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EPISODE #86 PART 2 - TODD BERGEN Presented by UltraCruz & Globe Life Insurance Jul 30, 2023

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COWHORSE FULL CONTACT Episode #86 Todd Bergen Part 2

In this episode Todd reflects back and talks about:

- Working with Annie Reynolds learning to transition his training towards the cow horse events and developing that connection with a cow.- Building relationships and working horses with Ascension Banuelos, Tom Lyons, Matt Gaines & Clint Allen- How Todd and his wife Missy met and the not so flattering introduction to her family.- Learning to deal with customers and day to day operations of a training business.- Raising kids and parenting - Lip Syncing as the Village People at the Sun Circuit- Jack knifing the rig in a snow storm outside of Flagstaff heading home after the Reserve Championship at NRHA Futurity- Dealing with back issues- The call from Thomas Tull and moving to TR9 Ranch in Weatherford, TX.- Pre Show rituals and uncertainty due to lack of preparation- The story behind Smart Luck & Todaysmyluckyday who helped launch Todd's career.- Balancing the kids with workThis episode was sponsored by UltraCruz & Globe Life Insurance.

Be sure to tune into the 3rd and final part in this series - COWHORSE FULL CONTACT Episode #86 Todd Bergen Part 3

EPISODE #86 PART 1 - TODD BERGEN Presented by UltraCruz & Globe Life Insurance Jul 29, 2023

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Todd Bergen sits down on the back porch at Dawson Performance Horses with Chris Dawson & Russell Dilday and takes a deep dive into his past going right back to the beginning:Highlights from this episode include:- Growing up in Salem, Oregon- From baseball to motorbikes, 4H, College years and contemplating becoming a professional Ski Bum ,Todd talks about how he gravitated back to the horses- The life lessons learned while working for Bob Avila learning all the aspects of how to train, how to win as well as the business side of running a Professional Training Operation- Reflecting on the "Dream Team Years" with John Slack while at Bob's- The progression of the Reining Horse breeding and competition- Breaking down the mental side of horse training.- Learning from watching other people- How Horse Training Intrigues him and drives him to be the best no matter what the discipline.Thanks to UltraCruz & Globe Life Insurance for sponsoring all three parts of this great Interview. Be sure to check out Part 2 coming up next ....

EPISODE #85 Hackamore Classic Preview & War Horses Fo Veterans Clinic Recap Jul 26, 2023

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THIS EPISODE PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: ULTRACRUZ

Chris & Russell are all moved into the Tulsa Expo Center and preview the inaugural Mars Equestrian Hackamore Classic as a stand alone event this year. Chris also talks about his recent NCHA Limited Open Championship and what it meant to him.

The guys also talk about their recent adventures and clinic with the War Horses For Veterans and talk about the obstacle course Challenge, drinking some good Bourbon and smoking cigars with some of the special forces guys who will be showing off their fence work skills in Vegas next month.

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Episode #84 - NRCHA/ 6666's Cowboy Clinic Insights with Spurs Leathers & Kimes Ranch Derby Wrap Up Show Presented by Performance Horse Central Jun 20, 2023

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Chris Dawson & Russell Dilday were at the National Reined Cow Horse Association/6666 Ranch Cowboy Clinic in Guthrie, OK. last week and restore their faith in humanity catching up Spurs Leathers to discuss everything from his dating habits, life lessons, unique names and horse showing. They also wrap up some of the highlights from the recently completed NRCHA Kimes Ranch Derby in Scottsdale, AZ. SPECIAL Sneak Preview to an upcoming interview with NRHA & NRCHA Open Futurity Champion and Hall Of Fame Rider Todd Bergen.

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EPISODE #83 Mark Michels Interview - Presented by Globe Life Family Heritage Division: The Thomas Agencies Jun 06, 2023

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Mark Michels, the Founder, and CEO of Performance Horse Central/Cutting Horse Central, is interviewed by Chris Dawson & Russell Dilday. Before starting one of the top media companies within the Western performance horse industry, Mark was a horse trainer for over 13 years. Chris and Russell dive deep into Mark's Australian background and discover what led him to switch from training horses to starting an equine news production company.

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Lindy Thorn Interview - Presented by Performance Horse Central Apr 14, 2023

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Lindy Thorn, the 2022 NCHA Open Futurity Champion, is interviewed by Chris Dawson and Russell Dilday! Presented by Performance Horse Central! Chris Dawson & Russell Dilday caught up with 2022 NCHA Open Futurity Champion Lindy Thorn Cutting Horses during last month's #TheAmericanPerformanceHorseman and talked about her life story, including some motherly advice that led to accomplishing every cutting horse trainer's dream of winning the NCHA Open Futurity Champion Gold Buckle. Performance Horse Central http://www.performancehorsecentral.com/ (940) 328-2550 mark@cuttinghorsecentral.com https://www.facebook.com/performancehorsecentral

Matt Mills Interview - Presented by The American Performance Horseman Mar 10, 2023

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Chris and Russell interview NRHA Million Dollar Rider, Matt Mills, at The American Performance Horseman in Arlington, Texas.

