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Kyla Jones Professional Title: Communication Liaison, American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)Age: 25Home: Amarillo, Texas A New Mexico cowgirl with an obsession for horses, Kyla Jones turned her passion into a profession. At a young age, she was heavily involved in rodeo queen pageants to be a more proficient public speaker, while also remaining as close...

Brianna Tucker Professional Title: Marketing Coordinator + Photographer / Photographer, Twisted X / Brianna Tucker PhotographyAge: 22Home: Fort Worth, Texas Brianna Tucker grew up showing livestock and dabbled in goat tying. She was an Agricultural Communications major at Tarleton State University. She is now the Marketing Coordinator and Photographer for Twisted X. She has always...

Kelsey Gascon Professional Title: Owner, Assistant Director, Marketing/Event Coordinator, Public Relations Director, Gascon Horsemanship & Trixie Chicks Trick RidersAge: 28Home: Poplarville, Mississippi Kelsey Gascon is a professional trick rider, Roman rider, horse trainer, and overall businesswoman/entrepreneur in the WesternIndustry from Poplarville, MS. She travels around the United States and internationally doing both performances and clinics....

Sadie Berger Professional Title: Social Media, Marketing & Sales Manager, Chad Berger Bucking Bulls Inc.Age: 30Home: Mandan, North Dakota Born and raised in Mandan, ND where family roots run deep in ranching and rodeo, Sadie Berger grew up going to cattle sales, rodeos, and team ropings all over the state with her dad who is...

Ashley Kendall Professional Title: PRCA Photographer/Marketing Manager, PRCA/McFarland ProductionsAge: 28Home: Prineville, Oregon Ashley Kendall, a cowgirl, a mom, and a true advocate for the Western Industry through her work with McFarland Productions and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Ashley has spent her entire life in multiple aspects of the Western industry, from growing up showing...

Katie Eason Professional Title: Cattle Manager, Winner Circle FeedyardAge: 28Home: Syracuse, Kansas Katie Eason grew up in the mountains of Northeastern California on her family’s 4th generation cattle ranch. Integrity and a hard work ethic were instilled in her at a young age which set the foundation for her career in the cattle industry. While...

Maddie Prechter Professional Title: Ranch Manager, Prechter LivestockAge: 21Home: Grass Valley, California Born into a first-generation commercial cow/calf operation in northern California, Maddie Prechter found her passion for the cattle industry at a young age. She grew up ranching with her family and quickly fell for the cowboy lifestyle. Participating in 4-H and FFA, she...

Amanda Devan Professional Title: Editor of the Cutting Horse Chatter, Director of Marketing and Public Relations of RIDE TV, GAC MediaAge: 28Home: Hideaway, Texas Amanda Devan was destined to be immersed in the horse industry from the start. Growing up in Weatherford, TX – cutting horse capital of the world – to father and cutting...