The Money Barrel

Nicole Waggoner Ludwick is a 5x Mountain States Circuit Finalist and if you see her entered, she has a darn good chance of winning. Her story and approach to barrel racing is a bit different than many of our guests. She takes the winters off and is a full time school teacher. It is obviously working for her and her horses and goes to show that you can win inside the rodeo arena and have a full lif...

LaTricia Mundorf is a true legend in our sport, earning over 1.6 million dollars in her career and riding horses such as FireWaterOnTheRocks, Dial it Fast, the one and only "Duke" and so many more on her resume. From NFR qualifiers, AQHA world champions and most recently a Ruby Buckle Championship, this conversation covers just about everything that has to do with Barrel Racing.

Coming up next is the all around legend Nikki Steffes Hansen! From high school to the NFR, she excelled in all events, won the College Rodeo Central Rocky Mountain Region Barrels and All Around title 5 times, all while earning her double major in molecular biology and medical microbiology. This episode is full of great stories about how Nikki's life was headed in one direction, and suddenly change...

Jordan Bassett Kircher is a winning futurity trainer, multiple times circuit finals rodeo qualifier, a mom and has a background full of racehorse knowledge and wins. She has faith in her program and her horses and we hope you enjoyed this conversation as much as we did!  Remember - the full length episode is available for our Patreon subscribers - Click the link below to subscribe! https://ww...

Troy Flaharty is known throughout the industry for his balanced and high quality bits that horses have won millions in. You do not have to be a barrel racer to know how much barrel racers love bits, so we thought we would go straight to the source. Troy is a wealth of knowledge, and it seems he has seen almost everything when it comes to the rodeo industry. 

This California Cowgirl has some awesome stories about starting at the bottom, traveling to local jackpots and riding other's horses, to owning her own and traveling the country and competing for the industries biggest payouts. Kelsey is one to watch out for as she travels down the road, and her story is one of hard work and perseverance that we can all learn from. 

Kelsey Treharne started her career winning in the goat tying and breakaway roping, but quickly excelled in the futurity world becoming a million dollar winner before her 28th birthday. She often has a trailer full of horses entered wherever she goes. From winning the American Semi-Finals to the Fort Smith Futurity and everything in between, Kelsey knows what it takes to be a champion. It was fun t...

This week our episode is with the gal who just made history in Fort Smith by being the first Breeder/Owner/Rider to win both the futurity and derby, Jodee Miller. Jodee took home the crown in both categories on FrenchStreaktoVegas colts, which happens to be the Stallion that Jodee and her sister created their program, MR Performance Horses, around. This is a great story that you aren't going to wa...

Jill Lane Quarter Horses is known throughout the nation for their quality breeding program and the prospects they create year after year. Jill Lane does it all herself: from collecting stallions to breeding the mares, from raising the foals to training and competing on them, Jill has her hand in every pot the barrel racing industry has to offer. Her honest approach and desire to improve not only h...

Marcie Wilson is known for her fast horses, her competitive drive, and her love for her family. As the mother of two children and the youngest of four barrel racing sisters, Marcie has barrel racing in her blood. Kayla got the opportunity to talk all things barrel racing with Marcie, to include how her upbringing has shaped her into the horsewoman she is today, her family's story of how they came...

This week Kayla had the opportunity to talk with a true legend of the industry, Jimmie Munroe. Jimmie shares with us her story-from being a breakaway roper turned World Champion Barrel Racer, Tie-Down Roper and All Around Cowgirl, to how she has always felt the need to give back to the sport that has given her so much. An 11X NFR qualifier, past WPRA president, National Pro-Rodeo and National Cowb...

This week, we got a second chance to sit down with Samantha Winslow of the Performance Horse Academy. So much knowledge crammed into a one hour podcast. Performance Horse Academy uses proven research during their lesson plans to produce results in the form of faster times and sounder horses. Listening to Sam, its pretty obvious she is passionate, knowledgeable, and wants what is best for you and y...

