Rodeo Mamas Corral

09/02/2026

My kids left me so much ice cream! 😒

Anyone else’s kids do this???

08/30/2026

Today we had one of the last youth rodeos of the year. One of my kids had an okay type of day, and the other had the worst rodeo she’s had all year. It was a hard day for her because it was the last rodeo of the season for 3 of her events (she has one more rodeo next week for the other 2 events).

We know it happens to everyone, that there will be more rodeos, and that it does not define her, but I couldn’t help but feel sad for her in that moment.

After dropping everyone off at the house and running to town for some quick groceries, I thought about the day, what we can work on and how to help her process her feelings to move forward. And I had a thought going back to the NFR last year.

One of my favorite calf ropers was leading the average. He was having an amazing finals and was highly predicted to secure the average win.

He missed in the 9th round.

I remember being so bummed for him. For someone who doesn’t even know I exist. But I could see the frustration and disappointment in his body language and it struck a cord that even the best in the world have hard days.

Today I thought about all the people who don’t have a finals or last rodeo they worked for, and just paused to think of how many thousands of us are out there. Because in the end-there is only one winner, and everyone else goes home and has to move forward despite the loss.

This reminded of something one of my mentors told me last year, “it never gets easy. I’ve worked with the best of the best and they all have hard days. It’s never easy. You have to love the game and love the work.”

So today, we’re learning to love the game despite the hard days and losses. Because it doesn’t matter what we do in life-there’s going to be hard things and hard choices.

The losses don’t define us, but the lessons we learn from them do.

08/28/2026

This is LOOONG overdue, but I was finally able to sit down and get this episode edited. It was chaotic, crazy, and a little bit hilarious, but in this episode Rogers gives us a good look into what it's like to rodeo with 2 littles by your side.

With my dogs barking in the background, littles asking for snacks and saying "I love you" this episode might just be the most authentic to record so far! 😆

I considered editing out the little voices and trying to make it "cleaner," but I promised to make this podcast authentic, and sometimes-life is just a little bit chaotic, so I left it. Because we all deserve just a little bit of realness in a world where everything is presented so polished and perfect.

Now available on Spotify and Apple:

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3788OOoakEnZutasRUXoPz?si=g0hXQJweS1SXSze46W1aGA

Apple
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/katie-rogers-hard-work-and-respect/id6788231303?i=1000786435162

08/26/2026

Parents: we post about how proud of our kids we are, how much time they’ve put in, and how hard they work; but can we just talk about how amazing you are too?

By taking on the youth rodeo life, you’ve signed up for long days, early mornings, late nights and things you didn’t want to do.

You’ve fed the horses, watered cattle, and saddled more times than you can count.

You’ve sat in the blazing sun, shivered in the pouring rain, and drove at 4am when you’d rather been home.

You’ve pushed calves, held goats, set poles and made sure the arena was groomed just right.

You’ve stayed up all night trying to figure out how to pay the next entry fee, how to get to the next clinic, and studying techniques to help make them better.

You’ve cleaned hundreds of stalls, washed the trailer out, and fixed more tires than you’d ever care to touch.

You’ve stepped into a world of never ending work, and do it graciously because you want your kids to have the opportunities you never had.

You beam with pride when they succeed and cry with them when they fail.

You do all of this, all while:

No one applauds you for giving up some of your dreams so they can chase theirs.

No one high fives you for getting a second job to pay for your kids’ fees.

No one tells you thank you for filling the fuel tank and making sure the cooler was stocked.

….

Parents, we give our kids so much credit, and they deserve it; but don’t forget that this is all possible because of YOU.

Give yourself a little grace, pat yourself on the back, and remember how incredible you are!

08/23/2026

I have two different types of kids. Neither is better than the other, but they are vastly different. It is my job as a mom to figure out how to approach them. Some days that’s easier than others, and some days that’s down right hard. But we keep trucking along, discovering things about ourselves; figuring out what works for each of them.

Keep going mamas!

Be gentle with yourself, because no one gave you a handbook.

08/19/2026

I saw a post yesterday discussing society’s definition of “wasting time.” I found the entire post interesting and eye opening to me. It was stated in the post that sitting by a lake relaxing, or taking a nap, or doing something that isn’t to make money or seen as productivity is often seen as “wasted time.”

We’re conditioned to believe that 80 hour work weeks are normal. We’re championed for working more than anyone else. We’re celebrated when we’re burnt out but keep pushing.

And I think so many of us fall into this trap. We’ve been conditioned to “go, go, go,” “hustle, hustle, hustle” because if we don’t-our lives, our time, is wasted.

I know I find myself hustling and stressing over little things that society tells us are necessary every day.

When I rest or relax, I instantly feel guilty because:
-I wasn’t productive enough.
-I didn’t get enough done.
-I didn’t make enough money.
-I didn’t do enough around the house.
-and on and on and on….

And this leads to me feeling worthless every single time. Because somehow society has engrained in me that not being productive enough leads to not being worthy enough.

And I have to ask, why are we basing our worth on what we got done in a day? My dog certainly doesn’t care how long she naps. The deer in the meadow isnt at all concerned about how many steps she got in the day. The hummingbird doesn’t track its flight and push itself to go further to prove itself. They simply exist. And many of us would consider them majestic beings of great worth.

What if our worth comes from simply existing and not of what we accomplish? What if the whole point of our existence is to just be? What if we chose to do things that we enjoy instead of things we feel we have to? What if we chose to do things because we want to do them and not feel the need to turn every venture into money avenues?

While there are things that are necessary in life, I think we’ve all been sold a bu****it story about basing our worth on how productive we are-in things that truly won’t matter in the end.

Next time you’re feeling worthless because you haven’t gotten “enough” done in the day, ask yourself, “when I die, will this even matter?” If it won’t-let it go. If it will-focus on that more often.

08/16/2026

How we doing mamas?

The summer is coming to an end fairly quickly (boo!), how are you holding up?

I'm not ready for summer to be over.

08/15/2026

This episode was so fun! I love getting to hear how other moms are making it work, and Tiffany Schieck is a boss with boundaries and goals! 💪

I really loved hearing how she keeps herself grounded and where she draws the line on when to keep going and when to step back-Which I think is an important topic that we don’t talk about enough about.

Take a listen to episode 4 of Rodeo Mamas Corral!

Link in bio. 🥰.

08/15/2026

This episode was so fun! I love getting to hear how other moms are making it work, and Tiffany Schieck is a boss with boundaries and goals! 💪

I really loved hearing how she keeps herself grounded and where she draws the line on when to keep going and when to step back-Which I think is an important topic that we don’t talk about enough about.

Take a listen to episode 4 of Rodeo Mamas Corral!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/66xyFGFCKbq4fN3Z28Xgk4?si=VPxmHjp7TjWi9GCtcStIPQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tiffany-schieck-drawing-the-line/id6789374167?i=1000783370892

Podcast Episode · Rodeo Mamas Corral · August 14 · 1h 5m

08/14/2026

I am an open book with just about everything. I'm literally known for oversharing.

But lately, I'm holding certain things close to my chest. Call it untrusting. Call it wisdom. I don't care. Sometimes things don't need to be shared.