This Arkansas horsewoman splits her time between managing a cow-calf operation, raising her family, and competing in pole bending…
Raised in the small town of Arlington, Washington, Katie started showing horses in 4-H at age 9. She later competed in American Quarter Horse Association shows in hunt seat, Western pleasure, and finally reining, in which she was a finalist at the youth World Show. Katie attended Washington State University (Go Cougs!) and was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She graduated with a bachelor of science in agricultural communications.
After graduation, she moved from Washington State to Maryland where she was an assistant editor at EQUUS magazine. Later she accepted a position at Western Horseman and moved to Fort Worth, Texas.
Katie resides in Willow Park with her husband, Jason, daughter, Amelia, two red heelers, one orange cat, chickens, miniature horse and her Quarter Horse, Smokey . She enjoys showing in Stock Horse of Texas and other ranch versatility shows.
See the Top 10 winners in the three age divisions of the 2018 Western Horseman/Cowboy Artists of America Youth Art Contest.
Western Horseman spends an afternoon with Russell, Will and Wesley Bushaw of Weatherford, Texas, and catches a glimpse of what it’s like for three brothers to grow up riding horses together.
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World champion tie-down roper Marcos Costa takes a break from physical therapy after his fifth knee surgery to share what motivates him to come back better than ever.
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