I was raised in the Sand Hills of Nebraska as a young child on large cow/calf operation ranches. The Texas Panhandle was my home in the pre-adolescent, adolescent and young adult years. Cattle and horses were an everyday occurrence for me. Taking care of cattle and horses gave me a work ethic very useful as an adult. I came by my competitive spirit naturally from my parents. My dad a professional cowboy competing in tie-down calf roping and steer wrestling in the days of the RCA now called the PRCA. My mom a city girl and business...more