COWHORSE FULL CONTACT EPISODE #86 Todd Bergen Part 3 Todd Bergen talks about: - Filming the cow horse scenes for Yellowstone and getting the an epic fence turn that almost wrecked Jimmy and Rip. - The American Performance Horseman experience - The story behind Teton Ridge and the TR9 Training Facility Thank you to our sponsors: UltraCruz & Globe Life Insurance for all their support allowing us to bring you this great interview ..read more

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 ..read more

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 t ..read more

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. Be sure to stay tu ..read more

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. This episode presented by Performance Horse Central PerformanceHorseC ..read more

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. Presented by Globe Life Family Heritage Division - The Thomas Agencies Personal injury and critical illness coverage for the professional horseman and empl ..read more

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. Presented by Globe Life Family Heritage Division - The Thomas Agencies Personal injury and critical illness coverage for the professional horseman and empl ..read more

SUBSCRIBE TO CFC+ HERE: https://anchor.fm/cowhorsefullcontact/subscribe Clayton Edsall, an NRCHA Million Dollar Rider and NRCHA World's Greatest Horseman, is interviewed by Chris Dawson and Russell Dilday.  Clayton Edsall’s horsemanship and natural talent are a product of his upbringing. Clayton is not only a talented horseman, he is the true definition of a cowboy.  He was raised in Montana and grew up on his family's cattle ranch. Ranch life demanded the efforts of the whole family, which Clayton is appreciative of.  He grew up ..read more

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 gr ..read more

Smoky Pritchett, an NRCHA Hall of Fame Member, is interviewed by Chris Dawson & Russell Dilday. Smoky has trained over 50 AQHA Champions, won countless saddles and trailers showing at the breed shows, won the Snaffle Bit Triumph on Lena’s Miss Starlet, won the Hackamore Triumph on Doc’s Malbec, the Two-Rein Cow Horse Championship on Doctor Gunsmoke and the Stockhorse Triumph on Freckle Face Clyde. Smoky has served as the National Reined Cow Horse Association President. He was the 1995 NRCHA Stock Horse Man of the year – and is one of NRCHA’s lifetime money earners. He also places a tremend ..read more