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elcome to the September Youth issue of SouthWest Horse Trader. I so enjoyed our cover girl, Sydney Shaw’s story, that I decided to share it here. Congrat-
ulations to all the youth whether it be your first show or your last . . . enjoy the journey!w
Sydney Shaw & Gay Bars Cat High-Point Western Youth &
High-Point Power Performance Youth “Don’t joke about that,” said Sydney Shaw, when she found
out she’d captured the show’s Youth Power Performance and High-Point Western Youth awards—and the two saddles that came along with them. The pair of awards weren’t on Sydney’s radar at all, and to say she was surprised to learn she’d won was an understatement. “These are the first saddles I have ever won—I never
thought I would win two at the same time,” Sydney exclaimed. “It was really exciting, and it makes me so proud of her because she was essentially homegrown. We’ve never sent her to a trainer, so it feels good that it was a family effort—we did it!” Showing in both ranch and speed events, Sydney and her
2007 red roan tobiano mare Gay Bars Cat racked up 93 points to- ward the titles. They won Youth Barrel Racing 18 & Under, were reserve in Youth Ranch Rail Pleasure 18 & Under, third in Youth Pole Bending 18 & Under and fourth in Youth Ranch Riding 18 & Under. Not too shabby, considering the rope-bred “Number One”—whose by Delta Bunnys Cat and out of Gay Bars Dixie—started barrel racing out of convenience and has only shown in the ranch events three times. “I didn’t start riding her until I was asked to be on the county
drill team; those girls barrel race, and we hosted small playdays and events,” Sydney explained. “A week before one of those barrel events, I decided to try it—I didn’t ask her to run hard,
and we ran a 19-second run, and that was just with seven days of work! “There aren’t many horses you can ask to go
run barrels and then turn around and show. I do a lot of different things on her, even jumping. I don’t want her to just have one job; I like my horses to be versatile and useable.” The 18-year-old from Winnie, Texas, racked
up nearly $1,200 in scholarships as part of the Youth World Show this year, bringing her grand total from three years of competition to almost $2,000. That will come in handy as she heads to Sam Houston State University in the fall to major in criminal justice. Number One is coming along too—they’ll be joining the rodeo team—and Sydney appreciates the opportunities afforded to her by the little roan mare with the great big heart. “Partnership is the most important compo-
nent in being successful with your horse,” she said. “A horse doesn’t want to come out here and do this on their own; they do it because they want to make you happy. That’s what she’s shown me the most.” w
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