Western Wasatch January 2021 Issue

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SYDNEY JACKSON:

Lifestyle Magazine

Wasatch

MAKING LIFE COUNT

JANUARY 2021

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Utah brings home PRCA gold

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UHSRA schedule ........................................................... 4 Youth Rodeo Spotlight: Braden Ellis ................................ 5 Junior High Rodeo Spotlight: Kody Russell ...................6-7 Utah competitors bring the gold home to Utah .............12 All Around Cowboy: Stetson Wright .............................13 Rodeo photographer Amanda Dilworth ................... 15-16 Barrel Racing Spotlight: Cinda Wayment ................. 19-21

Ken Adams: All Things Outdoors ..................................24

SPECIAL FEATURE: SYDNEY JACKSON .......... 8-10

ENTERTAINMENT

ANIMAL CARE

Cache Valley Cowboy Gathering ..............................35-37

A Vet’s Advice: Dr. David Moss .....................................22 Equine Dentistry: Justin Stark .......................................23

Cowboy Poetry: Cinda Wayment................................... 37

Comfort of critters during COVID! ................................25 Trophy Room .......................................................... 26-28

WESTERN FASHION Texas Fashion at the National Finals Rodeo ............. 29-31 Hat Tricks by Tod Bell ...................................................33

Sam Lively: Musings of a cowboy .................................38

A LETTER FROM OUR PROJECT DIRECTOR, KENDAL JENSEN Welcome to the January issue of Western Wasatch magazine. Our goal for this issue is to celebrate the individuals, events, organizations, hobbies and industries in our community that bring the winter season alive! In these pages you will find community spotlights on people that make a difference, have an impact on our youth and give us reason to celebrate their accomplishments. Among other things you will also find discussion on issues that face our agricultural community and Northern Utah's trophies from this hunting season in our Trophy Room.

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Braden Ellis; youth rodeo spotlight WRITTEN BY KRIS BLANKMAN Western Wasatch Contributor

I had the pleasure of visiting with Braden Ellis, a 12-year-old team roper and quite the charmer! The girls in Plain City, Utah better look out. Braden is a 7th grader at Wahlquist Junior High and a member of the Utah Youth Rodeo Association where he competes in breakaway

and team roping.

Braden is the youngest of two and shared with me that he has an older brother who has rodeoed. He comes from a rodeo family with Grandpa Tim Ellis giving him tips on life and roping and his dad, CJ Ellis, hauling him to rodeos and competing as a team roper himself.

At the age of 5 or 6 Braden competed

at his first rodeo as a member of the UYRA in the Golden Spike Event Center and has been competing ever since. He says that rodeo is just a fun sport! When asked what his greatest accomplishment to date was he told me it was winning a check with his partner at a UYRA rodeo.

While getting to know Braden I asked him to tell me something fun about himself. I then realized where the charm may come in handy as he proceeded to tell me that he likes to volunteer to help at the barrel races. This polite and charismatic young man says that his favorite rodeo is the West Haven rodeo because they have the chicken chase!

Braden loves to hang out with his blue heeler, Guinea, and his blue heeler/ corgi, Wednesday! He enjoys playing baseball and fixing and driving quads.

One of his proudest accomplishments is rebuilding a 4-wheeler all on his own.

His favorite color is blue. And he told me that he, “likes a good spaghetti!”

When roping Braden may hear, from time to time, folks hollering, “get it in the cradle”, when he misses the horn.

This saying from the jousting matches in the movie “A Knights Tale” is a recurring phrase that he says they have fun with.

Braden plans on joining the Idaho Junior Rodeo Association to compete in breakaway and team roping events. This impressive young man has big dreams that I have no doubt he will accomplish.

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Kody Russell

Junior high rodeo spotlight WRITTEN BY KRIS BLANKMAN Western Wasatch Contributor

Cowboys and cowgirls must work rain or shine and rodeo is no different. One rainy weekend in Price, Utah, a young cowboy had to duct tape his boots on so they would not be sucked off in the mud. All the contestants were soaked and muddy and that memory is one of Kody Russell’s favorites.

The youngest of three children, Kody, is the son of Kelly and Celeste Russell. He is 13 years old and in the eighth grade. This creative and funny young man is a student at the Leadership of Academy of Utah where math is his favorite subject because it is, “just easy.” Kody lives in Avon, Utah, which is literally between Paradise and Eden.

Rodeo is a family activity for Kody.

“My favorite event is team roping because that has just been fun for me.”

— Kody Russell

His older brother and older sister both rodeo and his dad is a team roper.

He is a member of the Utah Jr. High School Rodeo Association on the Wasatch Jr. High School Rodeo Team.

He also rodeos as a member of the Legacy Junior Rodeo Association. He competes in goat tying, breakaway and team roping. When asked what his favorite event is, he said, “My favorite event is team roping because that has just been fun for me.”

This all-around cowboy rode bulls for three years along with the other

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LEFT: Kody was named the 2018 Reserve All Around Cowboy in the Legacy Junior Rodeo Association. RIGHT: Kody team roping at a junior high rodeo.

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RODEO events. This past summer he was hurt while practicing and broke his collarbone. He said that challenge was hard because it kept him from competing and roping for a time. He has decided to retire from bulls so he can focus on the event he loves most, team roping.

It was no surprise to me when I asked Kody what his favorite color was and he said purple. A color of champions is fitting as this young man shared

with me his greatest accomplishment so far in the sport of rodeo. Kody was the Reserve All-Around Champion in the Legacy Junior Rodeo Association in 2018 and the All-Around Champion in the same organization in 2019.

Rodeo is the main, but not only, activity Kody enjoys. He loves to hang out with friends and play football and baseball at the rodeos. He did inform me that as much as he enjoys those

activities, he does not want to do it as a sport or be on an actual team. And Kody loves to fish, a lot!

Kody’s horse is named Jenny and out of the many horses and six dogs he shares his life with she is his favorite.

He attributes that to the fact that Jenny was a member of the family before Kody was even born. Kody loves any dessert and is always fun and entertaining to be around. He told me that he looks up to

his dad because he is always so helpful.

He borrows his life mantra from his dad, “It is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.”

This young man’s dreams for the future are just what you would expect from a teenager on the rodeo trail. He would love to have a huge house and an arena so he could go rope all day long.

To know Kody is to love him, and those that do are lucky.

ABOVE: Kody and his horse Jenny at a junior high rodeo competition. RIGHT: Kody competes in the mud at the Price Junior High Rodeo.

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Life is short, make it count

BY KRIS BLANKMAN Western Wasatch Contributor

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Sydney and her daughter Lainee enjoy some affection from their furry friends.

