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Meet the Member BJ Billingsley
June 18, 2020
story by Michele Toberer Nineteen-year-old BJ Billingsley has been a member of the Arkansas Cowboys Association for four years, competing as a tie-down roper. BJ was the 2017 ACA Rookie Champion Tie-Down Roper and has qualified for finals three years so far. BJ is anxious for the green light to start entering rodeos again and has his sights set on qualifying for the 2020 ACA season finals in October. “The ACA has been great, there…
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Meet the Member Eva Daughhetee
April 15, 2020
story by Michele Toberer Living life to the fullest is what Eva Daughhetee is all about, and she’s enjoyed having the Arkansas Cowboys Association as a big part of that since she was 13 years old. Now 17, the Evangelical Christian School junior is involved in multiple activities but racing fast around 3 barrels on one of her beloved barrel racing equines, tops her favorites list. “I’m moving up from competing in junior barrels to…
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Meet the Member Kara Byars
March 19, 2020
story by Michele Toberer Rodeo family is something that many competitors appreciate about the lifestyle; and when you grow up in an association like Kara Byars has in the Arkansas Cowboys Association from the time she was just 13 years old, that rodeo family becomes an integral part of you are. That’s why she is happy to give back to the association, serving on the Board of Directors and as the ACA Barrel Racing Director,…
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Meet the Member Chance Biggerstaff
February 13, 2020
story by Michele Toberer Born and raised in Berryville, Arkansas, Chance Biggerstaff has been a card holder with the Arkansas Cowboys Association since he was 17 years old. Fast-forward 18 years, and the cowboy is still competing in the association, now with his 9-year-old daughter Bella, his fiancé, Samantha Cope, and her 9-year-old daughter LeighAnn joining in the fun as well. “It is such a family-oriented association, and I’m really enjoying this part of life.…
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Meet the Member Ethan & Cayla Cory
January 23, 2020
story by Michele Toberer The Arkansas Cowboys Association has been home to Cayla Cory since she was 16 years old, and she’s glad to have her husband, Ethan Cory, now competing in the association also. Cayla competed as a barrel racer during her teen years at the ACA rodeos, on her dad’s calf horse, John Henry, while her dad, Lawrence Fielder, competed in tie down roping on him. It was a family affair, and her…
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Meet the Member Jimmy Driggers
December 20, 2019
story by Michele Toberer You often find generational ties in rodeo, and for the Driggers family of Pearcy, Arkansas that rings true. At approximately 7 years old, Arkansas Cowboys Association member, Jimmy Driggers, began competing alongside his dad, Bill Driggers, and the love for rodeo and sharing it as a family became something that not only filled his life growing up, but has carried on to his own children today. Jimmy grew up in Hot…
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Meet the Member Taylor Wells
September 19, 2019
story by Michele Toberer Taylor Wells had a great 2019 season with the Arkansas Cowboys Association and was grateful that her 11-year-old bay gelding, Chuck, was named the 2019 ACA Horse of the Year. “It really means a lot to me that he won this award because the votes of the other barrel racers determine the Horse of the Year. It took us a long time to get where he is, and I appreciate the…
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Meet the Member Martha Hicks
August 22, 2019
story by Michele Toberer A rodeo secretary is generally the first face competitors see when they check into a rodeo, and the person they search for when they need some help. They’re one of the behind-the-scenes roles that keep everything running smoothly so that rodeo competitors can do what they love weekend after weekend. Martha Hicks, of Harrison, Arkansas has gladly taken on that role, and becoming a rodeo secretary 5 years ago has added…
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Meet the Member Paige Mitchell
July 18, 2019
story by Michele Toberer “I’ve learned life lessons through rodeo; to work hard and never give up, and most importantly to be a fierce competitor, humble winner, and a gracious loser,” claims Paige Mitchell of Pocahontas, Arkansas. At just 14, rodeo has taken up a major portion of her focus since she was 5 and she’s been competing in the Arkansas Cowboys Association for the past 4 years as a barrel racer. Paige lives with…
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Meet the Member Kelsey Phillips
May 16, 2019
story by Michele Toberer Arkansas Cowboys Association member, Kelsey Phillips is fully determined to come back to the family ranch, Phillips Quarter Horses, where she was raised by her grandparents before starting in her freshman year at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville this year. Kelsey is studying agriculture communications with a minor in agriculture leadership, and she’s thoroughly enjoying learning new things about agriculture. “Every day is interesting because I learn more about what…
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Meet the Member Cassidy Frazier
April 18, 2019
story by Michele Toberer A freak trail riding accident that resulted in a spiral fracture to Cassidy Frazier’s leg, taking three operations and months of recovery to get past, stopped her quest for the 2016 Arkansas Cowboys Association Champion Breakaway Rookie of the year title, and nearly her hope of riding at all. But the determined Floral, Arkansas cowgirl didn’t have quit in her vocabulary and although she had to fight to regain her coordination…
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Meet the Member Briar King
March 21, 2019
story by Michele Toberer “If I ever really get anything out of calf roping, I hope that it brings someone along their way to Christ. It’s an important thing in my life, but earthly things don’t last, so if I get anything out, I hope it’s to lead someone closer to God, says Briar King of Ash Flat, Arkansas. Briar was born and raised in Ash Flat and started riding bulls as a 14-year-old kid…
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