Some exhibitors have a lucky show stick, good luck show shirt or special lucky halter for their heifer. Others don’t leave home without their lucky comb or brush. But for 15-year-old Kayden Tanner, he says his luck comes in the form of hard work and guidance from above. “I don’t believe in luck. The harder […]
Category: Junior Spotlight
Perseverance Pays Off
The perfect day for Burk Van Horn would be winning a wrestling match followed by winning a cattle show. When he has to choose between his favorite activities, the decision is not made lightly. The 18-year-old Franklin Community High School senior from Morgantown, Indiana manages his time in order to balance his show cattle and […]
Learning to Appreciate Opportunity
Cheyenne Jones has been in the show ring so many times she can barely remember her first show, but she does remember the excitement of her first win. Her parents bought an Angus heifer from Express Angus Ranch in Oklahoma, and at 9-years-old, Jones exhibited the heifer at her county fair in Washington Parish, Louisiana. […]
Jr Spotlight: Caitlin Wesneski
Caitlin Wesneski, a high school senior from Needville, Texas, is following in her two older sisters’ footsteps, and is now an 11-year veteran of the show ring. Wesneski has successfully shown three species including pigs, steers and chickens, but her main focus is with her pigs. She recalls the year at the Houston Stock Show […]
Jr Spotlight: The Koy Sisters
Kali and Kassi Koy are more than sisters who show livestock together. They are a team, a partnership, that is unwavering and dedicated more than any story could tell. The girls are high school students from Willis, Texas. Together they show heifers, steers and market hogs, and they do it because they absolutely love it. […]
Junior Spotlight: Madison Fischer
Spunk and drive are two easy words that can be used to describe Madison Fischer. The nine-year old from Katy, Texas already has seven years of showing under her belt, and has already found much success. Showing cattle was a natural choice for Madison and her family, who have operated a Red Brangus seed stock operation for […]