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 Open Range evolved like a child, for years I wanted to produce a radio show that celebrates the components which make living out west unique. It’s infancy began  with an adventure/ travel script, then a horse show, a rodeo report, pro–ag commentary and finally the American Rancher, all good ideas, programs and efforts. Yet each failed to fully encompass my passion for the West, it’s lore and lifestyle. Unlike other regions the Pacific Northwest is uniquely diverse, a fascinating cornucopia of crops and people; urbanites in Portland and Seattle that flock to wine and ski country in droves separated by mere hours from buckaroos that crave solicitude with cattle and horses under the hauntingly beautiful Steen’s Mountains.  Like the weather that changes without warning in high country, as your host on Open Range, I too can be unpredictable.... I enjoy hunting and fishing but won’t tolerate animal cruelty,  love rodeo, team roping, cowboy boots, cattle  and bling, but can be brought to tears by a clean round of Olympic show jumping or the Kentucky Derby.   While I am passionate about keeping rivers, lakes and back country pristine, I won't  tolerate the hypocrisy and tactics of environmental extremists.   At least two days a week of Open Range are dedicated toward equine topics because horses; whether they be the wild Kigers in Eastern Oregon, Thoroughbred crosses at our University polo clubs (WSU and OSU) or a working ranch horse near Idaho Falls are embedded deeply in our western culture and heritage. If the noble bald eagle I pass on my morning commute symbolizes a free nation, then the horse with it’s many disciplines; riding, roping, racing, running, jumping..... stands alone as a vestige of the diversity and  spirit of the West.  Zachariah 14:20

  I write my programs from Cashmere Washington under the shadow of the breathtaking Enchantment Mountains .  I am blessed to have a supportive husband, the horse of my dreams and the most uplifting and devoted assistant  ...Cricket my sweet  border collie....

 

 Email me at sallen@aginfo.net I would love to be privy to your thoughts, comments and ideas for stories

Susan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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