with a bit more of a handle and
respect. I decided that I would try
him and I rode him two days around
the drums then took him to his first
jackpot that weekend. He took to
it so easily and was by far one of the
easiest horses I've had to train
and from then I knew that Barrel
Racing is what he loved to do and he
became my horse. We tried him
Roping again and he is now also my
favourite rope horse."
Cheyenne commented on their
preparation leading up to the ABHA
National Finals. "Leading up to the
finals I just took Joker and my
other horses to as many barrel races
and arenas I could, trying to get
them used to all the different arenas
and ground conditions ready for
Tamworth."
Cheyenne started in Barrel Racing
at nine years old, she recalls,"I was
lucky enough to ride an amazing
buckskin horse named Rebel when I
was nine. He was my parents
favourite rope horse, but dad also
trained him to barrel race. Rebel
won me numerous titles, but the
most memorable ones include my
first Open Barrel Racing Title in the
National Rodeo Association in 2010
and I had only just turned 14 at the
end of the year. From there I won
the NRA Open Title in 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014. He also qualified me
for my first Australia Professional
Rodeo Association Finals in 2012
on the Gold Coast which was the
most amazing experience. I also
won the Australian Professional
Rodeo Association Junior All-Round
Cowgirl Title and Barrel Racing Title
in 2014. I was very fortunate to
have had such a great horse to start
my career and passion for barrel
racing and the most supportive
family driving me to all the rodeos
and competitions to give me the best
possible chance at being successful."
AQHA
Incentives
$1000'S of
$$$ up for
grabs
Patsy Holder Classic-Cheyenne
Whitwell & Peptos Royal Doc
Placing 4th in the Junior 1D was
Jade Tribe and Radical Sabbatical –Q58759 earning them runner up fastest
financial registered Quarter horse,
taking home an AQHA Rug.
Nichole Fitzpatrick and Just a Busy
Cat –Q-61107 not only won the 1st
Division with an average time of 17.340
– Just a Bust Cat also took home the
$250.00 bonus for the being the fastest
registered financial Quarter Horse
sponsored by AQHA.
Wendy Caban 2nd Patsie Holder
Patsie Holder Memorial Classic Barrel
Race.
Winner of the Fastest Registered
Quarter Horse $1000.00 Bonus placing
1st in this event, was Cheyenne
Whitwell riding Peptos Royal DOC –
Q-68919.
Winner of the $500.00, Breeder of the
fastest Registered Quarter Horse bonus
was Mathea Usher – Peptos Royal Doc
– Q68919.
Placing 5th in the Junior 1D was
Oliva Webb and Morn N Te – Q-61176
and also second Runner Up fastest
financial Registered Quarter horse,
winning them a bag full of AQHA
merchandise.
AQHA Youth Barrel Race
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