2021 STRAWBERRY DAYS RODEO ROYALTY SHAYLEE KENNICK, QUEEN
Shaylee Kennick is a first-generation cowgirl. She has trained and worked at Mountain Point Performance Horses since 2013 in hopes of becoming a horse trainer. She currently competes in barrels and poles in the Utah High School Rodeo Association and is a member of FFA at Bingham High School. Shaylee has a passion for paint horses. She is a national director for the American Junior Paint Horse Association where she attends events and helps promote the program. She is also a member of the Utah Paint Horse Club where she continues to compete in English and Western. Shaylee has been heavily involved in the Salt Lake County 4-H horse program since 2013. She has placed in the top five at the state show during the past six years. She has been a Utah State 4-H Horse Ambassador where she helped recruit and mentor other members. She has won titles in 4-H at a national level where she was able to travel and compete in Horse Bowl. She also competes in the lamb project. When Shaylee isn’t competing or riding her horse, you can find her enjoying the great outdoors. She loves supporting local rodeos, snowboarding, hiking, trail riding and shooting her bow. You can also catch her taking her dog Cache and her lamb Reno for a walk together. Her goal is to help educate others not only about the
sport of rodeo but Western traditions and way of life. She is honored to be a part of the longest-running rodeo in Utah and celebrate its 100th year here at Strawberry Days.
JENESSA SULLIVAN, FIRST ATTENDANT
Born and raised in Lehi, Jenessa is a native to northern Utah County. When not in dirt-filled arenas, you can find her on the dance floor Western swing dancing or in the mountains on horseback searching for an adventure. At the age of 8, Jenessa got her start riding Arabian horses in endurance races, riding 25-50 miles in one day. She also participated in the 4-H program where she qualified for the state 4-H horse show for four years consecutively. Jenessa was competitive in High School Rodeo, including Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Goat Tying and Reined Cow Horse. She was very involved in FFA where she served as the Skyridge High School FFA secretary and vice president. At the 2019 State FFA Convention, she received her State FFA Degree and placed in the Top 10 in the Prepared Public Speaking Contest. Jenessa graduated from Skyridge in 2019 and is furthering her education at Weber State University, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marketing and communications. Jenessa has had the opportunity to represent multiple rodeos throughout the state, including the Lindon Days Jr. Rodeo, Pony Express Rodeo,
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Hooper Tomato Days, Utah State Fair and Spanish Fork’s Fiesta Days Rodeo. Jenessa is excited to be a part of and represent Pleasant Grove as the Strawberry Days First Attendant on this 100th year.
SHAKIMBREE CURTIS, SECOND ATTENDANT
Shakimbree Curtis has a unique name — it’s a combination of the names of her mother, Shauntelle, and her father, Kimball. She’s been working full-time for Young Living Farms since 2016. Shakimbree rides colts and barrel race and enjoy rodeos with her friends and family in her spare time. Shakimbree has been showing horses all of her life. She started with 4-H when she was little, and she has been queening and barrel racing ever since. In high school, she was lucky enough to raise pigs and sheep and participate in High School Rodeo. Most people can’t say that they got bucked off a stick horse, but she was, and she’s been bucked off many horses since! She’s even stayed on a few of those broncs. Shakimbree has been fortunate to run some wonderful horses that have won lots of money for her over the years barrel racing. She has several generations of barrel racers in her family as well as a father who roped and an uncle who rode bucking horses and bulls. She hopes to barrel race, train horses for a lifetime and represent the sport of rodeo.
