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Sydney Horwitz -- Barrel Racer
It all started
when I moved from Cincinnati, Ohio to Carbondale. I
began volunteering at a non-profit organization, Sopris
Therapy Services, where they get disabled people on horses.
I have been riding and
training horses now, since I was 12. I have raced many
horses since I started barrel racing but I currently race
Pardner, a twelve- year-old Quarter Horse from Arizona.
I have had him for five years. He is my hero.
In the first year I had him, he broke his leg. It took
him a year to recover, but now we are back in action.
I am currently going to school at University of Wyoming in
Laramie and getting a dual major in Pre-Veterinary Animal
Science and Agricultural Education. I like riding in
the local summer rodeos and I am sponsored by Maroon Bells
Outfitters. I won the Carbondale Rodeo buckle
in 2003. I hope that everyone can find a true passion
that they really love as much I have found.
"Horseback
riding is the art of keeping the horse between you and the
ground!" |
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when he was ten. Working on the ranch he often used his roping skills to
manage cattle. He enjoyed roping on the ranch and decided to take his
skills into the competitive arena approximately 5 years ago. Since then
he as been successful at many events and has won three buckles, a saddle
and cash prizes. He specializes in roping the head of the steer known as
heading. He has a fast horse named Pete. He has taught his two young
sons to rope, continuing the tradition
