Marley Miller, Jaylee Ventris, Dilynn Schafer and Kenzie Cowden competed in their first Central Oklahoma Little Britches Rodeo Association(COLBRA) this year.
Although they wore the title of a rookie, it didn’t stop them from qualifying in their age division and being in the top seven qualifiers for the National Little Britches Rodeo finals in Guthrie Monday, July 6 through Saturday, July 11.
The National Finals includes the entire Little Britches franchise in the USA.
COLBRA is the district rodeo series that the girls follow to qualify for the National Little Britches Finals.
The COLBRA finals were Friday, June 12 through Sunday, June 14 at the Ada AgriPlex.
Miller is the nine-yearold daughter of Marlon and Sarah Miller of Chandler. She rides two horses, Blaze Dulcie and Jo Res San Badger.
Miller competes in barrel racing, pole bending, boat undecorating, and flag racing. She qualified in all four events.
Ventris is the 12-yearold daughter of Sadie Miller and Mike Ventris of Chandler. She rides two horses, Riptide Rockit and Spirit.
Ventris competes in barrel racing, pole bending and goat tying. She qualified in all three events.
Schafer is the 10-yearold daughter of Matthew and Nicki Schafer of Chandler. Dilynn rides two horses, Chancey and Duster.
Schafer competes in barrel racing and pole bending. She qualified in both events. Dilynn is also running for National Little Britches Princess.
Cowden is the 16-yearold daughter of Charles and Kristi Cowden of Chandler. Kenzie rides a mare named Cadillac Chloe.
Cowden competes in barrel racing and pole bending. She qualified in both events.
The COLBRA rodeos start in Aug. and go through June with the competitors trying to make points to qualify for the National Finals. This was the rookie year for all four of these cowgirls.
They check in for the finals July 5 with the hopes of coming home with a National Title.