Ep. 71: Sarah Dawson - 2020 Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion

This week, the cowgirl everyone has been talking about joins the show! Sarah and Chris Dawson stop by the Section K Podcast to talk all things 2020 Snaffle Bit Futurity and of course their unforgettable finals night. Sarah and Chris have had a pretty memorable 2020 with the birth of their first child and Sarah winning the coveted title of: Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion. Big thanks to Team Dawson for coming on this week. We hope y'all enjoy!

We have missed y'all! Thanks for coming back and having a listen to the Section K Podcast. This week we talk all about Cody's busy fall schedule on the show trail, and what we have been up to here lately (not podcasting, unfortunately). We also dive deep into the 2020 Snaffle Bit Futurity event as a whole. From the ladies of the NRCHA dominating to our man Cody Hedlund getting his feet wet in the cow horse! We are happy to be back!

Long time no talk, friends! Apologies for the break, but we are happy to be back. This week we do an overall catch up podcast. We discuss the Way Out West series of events, the West Texas Futurity and just what the boys have been up to in general! Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to pick up a bottle of Ghostwood Whiskey!

Special show we have for you this week! Kaden, Cody, and Porterfield visit with the Brazilian sensation and 2020 Metallic Cat NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular Open Derby Champion: Rodrigo Taboga and his wife, Nila. Rodrigo has put in years of hard work and determination to reach the goals he has achieved, and we chat about how he has gotten where he is today. Big shoutout to Rodrigo and Nila on all their success!

On this week's show, the guys break down the finals of the 2020 Metallic Cat Summer Spectacular Open Derby and Intermediate Open divisions. Huge congratulations to both Rodrigo Taboga and Tag Rice on their championships.   We also, chat with Lucas and Lach Perks about Ghostwood whiskey, a new bourbon that is hitting the Texas liquor stores in the next month or so. Be sure to follow along to hear more about Ghostwood and where you will be able to find a bottle through their Instagram, Facebook pages, and their web page: www.ghostwoodwhiskey.com  Section K will be doing some other fun stuff with this awesome product and brand. Embrace the unknown!

On this weeks show, 2020 NYCHA Sr. Youth Scholarship Cutting Champion: Ryan Rapp sits down with Kaden, Cody, and Porterfield to talk an action pack week of youth cutting that just concluded in Fort Worth, TX. We chat all about Ryan, how he intends to use his scholarship money, and what it was like having "youth week" during COVID. Be sure to stick around for a breakdown of Wesley Galyean's win in the 5/6 Open as well as the dominating performance Rodrigo put on in the intermediate division of the Classic/Challenge!

What a treat this week... 9X NFR Qualifier: JoJo Lemond sits down with the Section K boys to talk about his rodeo career, growing up in a rodeo family, having to manage being a kid with a ton of talent, and lastly how he got to be involved with cutting horses. The Lemond legacy is carried on through JoJo's oldest son: Newt, middle son: Gunnar, and his youngest daughter: Shaylee. JoJo's drive to be not only a good cowboys but an even better Dad and Husband is very evident, in how he describes his day to day operation. The best phrase to describe JoJo Lemond: Family man. Thanks again, to JoJo for coming on the show.

On this week’s episode, Jay Winborn joins the show to address the new rule changes at the 2020 Metallic Cat Summer Cutting Spectacular. We discuss the mandatory stall rule, the back number rule, and the guys also have some other questions about the current state of the National Cutting Horse Association. Thanks to Jay for choosing to come on the show to talk about and hopefully inform folks as to why these changes are necessary.

The Section K Podcast is back, and so are horse shows! This week, Kaden and Cody are joined by Evan Moffitt, and new guest: Kody Porterfield to talk about The Non-Pro Plus the Open that was the first major cutting horse event after the shutdown, due to COVID-19. The guys talk about being back in the horse show atmosphere, Wesley Galyean's unbelievable 230 in the 5/6 Open finals, and even some possum hunting in the RV park. We also recap Porterfield's trip to Abilene for the Texas High School Finals to help in the cutting, and lastly Kody boasts a little bit about winning the 1st Annual Rope N Stroke, alongside Mr. JoJo Lemond. 

The boys are back this week, with an interview with Chris Dawson of Dawson Performance Horses and the popular podcast: Cowhorse Full Contact. Chris talks about showing early in life in Appaloosa classes, which he feels is the reason for a lot of his success showing and training performance horses for multiple disciplines today. We also dive into the origin of Cowhorse Full Contact and their process of recording and releasing content, which consists of Chris, Russell Dilday, and Producer Ben Self. Be sure to stick around for Chris' NRCHA and NCHA Quarantine houses, Chris and Cody reminiscing on the 2020 AQHA World Show, and lastly Chris helps out at the Tierra Santa Ranch with some "murder hornet extermination."