Katherine Caroline Wilkins was the daughter of nomadic, fortune-seeking parents who hopscotched across the Western U.S. from one boom town to the next. Her strong mother, a risk-taking father and the freedom of Idaho bred in Ms. Wilkins an unexpected woman: by the time she was 18 years old, she could shoot a gun, mount a pony from the ground, handle a lariat with ease, play Beethoven beautifully and judge the quality of a horse better than her three brothers. She became a media sensation who made her fortune in a male-dominated business, putting herself and Idaho on the map. Everyone in the country knew her as the Horse Queen of Idaho. Friends and family simply called her Kittie. Click here to watch “Taking the Reins” on Idaho Public Television. Brainstorm Ink researched and wrote the segment on Kittie Wilkins and co-produced the show.