Cowboy Office Show

New Horizons with Emily Konkel EP 60 at CowboyOffice and what a discussion, conversation and insight as the past Executive Director of the NRCHA and the new Director of Performance Horses for the Equine Network shares her insight and view point of our western performance industry.

Where was the NRHA ? Reining debuts at Calgary Stampede in July 2026 in a full house. Dany Tremblay wins the Calgary Stampede Reining Showcase as six Million dollar riders are invited to catch ride six horses in a head to head competition. EP #52 we discuss it all in a dynamic discussion around the industry and exposing reining to a new western audience.

An in depth analysis and dynamic discussion around the industry as well as national trends, stats and norms. Join us the the full and dynamic discussion and drop us a note at cowboyoffice.com as to when you think 82 will be achieved?

Best Little Derby of the West 2026 . Nampa Id. The Chasing 82 series as we keep tracking the open derby competition across the industry in 2026. EP #49 is here with all the data, stats and analysis. Is it time to run 4 years olds as stand alone aged events? Is officiating getting better or is the competitor getting better ?

AHA is changing and leading the way. New resolution to the by-laws, New President and New elected leadership, New CEO , New horizon. We discuss the industry on many levels with Hoyt Rose, 40 Arabian veteran and past professional as he produces the FatBaldCowboy podcast. We take a ride around the industry as the Arabian horse industry in North America changes for the future. EP #50 for CowboyOffice.com

Ep #48 Pegasus - The horse show software for all horse shows and horse business everywhere. Sam Baynes- CEO and master mind behind this great global product shares his pain, vision, pressure points, and now service to the horse industry. Join us for an outstanding conversation as we traverse the industry and discuss inflection points discovered.

Complete analysis of the Open Derby Classic at the 2026 NRBC event in Tulsa, OK.

We have the data, stats and numbers as we look at the Open Derby this year and compare to last year. Ep #44 Chasing 82 at the Oklahoma Ride and Slide Derby 2026 in Tulsa.

We review the data, stats and numbers at the Florida Classic Reining Open Derby and compare to last year.

A year in review and taking a peak into 2026

Shoeing high performance western horses in today's market. Where is our industry headed?

What a great Ride; 75 year old Teresa Goforth qualifies on her 20 yr old gelding for the Run for the Million Non-Pro challenge 2025 in Las Vegas. Tune in for a great discussion on many industry topics as Teresa shares her insight with the Cowboy Office.

AWWA and 2023 Champion Jesse Chase talk about the dynamic program and how good it is for him as a trainer and his horses. It builds versatility, fun and quality of working western horses. As we approach 2025 and the Ranch Horse Challenge at the Arabian Nationals in Tulsa, OK, Jesse's input is invaluable.

Ranch Riding is the newest discipline to emerge in the western horse show world. Join us as we discuss the AWWA and WWA as they are focused on the Arabian Western horse and the newest open to all breed discipline, the Western Working Alliance.

2026 Rule proposal review on this episode. lessons learned as well as historical actions go into this review and where we are headed.

Arabian Working Western Alliance. The newest challenge in western competition to test your skills. Cowboy is cool. Showing horses, western skills, Arabian and Half-Arabian horses as well as all breeds as the western skills needed to work with your horse.

The Man in the Arena: Jim Kiser from Kiser Arena shares his insight, moving forward, knowledge learned and how to measure, test and manage ground for better performance in our horses. Keeping horses sounder longer and performing at their best. Multiple discipline ground demand and the investment to explore what we don't know and more.

EP 34, Victor Bahna, author of Heliacal Star, the horse racing thrilling novel. We discuss the parallels of our industry's and the pressure to present a quality product to the public. Social License to Operate and much more . This episode looks at thoroughbred horse racing and the performance horse industry as we discuss today's market and the pressure from the public to tend to our horses.

Epic insights from the #2 reining rider of all time, Shawn Flarida. Lesson Learned from Spooks Gotta Whiz and The Run for a Million. Should the Run for the Million be reining's superbowl? Bringing the great Spooks Gotta Whiz back to the Run for the Million in 2024. Along with a great discussion around Open aged event levels and 1 rider and 1 horse entry.

Gabriel Borges, #8 Open Rider in 2023 and climbing the ranks fast. We discuss life after the futurity and 1 Rider: 1 Horse open aged events. Fairness and access to horsepower as life after the futurity is here.