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Sarah Van Vuren Professional Title: Certified Personal Trainer & Owner, Barrel Racer FitAge: 28Home: Azle, Texas Fitness and horses have always represented an interesting dichotomy in Sahra’s life. Growing up in a very competitive baseball/softball family, strength and conditioning started at a young age, but so did her love for their horses. Just like many...

Taylor Spears Professional Title: Marketing Coordinator, The Cowboy ChannelAge: 24Home: Fort Worth, Texas Taylor Spears is the 25- year- old daughter of Terry and Shirley Spears from Cleveland, Ok. Taylor grew up on her family’s cattle ranch where, at the age of 3, Taylor began her love for the Western way of life. In her...

Hannah Miller Professional Title: Special Events & Sponsorship Manager, Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA)Age: 29Home: Franktown, Colorado Hannah Miller was raised on a 340-acre ranch in Franktown, CO, and was passionate about animals and the western lifestyle from the get-go. She grew up barrel racing and showing rabbits, pigs, cattle, and throughout high school she...

Wren LeVan Professional Title: Entrepreneur, Business Owner, Blush Out WestAge: 24Home: Canby, Oregon At just 24 years old, Wren LeVan is not your average Western Industry business owner. An author, boutique owner, and innovative marketer, it’s not uncommon to see this young woman dressed to the nines representing her boutique Blush Out West, Colorado’s 2019...

Angela Scott Professional Title: Business Owner, Scott Family Beef, Thousand Hills Land & Cattle, The Rural Housewives, A Toast – Custom Event PlanningAge: 28Home: Royse City, Texas Angela Scott grew up in a small town in the mountains of Northeastern California where pride in rural living runs deep. Her love for the Western way of...

Katie Whitney Professional Title: Marketing Director, Cactus Ropes, Cactus Gear, Cactus SaddleryAge: 26Home: Greenfield, California Growing up in a third-generation cattle ranching and rodeo family, a deep appreciation for the industry was cultivated within Katie Whitney at a very young age. Katie competed in Jr. High and High School Rodeos in California qualifying for nationals....

Emily Bomgardner Professional Title: Marketing Coordinator, Kimes Ranch JeansAge: 29Home: Newcastle, California Agriculture and the Western industry have been a part of Emily Bomgardner’s life for as long as she can remember. She grew up in Northern California on her parent’s hobby farm and grew up with all sorts of animals. Her parents instilled a...

Caroline Arendt Professional Title: Owner, Caroline Arendt CreativeAge: 26Home: Tucson, Arizona Horses have been a part of Caroline Arendt’s story since she was a little girl. Thanks to said equines, she’s always been an advocate for the Western lifestyle and all its romance, but it wasn’t until she was obtaining her Agricultural Communications degree at...