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s I sit here in front of my computer my eyes are blurry from tears of gratitude at the opportunity I have to share this story with you. In two short phone calls and a couple of texts, my life has been touched and forever changed for the better.

I hope I can adequately express to you the positivity and motivation that has impacted my life from this amazing young lady in such a short time. In this crazy world of negativity let me tell you a 26-year story of hope, healing, hard work, passion, gratefulness and the magical power of the horse.

Sydney Jackson was born into a loving family that shared many things. One of which is a is very rare genetic disorder called Lifraumeni syndrome. From an early age she felt different than the other kids, as they were carefree and blissfully unaware of the tragedies of life. In her young life there was one crisis after another. It seemed that there was always a family member experiencing some form of cancer or they were preparing to say goodbye someone they loved.

She faced one of the harshest realities of life early on her own. She lost her little sister, Alexis Hess, when she was 4 years old and Sydney was only 6. Sydney was also affected by cancer at the early age of 12 when she battled breast cancer. She is now a two-time cancer survivor.

As Sydney shared her story, there was a common thread throughout. And as I listened it became apparent that she was that

little girl that loved all things horses.

Though not born into a horse family, it was what she desired most. She recounted that when she was 8 years old she asked her mom for the millionth time if she could have a horse. At that time, her mom told her if she could earn 100 dollars she would buy her one.

So, as most tough little cowgirls do Sydney went to work. She knocked on doors in the neighborhood and asked people if she could earn money cleaning their homes.

She had found a little wooden box and as she was hired to clean a home twice a week she would keep her money in that box and tally her earnings in pencil on the top. When Sydney had earned the hundred dollars she presented her box to her mom and told her she was ready for that horse. Sydney’s mom had to tearfully tell her that she could not afford to do so yet and that she didn’t think when she offered that deal to her that there was any way she would be able to earn that much money. So, for four years as Sydney and her family continued to battle cancer and loss, she held on to her money and her hope. She checked out every book in the library on horses and prayed and hoped that someday that dream would be realized.

Her mom worked in a hospital as a nurse and one day treated a man who told her about a BLM mustang that he was going to sell.

Sydney’s mom told him about her, and he said she could have the horse. So, at 12 years old she bought Belle, the mustang, for $100. She set out to train that horse with only the knowledge she could find in books and the Western Wasatch - January 2021 8

SPECIAL FEATURES instinct that she had felt all her life. She was bucked off many times and credits her guardian angles for keeping her alive during that time, but she finally got Belle trained. As a professional trainer, she laughs now when she says “trained” referring to that mustang.

When Sydney was a little older her dad, Travis Hess, who battled 10 different types of cancer throughout his lifetime, took her to a trainer in Bountiful for lessons. At the time Sydney wanted to participate in high school rodeo. Her older sister, who was the only child in the family not affected by the cancer gene, had expressed interest in horses as well. Sydney’s parents, in a better financial situation, bought a little appendix mare for her. It only took a ride or two for her to decide it was not her thing and so Sydney ended up with the mare. At her first lesson with Jim and Tiffany Montgomery, Sydney was told she was on the wrong lead. She was lost. She had absolutely no idea what they were talking about and even trotted over to the rail to grab her lead rope as it was the only thing she could think they meant. Jim, a feisty red-headed cowboy, saw something in Sydney. Good hands and a good seat, even though she did not have the logistics. He offered her a job riding the young horses in exchange for teaching her the logistics and honing her skills. She worked it out in high school to do packets and online classes so she could spend part of the school day at the barn.

Sydney had learned from a very young age to appreciate every day she had here on earth and to make it count. She said her motivation comes from literally appreciating that she was alive. She was told that her life expectancy might not be as long as some. She decided right then and there, if she wanted to accomplish things in her life, that she better get to work. To say she has a passion for horses is an understatement. She feels blessed to have been born with a love and a desire to share her life with them.

At the age of 18 and right out of high school Sydney took a job on a ranch in Nebraska to continue her equine education and learn all she could. Even though

that opportunity did not work out quite like she had planned she says she loved being there and learned so much. While there, she received a job opportunity to work for a high-end reining trainer, Stefano Calcagnini, in Collinsville, TX. While living on a ranch owned by Casey Hinton in Whitesboro, Texas, Sydney worked from 2 am to 6 pm seven days a week for Calcagnini. It was challenging and she said she learned a lot! During that time, her dad was on hospice care. She talked to him and told him she wanted to be there for him. He told her she that had worked too hard to get where she was and to stay. He passed away shortly thereafter. Sydney says that one of the reasons she shares her story with people is so that she can share the story of her family. Her dad was an amazingly inspirational man who started a foundation of his own, while going through all his own challenges, so he could help others.

While still in Texas working, Sydney’s little brother Dallin was facing his own health issues. His cancer had spread to his spine. During a conversation with his doctor, Sydney expressed she wanted to have time with her brother, the doctor told her to come home. So, she moved home to share experiences and make memories.

Her brother was her best friend and hero and at 15 years of age was writing his bucket list. On that list he mentioned that he wanted to share lemons with people.

Smith’s heard of this and donated lemons. Dallin, along with family and friends, passed out lemons in Farmington Square teaching people how to make lemonade when life gives you lemons. He passed away a short 3 months later.

During all her life challenges Sydney was still working, learning and loving the horses. She worked for trainer, Travis Wigen, for two and half years before starting out on her own with her own program.

Around that time, she bought a gray mare whom she labeled neurological. She said she was twitchy and goofy and a little crazy. The mare who was bred phenomenally was a challenge. She wanted to see if she had what it took to start a horse and finish with her in the show pen. She said it

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Justin Jensen and Sydney Jackson partner to run the Double Ott Ranch and Sydney Jackson Performance Horses.

took a full season to get her relaxed in the show pen and enjoying her job. She found out later that the mare who had been with a different trainer in the beginning had had her neck broke when she was a 3-yearold. She really was neurological. Sydney said she has learned so much and has had so much fun with this mare who has so much try and who is super athletic.Her mare, Pearl, or “Red Berry Chrome” is a daughter of Custom Chrome and out of a Miffilena mare. She says that she is one of her favorite all time horses and is in foal this year to HF Mobster.

Positivity in the face of a cruel world is a gift that this talented young woman wants to share. If she had not already gone through enough in her young life, Sydney lost her husband to suicide. While trying to navigate grief and all the other emotions that come from such a loss, Sydney came up with a “Positivity Scale.” She said she needed a way to gage her responses at the

end of each day. She said that no matter what she was working through she tried to have positive reactions.Not every day is her best and she struggles like we all do. However, as she journaled her emotions and used the scale she noticed as time went on that she was reacting more positive each day which has helped her to keep living her best life. She has plans to soon have a workbook out and someday, a foundation to help families and friends that lose someone to suicide.

