That Western Life

Growing up on a horse ranch, showing sheep and pigs, Markie Hageman was a barrel racer who ran for rodeo queen contests and thoughts of agriculture and FFA never crossed her mind. A fashion merchandising major out of high school, she was planning to move to the big city of Los Angeles but that all changed in 2014 when she was named the Miss Loodlake Lions (California) Rodeo Queen and discovered the lacking gap in communication between the urban and rural divide.

A practicing veterinarian from the Idaho Equine Hospital in Nampa, Idaho, Dr. Jared Sharp joins us to chat all things horse myths as submitted by the fans. After being raised on a Christmas Tree farm in western Oregon, he went on to be a collegiate rodeo contestant while attending veterinary school. He’s gone to school or worked in Oregon, Texas, New Mexico and now Idaho but completed his four-years of veterinary school at Oregon State University.  A rodeo competitor from youth levels through college, we chat team roping, competing, and the benefits of rodeoing while furthering your education in college.

It’s the second edition of the 2020 March Rodeo Updates and things have DEFINITELY changed a lot. From the impacts of COVID-19 on professional rodeo and western businesses, we bring in a special guest, Ashley Alderson, from the Boutique Hub to tell you some tricks of how to turn this quarantine and pandemic into an opportunity to create content and grow your business. The team chats about a couple online courses that we have launching to help you start your own podcast, improve your media interview skills and more. There are all courses that we have talked about in the past and had scheduled to release in the upcoming months, we’ve just pushed them further forward to give you all something to chat about. Read more at www.thatwesternlife.com/podcast.

Co-hosts Katie Schrock and Rachel Owens-Sarno join the PBR’s up and comer star Ezekiel “Blue” Mitchell about all things PBR and bull riding on episode 42 of the That Western Life Podcast. A 22 year-old bull rider from Texas that, despite not coming from a rodeo family, made his dreams of being a professional bull riding a reality. We also chat about Ezekiel as The Bachelor and so much more!

Join Katie Schrock, Katy Lucas and Rachel Owens-Sarno as they give you the first roundup for March 2020! There are a lot of big rodeos happening, a new partnership created for the PRCA, and a new opportunity for women in rodeo. Join us as we chat about all of this and, of course, the coronavirus. - WCRA & PBR create the World Champion of Women's Rodeo - Calgary & PRCA - The American

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.  Read more at www.thatwesternlife.com/podcast.

A Tulsa, Oklahoma, native, Jeff Medders may be most recognized by his unique western voice. Through his company, Geronimo Productions, he has brought to life the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at home for any one that is unable to attend the ten rounds of rodeo action in Las Vegas, Nevada. Working with the likes of Butch Knowles, Kadee Coffman, Luke Branquinho, Tuf Hedeman, Larry Mahan, and many other legends - it’s no wonder that his show Bullseye, feature on CBS Sports Network, is such a success! As a behind the scenes look at cowboy lifestyle and its unique history, hosts Katie and Rachel chat all things That Western Life in Episode 39!

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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Katy Lucas is a former Miss Rodeo Canada who is living in Texas, ropes in Arizona, and is an all and all jack-of-all-trades. A broadcaster and a reporter, you may have thought that Katie (Schrock) was analytical when it came to rodeo stats but Katy Lucas will show you what’s up when it comes to rodeo stats and updates! Join hosts Katie & Rachel as they talk to Katy about her career as a rodeo athlete team roping and breakaway roping, rodeo sports broadcasting, Canadian rodeos in comparison to U.S. rodeos, and her time spent as a former Miss Rodeo Canada.

We are so excited to welcome you, officially to Season 2 of the That Western Life podcast! Join hosts Katie and Rachel as they discuss what you should expect this year for your weekly podcasts.  Hot Topics covered in this week’s episode:  Circuit Finals Rodeo Updates Circuit Finals Strategy and How They Work Kassie Mowry - The Decade’s Most Dominant Futurity Trainer Latte’s Clone Army Hits The Barrel Pens Bronc Riding Nation Gives Back to Australian Bushfire Relief Dwayne The Rock Johnson’s Virginia Equestrian Retreat PETA Becomes a Starbucks Shareholder

She's a firecracker of energy, work-focused and the creative director behind American Hat Company. Katie Lynn Armstrong is not only the perfect guest fit for the end of 2019, but for anytime that you are needing motivation, ideas or more for your career and goals. She talks tips and ideas on how to go after your dreams, even if you can't see the door to them, as well as how she creates some of the most unique campaigns for American Hat Co.

**NATIONAL FINALS RODEO ROUND 10 RECAP** The dust has settled and the gold has been collected - Gold Buckles that is! We talk about the world title champions, how you fared on our Round 10 Quiz Recap, as well as an update on the injury list that we are familiar with. Co-hosts Rachel Owens-Sarno, Katie Schrock and JJ Harrison have come out in full force to talk about the MGM Gold Buckle Zone and the biggest stories of the finals! Read more at thatwesternlife.com/podcast.

**NATIONAL FINALS RODEO ROUND 9 RECAP** Are we ready for Round 10? Let's talk winners, competition, hypotheticals and more!

**NATIONAL FINALS RODEO ROUND 8 RECAP** That's right, we're in the home stretch of the 2019 finals for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Women's Professional Rodeo Association's Barrel Racing! Join podcasts co-hosts Rachel Owens-Sarno and Katie Schrock as they break down the hypothetical way for some contestants to win a world title and the ONLY way that Sage Kimzey could lose his sixth consecutive PRCA bull riding world title!

Welcome to the National Finals Rodeo Round 7 2019 recap! While some of the biggest names in rodeo, such as bull rider Sage Kimzey and barrel racer Hailey Kinsel are starting to stretch their lead in the projected world standings, team roping and tie down roping’s young guns are continuing to attack with deadly speed. Many of the world titles are up for grabs, you’ve just gotta grab them!

**NATIONAL FINALS RODEO ROUND 6 RECAP** Welcome to Round 6 - things got weird, guys got tired, bobbles may have cost world championships and our saddle bronc riders got rides! Maybe the juju has switched around? We discuss it here on the Round 6 recap! We also chat quiz answers about arena records, projected world champs, the Jerry Ann Taylor WPRA Barrel Racer FASHION award, tie down roping rules and 10 time bull fights of the year, Dusty Tuckness!

**NATIONAL FINALS RODEO ROUND 5 RECAP** It's officially halftime of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and, I guess you could say that this is kind of the halftime show! We talk about the projected World Champions after the projected average - all hypothetical but extremely interesting! We also chat about the first timers that are showing up this year and the veterans who are failing to mount a challenge back to these NFR rookies. Discussions on future hall of famers, rodeo terminology and more! Who's ready for another FIVE rounds?!

**NATIONAL FINALS RODEO ROUND 4 RECAP*** It was Round 4 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and things got a little western! Join us as we chat about maximum time requirements, how our podcast guests are faring, the history of the NFR in Las Vegas, and then our event recaps. First time NFR qualifier Nellie Miller has been the most consistent for 2019, making the her the maybe Cinderella story of 2019 and the fans are here for it! Also a Cinderella story? Tie down rookies Shad Mayfield and Haven Meged, as well as first time NFR Qualifier Taylor Santos.

**NATIONAL FINALS RODEO ROUND 3 RECAP** A little delayed, but you definitely don't want to miss this content that covers the quiz question answers, rodeo's hottest topics for fans at home, and event recaps. Here the predictions, the winners, and the projected winners for the NFR average race and the World Titles! You won't want to miss this!