CO-FOUNDER & PRODUCER

Western Horseman's 2025 Woman of the West, Andrea is the heart of BTG.

She currently cowboys for the CPunch ranch in Northern Nevada & has over 30 years of experience in ranching and Buckaroo culture. She used to facilitate the “Cowboy School” ranch clinics and Horse Show Classics back in the 90s.

She takes the approach of slow and steady when working with any livestock. Whether it’s at a horse show or gathering out on the desert, Andrea always ensures low-impact on her horses and livestock.

With the growth of women joining crews and exhibiting skills, Andrea created an event that highlights the Buckaroo culture & the essential role women continue to play in it.

Andrea is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and has over 20 years of experience in event planning, substance abuse prevention, and grassroots nonprofit work. She is the President of Om Namo, BTG's host organization.

CO-FOUNDER & COWBOSS

Scott is the Cowboss for the C-Punch Ranch and has been cowboying since he was 15-years-old & has worked with a number of Buckaroo legends, including Merv Takus & Wally Blossom.

Scott loves the Great Basin Desert and has spent most of his life day-working, riding colts, shoeing and cowboying on a majority of the ranches in Nevada. He learned the trades of braiding rawhide and building spade bits.

Scott has worked in a number of other states including California, New Mexico, and even Kentucky, where he spent time riding million-dollar race horses.

Scott stresses the importance of handling cattle efficiently: working or roping them quietly, slowly and calmly so that they are always easy to handle and easy to hold up by himself. Scott strives to make soft, supple and balanced horses that enjoy their work and excel at whatever they are asked to do.

CO-FOUNDER & OM NAMO DIRECTOR

Kadie is Andrea and Scott's eldest daughter. She grew up ranching with her parents throughout Nevada.

Kadie is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma & descendant of the people of Kiribati. She is a Certified Prevention Specialist & Executive Director of Om Namo, BTG's host organization.

Her background in substance abuse prevention, mental health, & community organizing drives her passion in helping others find their roles within community. She loves working with tribal community members to help share and highlight the gifts and skills that Indigenous communities have given to the Buckaroo culture.

Kadie can be found behind the scenes problem-solving and ensuring BTG runs smoothly, grows creatively, and continues to have an impact.

For Kadie, BTG is more than an event. It’s an homage to the Buckaroo legacies and stories that raised her.

EVENT ANNOUNCER

For Tuffy, family is the center of his world. As a young man, Tuffy grew up reading Western Horsemen and being outdoors and with livestock at the encouragement of his grandfather. His mother and her joyful personality inspired him to become rodeo clown.

Tuffy got his first horse at a young age and has had a lifetime of passion for horses and the cowboy tradition.  In earlier years, he chased gold buckles in rodeo, but was never satisfied, until he arrived into the world of bridle horses.

Tuffy has worked on ranches all over the USA from California to Missouri, inlcuding the White Horse, the Rose Ranch , Mcbee ranches and the TS ranch . Every one of them has brought him closer to his goal of being a bridle horseman.

This journey continues everyday as he tries to instill the same passion and traits in his family . He is extremely grateful his supportive wife, Lonnie (the real hero), who pushes him to go farther on this journey and share this world with their children.

COMPETITION JUDGE

Ed Robertson grew up ranching and has always had a love of horses and all things cowboy. He has a lifetime of experience in various branches of agriculture across the West.

Ed feels learned from some of the best horsemen in history. In fact, his 4-H group was one of Ray Hunt’s first clinics.

After graduating from high school, he moved to Battle Mountain, NV & spent the next 25 years cowboying in Nevada and California. Having such renowned influences led Ed to the firm belief that there is a big difference between horse trainers and horsemen. He worked with ranchers and horsemen, Tom and John Marvel. He had Tom Dorrance and Gene Perkins as mentors.

His experiences in ranching and riding laid the foundation for success in training and showing reined cow horses and cutting horses. His list of titles includes wins in some of the most competitive levels in National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) shows, from snaffle bit to bridle, as well as wins in the cutting arena.

COMPETITION JUDGE

Dave was raised on his family's ranch in the wide open country of Southeastern Oregon. Crooked Creek Ranch is one of the last remaining ranches to exclusively brand outside in the true rodear style. No traps. No fences.

Dave learned to rope and ride from well-respected reata men and spent his early years working on ranches such as Don Miller's Rock Creek Ranch, the MC, and the Whitehorse Ranch among others.

A lifelong buckaroo, Dave has spent his whole life working to perfect his horsemanship, stockmanship, and roping skills. His style is heavily influenced by some of the world's finest horsemen, chiefly Tom Dorrance and Larry Nelles and he feels blessed by the time he got to spend with them.

Dave has competed in the Californios and Northern Range Ranch Roping competitions. Currently, he runs the family ranch, passing his knowledge and traditions on to his seven children.

COMPETITION JUDGE

2023 BTG Buckaroo Legacy, Jim was born and raised in Santa Maria, CA to a ranching family. Jim has a long lifetime of cowboying and the stories to prove it.

Early in life, he had a passion for riding bulls and saddle broncs, & later rodeoed for Hartnell College. He made the collegiate national finals in saddle bronc riding, and became a professional bull and saddle bronc rider. He competed in the PRCA for a number of years. 

Jim worked for Jim Indart at the French Ranch in Hollister, CA. He was a very well respected horseman, instilled the of the Vaquero tradition within Prewitt. 

Jim spent significant time in Nevada as the Cowboss for the T Lazy S Ranch and work on the Winecup-Gamble Ranches. His time here fine tuned his desire to make really nice bridle and show horses.
 
Jim manages a cow/calf operation in California and runs his own commercial cow/calf operation on the family ranches near Hollister and Los Banos, CA.

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER, OWNER OF CULTURED COWGIRL COLLECTIVE

Jennifer Denison, owner of Cultured Cowgirl Collective, is an award-winning photographer and writer who has specialized in documenting the stock horse industry, ranching and cowboy culture for more than 30 years.

She has traveled extensively throughout the West, as well as to Italy, Canada and Costa Rica, to gather stories about the faces, places and issues shaping the modern West. She is best known forher role as senior editor of Western Horseman, a post she held for 20 years. Her work continues to grace the pages of Western Horseman, as well as Cowgirl Magazine, Western Life Today and Reined Cow Horse News.

She is also a regular contributing photographer at events such as Art of the Cowgirl and the Early Californios Skills of the Rancho.

EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER, OWNER OF BUCKAROO COUNTRY

Mary Williams Hyde, owner of Buckaroo Country Photography, started documenting traditional ranch roping events in 2006 at The Californios and Yamsi Ranch Traditional Ranch roping events.

Since then, she has photographed many more events including three more Californios events, several Klamath Traditional Ranch roping events, the Vaquero Fiesta, the Will James Roundup, and all of the Great Basin Buckaroo Gathering events in Ogden, Utah. 

She has had the great privilege to photograph traditional ranch roping skills on display at many of the big desert outfits from Eastern Oregon, Northern Nevada, Northeast California, and more.

For Mary, It is important that these vaquero/buckaroo roping skills be passed on and she looks forward to this event that celebrates them.