Sydney also shares her life with her 5-year-old daughter, Lainee. Lainee has an inoperable brain tumor. There is no cure and no good treatment. They estimated that she may only have a year to live. That was a year and a half ago.

She is doing amazing and living a totally normal life with no current symptoms.

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on the NRHA Futurity, Sydney has her sights set on winning the NRHA from Page 9 Derby. She says it is more respectful seems that she does. Sydney does not want to force anything on her, but on the horses and that she credits the Lainee loves to ride and show and be National Reining Horse association for doing more to create longevity for the involved. This is where the magic of reiners. horses continues to be a blessing in Her life goals are right in line with their lives. her horse goals. While she is loving I asked Sydney what her horse being at the Double Ott in North Ogden goals were? First, she just wants to and Sydney Jackson Performance be a good person and help people.

Second, she said she loves to win and Horses is doing great, she would love to has had success thus far in her career. someday have her own facility.

Justin Jensen, her other half, is a She won the Limited Open in the Intermountain Reining Horse Associa- phenomenal trainer. He shares the tion and others. But, winning is not her chores and his life with Sydney and Lainee and she is so grateful for his most important priority. patience and support. They make an She said, “At the end of the day incredible team. They would, someday, your lifetime earnings don’t go on love to run some cows, train some your headstone.” She finds joy and dogs, and continue their horse program accomplishment in schooling her on their own place. non pros and watching her clients This is not a story of tragedy, succeed, connect, and communialthough she has had more than her cate with their horses. While many share. This is not a story of sadness, reining trainers have their sites set

even though there has been lots. Sydney does not want people to feel sorry for her. Just the opposite is true. She wants to help others. She was starting to get into some motivational speaking and had some amazing venues lined up when COVID-19 canceled them this year. Sydney’s story is about life and life is short. Her’s is a story about finding your passion and making it count. This is a story about the solace and healing power of the horse. Sydney has faith in a higher power and her guardian angels and is truly grateful for every single day she has on this earth.

Until you can catch Sydney speaking or watch her in the arena you can find her at sjperformancehorses.com.

If you are like me, amazed at her story while still sitting on the fence thinking, “I wish I were more like her.”

Get off the fence! Life is short, get to work and make it count.....and if you need an amazingly inspirational trainer, give Sydney a call.

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Utah competitors bring home the gold from the 2020 NFR

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Stetson Wright shines on the national rodeo stage

BY JACOB SCHOLL Standard-Examiner

LAS VEGAS — Stetson Wright witnessed a number of family members in the spotlight throughout the years.

Now, it’s his time to shine.

In just his third year in the PRCA, Wright won the All Around and Bull Riding World Championships at the National Finals Rodeo in just his second trip to the finals.

Wright has clearly already made a name for himself, finding a way to stand out in a family that’s known for their legacy in roughstock.

Despite being in only his third year in the PRCA, Stetson Wright took home the top prize in rodeos across the country, winning the bull riding category in rodeos across Utah, Texas and Nevada; not to mention winning bull riding at the Daddy of ‘Em All — the Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Wright picked up a few Saddle Bronc titles in 2019 in places like Ogden and Vernal. He won the all around titles at those rodeos as well, adding to his list of All Around wins for the year. That list includes titles in West Jordan, Spanish Fork and Eagle Mountain; as well as rodeos in Cody, Wyoming; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and St. Paul, Oregon.

His list of 2020 wins was even longer.

Wright said he felt good going into the Finals, despite an injury or two in the past year. In July 2019, he broke his jaw in five places during a ride in Dodge City, Kansas, and was taken to a hospital in Wichita. Despite the injury, he was back riding a month later.

“It’s healed good,” Wright said of his jaw. “It probably wasn’t all the way

healed when I came back, but it’s good now and the doctors say it’s good so I am not worried about that no more.”

A broken jaw didn’t do much to stop the 20-year-old going into the Finals.

“I feel good, honestly better than I did before I broke my jaw,” he said. “So maybe it was like a saving grace.”

In his roughstock family, Stetson Wright is the only bull rider. In total, five Wrights were in Las Vegas for the NFR, with Stetson’s brothers, Rusty and Ryder, and uncles, Jesse and Spencer, competing against each other for the Saddle Bronc title.

Jesse and Spencer Wright took home championships in years past, with each winning Saddle Bronc world titles in 2012 and 2014, respectively.

Rodeo is the Wright family business, and Stetson is ready to make his mark on his family’s legacy. After an allaround title at his first NFR, Stetson Wright did just that.

“It means everything to me,” Stetson Wright said. “My family has built such a good name and it’s really cool that I have had the opportunities I’ve had. It’s just special.”

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Stetson came into the 2020 NFR in third place in the All Around Competition. Yet, he was the only competitor qualified in two separate events, bull riding and saddle bronc riding. This gave him a huge advantage in earnings potential. As soon as the hooves hit the dirt in round one, Wright capitalized on his advantage. He won third place behind his brother Rusty in round one and third behind brother Ryder in round 4, 5th in round 5, 1st in round 7, split 3rd in round 8 and won round 10 to end the year as the 7th ranked cowboy in the world in Saddle Bronc riding. In the bull riding competition he blew his competitors away winning 4 of the 10 rounds to clinch the Bull Riding World title along with the All Around world title making him the first rough stock rider since Ty Murray in 1998 to win the All Around World and a single event title in the same year.

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Well-traveled photographer a common sight at Utah competitions

BY MARK SHENEFELT Standard-Examiner

Amanda Dilworth’s lifelong love of cameras and photography needed another outlet, but she had little notion that rodeo would provide it.

“Rodeo kind of found me,” said Dilworth, who is likely the busiest rodeo photographer in Northern Utah and southern Idaho.

Dilworth grew up in Burley, Idaho. She liked rodeo in general, but her dad was a barber and her mom a teacher, so it wasn’t a stereotypical cowboy-type family.

“I didn’t ride a horse until I was 15,” she said.

But today, Dilworth runs a thriving rodeo photography business, crisscrossing the West to photograph events sponsored by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, the Utah High School Rodeo Association and more.

In May, Dilworth, who still lives in Burley, bought a new pickup truck. She’s already put 13,000 miles on it.

One day recently, Dilworth was on her way to a rodeo convention in Fort Worth, Texas, putting hundreds of more miles on the Dodge, when she took a call from a reporter.

More PHOTOGRAPHER | PAGE 16 Amanda Dilworth is a common sight at rodeos in Utah. The Burley, Idaho, native is a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association photographer who covers pro and high school rodeo events throughout Utah, including often at the Golden Spike Arena in Ogden.

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Amanda Dilworth, of Western Edge Photography, has cultivated a busy lifestyle traveling to rodeo events across Idaho and Utah.

