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20 Ag Families-Summer BY ZIRCONIA ALLEYNE The Christian County Cattlemans Lone Star Rodeo has been drawing families to the grandstands for 18 years but for three local siblings their place isnt in the seats its in the arena atop horses. Paige Stallons 19 Aaron Stallons 17 and Bethany Stallons 14 will compete in the annual Lone Star Rodeo August 14 and 15. They have been riding horses as long as they can remember. Paige and Aaron got their start in the rodeo scene 10 years ago when their parents David and Becky Stallons enrolled them in the 4-H horse club. Weve always had horses and our kids grew up with horses said David a former team roper. We had looked to get the kids more in- volved into different sports and the kids really enjoyed the horses. Many of the children in the horse club were also competing in the Kentucky Junior Rodeo Association so the Stallons decided to give it a try. We had some friends who had done it in the past and helped get them started in roping and barrel racing David said. As they got older we started going to roping and barrel racing clinics. Paige found her niche in barrel racing pole bending and goat tying. Aaron started with dummy roping and goat tying. Bethany who was 4 at the time watched from the sidelines but was more than ready to hop in once she started kindergarten. Since then the teens have competed in more than 100 rodeos. Theres no telling how many rodeos theyve been in the mom laughed. The kids have made many trips to nationals. This is our sev- enth trip to the junior high national finals. Paige a student at Murray State University started competing in col- lege rodeos when she graduated from Hopkinsville High School. She recently held titles for Kentucky Jr. High All-Around Cowgirl Kentucky Jr. Rodeo All-Around Cowgirl and All-Around Cowgirl at the Southern Tennessee All-Star Rodeo to name a few. Last year she was a scholar- ship recipient from the Christian County Cattlemans Association Lone Star Rodeo. Sometimes she competes against Bethany in breakaway roping or Aaron in barrel racing. Paige said it pushes her to do better when her brother and sister are in her category. Usually I would have a faster time if I ran after they did because that was a little bit more motivation to come back and beat them just to say I did she chuckled. Bethany a student at HHS competed in the Kentucky Jr. High Rodeo nationals in Des Moine. Last year she won the Bowling Green Lone Star Rodeo and happened to be the youngest contestant there. Stallonssiblingsreadytowrangleinannualrodeo BethanyStallons14hangsonduringastuntattheNationalJuniorHighFinalsinJuneinDesMoinesIowa.Itwasherthirdtimeonthenationalstage.PHOTO PROVIDED TRIPLETHREAT