Kiphart Sisters Barrel Race To The Top
KIPHART SISTERS Jason and Valerie Kiphart of Wilmington, Ohio raise, train and compete an impressive lineup of proven barrel horses. They hold multiple Congress, Futurity and AQHA World and Reserve World Champion titles. Their daughters, Payton, 12, and Piper, 10, successfully follow in their footsteps! Payton has been riding from the time she could sit up. Payton “stole” her horse from her mother, Valerie, in June 2019 after her mom delivered their new baby brother and future barrel racer, Oaklen. Dashing French Lady, or June, was born at the Kiphart farm in Nashport, Ohio. After Payton was born, Valerie was able to work with June until Payton was old enough to take over. June is a very special horse to the Kiphart family. Not only did Valerie do extremely well with her, but June is a survivor of neurologic EHV. The chances of her surviving were slim, and the chances of her recovering and running again were even more slim. Piper has been riding since she was 5 months old, and she loves it. She started riding her horse, LSF Down Home Tuxedo, or Tux, in September 2020. Tux, who Piper describes as “sweet and kind”, is now 17 years old. One of Piper’s favorite things about Tux is that he was broke and trained by her dad, Jason. Despite being raised by Congress Champion parents, the Kiphart sisters still put in the hard work,
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