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She was excited to talk about where she is and where she still hopes to go.

“My dad always had a nice camera, and by the time I was 11 years old I realized I wanted to do something with photography,” Dilworth said.

She picked up a photography degree at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, in 2004 and spent the next few years trying to drum up professional work.

It was 2008 when she discovered a rodeo photography opportunity.

“The demand for it in southern Idaho and Northern Utah, I just kind of jumped on it and ran with it,” she said.

Over the next several years, she shot more rodeos and did other types of photography, and by 2016 decided she could do rodeo full time.

“It’s really grown from there,” she said.

Her business, Western Edge Photography, has blazed a trail, she said, attracting customers whose family members compete in Utah and want photos of their competitions.

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Amanda Dilworth poses for a photo at the 2020 National Finals Rodeo at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Dec. 4, 2020.

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LEFT and RIGHT: Amanda Dilworth, of Western Edge Photography, has cultivated a busy lifestyle traveling to rodeo events across Idaho and Utah.

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know my name,” Dilworth said.

She has photographed the Utah high school state finals the past four years, and two years ago got her PRCA photographer card.

She said this year she was the only PRCA photographer to work at two circuit finals, the Mountain States and Wilderness circuit events.

She hopes to be able to cover the National Finals Rodeo at some point.

Early on in her career, “I never considered myself a journalism photographer, but now that’s all I do,” said Dilworth, 38.

There’s plenty of demand for her type of work in Utah and Idaho, she said.

“Utah is very rich in the rodeo and horse industry,” she said. “If you think of a Western event, barrel racing, little britches rodeos, team roping, I have done it.”

The Golden Spike Arena is one of her favorite locations to work.

As a photography environment, it’s easier there to get the lighting just right, and she likes the people too.

“Ogden is one of my favorite places to come,” she said. “I have a good friend who lets me stay with her. I absolutely love the people in Ogden. They

“Utah is very rich in the rodeo and horse industry. If you think of a Western event, barrel racing, little britches rodeos, team roping, I have done it.”

— Amanda Dilworth, Western Edge Photography are always friendly and supportive.”

Dilworth said she’s thrilled to look ahead, to keep having fun chronicling rodeo and growing her business.

It’s an unusual path, she said, because the PRCA photography industry is male-dominated.

“I’m someone running her own business, making things busy on my own,” she said. “I’m single, no kids. I’m a unicorn, maybe.”

You can reach reporter Mark Shenefelt at mshenefelt@standard.net or 801-6254224. Follow him on Twitter at @mshenefelt.

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Utah native taking advantage of new professional rodeo format

BY MITCH SHAW Standard-Examiner

ARLINGTON, Texas — In many ways, this year’s version of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was a departure from competitions of years past.

But for Cassie Bahe-Latham, one contrast underlined in the 2020 event represents a more than welcome shift in tradition.

For the first time in 35 years, the season-ending championship event for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association was held in Las Vegas. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to move the event from Sin City to Arlington, Texas’s Globe Life Field — the new $1.1 billion stadium built for Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers. Social distancing restrictions in place in Nevada would have prohibited fans from attending the event, necessitating the move to Texas, according to a PRCA press release.

Aside from the pandemic-related changes, the 2020 NFR also featured women’s breakaway roping for the first time ever.

Bahe-Latham, who currently resides in Idaho but was born in Salt Lake City and raised in Grantsville, came into the event ranked No. 1. The 25-year-old says she’s been roping for 20 years now, nudged into the sport by her father, Francis Bahe.

She won the roping event this year at the prestigious Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo. In 2019, she finished second in the Wilderness Circuit Breakaway Roping standings, directly behind her younger sister Anna. That year, she also finished 25th overall in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Breakaway World Standings, this time one spot in front of her sister. In 2018, she finished her rookie season in the WPRA ranked 28th, and in 2017 she was a College National Finals Rodeo short round winner.

According to the Cowboy Lifestyle Network, breakaway roping is a type of calf roping. But unlike other roping disciplines, the calf is not tied or thrown. This event features a single rider on a horse, plus a calf.

Bahe-Latham said she enjoys the sport because it offers a unique challenge.

“It’s a sport with a lot of variables,” she said.

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In this undated photo, Cassie Bahe-Latham competes in a women’s breakaway roping event.

“There’s me, my horse and the calf. So, there’s three minds out there and they’re all thinking different things.”

Practicing the sport also involves some distinct barriers. Bahe-Latham said getting reps typically requires an arena and calfs — two things that aren’t always readily available. She said she relies on friends, acquaintances and really whoever or whatever can facilitate the practice necessities.

So while getting regular practice in can be tricky, there are two constants: Bahe-Latham and her horse.

She rides a 6-year-old gelding named Smokey. She says the relationship she’s developed with her animal is another reason her love for the sport runs deep.

“Smokey is naturally kind of lazy,” Bahe-Latham says with a laugh. “But we’ve been able to do pretty well together. It’s just cool to see how he’s grown.”

Widely considered the Super Bowl of rodeo, the NFR has been held annually since 1959, showcasing the world’s best cowboys and cowgirls, barrel racers and livestock. Here is a list of other Utahns who qualified for the 2020 event: Kaycee Feild of Genola, bareback riding; Stetson Wright of Milford, bull riding and saddle bronc riding; Ryder Wright of Milford, saddle bronc riding; Allen Boore of Axtell, saddle bronc riding; Mason Clements of Draper, bareback riding; Rusty Wright of Milford, saddle bronc riding; Tyler Bingham of Honeyville, bull riding.

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I am strong, I am brave Cinda Wayment barrel racing spotlight WRITTEN BY KRIS BLANKMAN Western Wasatch Contributor

Reminded by a bracelet on her arm, Cinda Wayment’s positive affirmation of, “I Am Strong, and I Am Brave,” keeps her on the right track both in barrel racing and in life. Like all of us Cinda has had her share of challenges and success’.

She shared that the popular phrase on

another bracelet she wears, “Live, Love and Laugh,” are important aspects of her life, emphasizing on the laughter.

Cinda grew up in Pleasant View, Utah and now resides in Harrisville, Utah. After working for the Internal Revenue Service for 30 years, Cinda is now retired. As we talked I realized that Cinda, like so many “horse” people,

has found enjoyment, therapy, healing, achievement, and love with having horses as an integral part of her life.

She has been blessed to have them in her life since she was 8 years old. As she grew and later in life married, her husband who was not a “horse guy,” married not only Cinda but all her equine family as well. Over the years

he grew to share her love for them.

They bought a two-year-old paint horse for him. She said he was not pretty and looked like a moose, but as Cinda worked with the colt she realized he had speed and that he might be the one she was looking for. Such was the case and Rocky became her all-around club horse. If you have ever had a

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Cinda and her horse Rocky compete in pole bending at a Turn Pro Barrel Racing Jackpot.

