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Meet the Members Reece Wadhams & Beto Cisneros

story by Siri Stevens “We were 9th high call back,” said Beto Cisneros, from Avondale, Colorado. “I grew up in Avondale, on a ranch. It’s called the Bar Nothin Ranch. I grew up cowboying and roping and all that. I was a kid that would practice every day to get better. I started riding in fourth grade doing cowboy stuff. In fifth grade, the manager of the ranch asked me if I wanted to start…

Meet the Member Holland and Teagan Taylor

story by Ruth Nicolaus Brothers Holland and Teagan Taylor are members of the Colorado State High School Rodeo Association. The boys, who live in Bayfield, Colo., team rope with Holland as the header and Teagan as the heeler. They also compete in the tie-down roping. Holland rides Bullet, a six-year-old roan gelding who he started and trained. For the heeling, Teagan has two horses to choose from: Zee, a five-year-old gray that he trained himself,…

Meet the Member Bianca & Braxton O’Bryan

story by Kendra Elder Eighteen-year-old Bianca O’Bryan, and sixteen-year-old Braxton O’Bryan, share a special sibling love/rivalry when it comes to rodeoing. The brother/sister duo is no stranger to the Colorado High School Rodeo Association. The siblings reside in Lamar, Colorado where they live on one of their family’s ranches; the other is located in northern Minnesota. Rodeoing is instilled in the O’Bryan family, in fact, they actually live on Rodeo Drive. Their father, Shannon, coached…

Meet the Member Ella Zonneveld

story by Darlene Craven “Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths.” This quote speaks to the challenges and obstacles that Ella Zonneveld, a 17-year old junior, has endured and her decision to push past the obstacles and continue rodeoing which is one of her passions. After a life-changing accident when she was fifteen that totaled her truck and trailer, but thankfully spared her horses, Ella’s life has been filled…

Meet the Member Springsky Chee

story by Darlene Craven Humility and connection to her horses represent the core of Springsky Chee’s approach to competing in CSHSRA rodeos as a full-blooded member of the Diné (the People), commonly referred to as the Navajo Nation. Springsky, who is 15 and a sophomore at Navajo Preparatory High School in Farmington, New Mexico, likes to go fast and has won money doing it. Her specialty is barrel racing, but she also competes in pole…

Meet the Member Zaine Mikita

story by Darlene Craven Faith. Zaine Mikita lives by it and applies it every day. “Faith is a powerful thing for sure.” Faith is what drives Zaine’s rodeo success to the tune of multiple state championships since he was four years old, including fourteen saddles, countless buckles and a pretty stout savings account for college. Going into the CSHSRA spring rodeo season, Zaine is ranked third in tie-down roping and second in cutting. He and…

Meet the Member Josey Snidow

story by Darlene Craven Consistency is the key element to 16-year old Josey Snidow’s rodeo success and it shows in her Colorado High School Rodeo Association (CSHSRA) standings where she is sitting at third in breakaway roping, fifth in girls cutting and tenth in pole bending. 2018 was a banner year when Josey split third in the state in breakaway and finished seventh in poles. At the 2019 state finals in Craig, Colorado, Josey posted…

Meet the Member Shea Grogan

story by Darlene Craven Shea Grogan may only be seventeen but she carries herself with a poise and polish beyond her years. She attributes much of her maturity and competitive spirit to her parents. “They have given me independence, leadership, honesty, integrity and responsibility.” That’s a solid foundation to build a winning career in the Colorado State High School Rodeo Association (CSHSRA) and a future career in the law. “The whole family runs on adrenaline,”…

Meet the Member David Jones

story by Michele Toberer As a junior at Montezuma Cortez High School in Cortez, Colorado, much of 16-year-old David Jones’ time is focused on rodeo. He has been a member of the Colorado High School Rodeo Association since he was a 6th grader competing first in breakaway roping, then tie down, ribbon roping, and goat tying. Now in his 6th year of competition with the association, he is excited about this season’s start in tiedown…

Meet the Member Kody Ward

story by Michele Toberer For his first year with the Colorado High School Rodeo Association, Kody Ward was excited to leave Rock Springs, Wyoming as the 2019 NHSFR third place in the world champion rookie all-around cowboy, and 12th place boy’s cutter. “The national finals was an awesome experience. I’ve been to a lot of big rodeos, like Cheyenne and Calgary, but the NHSFR was one of the coolest rodeos I’ve been to. If someone…

Meet the Member Jacobi Larson

story by Lily Weinacht Jacobi Larson started out as a 6th grade member in the junior division of the Colorado High School Rodeo Association. She’s grateful for the friends and rodeo family she has made in the association during the past 5 years, and is certain that next year as a senior, the season will be bittersweet as her high school rodeo years dwindle down. Jacobi was born and raised in Fowler, Colorado, where she…

Meet the Member Cauy Pennington

story by Lily Weinacht As an Elbert Jr. High School rising senior, Cauy Pennington lives a pretty well-rounded life. He lives on his family’s Kiowa, Colorado ranch with parents, Cevey and Ashley, and brother Cole, 20, where they raise Black Angus cattle; and besides the ranching and rodeo lifestyle, has been involved in wrestling and football. “I’ve been wrestling since I was in first grade, and also play defensive end for my high school football…