One of the most exceptional drivers in professional chuckwagon today, Kris was the 2022 Calgary Stampede COWBOYS Rangeland Derby Champion. The 2024 season saw Kris post twenty-one top ten runs, including seven runs that also placed inside the top five. He qualified for the qualified for the Century Downs WINNERS’ ZONE Series Playoff Round for the third consecutive year, and had top ten overall finishes at five shows in 2024 as well.
Kris has had a tremendous amount of success in just four years on the WPCA Pro Tour. He has won four show championships, had his second horse named to the Calgary Stampede Equine Athlete of Excellence, and has had two horses named to the WPCA Equine Outfit of Excellence.
Prior to joining the WPCA, Kris enjoyed a very prosperous career on the CPCA circuit where, in just 9 seasons, he won 12 CPCA show championships, was the CPCA High Point Driver in 2018, and qualified for the championship final heat for the CPCA Championship five consecutive years. Kris was the CPCA’s Top Rookie Driver in 2011, the CPCA’s Most Improved Driver in 2012, and was the recipient of the CPCA Family of the Year in 2011. Kris won the Orville Strandquist Memorial Award as the Calgary Stampede’s Top Rookie Driver in 2014, and had a horse named to the Calgary Stampede’s Equine Athlete of Excellence in 2018.
A certified farrier and equine dentist, Kris’ off-season interests include hockey, hunting and horses, and works as Lead Operator for Repsol Oil & Gas Canada. Kris and his wife Wendy have 2 children – WPCA Outrider Kaeden and CPRA Barrel Racer Blake – and make their home in Chauvin, Alberta.
