Doreen is a fourth generation Colorado native, life-long horsewoman, and holds a degree in Technical Journalism from Colorado State University (CSU). She has competed in multiple English, Western and rodeo events including jumping, dressage, team roping, barrel racing, reining, pleasure events and more. Additionally, she has served as an open, breed and 4-H show judge, 4-H leader, clinician and is a CSU-certified riding instructor.
Journalistic highlights include hundreds of equine articles for national and overseas equine magazines, multiple awards and recognitions, and several managing and associate editor positions. Articles and publications include: Allen Bach's promotional brochures; American Cowboy Magazine; American Quarter Horse Jourmal; NRHA Reiner ('08 first place Personality Profile, American Horse Publications); media kit for Ranch Sorting National Championships; Australian Quarter Horse Journal; Appaloosa Journal; Super Looper/George Strait and numerous others.
Managing and associate editor positions include: Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, Spin To Win, RIDE with Bob Avila, Turn barrel racing magazine, and the LCS Spirit Newspaper.
Doreen and her husband Dave, along with daughters Bailey and Chancey, own and operate X2D Ranches (www.x2dranches.com) where they breed top rodeo and ranching prospects and strive to preserve the roping/performance bloodline of the great Lucky Blanton.
Freelance contributions (partial listing): The Equine Chronicle, Appaloosa Journal, The Rundown, American Ranch Horse Association, Equestrian Retailer, Rocky Mountain Rodeo News, Horse & Rider, Performance Horse, The Blood Horse, Dally Times, Super Looper, Maverick Press, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Pony of the Americas Magazine, Quarter Horse News, Eclectic Horseman, Today’s Horse Trader, Horses Incorporated, Trail Blazer, The Australian Quarter Horse Journal, Cutting Horse Chatter, NRHA Reiner, Bonsall Bucking Bulls (Web site), The American Bucking Bull magazine, American Cowboy, Better Barrel Racers News, The Equine Chronicle, Barrel Horse News, Performance Horse Connection and more. Also: Founded, edited, wrote and managed design for The LCS Spirit, a Christian school newspaper utilized for marketing and school spirit.
Books:
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office: A Sesquicentennial History 1861-2011. 152 pages. Assisted in the writing, historical research, design, photography and publication of this 150th Anniversary glossy hardcover book showcasing the history of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
Pushin’ Horns: Recollections of the Open Range Cowboys 1860-1900 (in progress).
Event coverage/marketing experience: The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, The United States Team Roping Championships, The George Strait Team Roping Classic (yearly, on behalf of Super Looper magazine), The Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, Cheyenne Frontier Days and more.
Awards:
First place/AQHA Steel Dust journalism award for excellence in equine journalism, print media/news reporting, “Against the Clock” for Horse & Rider magazine.
First place personality profile, American Horse Publications, “Gunner—One in a Million” for NHRA Reiner magazine.
AQHA Marketing and Media second place feature story, “Wings to Fly” for Super Looper magazine; honorable mention print media news story, “Barnes and Bach Rule the Strait” for Super Looper magazine.
Other various equine journalism awards
Journalistic highlights include hundreds of equine articles for national and overseas equine magazines, multiple awards and recognitions, and several managing and associate editor positions. Articles and publications include: Allen Bach's promotional brochures; American Cowboy Magazine; American Quarter Horse Jourmal; NRHA Reiner ('08 first place Personality Profile, American Horse Publications); media kit for Ranch Sorting National Championships; Australian Quarter Horse Journal; Appaloosa Journal; Super Looper/George Strait and numerous others.
Managing and associate editor positions include: Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, Spin To Win, RIDE with Bob Avila, Turn barrel racing magazine, and the LCS Spirit Newspaper.
Doreen and her husband Dave, along with daughters Bailey and Chancey, own and operate X2D Ranches (www.x2dranches.com) where they breed top rodeo and ranching prospects and strive to preserve the roping/performance bloodline of the great Lucky Blanton.
Freelance contributions (partial listing): The Equine Chronicle, Appaloosa Journal, The Rundown, American Ranch Horse Association, Equestrian Retailer, Rocky Mountain Rodeo News, Horse & Rider, Performance Horse, The Blood Horse, Dally Times, Super Looper, Maverick Press, The American Quarter Horse Journal, Pony of the Americas Magazine, Quarter Horse News, Eclectic Horseman, Today’s Horse Trader, Horses Incorporated, Trail Blazer, The Australian Quarter Horse Journal, Cutting Horse Chatter, NRHA Reiner, Bonsall Bucking Bulls (Web site), The American Bucking Bull magazine, American Cowboy, Better Barrel Racers News, The Equine Chronicle, Barrel Horse News, Performance Horse Connection and more. Also: Founded, edited, wrote and managed design for The LCS Spirit, a Christian school newspaper utilized for marketing and school spirit.
Books:
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office: A Sesquicentennial History 1861-2011. 152 pages. Assisted in the writing, historical research, design, photography and publication of this 150th Anniversary glossy hardcover book showcasing the history of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
Pushin’ Horns: Recollections of the Open Range Cowboys 1860-1900 (in progress).
Event coverage/marketing experience: The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, The United States Team Roping Championships, The George Strait Team Roping Classic (yearly, on behalf of Super Looper magazine), The Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, Cheyenne Frontier Days and more.
Awards:
First place/AQHA Steel Dust journalism award for excellence in equine journalism, print media/news reporting, “Against the Clock” for Horse & Rider magazine.
First place personality profile, American Horse Publications, “Gunner—One in a Million” for NHRA Reiner magazine.
AQHA Marketing and Media second place feature story, “Wings to Fly” for Super Looper magazine; honorable mention print media news story, “Barnes and Bach Rule the Strait” for Super Looper magazine.
Other various equine journalism awards