Pro cowgirl balances homelife, school teaching, and barrel racing. Somewhere between working with her horses and bathing Macye before bedtime, Kelly finds time to eat a quick dinner, spend time with husband Tye, and get ready for the next day s work. While Kelly explained that she plans to compete as long as she s making money, she said riding hasn t been as much fun since Macye s birth, because I feel guilty not spending more time with her. For now, she s enjoying her family, her horses,...

Prince had a firm grasp on third place in the region midway through the season, but Hamaker spent the latter half playing catch-up against his traveling partner. That score was good for third place and 40 points in the standings to take a 16-point lead over Prince going into the final performance of the regular season. Among others, Colorado States Chase Johnston needed the short-go to jump from fifth to third as a heeler in team roping, Wyomings Kayla Johnson moved up from the fourth spot...

Clark, Brennan and the rest of their crew of riders and horses are only at their home base in Vermont for eight weeks of the year. It's actually easier to train the horses than the riders," she said. It's great to keep moving up a level each year, and seeing new faces is always great," Dobbs said. Factors that determine the ability of a rider are what age they began riding, natural ability and work ethic. Clement's Horse Show, which ended its first week Sunday. Clark and Brennan's riders...

E-mail Story Print Story Post Comment Most Popular Bruce Lipsky / The Florida Times-Union BRUCE LIPSKY/The Times-Union Debby Slay's winning essay -- which earned a spa week with Oprah -- highlighted her life as a mother of two wheelchair-bound adult children, DeAnn (left) 23, and Taylor, 20. E-mail Story Print Story Post Comment Most Popular Bruce Lipsky / The Florida Times-Union BRUCE LIPSKY/The Times-Union Debby Slay's winning essay -- which earned a spa week with Oprah -- highlighted...

The Manns-who were unsuccessful in their attempt to subdivide their property before last year's western Loudoun downzoning after the board refused to release the property from an agricultural district-have argued that the structures would devalue their property. The Early family has plans to construct a run-in shed, an equipment shed and a hay barn for a horse breeding operation, which Zoning Administrator Melinda Artman considers animal husbandry, a permitted agricultural use in the...