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Bayleigh Choate: Mindset Matters

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4 months ago

December 8, 2022

NTFR

By Dani Blackburn

Fort Worth cowgirl Bayleigh Choate exploded onto the professional rodeo scene in March when she won the semi-finals at Rodeo Austin with her bay roan, Boozer. She has since punched her ticket to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, coming in at 11th place in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association standings with $90,892, solidifying the Resistol Rookie of the Year title as well.

However, her first year in professional rodeo was not a seamless one. Despite winning her first rodeo at Denton, Texas, right out of the gate, the first six months of her rookie season quickly went downhill. As of March, Choate had won just $500 when the trip to Rodeo Austin and a change in mindset turned her career around.

The 19-year-old was born and raised in Cohutta, Ga., the daughter of Mike and Mandy Ralston. She is the older sister of one younger brother, River Choate, and remembers she basically grew up on the back of a horse.

“I have been on a horse since before I could walk. I have so many photos of me, tiny and on a horse. My mom put me on my first big horse when I was four and I won my first all-around saddle when I was five,” Choate said. “My mom and dad have supported me all the way through. That has been my biggest blessing.”

To read more, pick up a copy of the December issue of NTFR Magazine. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.

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Dixie House Cafe: Home of the Big Buns

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8 hours ago

March 25, 2023

NTFR

By Donna Long

If you are hankerin’ for home cooking just like grandma used to make with fresh ingredients, then look no further than Dixie House Cafe with locations in Fort Worth, Saginaw, and Euless. Dixie House, which was originally named Theresa’s Cafe after its owner, opened its first restaurant in 1983.

In the early days, it was just Theresa and one employee that ran the cafe. Between the two of them, they created mouth-watering meals from scratch using tried and true recipes. Dixie House is where the nostalgic vibe of a 60’s diner meets the charm of Southern hospitality and cooking. The portions are substantial, and the flavor is reminiscent of a time when meals were slow-cooked with families gathered in the kitchen and not hurriedly microwaved.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR Magazine. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.

Equine

No Winter Blues in Rodeo

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2 days ago

March 23, 2023

NTFR

By Phillip Kitts

With most of America fighting off the winter blues and setting their sights on the warmth of spring, the rodeo world is already heating up. It is often common chatter about how the rodeo world really does not have an off season. In October when the regular season wraps up, it is not even a week before rodeo athletes start running to fall rodeos so they can start building up money toward the next year’s finals. It is true that fall rodeos do not have big payouts, but many athletes take the every dollar counts approach and throw several of them on the calendar.

November and December may be the slowest months of the rodeo year, but believe it or not, there are still plenty of places rodeo athletes can go and earn a small check. Traditionally the number of rodeos in the winter months is lower, but the few events that do happen tend to have big payouts. Pretty much every rodeo fan knows all about places like Denver, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Rapid City. These are all big scale events with huge payouts.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR Magazine. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.