become stronger ambassadors for the western lifestyle. From advocating to communications, Chelcie has been involved in policy work as the Director of State Affairs for the Montana Farm Bureau. She’s also founded the year-long ACE program that stands for advocate, communicate and educate that is in its third-rotation. Learn how to have empathetic conversations that are applicable in all aspects of life in this episode with co-hosts Katie Schrock and Rachel Owens-Sarno.

Ep. 48 - Brandi Buzzard; 2019 NCBA Advocate of the Year

Brandi Buzzard is one cool cowgirl, rancher, runner, and mother who is doing so much good for advocating the wetsern lifestyle. Brandi joins hosts Rachel & Katie as we chat about what it’s like to be one of the best in the business.

Named the 2019 National Cattlemen’s Beef Assocation’s Advocate of the year, Brandi has interviewed with MSNBC, Fox News, and her presence has been requested as a rural representative to chat with White House Senior Executives.

This former college rodeo athlete is a passionate breakaway roper and we chat about the future of the world of rodeo that her daughter will get to know!

Read more on the blog at www.ThatWesternLife.com/podcast/episode48.

Ep. 47 - Sarah J. Bohnenkamp; Coach, Advocate & Leader

Today’s guest joined us at the start of the quarantine lockdown in March and we must have had some wicked good forecast to reach out to her about leadership, public speaking and being an advocate for ranching and rodeo. Sarah joins Katie Schrock and Rachel Owens-Sarno on the podcast!

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