Kyanne and Ranson Stephens are in their second year of membership in the Northeast Junior Rodeo Association. The sister and brother, who are the children of Jason and Randa Stephens, live in Beggs, Oklahoma. Kyanne, who is nine, is a barrel racer who rides a fourteen year old white horse named Gee. She learned to ride on her daddy’s roping horse, Old Yeller, who is 32, and now Ranson’s horse.
Kyanne is in the third grade, and she loves reading, and seeing her friends at school. Her favorite book is the Magic Treehouse – A Perfect Time for Pandas, and her favorite teacher is her current teacher, Miss Harp, because “she’s nice and she helps me read.” Her favorite school lunch is pepperoni pizza, and she loves her mom’s spaghetti. At recess time, Kyanne likes to play tag, and someday, she’d like to be a veterinarian.
Ranson is five years old, and he is a goat un-decorator and sheep rider, with sheep riding being his favorite event. He looks up to Lane Frost, and enjoys kindergarten classes. His favorite subject is math, his favorite school lunch is pepperoni pizza, and the best dish his mom makes is goulash. At recess time, he likes to play hide and seek. When Ranson grows up, he’d like to be a firefighter.
Kyanne has won two buckles, and Ranson has won one. Both kids won their buckles at the Oklahoma Junior Rodeo Association finals, of which they were members in 2012.
The Stephens family has four pet dogs and one cat. The dogs are Penny (a long-haired Chihuahua), Bentley and Boston (mini-Australian shepherds), and Hank (a mutt.) Penny and Boston are inside dogs, and sometimes Penny sleeps with Kyanne. Izzie the cat likes to sleep with Ranson. Randa and Jason competed as kids, and still compete, as a barrel racer and team roper. The family also enjoys their time at the lake each summer.
