Cheyenne Rondeaux , 19 , grew up in a world of horses but had no idea she would fall in love with the competitive arena and go on to pursue a career in professional rodeo , although her story seems meantto-be from the start . Her dad , an award-winning horse stuntman , first set his daughter horseback when she was six months old . Thanks to him , she had a lot of early exposure and encouragement . By the time she was seven , she had already learned to break horses . But she didn ’ t take an interest in rodeo until after her move to Texas . Moving to Firelight South , her mother ’ s ranch just outside of Alpine , gave Cheyenne new experiences with the Equus genus .

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