Woman of the Wagons
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Because the men aren't the only ones with stories from the wagon trail.
Co-host of the After the Ninth insider chuckwagon podcast Kass Patterson is talking to the women of the chuckwagon world. These women are wives, mothers, horsewomen, and so much more. These women have stories to tell and this is the place to tell them!
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Ep. 35 Kira Schneider
October 07, 2022 21:51 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBIn episode thirty-five of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with Kira Schneider. Kira spent a number of summers travelling with Logan Gorst's barn before getting her certification in equine dentistry and going to school to be a veterinary technician. In this episode, they talk about Kira's love for the equine athletes, the wagon community and much more!
Ep. 34 Ashley Croteau
June 11, 2022 01:13 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBIn episode thirty-four of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with Ashley Croteau. Ashley grew up around her Uncle Vern's wagon barn with her cousin Brendan. When she was 18, her uncle moved to the WPCA, and she went to as many shows as she could. This season, Ashley's husband Rae returned to the wagon seat after taking a six-year break. Hear about how they both got the itch to get back to the trail and what it was like spring training for the first time. Also, hear some stories from Ashley and t...
Ep. 33 Storm Dafoe
May 20, 2022 18:38 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBIn episode 33 of Woman of the Wagons Kass talks with Storm Dafoe from the Cowboy Sh*t podcast. Kass and Storm talk about branding and the importance it plays in marketing, the creativity that went into the Cowboy Sh*t merch line and more! Storm also shares her unique first experience with the chuckwagons. This episode is an exciting one to kick off the 2022 Chuckwagon Season! We would like to thank Alta-Fab Structures for their support of After the Ninth and Woman of the Wagons.
Ep. 32 Jackie Tomayer and The Canadian Horse Expo
April 14, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBKass Patterson talks with the general manager of Lloyd Ex Jackie Tomayer about the 2022 NACC and Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Championship tarp sales. The importance that sponsors plays in the sport and more. Kass also talks about the 2022 tarp sales that have passed (the NACC and Calgary Stampede) and those that are upcoming (Grande Prairie, CPCA Finals, and Ponoka). Kass also chats with Ryan and Marg from the Canadian Horse Expo about their inaugural event and plans for the future.
Ep. 31 Kim Krebs Equine Bodytalks Podcast
March 11, 2022 23:27 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBKass Patterson talks with Kim Krebs in episode thirty-one of Woman of the Wagons. Kim has worked with equine athletes in a variety of different events. Kim is the host of the Equine Bodytalks podcast, who has an insightful and interesting look at the equine world.
Ep. 30 Alissa McDonald
February 24, 2022 23:56 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBIn episode 30 of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Alissa McDonald. The two talk about how growing up Alissa and her sisters were obsessed with horses. How her family is how she got involved in the wagons, how she broke her leg after purchasing her first horse and more!
Ep. 29 Brittany Biggar
June 11, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBIn episode 29 of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Brittany Biggar. The two talk about everything from Brittany's love of horses from an early age, what it has been like teaching during the pandemic and so much more. Also hear about Brittany's experience doing a stunt for Murdoch Mysteries in Toronto during her trick riding days.
Ep. 28 Tanya Froh
May 28, 2021 22:16 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBIn episode 28 of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with the High River Ag Society president, Tanya Froh. In this episode, Kass and Tanya chat about how Tanya is introduced to the sport of wagon racing, her journey to become president of the Ag Society and hope going forward for Guy Weadick days. Also hear Tanya and Kass chat about how to elevate the production value of the sport.
Ep 27 Rilee Letendre
January 30, 2021 18:31 - 40 minutes - 56.5 MBIn episode twenty-seven of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patter talks with CPCA driver Rilee Letendre. In the episode, Rilee talks about her introduction to the Chuckwagon scene, how she got into driving, her three years on the Western Chuckwagon Association circuit, her decision to start running in the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association and more! Also, hear the horse edition of the Venus vs. Mars alignment where Kass asks Rilee about the horses in her barn.
Ep. 26 with the Ladies of the Horse Poor Podcast
January 21, 2021 01:48 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn Episode 26 of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with the Horse Poor Podcast hosts. Horse Poor takes an inside look at barrel racing and has looked into other aspects of the Western Equine Sports world, even talking with WPCA Veterinarian Jessica Romanow. In this episode, the four women talk about how the Horse Poor Podcast started, what they did and did not know about the wagons, and so much more! Also, ever listen to one of our previous episodes and hear a barrel racing term you ...
