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NTFR ONLINE EXCLUSIVE — SHOT Year End Winners Celebrate Accomplishments
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SHOT Year End Winners Celebrate Accomplishments
It was an evening of smiles, laughter and pride as one repeat winner and five new champions were crowned at the Stock Horse of Texas (SHOT) awards banquet. Each rider received a custom Martin saddle for winning their particular division after a year’s worth of shows.
Thomas Hicks and Greyt Socks repeated as Open All Around winners for 2014. Greyt Socks is a 2007 gelding by Greyt Whiz and out of Frosty Bo Socks. Hicks, from Hawley, Texas, participates in SHOT shows largely because it’s a family affair with his wife, his daughters and their families. He is a non pro rider but started participating in the Open division a few years ago because of the jackpot money. In addition to the Open All Around, the duo won the year end titles in pleasure and trail.
Hicks’ wife, Judy Boeshart also from Hawley, won the Novice All Around on Custom Tuff Slider (Custom Slider x Darlin Tuff Stuff). In just her second year of competing at SHOT shows, Boeshart started the year strong and never looked back. She had ridden off and on her entire life, but had no experience with stock horse events. Boeshart took advantage of the clinics held before each show to learn and practice maneuvers in each event.
Non Pro rider Jennifer Bouse of College Station completed an unlikely year to wrap up the all around title on Quigley Dun Under, a 2007 model son by Quejaaisalena. Bouse, who hadn’t planned to show in 2014, ended up showing with her roommate through August but then sold her gelding. The new owner graciously offered Bouse the reins at the Stock Horse World Championships so she could finish out the year to win the all around.
Jenifer Ingram and Rey Jay Boonsmal took top honors in the Limited Non Pro. Ingram and the Peptoboonsmal son were reserve in the Junior division in 2013, and set their sights on winning the all around title in 2014. Ingram, who lives in Whitesboro, Texas, started showing stock horses after asking Mozuan McKibben for help with her western pleasure horse. McKibben convinced her to try a different style of horse, and she was hooked.
The Junior Horse division was dominated by Nonie Casselman-Reed of Stephenville, Texas, and Zeena Lena. The ZeZe Pepto Cat’s daughter was bred and trained by Tom Neel. Casselman-Reed planned to hit as many shows as possible in 2014 to build a strong relationship with her mare. They won all four events, pleasure, trail, reining and cow, in addition to winning the Stock Horse World Championship in the Junior Horse division as well as the SHOT Limited Derby.
A Lubbock, Texas, teenager brought home the Youth All Around title. Kinsey Jones and her mare, Juliette Starlite, showed for the first time in SHOT competitions in 2014. Previously, Jones had focused on reining events, but discovered her mare excelled in several classes and versatility was her strength. Jones credits SHOT and Kim Lindsey for helping her reconnect with her horse and finding her mare a new career as a stock horse.
SHOT’s unique Collegiate division also recognized champions. The all around Open/Non Pro rider was Dejonna Haneline, a student at Tarleton State University. Limited Non Pro rider Hillary Finck from Texas Tech won her division, and another Tarleton rider, Haley Matocha, topped the Novice.
Stock Horse of Texas has been fulfilling its mission of helping people ride a better horse since 1996 with clinics and shows held across the state. More information, including dates for 2015 events, is available at stockhorsetexas.org
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SHOT 2015 Schedule
March 27 & 28, 2015
Lubbock, Texas
April 24 & 25, 2015
San Angelo, Texas
May 15 & 16, 2015
Dripping Springs, Texas
June 12 & 13, 2015
San Antonio, Texas
July 17 & 18, 2015
Sulphur Springs, Texas
September 11 & 12, 2015
Vernon, Texas
September 25 & 26, 2015
Bryan, Texas
October 9 – 11, 2015
Stephenville, Texas
2015 World Championship Show
November 6 – 8, 2015
Abilene, Texas
By: Krista Lucas Wynn | Copy Editor
The name, “Daddy of ’em All,” instantly brings to mind the world’s largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration. Cowboys and cowgirls from all across the country dream of competing on the iconic Cheyenne arena dirt.
Every July, pro rodeo contestants travel to Cheyenne, Wyom. to vie for the title of champion of the Cheyenne Frontier Days. The rodeo is steeped in western tradition and celebrated the 125th year this summer. With nearly two weeks of rodeo action, fans watched bareback riding, calf roping, breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bull riding, and steer roping.
Steer roper, Tuff Hardman, knew winning “the Dad” was a tall order, but with a good horse and a few prayers he left no doubt who the best steer roper at Cheyenne was when it was all said and done. After two rounds, Hardman qualified back for the finals tied for ninth place with a time of 30.8 seconds.
To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Utilizing the horse to human connection.
By: Hannah Claxton | Editor
Deep in the heart of Texas, both humans and horses at Stable Strides Farm in Pilot Point, Texas aer demonstrating just how big their hearts really are. Founded by Mandy Cleveland in 2001, Stable Strides Farm serves dozens of Equestrians with Disabilities and Veterans each week.
Deep in the heart of Texas, both humans and horses at Stable Strides Farm in Pilot Point, Texas aer demonstrating just how big their hearts really are. Founded by Mandy Cleveland in 2001, Stable Strides Farm serves dozens of Equestrians with Disabilities and Veterans each week.
“My boys have been riding since they were 18 months old, and for the first 17 years they had a leader and sidewalker. When we moved here, and Mandy started teaching them, she just said, ‘Let’s see what they can do,’ and they ride independently now,” Danielle Frank explained, whose two sons, Adison and Aiden, ride with Stable Strides Farm. “Mandy is amazing beucase she doesn’t place any limits on them, she always wants to see what they can do.”
It is her dedication to never setting limits that earned Cleveland a spot as a national finalist for the NSBA 2024 Dianne Eppers Cowgirls Reaching-Out-to-Community Award. The award was established by the NSBA Foundation to recognize cowgirls across the industry for their selfless contributions to the equestrian community.
To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of the NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
(Photos Courtesy of Hannah Claxton)
By Krista Lucas Wynn
The month of August is smack dab in the middle of summer. When in the thick of the hot summer days, it is important to keep horses, livestock and yourself cool, whether leisurely riding, competing or traveling. Texas temperatures, along with the humidity, can be extremely draining on equine athletes and riders alike.
The 100-plus degree days should come as no surprise. It happens routinely every year, and in true Texas summer fashion, it does not cool off much at night either. Horses cannot get much relief from the conditions, unless provided by a responsible owner. Sweating day in and day out can be detrimental to horse health.
It is vital to have fresh, cool water in front of horses at all times. Stalled horses should have at least two buckets in front of them. Electrolytes can help replace any lost hydration after riding. Fans are an important item to have on hand as well. They keep air moving, and now that it is dry and dusty, air movement is even more important.
To read more, pick up a copy of the August issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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