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horses, cattle and sheep. My
brother Delbert was a Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine who also
created his own business called

elders, about the importance
of livestock care, the purpose
and benefits of getting their
livestock vaccinated, and to let

We wanted for our Dine’ people
to keep the tradition of caring
for livestock in their lives, but
not just any care we wanted
to ensure quality care for livestock. We had numerous individuals and families that were
interested in learning the details of caring and handling of

Herd Health. As part of Herd
Health, we would go around
to various communities talking
with people, specifically the

them know they were not alone.
We offered a lot of help to people here on the Navajo Nation.

hat started out as an
idea to bring families
and youth into the
Rodeo atmosphere, the creators of the Fort
By
Defiance Pivot
Wilson Riders, has bestewart, jr. come like family
to many people here on the Navajo Nation.
The Fort Defiance Pivot Riders
was established in 1990 by my
brother Delbert L. Benally Sr.,
myself and our families.

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Over the years the Fort Defiance Pivot Riders services expanded, they began offering
training to people of all ages
who wanted to join rodeo.
There was youth out there that
wanted to learn the techniques
of riding properly, they wanted
to know the equipment names,
their purpose, and gain the
proper riding skills. They wanted to become a part of the Rodeo so there was quite a few
that went through the organization to become a part of Rodeo
today and currently they are still
competing. The goal was to always help and remember that
Rodeo is not just a sport but it’s
also a family and as any family
we will continue to support each
other and assist in any way that
we can.

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