Region X Rides to Win!

By JANIE TURNER – Performance Reporter

Region X rides to win rode their way to 3 State Championships and one Reserve! We started out with Dallie Mae Robinson being crowned the 2023-2024 THSRA Queen. Dallie won 7 categories on the way to her newly crowned title! She won the Bailey Byler Award, Interview, Test, Speech, Personality, Impromptu, and the Cinch Outfit awards. Dallie said, “Throughout her reign this year she wants to show people that queens are not only beautiful on the inside and outside but also can do hard work.”

While Rowdy Quattlebaum gave the rest of the trap shooting field a run for their money early in the week and finished strong, winding up Reserve Champion! He is headed to Nationals in Wyoming. Rowdy continued his winning ways in the first go of Tiedown winning it with a 8.7. He went into the short go in 7th position trying for his second national qualification of the week, but the short go did not go in his favor.

Joining Rowdy at Nationals are Cole Smith and Nicky Northcott. They are not only the THSRA Team Roping Champions but cashed in on the WCRA Texas Trifecta! They did so by winning the 1st go with a smoking 4.94 and becoming state champions when the computer keys became quite after coming in our Region X Champions.

Not to be outdone Jocelyn Ferguson ran an impressive 19.914 to win the 1st go of Pole Bending. Jocelyn said “Me and my 9 year-old gelding Rio, had hit a few bumps during the regular season and did not feel prepared for state. I went in with the mind set to treat this as a jackpot and enjoy the experience.” Apparently, that mindset worked as she continued her clean, fast runs, winning 2nd in the 2nd go with a 20.036 sending her into the short go in the number one position. She did not back off in the short go, winning it with a 20.061 and becoming the state champion! Her and her amazing horse Rio, will join the rest of the field in Gillette, Wyoming.

We would like to congratulate all the Region X members who made the short go. In the Steer Wrestling Wyatt Jones and Colton Wilson, Barrels Patton Lynch, Breakaway Spring Pennington , Tiedown Rowdy Quattlebaum , Team Roping Cole Smith and Nicky Northcott , and in the Pole Bending Jocelyn Ferguson, Heaven Coulston, and Tanner Eubanks.

Good Luck to out National Qualifiers! Go get them Texas! As for everyone else, see you next season, where your hopes and dreams are renewed.