REGION VI

DAVID FREEMAN

1039 Mockingbird Lane • Eagle Lake, TX 77434 832.221.1253 • chlfreeman@yahoo.com

DAVID FREEMAN PRESIDENT -

1039 Mockingbird Lane • Eagle Lake, TX 77434 832.221.1253 • chlfreeman@yahoo.com

JUSTINE HUNT

2433 Witte Rd • Bellville, TX 77418 979.525.7098 • rodeohuntboys@gmail.com

STUDENT OFFICERS PRESIDENT - MEKENNA DAVIS VICE PRESIDENT - BAYLEE BURLESON SECRETARY - BRADI FREEMEAN

SECRETARY - ANNE DOLLERY

P.O. BOX 1818 • Gonzales, TX 78629

texasjuniorhighrodeo@gmail.com 979.412.2551 •

STATE DIRECTORS MATT CRAINER

PO Box 32 • Carrizo Springs, TX 78834 830.876.6010 • mattcrainer@yahoo.com

PERFORMANCE REPORT

By TABER GARCIA – Performance Reporter

Google Abilene, Texas and what do you find? Abilene, Texas is commonly known as “The Big Country.” How appropriate!!!! June 2 through June 12, 2021 was when the best high school athletes in the State came to see who would be making it to the next level.

Amy Ohrt from Region 6 competed in the breakaway roping, goat tying, pole bending, and team roping in Abilene. Ohrt, the Texas High School Rodeo Reserve State Champion Goat Tyer, will be heading to Lincoln, Nebraska to compete at Nationals. Amy, from Victoria, Texas, is the daughter of Sheila and Tommy Ohrt. Her biggest supporters include her family and Sheyanne Stepan. Outside of the arena you might find her baling hay, riding horses, roping, hanging out with friends, and working cattle. In between rodeos this all-A student ropes and ties the dummy.

Ohrt shared a secret to her success is her horses. She explained that they improved her horsemanship skills and she gets in good practices. Amy rode “Cisco” in goat tying, “Frothy” in breakaway roping, “Morgan” in the team roping, and “Frenchie” in the

Ohrt Heads to Nationals

pole bending at State. Amy is most proud of seeing her family’s previously trained horses succeed in rodeos.

Ohrt has competed in both Texas Junior High Rodeo Association and Texas High School Rodeo Association. Amy plans to prepare for Nationals this time around by spending lots of time in the practice pen. She gets mentally prepared for competition by blocking out the noise and remembering it is just her and the horse in the arena. Her biggest challenge she faces in rodeo is the amount of pressure. Amy offers this advice to others- never let anyone put you down and always keep confidence in yourself. Her favorite part about rodeo is hanging out with friends.

This is not Amy’s first trip to Nationals. She won Nationals in breakaway roping in 2019. She shared how her horse Roscoe is most dear to her because he helped her win Nationals. Amy will be heading to Gonzales, Texas to compete in Texas Youth Rodeo Association Finals after Nationals.

AMY OHRT

photo by Jennings