Winners of RMR’s 2012 Kids & Horses Photo Contest
She was an untouched two-year- old when Janet adopted her in 1999. Because she has been such a great little horse, Janet now owns five mustangs and has become very involved in mustang promotion.
In addition to competing in Mustang Challenges, Ladybug is the number two limited-endurance (25- to 35-mile rides) horse in the American Endurance Ride Conference history with 3,190 miles. She has finished in the Top Ten 45 times and has won sixteen Best Condition Awards. Janet hopes that she will become number one before she is retired. The 13.2-hand mare has also
Top vote winner Marti Vail, age 8, on mustang mare Ladybug. Photo by Sue Butterfield.
By DorinDa TrouTman, rmr STaff WriTer Hundreds of readers voted
online, through email, and by U.S. mail for their favorite kid and horse photo from the December issue of Rocky Mountain Rider, and the winners have been chosen! Receiving the most votes was
recovered from two severe injuries (a broken splint bone and a hip muscle tear that her vet warned
she might never fully recover from) incurred while competing in endurance.
Third vote winner Max Feight, on Big Guy.
the photo of Marti Vail, age 8, of Edna, Utah, on the small mustang, Ladybug, jumping an obstacle. Ladybug is owned by Janet Tipton, who is a neighbor of Marti’s and the person who sent in the photo. Janet says that the photo was taken when Marti and Ladybug placed fifth out of nineteen riders in the Extreme Mustang Trail Challenge class at the Utah Wild Horse and Burro Show. Marti was the youngest rider! Janet was impressed by Marti’s
riding ability. Marti learned her skills from her parents, who raise and train Quarter Horses. Her mother competed in barrel racing until Marti’s birth. Janet approached the youngster
and asked if she would ride Ladybug in the Mustang Challenge. “Marti is very quiet and reserved until you get to know her,” says Janet. Ladybug was adopted from a BLM satellite adoption and came from the Antelope Horse Management Area near Ely, Nevada.
As top vote winner, Marti will receive a Liberty low profile schooling helmet from Troxel Performance Headgear, and a cinch or girth of her choice from Montana Cincha.
“Ladybug is just so stoic that we
didn’t even know she was hurt until much later,” says Janet. The vet was
proved wrong and Ladybug is competing successfully again. As top vote winner, Marti will
receive a Liberty low profile schooling helmet from Troxel Performance Headgear, and a cinch or girth of her choice from Montana Cincha.
The number two vote winning
photo is five-year-old Jack Chambers of Cottonwood, Idaho, riding his well-loved and very trustworthy mule,
Cleo, age 25, in a parade in Dayton, Washington. The number three vote winning photo is Max Feight, of Whitehall, Montana, on his horse Big Guy, heading out to hunting camp. Jack and Max will also each be awarded a Troxel riding helmet.
We asked readers why they liked the photos they voted on. They were not shy about telling us!
Marti and Ladybug
“Only 8 years old and showing such trust in her mare and the mare is obviously showing great confidence from her positive hands and legs. Great photo. Great little rider and horse!!” E.K., Lovell, WY.
Second vote winner was Jack Chambers, age 5, on mule Cleo, age 25.
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“It was a tough decision on my favorite choice. There’s so much talent in these young riders, it really is
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