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from the comfort of your own home on their of the most exciting events hosted there is the
website which includes a full schedule of Drill Team Competition. Held annually, this
events and event details, products and horses years event will is on Saturday, June 27th at
Julie Cyra is the owner and propri-
for sale. You will find them on the net at 1:00 p.m.. This event involves groups of
etor of one of the Midwest’s largest saddle
www.west20.com horses and riders riding in unison in matching
shops, West 20 Ranch and Saddle Company,
The facility includes a 70 by 170 costumes to music. The teams are judged on
located 8 miles west of East Troy, Wisconsin
indoor arena with heated and air-conditioned difficulty of maneuvers, speed, and appear-
and 1 mile West of Hwy. 12/67. West 20 was
viewing rooms, an overhead judges and ance. The Drill Team Competition is fast-paced
designed specifically with saddle fitting in
announcers deck, a spectators walkway, a and exciting, as well as patriotic and West 20
mind, and has now become a destination point
200 by 300 outdoor arena and a beautiful stall invites all to come out and see this for
for people and their horses offering a 31,800
barn all under one roof and attached to the yourselves!
square foot complex that is everything horse;
store. Hosting many shows in the facility, the Throughout the season West 20
store, arena, stable and more.
shopping experience they provide is a great also is host to the Annual Open Pleasure
Cyra started the business in 1990,
way to entertain the folks that come along to Horse Show Series with prize buckles from
after working for several years with other
the shows with their riding friends and family. Montana Silversmith being awarded to both
saddlers in the area. She also
They also travel to Grand Champion and Reserve Champion in all
works closely with many saddle
horse fairs across four divisions and in halter for a total of 10
manufacturers to determine
the country, and buckles in all.
what is missing in our industry,
always hear from Not only are all of these events
and to help them to build the
people that are happening at West 20 but they also raise, train
products that customers and
willing to wait for and sell quarter horses, board horses and host
their horses need to fit today’s
us to come to their various clinics throughout the year. From the
modern and varied breed
area once a year breeder aspect of the horse world, Julie stated
standards. Cyra has done
to buy the better that it is of great importance to her that horses
countless private saddle fittings,
quality products are properly trained and matched with riders
and hundreds of clinics over the
so that the horse finds a
years in Wisconsin and
good long-term home.
surrounding states at horse fairs
To make sure that hap-
and expos including the
pens she strives to
Michigan Stallion Expo, Illinois
match both the person-
Horse Fair, Midwest Horse Fair. She has a
we carry. ality of the horse and
simple and unique way of educating the horse
West 20 has the rider as well as the skill
owner, and uses facts, rather than opinions, to
perfect facility for level.
clarify the confusion people feel when they dis-
saddle club The lessons
cuss saddle fitting. Over the years she has
shows and is and clinics that are
received countless thank-yous and emails
available for rent available at the facility
from people that state that they finally “got it”
for your shows also help accomplish
when it comes to saddle fitting.
and club needs. that and one of their
If you love horses, West 20 will be
They host many most popular clinics is
your piece of shopping heaven. With
clubs and up to 40 shows per year from their called “Ladies Only-Your First Time On Cattle”.
thousands of square feet in the store, they
facility. Clubs and associations they have host- This has been a hit every year, so they keep
carry everything you will need for the horse,
ed include NBHA. AQHA, NRCHA, APHA, bringing it back, and this year they are adding
the rider and the barn. You will find high quali-
Pony Club, Fox River Saddle Club, many 4H a coed clinic as well. Plus, West 20 has
ty American made saddles, bits and all the tack
Clubs and others. They also host a series of 5 brought in and hosted clinicians as diverse as
you could ever need, both English and
West 20 Saddle Co. Open Horse Shows, and Richard Shrake, Todd Crawford, and Pan
Western, barn supplies, a large selection of
a West 20 Open Gaited Horse Show Series of American Gold Medalist Patrick Burssens and
home decor, gifts and artwork for the horse-
3 shows. The all gaited horse show was a is always available to host your clinic as well.
men, and those that just love the Western
huge hit last year, so it has been developed it
lifestyle, many accessories, including jewelry,
into a small series and they invite all gaited This spring the saddle shop is filling up fast
and a complete line of Western and English
horse breeds to participate. with new lines of equipment and home decor
clothing and boots. All from top name
West 20 Ranch & Saddle Company for the Western lifestyle enthusiast, and the
manufacturers like Bighorn, Tucker, Crates,
offers several opportunities for Family Fun horse lover in all of us and they invite you to
Montana Silversmiths, Hobby Horse, Breyer
throughout the year, but of course the Summer stop in and see what’s new! West 20 is open
and many, many more. Plus you can also shop
Schedule is the highlight of their season.! One 10-6 every day!
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