Prue Houston | M5 Rodeo Promotions

Beyond the Buckle

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Beyond the Buckle, presented by M5 Rodeo Promotions, takes you behind Australia’s biggest western events. Hosted by M5 Rodeo Reporter Prue Houston, the podcast explores the people, partnerships, and personalities that bring rodeos, festivals, and western culture to life. From organisers and sponsors to riders and the crews working behind the scenes, these are the stories you don’t see from the stands. Because what happens in the arena is only part of the story. The rest happens beyond the buckle.

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Prue Houston | M5 Rodeo Promotions

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Three Generations, One Rodeo Legacy: Trish Johnston, Tayla Pierce & Katie Pierce 24.06.2026 30:21

Send us Fan Mail Three generations. One rodeo family. And a whole lot of heart. In this beautiful episode, Prue sits down with Trish Johnston, her daughter Tayla Pierce and granddaughter Katie Pierce for an uplifting conversation about women in rodeo, family legacy, resilience and finding your way through the hard chapters. Their family story has not been without heartbreak. In 1991, Trish’s husba...

Terry Goodear from R.M.Williams on Heritage, Heartland & Keeping an Australian Icon Alive 10.06.2026 49:52

Send us Fan Mail This episode of Beyond the Buckle is a very special one. Prue sat down with Terry Goodear from R.M.Williams, one of Australia’s most iconic and best-loved legacy brands, for a conversation about heritage, heartland, storytelling and what it really means to carry a brand with so much history into the future. As the Heritage and Heartland Marketing Manager for R.M.Williams, Terry pl...

Fi and Ash from Urban Dust on Cowboy Hats, Career Changes & Chasing the Dream 27.05.2026 42:59

Send us Fan Mail Fi and Ash from Urban Dust bring together the best of both worlds, city spark and farm-grown grit, and together they are an entrepreneurial match made in heaven. Recorded in the glorious mountain air at the Man From Snowy River Bush Festival, this episode of Beyond the Buckle sits down with the duo behind Urban Dust for a conversation full of grit, heart, reinvention and big weste...

What It Takes to Be a Champion with Morgan & Emma Webb 13.05.2026 23:53

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Beyond the Buckle, presented by M5 Rodeo Promotions, we proudly partnered with The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival to bring you a very special conversation recorded on location at one of Australia’s most iconic bush events. Prue sits down with Morgan and Emma Webb to talk all things competition, preparation, mindset and what it really takes to rise to the top...

Nicole McDonald on Rodeo Life, Family & the Western Way 29.04.2026 46:06

Send us Fan Mail This is the very first episode of Beyond the Buckle… and we had to make it count. Recorded on location at the Man From Snowy River Bush Festival, in this episode we sit down with M5 Rodeo Boss Nicole McDonald — a name many in the western world will recognise, but this conversation goes beyond what you see on the surface. We talk about rodeo life, family, resilience, and what it re...

Beyond the Buckle Trailer 10.03.2026 0:54

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Beyond the Buckle, presented by M5 Rodeo Promotions. Hosted by Rodeo Reporter Prue Houston, this podcast takes you behind Australia’s biggest western events. From rodeos, events and festivals to the crews, organisers, sponsors, and personalities who bring it all together, Beyond the Buckle explores the stories you don’t see from the stands. Because what happens in the a...