Ep. 26 with the Ladies of the Horse Poor Podcast
January 21, 2021 01:48 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn Episode 26 of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with the Horse Poor Podcast hosts. Horse Poor takes an inside look at barrel racing and has looked into other aspects of the Western Equine Sports world, even talking with WPCA Veterinarian Jessica Romanow. In this episode, the four women talk about how the Horse Poor Podcast started, what they did and did not know about the wagons, and so much more! Also, ever listen to one of our previous episodes and hear a barrel racing term you d...
Ep. 25 Candice Malvin
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBIt's a new year, and Woman of the Wagons is back! In episode 25, Kass Patterson talks with Candice Malvin. Candice has a unique connection to the wagon community, growing up as a sponsor's daughter, a tag-along wagon friend, and finally, a barn hand for Team 23. Candice and Kass talk about everything from Candice's earliest days around the wagons to how she thinks social media can help promote the sport now. Also, hear a unique version of Venus vs Mars!
Ep. 25 Candice Malvin
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBIt's a new year, and Woman of the Wagons is back! In episode 25, Kass Patterson talks with Candice Malvin. Candice has a unique connection to the wagon community, growing up as a sponsor's daughter, a tag-along wagon friend, and finally, a barn hand for Team 23. Candice and Kass talk about everything from Candice's earliest days around the wagons to how she thinks social media can help promote the sport now. Also, hear a unique version of Venus vs Mars!
Ep 24 Katrina Berry
November 20, 2020 00:07 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBIn episode twenty-four of Woman of the Wagons Kass, Kass Patterson talks with Katrina Berry. The two talk about everything from Katrina's love (obsession) with horses to how she met Cody and got involved in the chuckwagon world and so much more! Also, hear Katrina talk about why she thinks it's important to share the horses' stories on social media, along with the story of the Risdales barns newest horse, Lucky!
Ep 23 Best of the Woman of the Wagons Part 2
November 12, 2020 07:14 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIn this episode of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson takes us back to the podcast's beginning and goes through some of her favourite parts of the first five episodes. Listen to Dina Sutherland, Sue Fraser, May Gorst, Shellie Scott and Amber L'Heureux. Hear Kass break down why she picked these segments and their significance in part one of this two-part best of.
Ep 22 Best of the Woman of the Wagons
October 31, 2020 00:52 - 1 hour - 94.8 MBIn this episode of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson takes us back to the podcast's beginning and goes through some of her favourite parts of the first five episodes. Listen to Caitlin Fike, Brienne Glass, Madison MacDonald Thomas, Courtnie Knight and Katy Lucas. Hear Kass break down why she picked these segments and their significance in part one of this two-part best of.
Ep. 21 Katie Imler
October 23, 2020 22:47 - 41 minutes - 58.3 MBIn episode twenty-one of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with the owner and founder of Coulee Equine, Katie Imler. Katie and her team at Coulee have welcomed and worked with several chuckwagon horses. The two talk about the different treatments offered at the facility, how she has tried most of the treatments herself and more! Also, learn about the horse that is the reason why Katie does what she does.
Ep. 20 Heather Sutherland
October 08, 2020 21:32 - 58 minutes - 81.1 MBIn episode twenty of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Heather Sutherland. The two talk about everything from Heather and Mitch's first date, to what the first year running a wagon was like and more! Also, hear the meaning behind the company name Hitch'em Trucking.
Ep. 19 Rachelle Normandin
October 02, 2020 21:02 - 48 minutes - 67.5 MBIn episode nineteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Rachelle Normandin. The two talk about Rachelle's childhood growing up as an honorary wagon kid, her career as an actor and more! Also, hear Rachelle talk about her love for the wagons and the people involved.
Ep. 18 Loreena MacGillivray
September 17, 2020 18:34 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBIn episode eighteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks to Loreena MacGillivray. The two talk about how this is the first summer in over 33 years that Loreena has spent not on the wagon trail. Loreena talks about her childhood, and why she missed her high school prom to go to the chuckwagons instead. Loreena also talks about what it was like to start their own chuckwagon team and a newborn on the trail. Hear these conversations and more in the latest episode of Woman of the Wagons.
Ep. 17 Montana Harden
September 10, 2020 21:02 - 27 minutes - 38.7 MBIn episode seventeen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Montana Harden who is the daughter of WPCA driver Chad Harden. The two talk about Montana's love for the sport of chuckwagon racing, some of her favourite horses growing up and what it was like growing up on the wagon trail. Also, hear the sibling version of the Venus vs Mars game.