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RODEO once in a lifetime horse you will know exactly what Rocky was to Cinda. They competed in the Utah Western Riding Association for 10 years. Cinda has been a member and competing in said organization for 30. She has competed in all the events, except for roping.

In 2012 Cinda lost her dear husband. As she navigated through the grief and tried to find herself again, her family and friends rallied around her and have been a continuous source of support and strength. Rocky was also by her side giving her purpose and hope. It was about two years later when Cinda decided to pursue barrel racing more seriously. It was something she always enjoyed and wanted to do. She took that opportunity when she joined the Turn Pro Jackpot Association.

When Rocky was at the top of his form, according to Cinda he was 20 years old, they had the opportunity to compete in Las Vegas during the NFR at the All-In Barrel Race in 2017. Rocky did well at the event but experienced colic after and passed away in surgery. This was another tragic loss to Cinda.

After losing Rocky, even though she had other horses at the time, she was searching for another special horse to be competitive on. She was also working on starting over again, and just focusing on living life the best way she could.

About a year ago she found Ricky Bobbie! Having been drawn to another paint horse she found what she was looking for. Cinda and her paint were well on their way when Cinda had to overcome another stumbling block in her life.

Remember Cinda’s bracelets? The ones with the positive affirmations of, “I Am Strong, and I Am Brave,” and “Live, Love, Laugh?” These were gifts from her support group after battling and recovering from alcoholism. She found solace and therapy with her horse and with the support of friends. After taking a month off from riding during her recovery, Cinda and Ricky Bobbie made a wonderful comeback this past season. This dynamic duo won a year end award saddle in the Turn Pro Jackpot Association.

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Cinda and her horse Rickie Bobbie with their most recent trophy saddle.

Although she has had many success’ and wins in the USWRCA throughout her riding career, participating in the All-In Barrel Race and winning the saddle are highlights in Cinda’s horse life. Both of which she would love to do again if given the opportunity.

Cinda loves to trail ride, camp, and

spend time with good friends and family. She also has a love for writing poetry. I asked her if she would be willing to share some of it with us. She said she wrote a poem after loosing a big gray horse that she loved. That same year a few of her friends lost horses as well so she wrote this with all in mind.

Having been down that road and loosing a once in a lifetime horse, I was very touched by her poem. She graciously shared it with all of us. It is published in the Cowboy Poetry section in this magazine. Here is to sending good wishes to Cinda and Ricky Bobbie who have a bright future ahead of them.

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ANIMAL CARE

8 tips to help avoid colic in horses

Last issue we talked about equine colic and how it is the number one cause of death in horses, with the take home message being there is no such thing as a non-serious colic.

Horses are predisposed to colic due to the function and anatomy of their digestive tracts. Even though we can’t prevent every colic case, there are some things we can do to decrease the likelihood of colic: 1) Establish a daily routine. Try to feed and exercise at the same time every day — this reduces stress.

2) Feed a high quality diet comprised mostly of roughage. Feeding too much grain can change the ph in the digestive system which can cause ulcers, increased gas production and other digestive problems.

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3) Divide daily rations into several smaller portions as opposed to one large portion. Horses are made to eat small amounts all day long. This is sometimes difficult to do because we have lives, jobs and other things outside our horses.

4) Make changes to rations gradually. Changes to the intensity and duration of exercise should also be made gradually.

5) Provide fresh clean water at all

times. During winter months, horses need to be encouraged to drink more.

This might mean putting water heaters in tanks or giving them more salt or electrolytes to encourage water intake.

6) Provide good dental care. If a horse is unable to chew his food properly, he is more likely to become impacted.

7) Provide a good worming program. In vet school, they taught that 90% of all colics can be directly or

indirectly related to worms.

8) Reduce stress. Changes in environment and workloads can increase the risk for intestinal problems. Pay special attention to horses when transporting them.

These are just a few of the things we can do to maximize our horses health and reduce the risk of colic. Benjamin Franklin’s axiom “ an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” is wise advice when it comes to colic.

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Modern dental equipment The earliest records of equine dentistry date back almost 3000 years with Mongolian herders. Archaeologists have unearthed proof that these herdsmen understood certain aspects of dentistry and how it affected their horses. If we fast forward to modern times, within the last 100 years, the equipment that was used wasn’t much different than what the Mongols used. Stone, bone, and even rudimentary steel instruments would have been used around 1000 BC. Modern dentistry, until the last 15 years, was still using different types of picks as well as steel files and rasps.

The last 3 decades has really seen some great advancements in the equipment that can be used in equine dentistry. As equipment has changed, so has the skill and understanding of this profession. Today’s dental equipment consists of highspeed power instruments, bright headlamps, and even visual aids that allow views deep inside the mouth. Instead of a hand rasp being pulled across an entire row of teeth, tooth material can be reduced with high-speed diamond-chip burrs or carbide cutting bits. Today we are VERY detail oriented. The equipment that is available today allows the practitioner to only reduce one portion of a tooth. The entire mouth is addressed, one tiny piece at a time, with precision and exactness.

Some horse owners, and far too many practitioners, are more likely to believe that hand files are still the best option;

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Justin working with his modern equipment on an equine patient.

Today’s dentistry uses terminology such as EQUILIBRATION (balance), LATERAL By Justin EXCURSION (side to side Stark movement of the jaw), and OCCLUSION (contact of opposing that they are safer. In reality, if teeth). We can measure the the practitioner doesn’t have horse’s ability to move his jaw the education required to use and have methods of increasing power instruments, maybe they his ability to grind his feed and are better off with the limited provide fluid lateral motion. We capabilities of a hand file. Hand better understand the range of files offer very little precimotion of the TMJ (jaw joint) sion, but they can still cause and how it affects the horse’s severe damage in the mouth if athletic performance. We study the practitioner isn’t properly how his ability to chew affects educated. Their main use is to his digestion. We understand only remove the sharp edges of different types of bits and how the teeth that cause ulcerations different riding disciplines are of the cheeks and tongue; they affected by oral health and are “floated” across the edges conformation. An experienced of the teeth. Before precision dental professional has insight power instruments, there was on dental problems associated limited understanding of how with different breeds, common the mouth truly affected the and uncommon oral problems, athletic performance of the methods for avoiding/reducing abnormalities, and how to horse.

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Justin Stark’s equipment set up at his home clinic in Brigham City.

The last 3 decades has really seen some great advancements in the equipment that can be used in equine dentistry. As equipment has changed, so has the skill and understanding of this profession. elongate the functional use of the mouth with age.

