Congratulations to our Josey Students!
Josey Student Bailey Sheppard & her pony Bucket won the All-American Youth Pony Race in Jackson, Mississippi with a 14.8 and 14.6. These fast times won Bailey and Bucket both go rounds and the average.
Jordan Lester is a Josey Student and member of the Oklahoma Youth Rodeo Association. She had her finals June 26-29 at the Lightning C arena in McAlester, OK. She won All Around Cowgirl in the 9 & under age division. Congrats to Jordan for doing such a great job!
Jordan Capps is the Tennessee High School Rodeo Association PoleBending Champion for the 2007-2008 Season and Rookie Cowgirl. Jordan will be riding her Josey Ultimate Saddle and riding hergood horse Lil Man when she represents Tennessee at the High School Finals in Farmington, New Mexico.
Josey Students placed well at the College Finals Rodeo! Congratulations to Hope Thompson for winning the Breakaway Ropingand the average for the Goat Tying! Hope went into the short-go of Goat Tying in 6th place and went on to win the average!
The weekend of her high school graduation, Josey Student Lauren Yoder also wrapped up her States High School Rodeo Association. Lauren is now the 4 States High School Rodeo Association. Winning 1st on Saturday and 3rd on Sunday helped her clinch the win for the fastest average time.
Congratulations to Codie Poe, former Josey Student and Josey Roping Instructor, for qualifying in the UPRA Top 15. Codie also finished 3rd in the Louisiana Rodeo Cowboys Association and placed at the Barry Burks Roping. In addition to all this, Codie has just graduated high school! He sure has a bright future ahead of him.
Not only did Mesa make it 2 in a row by winning the IPRA World Championship, she is the only contestant in history to win all 4 go rounds and the average at the IPRA Finals. We traveled to Oklahoma to root Mesa on, joining her Mom, Dad, Grandparents and 10 yr. old sister, Shiloh, who is our 2007 Josey Jr. World, Jr. Division Champion.
Just home from the November 15-17, 2007 Clinic at Josey's. Ms. Tabitha Kocian, a 5 year old kindergarten student couldn't wait to enter up at a barrel race to try her new Josey reins out! Being close to we entered her in the 5D Diamond Run Showdown held each year in Alvarado, TX. Tabitha ran a 17.326 the 1D winning time was 15.433. Woe she is just 5 years old ahs she wowed everyone. Later Tabitha told me, "Aunt Tammy, you know why I did so good on my barrels? Why? I did what they told me at Josey's. I tipped my horses nose toward the barrel and pulled to my pocket". I was speechless. "Your exactly right Tabitha you listened really good while you were there". Tabitha was so excited to see an envelope addressed to her and inside was an invitation to the Josey Reunion Round-Up in 2008. Look for this cowgirl and her winning mount Chattie.