This was such a fun conversation! If you know Lacey Harmon you know her laugh and smile are infectious! She is the Queen of $100K slot race wins and every year has some fantastic home raised horses running down the alley. Tune in this weekend to hear her story. #splitboneranch #slotracechampion #bepositive @lacey_harmon

This week we got the opportunity to speak with Dr. Becca Dietz. Dr. Dietz is a breeding specialist at Littleton Equine in Colorado. If you are preparing to breed in the 2021 season, or have ever wondered about the process, this is the episode for you! 

If you have paid attention to any of the results of the biggest races in the industry lately they all have one thing in common - Janna Brown's name is near the top! Coming off a busy few weeks including winning the American Semi Finals long go and being the reserve derby champ at the Elite we got the opportunity to talk to Janna about her training program. Not only is she an outstanding jockey and...

We had her daughter, Anita Ellis, on our podcast last year and it was about time we got to talk to the one and only Vauna Walker ! A million dollar rider known for her consistent winning ways year in and year out, it was great to have the opportunity to pick her brain on her futurity horse philosophy. From exhibitioning to bits, picking races to enter, keeping them sane and how she got started, we...

If you haven’t heard of Amanda Welsh yet, take one look the the current WPRA standings. After watching a few runs of hers and her outstanding gelding Firefly you will be a fan! A friend of mine since college rodeo days, I’m excited to share Amanda’s story of her family’s program, how she balances her dream of making the finals with her full time job as a mommy of two and a few fun tidbits about he...

We had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Devan Catalano, Director of Nutrition for Woody’s Horse Nutrition and it was such a great, easy to listen to and learn from type of conversation. With it being breeding season we wanted to talk to someone who really knows the ins and outs of providing your mares and foals the very best nutrition to help them grow to their genetic potential.

Widely known for her heel kicks celebrating a fast run of her 3X world champ daughter at the NFR, Leslie Kinsel has spent her life dedicated to her family and raising her kids and training the next set of winning horses. We had a great conversation about her time raising her kids in this industry, a little about horses and the day Sister joined their family and more. We are excited to share this e...

We had a great conversation with Heidi Uecker-Schmidt, the Vice President of the WPRA. We discussed all things WPRA - how to join, permits vs cards, how to enter rodeos, rules to know, limited rodeos and WHY they are limited, explaining the Tours and more! We hope this podcast gives everyone, from permit holders to seasoned veterans a little more insight on how the WPRA works. #wpra

We had a fantastic talk with Mary Ellen Hickman - the founder of Future Fortunes. The knowledge she has gained from of a lifetime spent in our industry that she willing to share was fantastic. A true game changer for our sport. We hope everyone enjoys this one as much as we did!

We’re back this week! We had the great opportunity to talk to Dr. JD Conway - a performance and lameness equine vet who is very involved in the pharmaceutical research side of the industry. We discussed treatments, injections, lasix, preventative care, vet kits and more! Very excited to share some great knowledge with every one, and I bet this isn’t the only episode Dr. Conway will be on.

This week, we have the opportunity to share our talk with Bendi Dunn! Their story of their small time start with one of the most extraordinary mares of our industry, Mulberry Canyon Moon, shows what hard work and big dreams can lead to. They now own and operate Dunn Ranch and are truly creating more legends for our industry. Tune in this weekend to hear more!

This weeks episode is with one of the main men behind High Point Performance Horses, Charlie Cole! Many in the barrel racing world know him as an owner of Slick By Design - however Charlie is one of the most accomplished competitors in AQHA history training over 50 AQHA world champion. He is involved in almost every aspect of the show world - from training, coaching, competitions, judging, breedin...

This weeks episode is all about sharing the experiences from the producers point of view! We asked producers to send us some of their stories and added our own to highlight some of the things producers have to manage. Disclaimer - this is a very honest, no sugar coating type of conversation. But you asked for it, so here it is! Look for it’s release Saturday!