A horse owner bears the responsibility of being educated about their horse. It is your job to provide that animal with the best life possible. If you cannot provide expert care on your own, you may need to use skilled and educated professionals to help you provide a

better life for your equine partners. Feel free to ask questions to your equine professionals.

They should know their trade well enough to provide you with educational and sufficient answers. Above all, enjoy this life. Love those around you.

Make sure your horses are happy and healthy!

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OUTDOORS

Western Wasatch magazine a bulwark promoting our country lifestyle A couple of years ago the management at the Standard Examiner, along with assistance from Project Director Kendal Rae Jensen, hit upon a publishing idea that caught on like fire in goat grass! Why not create a regional publication that focuses on the Western way of life. And thus, the Western Wasatch Magazine came into fruition.

In Kendal’s own words, “As a member of the western community, born and raised into a rodeo family and now working in advertising and publishing, I realized there has been a voice long unrepresented by the mainstream media in this area. My goal is to celebrate a wide variety of events, organizations, hobbies, industries and people in the community, to bring awareness of the western way of life and the benefits and opportunities it brings to youth.”

The Western Wasatch does that and more. In a time when many publications are struggling, this magazine has gained increased readers with each printing.

In a recent issue the magazine highlighted 35 different youth and their activities. It featured articles including rodeo events, youth

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on the many businesses and organizations that advertise in the publication. Without them, the Western Wasatch would sink slowly into the sunset. It Ken Adams behooves all of us to support these sponsors and express organizations, animal care, agriculour appreciation to them for ture, outdoors, Western fashion, their willingness to provide the and entertainment. You were able financial means to keep the to read about a blossoming rodeo magazine in print. star at age 9 and a 75 year old It is disheartening to learn outdoor enthusiast taking his first about regional publications moose! that are scaling back their Creating each of the printings number of issues or going out takes an enormous amount of of business altogether due time and manpower to come to to decreases in readership fruition. The team includes: writand advertising revenue. In ers, photographers, layout artists, the past month, two of the proofers, ad salespersons, manag- daily stalwarts in Northern ers and publisher to name of few. Utah were forced to become One of the most valuable asweekly publications and a sets the piece has going for it is weekly newspaper servthe numerous writers who supply ing Davis County since the articles for magazine. Staff writers advent of the pioneers was forced Mark Shenefelt and Kris Blankman to close its operation altogether. do an amazing job of covering Printed newspapers have major events and highlights, but played a critical role in our democmany other community members racy since the founding of this also submit pieces for print. (I per- great country almost 250 years sonally get a kick of Sam Lively’s ago. Our forefathers understood “Musing of a Cowboy”.) the need and protected the right The most critical aspect of the of publishers to present their wares and opinions to the public success of the magazine focuses

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under the protection of the Bill of Rights. Newspapers are accountable to their readership, are housed in buildings and offices with physical addresses and employ responsible management. They do not hide under the disguise of the Web or distribute articles that have no bases for fact through online sources.

The Western Wasatch is a top of the line magazine that serves an important need and audience in Utah and surrounding areas. A tip of the hat to the Standard-Examiner and its ownership for their creative insight and courage in publishing and distributing this valuable piece of American heritage.

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Comfort of critters during COVID! WRITTEN BY KARI BYINGTON Western Wasatch Contributor

As I went out to the barn today to help my husband feed our animals, we were greeted with meowing, neighing, and mooing! It is so nice to be needed and wanted with unconditional love (even though we know with the steers it is all “grain” related!)

How fortunate I feel to be living on a farm during tumultuous times, where we can “isolate” at home with our animals! There were days this year when things looked a little bleak, and everyone’s struggles truly became real and sometimes very close to home. Everyone now knows someone who has struggled with Covid. I personally had a daughter, a son, and a daughter-in-law who had the virus.

Each of them tested positive and each of them had different symptoms. So strange!

What I did appreciate this year was being able to go out on trail rides (more than I ever had in years) enjoy the beauty of nature, and ride through wilderness in Wyoming that is very seldom seen. Our older barn cat passed away, so I acquired two kittens this year. It was fun to snuggle up with them, feel their purring, and know of their unconditional love towards me!

What a God-given gift our animals are to us, a source of happiness, and well-being! If you are lonely a pet can surely feel that void, and the shelters have just the right one for you and your family for a very decent price!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my rural and not-so-rural friends, I hope all of us can find that special peace in knowing you can be loved!

Kari Byington and her furry critters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Alecia Smith and her deer a 5x3 harvested in the Ogden area.

PHOTO CREDIT JUSTIN SMITH

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Once in a lifetime bull moose taken 2019 in the Cache Unit by Tracee Hoch Heaton.

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Ridge Marriott and Stockton Marriott and their pheasant limit in Cornish.

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Royal and Denny rabbit hunting in Woodruff.

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Matt Wardle and his bull elk from a CWMU tag for Deseret.

15 year old Tenille Bingham with her first elk. Shot opening day of rifle elk season at Chalk Creek in Summit County.

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OUTDOORS LEFT and BELOW: Brian Twitchell was able to harvest a cool mature bull elk in October this year. After several trips and about 70 miles of boot leather it all came together. As they always say in hunting it can go from zero to sixty in an instant. After several trips Brian was able to pattern the elk movements and set up in the right location to intercept the heard. After a 275 yard shot the bull was down. Then the real work started, three and a half miles in and 300 yards down a steep canyon meant a tough pack out. After boning out the elk Brian and his dad Paul took three fourths of the bull out on the first load. Lots of memories and great times in the outdoors with these three generations.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY BRIAN TWITCHELL

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11 year old Cade Twitchell was able to harvest his first turkey Nov. 28, 2020. This is his first tag from the Utah DWR. He was able to take his turkey after several unsuccessful stalks the evening before. Along with his father and grandfather they put the turkeys to roost that night and headed back the next morning knowing where they had roosted. After the birds came off their roost a quick plan was made on how to intercept the birds. The rest was up to Cade who made the shot and had his first turkey.

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Texas Fashion at the National Finals Rodeo WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH BECKY HOUGAARD Western Wasatch Contributor

When we heard that the National Finals Rodeo was canceled in Las Vegas this year I think a lot of us were disappointed. It’s so easy for us Utahn’s to drive or fly to Vegas and for many it’s an annual must-go event! Thankfully Texas was able to host the NFR this year but many of us couldn’t go.

One of my favorite things at the NFR is seeing all the fashion; classic

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to new or a mixture of both. At the National FInals Rodeo, you will see a 10 day fashion show like no other!

How fun it is to attend and see all of

the new fashions and hundreds of vendors at the Cowboy Christmas Git Show! I had friends there that posted daily or took photos and watched as many of the shows as possible! What was big this year? Many of the trends that have been in for the last couple of years but even more! There was plenty of old school western but also a mixture of bold, bright and flashy outfits that were a blast! Bell bottoms in denim as well as many colors and prints such as stripes and serape.