Born and raised in Southern California, Matt began riding horses at an early age. He enjoyed a successful career as a youth rider, earning multiple championships throughout California in a variety of disciplines including western pleasure, horsemanship and trail. In 1996 he switched his focus to reining and a few years later established his own training operation in Scottsdale, Arizona. He trains and shows futurity and derby horses and also coaches several successful non-pro and youth riders.

Matt is consistently ranked on the NRHA Top Twenty Professionals Riders list and has NRHA lifetime earnings of over $1,000,000.00. He is regularly a finalist at major NRHA events and has received several titles including NRHA Intermediate Open Futurity Reserve Champion as well as multiple titles at the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC). He has also earned several large futurity and derby titles including RMRHA Summer Slide, High Roller Reining Classic, SWRHA Futurity and NRHA Cowtown Classic.

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Kenny Pugh, Sr. Interview - Presented by Arena Werks Nov 22, 2022

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Chris and Russell interview NRCHA Hall of Famer and Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion, Kenny Pugh, Sr.

Born in 1938, Kenny Pugh grew up in LeGrande, California. His family had a ranch in the mountains, in Squaw Valley, and he had some ranching relatives. At thirteen, he began going to Idaho to work with a relative, and when he was fifteen he never went home. He began cowboying, mainly in the high country, where at times, it could get as cold as forty below. He moved back to California, working on a large ranch for Jack Reynolds. “I cowboyed and broke colts,” Kenny explained. “In the winter, we did a lot of leather work. At the time, I was only interested in rodeos.” In 1961, Jack took Kenny to the fair to watch the stock horse classes. While watching the class, he decided that he could do it. Kenny met a young trainer at that show. Greg Ward and Kenny became friends, oftentimes traveling to shows and sharing rooms. “I’d pick Greg’s brain quite a bit,” said Kenny. Kenny worked on that ranch for five years, but when many people started bringing horses by to be trained, he decided it was time to try to make it on his own. Later on, in the 1970s, Kenny had a mare named Minnie Gal, whom he won a lot with. She later produced Kenny’s Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion, Sanpeppy Smoke. Kenny had many other Snaffle Bit finalists, Top Ten finishes, and a Reserve Championship in 1979.

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Jon Roeser Interview - Presented by Triple Crown Feed Oct 20, 2022

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Million Dollar Rider Jon Roeser takes his place in the National Reined Cow Horse Association Hall of Fame, joining his father, Jim, and oldest brother, Dan. The Roeser family is a legacy within the NRCHA. The Meridian, Idaho trainer doesn’t remember a day when he was not horseback with his father or three brothers completing a number of chores on their ranch in Idaho.
Gifted with starting young horses as well as riding broncs in the rodeo arena, for some time, Roeser considered becoming a rodeo athlete instead of a horse trainer. His dad’s suggestion to apprentice with other reined cow horse trainers turned the tide. Roeser moved to California and first worked with Benny Guitron and then Greg Ward, both NRCHA Hall of Fame members and masters of cow horse. He rode with Ward for several years, soaking up knowledge and learning not only horsemanship but how to run a horse training business.
In 1984, Roeser struck out on his own and trained out of California before moving back to Idaho in 2016. The Hall of Fame horseman is known for his smooth showmanship skills and ability to take a horse from homegrown to the winner’s circle.
With more than $1.6 million dollars in reined cow horse earnings, Roeser has claimed every major NRCHA event champion title, including the 1990 Snaffle Bit Futurity, as well as the 2005 World’s Greatest Horseman win. He’s given back to the association through his time serving on the board of directors and through the NRCHA limited aged events, cattle, ground, ethics, and executive committees.
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Jeff Medders Interview - Presented by Martin Saddlery Sep 28, 2022

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Jeff Medders, the President of Cowboy Channel, is interviewed by Chris Dawson and Russell Dilday. Growing up on a cattle ranch in southeastern Oklahoma, Medders had a passion for rodeo and all sports in general. He was an all-state football player in 1981 and headed to college to pursue his dream of being a television sportscaster. All was going according to plan until 1989, when he was approached by a Tulsa-based company to host America’s Horse, AQHA’s new television show on ESPN. Soon after, his hosting role grew to include the Wrangler World of Rodeo and the National Finals Rodeo. Having grown up in Oklahoma and attending the NFR in Oklahoma City every year, it was a dream come true.

Over the next two decades, Medders’ resume grew by hosting thoroughbred racing and LPGA golf coverage on ESPN, poker, and motorcycle racing on CBS Sports, but nothing tamed his passion for the sport of rodeo and the National Finals Rodeo. Today his company, Geronimo Productions, produces more major cowboy events than any other production company in the nation. Championship Bull Riding on Fox, Cinch High School Rodeo Tour on RFD-TV, and of course, all of the PRCA’s events on CBS Sports Network, including the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Jeff Medders has been the television host for over 20 National Finals Rodeos.

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