Kim Rounds first came on our show at the start of Season 3 and is back for a second round as a part of our collaboration with COWGIRL Magazine's 30 Under 30 Program. A specialty beef programs manager and all beef exports listed under her job title at 5 Rivers Cattle Feeders, Kim's also in charge of social media and other outreach such as facility tours. As of late, Kim's hard work has been recognized in a multitude of 30 Under 30 and 40 Under 40 awards, making her the unplanned face of the ranching (and female ranching) industry throughout Colorado and America.

Kim's background with the western lifestyle has stemmed from a lifelong love of cattle and horses. A show jumper turned reined cowhorse competitor, Kim's need for speed and adrenaline has created a newfound passion in the world of cowhorse where her and her great mare, Stevie, have won countless awards. As a part of that passion, however, Kim has continued to learn more and more about the cowhorse industry - even creating an Excel spreadsheet on cowhorse studs that would rival co-host Katie Schrock's National Finals Rodeo spreadsheets!

Join for the fun, horse marketing and cowhorse industry information, and all things cattle industry with your That Western Life podcast co-hosts, Katie Schrock and Rachel Owens-Sarno, for the kick off of Season 4!

Read more on the blog at https://www.ThatWesternLife.com/podcast/episode104.

Learn more about the COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 and all of their efforts to promote women in the western industry here --> https://www.COWGIRLMagazine.com.

Ep. 87 - Peyton Bennight; Yeti's Rodeo Specialist

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 ranching all comes through in this fun conversation full of laughs and good stories!

Ep. 84 - Western Sports Round-Up Producer Karlee Peterson

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 dream career for her!

Ep. 82 - Trick Riding Around the World with Brandi Phillips

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 camp called the Riata Ranch. A product of the program, Brandi still gives back today, as she has traveled the globe both with the team and individually, training with her mentor Jennifer Nicholson.

Ep. 81 - Team Roping Journal Assistant and Digital Editor Kaitlin Gustave

Kaitlin Gustave discovered her love of team roping at the age of sixteen and never looked back. The young roper, an editor in her own right, has competed at the college level in team roping and breakaway roping. After an internship with what was then known as Spin to Win Rodeo and is now known as The Team Roping Journal, she took a job with them and has never looked back!

A COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 recipient, we are so excited to dive into who she thinks are the up and comers in the roping industry and who to watch for at the National Finals Rodeo!

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. 64 - Talking Careers, Dale Brisby, and Rodeo with Kadee Coffman Blair

Kadee Coffman Blair grew up on a cattle ranch in California with a passion for rodeo and showing horses. Those passions combined to take her on a ride of a lifetime as she became Miss Clovis Rodeo, Miss Rodeo Salinas and Miss Rodeo California!

Without missing a beat, she finished her education in double time, moved to Texas one decade ago exactly, and then continued to shape the face of rodeo broadcasting and western sports news coverage as a sideline reporter for some of the biggest rodeos, most notably the National Finals Rodeo, a co-host with Pam Minick for RFD-TV's Gentle Giants, a commentator for the Parade of Roses, and so much more!

Make sure to sit back and soak it all in as we talk careers, Kadee's advice for the next generation, the importance of mentors, and, of course, we had to ask her, "What's up with Dale Brisby?"

Ep. 59 - National Finals Rodeo 2020 Round 6 Recap

Arlington, Texas (December 8, 2020) - Let’s be honest, the first five rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo are always a hoot, but the second five rounds are more dramatic and intense this year than what you could EVER hope for as a content-starved rodeo fan! It’s also the time that we can start running our predictor stats and that’s something we love to do! You can do this as well if you jump onto our home page and download your very own updated copy of the NFR projected averages and subsequent projected world titles.

Ep. 56 - National Finals Rodeo Pre-Show 2020

It’s been a crazy year for pro rodeo and, like most fans, we are so excited that the committees and associations were able to work together to produce the 2020 National Finals Rodeo. With that being said, things look a little bit different! A new state (Texas), a new arena (Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers MLB team), new faces and, as our co-hosts put it, “Some weird numbers” - the 2020 season is going to finish with a lot of excitement.

Breaking down all things NFR 2020 kick off is co-hosts Katie Schrock and Rachel Owens-Sarno!

Ep. 40 - February 2020 Rodeo Updates Part II

Buckle up - we are talking about rodeo, world records, arena records and advocacy! The Texas winter rodeos are in full swing and we talk about controversially barrel racing footing, young horses doing big things, Sage Kimzey’s broken ankle, and the world and arena records that were broken. The team also touches on hot topics in the advocacy portion of the podcast, chatting about Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar anti-dairy industry speech and the New York rodeo protests.

Ep. 38 - February 2020 Rodeo Updates

Let’s get political!

I mean why not? Super Bowl LIV just happened and the world seems to have lost their mind over the halftime show featuring international Latina pop stars Shakira and JLo! We thought we’d give them a shoutout considering one of our favorite barrel racing horses has the same name (Ivy Conrado-Saebens).

From legislation to the new rodeo formats that are being introduced, hosts Katy, Rachel and Katie, chat about what this means for rodeo, why these formats may be adopted and, as always, our rule adaptations that we think should be included!

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