Many also had cut out bells in many colorful fabrics, fringe, ruffles or lace on them and in fabrics such as velvet and shiny satin!

The animal prints are still in full swing. Pants, tops, jackets, scarves and boots in cowhide print, leopard, cheetah and shakeskin mixed with bright colors. Talk about color! Serape in bright vibrant colors was also popular for pants, blazers, skirts and boots!

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LEFT: Tami Taylor with a friend before a performance of the NFR wearing leopard, serape, fringe and a studded jacket. ABOVE: Tami Taylor poses on the concourse during the NFR rocking serape bells and a black duster.

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LEFT: Rodeo Quincy and baby rock a pair of grey gaberdine bells with ruffles and faux fur leopard at a performance at the NFR. RIGHT: Tami Taylor and husband pose on the pink carpet wearing a bright serape skirt and black western blazer with tooled leather accents.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ELIZABETH BECKY HOUGAARD

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ABOVE: Tami Taylor poses with a friend at the Cowboy Christmas trade show sporting a buckskin jacket with beading and fringe. BELOW: Rodeo Quincy and friends model various leopard pieces and vintage tees topped with large concho belts.

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ELIZABETH BECK HOUGAARD

Tami Taylor in a navy velvet jacket and printed bells.

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ment. Beautiful western prints and colors in scarves; nowadays from Page 29 the choices are endless!

Western T-shirts in retro styles For jewelry there are also worn with all these were seen a lot lots of bold fun colors but the too! Fancy cowboy boots were still strength still seems to be silver a staple but the short style boots and Turquoise. You can’t go in colors and prints were everywrong with these! The NFR is a where. I also loved seeing many great place to get fashion ideas ladies wearing dresses and skirts and have fun wearing all of your with a western flair such as fringe, cute outfits! Hopefully next year great concho belts and scarves! it will be back in Vegas and I will Speaking of scarves. There see you there! If you need help were so many outfits accented finding any of the Items I’ve with scarves as a fashion statementioned just let me know! I

can find them for you. I will also be heading to Dallas Market in January and can find just about anything there. In the meantime there are so many wonderful online boutiques and retail stores here in Utah to choose from so make sure you take a look locally and help support our wonderful small business in your area!! Till next time! Happy Trails!

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ENTERTAINMENT

A major family event

The Cache Valley Rendezvous

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Canyon Colts Chior singing with Stephanie Davis

and was active in church, 4H, FFA and music. He bred and raised hogs and was the winner of the KSL Calf Contest In a beautiful valley that sits in the which awarded him his first calf. middle of Eden and Paradise, is a small Dale and Dawna had met at USU as little rural community named Avon. Dale freshmen. Dawna transferred to BYU to and Dawna Major came to Avon, Utah, graduate and Dale graduated from USU. in 1988 with their first child. Dawna In 1982 Dawna came back to Cache was raised in Lyman, Wyoming on a Valley to work and they met again. Long ranch. She was active in church, sports, story short, on their 15 acres they raise 4-H, FFA, rodeo and queening. She had club calves, 6 kids, hay for themselves an opportunity to move to Sheridan and neighbors, and horses. They enjoy to train with the current queen for the living the western lifestyle and believe chance to compete for Miss Rodeo that those agricultural experiences Wyoming but chose to stay home and taught their children to be smart, hardattend college and work on the ranch. working, and well rounded. Dawna’s Dale was raised in rural Pleasant Grove folks live 86 miles due East and South 6 WRITTEN BY KRIS BLANKMAN

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degrees as the crow flies. In 1999 when they were expecting their youngest son, Dale thought it would be fun to ride from their home in Avon to Dawna’s parents in Lyman, Wyoming. So, with GPS in hand, he headed out with a 13, 9, 7 and 4-year-old! That ride has been an annual event for the whole family for 16 years. It was often the highlight of the summer for their children. The 105-mile, 3-day trip made for, “tired horses and tough kids that learned to finish what they started.” They learned that you could not quit when things got tough.

All the Major children have participated in 4-H and FFA They all love to

spend time together, fishing, hunting, and riding. The Major’s raise and show their own show steers and heifers. They have had multiple county and state fair Grand and Reserve Champions. More than a few buckles have been won in showmanship and other classes. Dale says he is writing a song titled, ‘They Won the Buckle and I Got the Bill.’

Along with the livestock and agriculture the Major family shares and enjoys music. Dale sang with a barbershop quartet for 9 years and plays guitar.

His children had musical interests as well. Both of his daughters learned to More RENDEZVOUS | PAGE 36 Western Wasatch - January 2021 35

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Annual ride up Monte Cristo 2008

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play the fiddle while his 5th child, Jacob, learned to play bass and enjoyed singing. They had the makings of a band.

The ‘Major Family Ranch Hands’ Band and has been fortunate to perform at different venues.

Dale was first exposed to cowboy poetry while watching Waddie Mitchell at the Festival of the American West at Utah State University, a program that has since been discontinued. He had no idea how entertaining it could be, and the western music resonated with him.

After many invitations by good friends Chris Bailey and Steve and Jenna Vee Woolf, Dale and Dawna attended the Heber City Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair. They were hooked!

Dale and two children had driven to Moab to perform at a cowboy gathering during their open mic session. On the way home Dale thought, “If a small town like Moab could put on a show with big names like Michael Martin Murphey and Suzy Bogguss, Cache Valley should be able to support something like that as well.” He talked to friends who were interested in the same types of events and found some that were willing to help him put something together. It was then that The Cache Valley Cowboy Ren36 Standard-Examiner

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Major family Christmas Day ride 2004

dezvous (CVCR) was born! Dale credits good friends, like Blake Pulsipher who helped him figure out what it would take to cater such an event. Lynn Hulme had great sound equipment he was willing to share. Steve and Jenna Vee were excited to help as were Travis and Jean Sparks.

Those dear friends became the original organizing committee with Dale and Dawna. The board saw this as a wonderful opportunity to bring some western entertainment to Cache Valley along with providing local entertainment opportunities to perform. As they reached out to more professional entertainers they found them willing to come and perform as well, and the local high school was gracious enough to host the event.

The Rendezvous is in its 11th consecutive year. It has presented some amazing entertainment with names like Michael Martin Murphey, Suzy Bogguss, Billy Dean, Ned LeDoux, The Bar J Wranglers, and so many more. Along with these phenomenal performers

there have been award winning cowboy poets and the very best of local western entertainers from Utah, and surrounding states. And the Major Family Ranch Hands Band is an integral part of the band that plays for the Friday night dance at the CVCR. CVCR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and with the help of several different grants, their goal is to provide some great entertainment for folks, educating youth about our western lifestyle and encouraging new performers. It is a labor of love for the Major family along with many volunteers from all over Cache Valley and into Box Elder County.

