COUNTY LIFE
Love of horses spurs young jumper toward national title
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By DANI BLACKBURN
Most typical 10-year-old girls do not spend their days dreaming of being the first 19-year-old to win a million dollar prize at the national horse jumping grand prix, but Bailey Robinson, fourth grader at Bowie Intermediate School, is not your typical girl.
For Bailey, riding horses has been important all of her short life. She was riding before she could walk, and competing by the age of three. Her parents also have always been in the horse business. Her dad, Mikal, is a horse trainer, and her mom, Wendy, competed as a child, but they say her love for horses is something she came across on her own.
“We love to watch her ride. We never pushed her to ride because we didn’t want our passion to be pushed on her, but she came into it on her own so it’s really special,” said Wendy. “It’s a family sport and we are doing it together.”
Mikal loves watching his daughter compete. “It’s great to see because she’s really intuitive and I love to watch it all happen. Things that happen for the first time she handles, and I will ask her how she knew to do whatever it was, and she will say she just knew.”
Bailey currently competes in hunter jumping competitions, usually two weekends every month. The young rider is headed to Kentucky in July to compete in the national competition for the United States Equestrian Federation, where almost 500 kids compete. Read the full feature in the weekend News.
COUNTY LIFE
First day of school is getting closer
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Summer is slowly ticking away as the first day of school nears.
First day dates
Aug 6
Gold-Burg ISD
Forestburg ISD
Aug. 7
Bowie ISD
Nocona ISD
Aug. 8
Prairie Valley ISD
Aug. 14
Saint Jo ISD
Aug. 15
Bellevue ISD
See The Bowie News Back to School section this Saturday and next Wednesday with supply lists and other details to help you plan the start of the new year.
COUNTY LIFE
Cash and Cline tribute concert a big hit
COUNTY LIFE
Get ready for July Jam this Saturday night
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For a fun night out make plans to attend the 22nd annual July Jam starting at 6 p.m. on July 27 in the Bowie Community Center West Hall
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoy a chicken meal.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the championship fiddler competition during the Oct. 5 Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival. The contest attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills.
The event, hosted by Bowie Community Development, will feature a unique array of items up for bid in the silent auction plus a wide variety of homemade jams.
Hosted in conjunction with July Jam is the July Jam Poker Cruise presented by the Piston Heads Auto Club. This event starts at 9 a.m. with a $5 per hand entry and is open to anything with a motor.
The 60-mile cruise with three stops starts in Bowie Plaza and ends in the same location. Half of the proceeds goes to the winning hand with $5 charge for each extra card for hand. Buy as many as each driver would like. The other half of the funds raised goes towards the July Jam fundraising event.
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