Ep. 17 Montana Harden
September 10, 2020 21:02 - 27 minutes - 38.7 MBIn episode seventeen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Montana Harden who is the daughter of WPCA driver Chad Harden. The two talk about Montana's love for the sport of chuckwagon racing, some of her favourite horses growing up and what it was like growing up on the wagon trail. Also, hear the sibling version of the Venus vs Mars game.
Ep. 16 Kaylee Fraser
August 20, 2020 01:46 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBIn episode sixteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson sits down with Kaylee Fraser at the Fraser ranch to learn more about what it was like to grow up around the wagons. Kaylee talks about the horses that made a special impact on her, her memories from growing up in the sport, and more! Also hear Kaylee talk about her work with equine athletes.
Ep. 16 Kaylee Fraser
August 20, 2020 01:46 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBIn episode sixteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson sits down with Kaylee Fraser at the Fraser ranch to learn more about what it was like to grow up around the wagons. Kaylee talks about the horses that made a special impact on her, her memories from growing up in the sport, and more! Also hear Kaylee talk about her work with equine athletes.
Ep. 15 Tamara Fike
August 07, 2020 19:47 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBIn episode fifteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Tamara Fike. The two talk about Tamara's love for animals, what her first years on the wagon trail where like, what raising the girls around the wagons is like and more! Also, hear Tamara talk about some of the horses from their barn, including the story she shared on Facebook last year about Joey.
Ep. 15 Tamara Fike
August 07, 2020 19:47 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBIn episode fifteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Tamara Fike. The two talk about Tamara's love for animals, what her first years on the wagon trail where like, what raising the girls around the wagons is like and more! Also, hear Tamara talk about some of the horses from their barn, including the story she shared on Facebook last year about Joey.
Ep. 14 Wendy Molle
August 01, 2020 18:03 - 24 minutes - 34 MBIn episode fourteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Wendy Molle. The two talks about how Wendy grew up around the pony wagons, her barrel racing career, the decision to move to big wagons from pony wagons and more! Also, hear Wendy talk about how their daughter's rodeo dreams played a part in the decision to come over to the WPCA for what would have been the 2020 season.
Ep. 14 Wendy Molle
August 01, 2020 18:03 - 24 minutes - 34 MBIn episode fourteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Wendy Molle. The two talks about how Wendy grew up around the pony wagons, her barrel racing career, the decision to move to big wagons from pony wagons and more! Also, hear Wendy talk about how their daughter's rodeo dreams played a part in the decision to come over to the WPCA for what would have been the 2020 season.
Ep. 13 Kim Green
July 22, 2020 21:17 - 37 minutes - 52.4 MBIn episode thirteen of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Kim Green. Kim has worked as a barn hand for the Sutherlands and the Frasers over the past nine years and has a love for the sport of chuckwagon racing. Hear the two talk about how Kim got the job, some of her favourite memories from the wagon trail and more! Also, hear Kim talk about the love and care each of the chuckwagon horses get.
Ep. 12 Jaycee Gorst
July 15, 2020 22:29 - 56 minutes - 78.6 MBIn episode twelve of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Jaycee Gorst. The two talk about Jaycee's experience as a kid with 4-H, how she met Dustin (note WPCA outrider Rory Gervias plays a major role in this), and more! Also, hear about Jaycee's love for animals, from bringing home strays a few times a year, to falling in love with chuckwagon horses regularly. In her own words "I fall often and hard."
Ep. 11 Tara Cosgrave
July 08, 2020 23:18 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBIn episode eleven of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks to Tara Cosgrave. Tara was around the races pretty much full time for 68 years, being the granddaughter of Tom Lauder and the daughter of Ron Glass. The two women talk about everything from Tara's earliest memories of the sport, to evolution the sport has seen over the years, and more. Tara also talks about how she felt when her sons Colt and Chad started racing after the loss of her late husband, Richard Cosgrave.
Ep. 10 Amber L'Heureux
July 03, 2020 00:57 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBIn episode ten of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association driver Amber L'Heureux. The two talk about Amber's career which started in pony chariots and wagons, what made her move to the thoroughbreds and more! Also, learn about how Amber picks her horses, and the impact they have on her life.