Dale says, “Our volunteers have been just awesome, and many drive a long distance to help out! We could not do it without a lot of great volunteers!”

They have over 60 volunteers as well as many students and they appreciate every one of them!

One of the most impressive things that the CVCR does is to educate the youth of Cache Valley and surrounding

counties with their CVCR Educational Outreach Program. This brings world class entertainers into the schools, elementary through high school, with in-class performances, hands on instruction and full-blown assemblies.

With the hope of “planting a few seeds” in our local school kids that may cause them to take the arts and literature a little more serious, learn of and pass on the western values of hard work and perseverance encouraging them to try new things, find success and build confidence as they connect with real musical and poetry professionals. One of the reasons they are able to share this with the school children is due to a generous grant from the Sorenson Legacy Foundation (SLF), which was founded by James and Beverly Sorenson. Beverly, a teacher, believed that, “the arts are essential to broadening our children’s minds starting in elementary.” CVCR and SLF have teamed up with entertainers to benefit over 39,000 children since 2015.

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The Gray He put the Lone Ranger’s horse, Silver, to shame.

WRITTEN BY CINDA WAYMENT

My Roy was a horse you only dreamed about.

Roy’s prancing and rearing brought him great fame.

There will never be another like him, I have no doubt.

Roy always did his best to put on a great show.

He ran his races always holding Racing round the arena without his course. missing a stride.

He made his passes, never Life will be different with out missing a beat. that big gray.

We were honored and blessed with this presence here.

With only one eye it was such a great feat.

And in our hearts, his memory we’ll always hold dear.

With his eyesight failing and his I may ride another horse but I’ll old arthritic knees, never forget.

We will never forget him, that big gray horse.

He still gave his all, only wanting to please.

His heart was bigger then the world we know.

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Cinda and her horse Roy

One popular example of entertainers in the CVCR Outreach Program is Gary Allegretto’s “Learn to Play Cowboy Harmonica Instantly Workshop,” where students are taught 3 or 4 songs, and receive a personal harmonica to take home. Gary is the current International Western Music Association Male Performer of the Year and acclaimed performing and recording artist. Western Horseman Magazineraves; “Gary’s music transcends genres, generations and cultural barriers, yet is so professional, engaging and core to the cowboy that listeners can’t help but want to ride along a while longer and discover something new in a song.” The following are some of the comments from teachers and students that had the privilege of Gary coming to their school: “ Gary, Thank you so much for sharing your talent with the students of Canyon Elementary. Your workshop has inspired the students at our school.

He carried Old Glory with such great pride.

Having a professional artist close up in a classroom with students is such a wonderful experience. Most students will only hear a professional in an auditorium or concert hall. Having you in these smaller groups, instructing them on how to play the harmonica was a once in a lifetime experience for them. Students have been playing their harmonicas ever since your workshop. We are currently teaching classes online because of the Covid 19 outbreak. I was in a video chat with several members of my class this past week and I heard a harmonica song being played in the background. There are students from this group that may very well continue in the field of music because of your presentation. Thank you again for providing this opportunity for young children.” Brad Hawkes, 5th Grade Teacher at Canyon Elementary “You opened a new door in my life.”

Mac, 5th grade. “Best assembly ever!”

Cole, 5th grade. “I want him to come again.” Olivia, 5th grade The Rendezvous also has an amazing Kids Poetry Contest and a Patriotic Poetry Contest that is sponsored by Smith and Edwards and Kathy Smith’s, Loving Liberty, Inc. There is a Kids Corral, where childrencan learn about and participate in all things western, an ‘Open Mic’ stage to give amateurs a chance to perform, dutch oven dinners and a ‘Cowboy Family Dance’ where everyone can practice the waltz or twostep. The Cache Valley community has supported the CVCR in many ways thro ugh advertising to housing performers over the last 10 years. They have also been awarded RAPZ funding and a Utah Arts and Museum Grant to help put on the event. The committee is very grateful to have such great community and business support.

The goal moving forward is to continue to bring quality entertainment to

His playful antics always made my day.

Roy, the big gray horse that was more than a pet.

Northern Utah. Even during COVID-19, the show hopes to go on March 12-14, 2021. The CVCR has been awarded the Sorenson Legacy Foundation grant again and are hopeful to be able to go into the schools with professional musicians and poets. Dale says, “We’re still planning on doing something, at this point, what it will look like is still questionable.” Dale and Dawna hope, “that folks who have never experienced cowboy poetry and western music would come and give it a try. We’ve found that once we get someone here, they are excited and looking forward to coming back.”

If you have never experienced the Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous you are missing out! Put it on your calendar for 2021. You can keep up to date of the happenings of the Cache Valley Cowboy Rendezvous by following them on Facebook or at their website. www. cvcowboy.org.

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Utah can still be a winter wonderland in January… if you prepare for it As a kid, I can recall the anticipation that inevitably followed the weather man’s call for snow. The night before a single flake would touch the ground, my gloves, winter boots, snow pants, and coat were all neatly laid out just inside the back door topped with an oversized red knit hat. “Oh, the joys that awaited the following morning!” I remember thinking to myself as I’d lay in bed. It’s a wonder I’d even sleep on those nights, what with all the activities daylight would bring! There were forts and snowmen to be built, ice to be slid upon, and the unforgettable childhood craze, sledding!

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Musings of a cowboy Sam Lively Rodeo Cowboy

ing short of a “Winter Wonderland”.

Nowadays, it seems the only good that comes from 0° is that all of the mud is frozen in the horse corals, and the days are too short to work outside too long, even if you wanted to. I don’t mean to come off as negative as the

temperature, I’ve just chopped too much ice in it.Welcome to January, the most “solid month of the year!”

I was 14 years old the first time I encountered a frozen diesel motor, ironically enough, this was also when I discovered that my main use for a “weed burner” wasn’t burning weeds. One tank of propane, two cans of starting fluid, and three hours later, and the back-hoe was ready for use.

Since then, I’ve thawed out a few engines as well as some air lines on a semi truck, and more garden hoses than I care to admit. Through all these experiences, I’ve found preparedness

is the best avenue for success. Much like my boyhood-self that laid out every article of clothing for the next day, I take the time to check the antifreeze in the back-hoe, pour alcohol in the air lines, and keep a full tank of propane for the “weed burner” just in case.

Despite the tribulations that tag along with the negative integers, on a still day with Earth’s sky so clear and blue you swear you could drink it, and all the man-made imperfections blanketed beneath her makeup of snow, Utah’s January can still be a “Winter Wonderland,” you’ve just got to take the time to prepare for it.

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