2020 NBHA 1D Teen World Champion Cassidy Brown is all smiles as she poses with her nine-year-old gelding, “Chasin’ Memories,” a.k.a. “Tito.” Cassidy and Tito are true athletes with a strong partnership. (Photo Credit: NBHA)
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ineteen-year-old Cassidy Brown of Elmore, Alabama, was crowned 2020 National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) Teen World Champion on July 25, 2020, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia after co-creating event history with competitor Caleb Cline of Circleville, Ohio. Since Cassidy and Cline both clocked in the exact same time of 14.686 in the short round of the Teen Finals, they were required to compete in the first runoff in the history of the NBHA Teen Division 1D World Championship to determine the title winner. 44
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The atmosphere was electric, according to equine marketing professional and acclaimed horsewoman Tammy Scronce, of Weatherford, Texas, who assists with NBHA Communications and was taking photographs on the arena floor during Teen Finals. “There were so many talented horses and riders in the Finals, and the competition was so close,” Scronce said. “It took a few seconds for the crowd to realize what had happened when the two riders clocked the exact same time, and everyone’s excitement just kept escalating. It was a Teen Division World Finals that will go down in history as one of the greatest!”