Ep. 9 Shellie Scott
June 25, 2020 16:36 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBIn episode nine of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson talks with WPCA photographer Shellie Scott. The two talk about everything from how Shellie got involved in the WPCA, her horse Jimmy who is an outriding horse for Chanse Vigen, and more! Also, hear what impact the cancellation of the 2020 season has on her.
Ep. 8 May Gorst
June 18, 2020 00:46 - 36 minutes - 51.2 MBIn episode eight of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with May Gorst, who is not only a daughter, wife and mom in the chuckwagon world but also the first female outrider. In this episode, hear Kass and May discuss her career, her love for the horses, and more! Also, learn about what May is doing now.
Ep. 7 Sue Fraser
June 12, 2020 21:28 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBIn episode seven of Woman of the Wagons, Kass Patterson and Sue Fraser talk about everything from the early years of Sue and Rick being on the WPCA, to the lessons learned from running a family business. The two discuss what retiring from the WPCA was like and the emotions that followed and so much more!
Ep. 6 Dina Sutherland
June 03, 2020 17:18 - 1 hour - 112 MBIn episode six of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with Dina Sutherland. Dina is a wagon wife and mom, a horsewoman, and so much more. The two talk about everything from Dina's barrel racing career, raising kids on the road, and more! This episode is filled with stories.
Ep. 5 Katy Lucas
May 27, 2020 18:02 - 1 hour - 122 MBIn episode five of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with Katy Lucas. Katy is a fellow rodeo/chuckwagon broadcaster, she is a Miss Rodeo Canada Alumnus, roper, and has a passion to help support and further western athletes, sports and way of life. In this episode, you will hear the two women talk about everything from Katy growing up in a rodeo family, to the different competitions she has competed in, her love for the small aspects of chuckwagon racing and so much more!
Ep. 4 Courtnie Knight
May 21, 2020 19:49 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBIn episode four of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with Courtnie Knight, who is an architect and interior designer, a horse lover, a dog mom and wife to her high school sweet hear outrider Casey Knight. Courtnie talks about everything from spending her summers on the CPCA tour, to her love of the outriding horses, the culture shock of moving to Toronto for school, and so much more!
Ep. 4 Courtnie Knight
May 21, 2020 19:49 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBIn episode four of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with Courtnie Knight, who is an architect and interior designer, a horse lover, a dog mom and wife to her high school sweet heart, outrider Casey Knight. Courtnie talks about everything from spending her summers on the CPCA tour, to her love of the outriding horses, the culture shock of moving to Toronto for school, and so much more!
Ep. 3 Madison MacDonald Thomas
May 13, 2020 19:27 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MBIn episode three of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks to Canadian trick rider Madison MacDonald Thomas. Madison talks about how she started trick riding, her love and passion for horses and equine care, what it was like the first time she performed at the NFR in Las Vegas and more. Also, learn how Madison introduced her husband outrider Keegan Thomas to chuckwagon racing.
Ep. 2 Brienne Glass
May 06, 2020 17:01 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBIn episode two of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with Brienne Glass whos resume includes not only being a mom to twins, an animal lover, and wife of chuckwagon driver Jason Glass but a great broadcaster as well. Brienne talks about her career as a reporter and news anchor, what it was like to report during the Calgary Stampede, learning to pack for the twins while on the wagon trail and so much more!
Ep. 2 Brienne Glass
May 06, 2020 17:01 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBIn episode two of Woman of the Wagons, Kass talks with Brienne Glass whos resume includes not only being a mom to twins, an animal lover, and wife of chuckwagon driver Jason Glass but a great broadcaster as well. Brienne talks about her career as a reporter and news anchor, what it was like to report during the Calgary Stampede, learning to pack for the twins while on the wagon trail and so much more!
Woman of the Wagons Ep. 1 Caitlin Fike
April 29, 2020 16:33 - 47 minutes - 66.3 MBIn episode one of Women of the Wagons, Kass talks with Caitlin Fike who is a mom, businesswoman, thoroughbred lover and wife to Chuckwagon driver/outrider Chad Fike. Caitlin talks about her love of caring for the horses, her first experiences in the chuckwagon community, and much more!
Ep. 1 Caitlin Fike
April 29, 2020 16:33 - 47 minutes - 66.3 MBIn episode one of Women of the Wagons, Kass talks with Caitlin Fike who is a mom, businesswoman, thoroughbred lover and wife to Chuckwagon driver/outrider Chad Fike. Caitlin talks about her love of caring for the horses, her first experiences in the chuckwagon community, and much more!