Congratulation to all Josey Students
Everyone – remember Coach (Joanne Shirkey) from Michigan who helps us every year at the Junior World? She is a past student, instructor, winning coach and is now in politics. Go for it, Coach!!!
We dabbled with doing rodeos last year and were IPRA permit holder and Central States Rodeo, as a girl named Sunny Anderson talked my into going and traveling with her. At first, we were o.k., but needed to go back and work on some things to be more competetive. So, I moved to indoor arenas where I thought he would do better, and in fact, he did. In August of 2008 we placed at our first rodeo at Roberts Arena, we were 4th. In late August 2008 I got invited to another one at Jackson Arena and we were 2nd. It is a funny thing around here, we have a lot of invitation only rodeos, so I did not get invited to any more until January of 2009.
Sabrina Frye, a WPRA permit holder invited me to Columbus, Ohio for the World's Toughest Cowboy in January of 2009, (that is a reality t.v. show on Spike created by Mark Burnett, the creator of Survivor and the other half of World's Toughest Rodeo which many are co-sanctioned with WPRA). So, at that rodeo, Teresa Quay, a 7 time IFR qualifier and a WNFR qualifier, was there where we re-met, because I had only met her briefly before, she is known around here for all of her professional barrel racing accomplishments and I was 3rd. Then, I got invited to the World's Toughest Cowboy in Georgia, and would have been 3rd, but clipped the third, just like you said and then to Cincinnati, PCB tour in January which was a two nights and was 2nd the first night and 3rd the second night. Then Teresa called and asked if I wanted to go to the PCB Tour finals in Chicago and be part of the barrel racing. The first night I finished fourth and was very aggrivated with myself because I did not get up and ride- I knew I could have rode better. The second night, I won it and Teresa was 2nd, 3rd was Tammy Mackenzie, another well known barrel racer in the Great Lakes Area. And now, we are headed to Toledo.
Kristi Gilmore
Former Team Josey Student
Morgan Wood has attended many of our Clinics and Schools not to mention numerous Reunions. This year she'll be riding 3 horses at the Reunion, and is looking forward in competing in the event.
2008 was a Big year for Morgan, she is the current reigning Four States Rodeo & Fair Queen, Little River Co. Fair Queen, and Texarkana Boots & Saddle Queen. Morgan is looking forward to carrying the US Flag at the 2009 Josey Reunion.
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Mesa' s Mission Complete in 2008. Mesa has set her eyes on several other championships throughout the year in all kinds of arenas, youth rodeo, and barrel racing. Her first world title came early in May at Josey Ranch. Mesa had won the Josey Jr. World Championship in 2005 and 2006 and the hearts of the Josey's, but had been unseated the previous year by sister Shiloh.
With the desire to return to the winners circle she and "Doc" put together text book runs to capture the interview with her mentor Martha Josey and all the prizes that come with the championship.
Other accomplishment in 2008:
- 2008 Josey Jr. World Champion
- 2008 NBHA Youth World Champion
- 2008 NBHA Open World Champion
- 2008 IPRA World Champion
Read the February 2009 Article in Barrel Racer's Newspaper
Martha congratulating student Mesa Leavitt who captured her Triple Crown at the IPRA Finals by winning the Barrel Race for three years in a row.
Mesa Leavitt taking her Triple Crown victory lap.
Morgan Muller, (age 13) was the 2008 Iowa State Fair overall Pole bending Champion and was the Junior Division Barrel Racing Champion.
Adam is a former Josey Student, he won the Pole Bending Competion at the "Quarter Horse Congress" on Mr. Revolution Bars that he purchased from Josey Ranch. Adam is now in his 5th year playing defensive tackle for the University of Cincinnati. Adam graduated December 13, 2009.
Brittyne Erwin and her 9 year old mare, Out of Bracket, “Prissy” are the Josey Ranch Christmas Clinic Champions. Brittyne purchased her mare in August from the Josey Ranch and Cheryl Rosser.
17 year old cowgirl, Skye Howard, of Arapahoe, Colorado, got 2 new horses from the Josey Ranch and Cheryl Rosser for Christmas. Skye has won 15 saddles and many were won with her horse, Star, that she previously purchased from the Josey Ranch.
Hayley Knox won the Southern Rodeo Association All-Around. Hayley is fifteen years old and is the youngest girl ever to win the All Around in this Association.
Congratulations to another former Josey Student, Annesa Self, the new 2008 Reserve Champion at the Texas Stampede Rodeo at the American Airline Center in Dallas, Texas. We look forward to watching her run at this year's NFR in Las Vegas. Annesa is going to the National Finals Rodeo in 5th place in the WPRA Standings with $98,119.06 in total earnings.
Taylor Earnhardt won the All Around title at the Josey All Around Rodeo School held at the Josey Ranch this past summer. Taylor was recently featured on an episode of the show "Driven to Hunt". The episode followed Taylor on a turkey hunt in Alabama where she harvested a nice Eastern Wild Turkey. Then the show followed Taylor to the Josey Ranch while she was a student at the All Around School.
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