Dagny Brickson
Western Captain
Western Team Class 13
Year: Senior
Major: Fish and Wildlife Ecology/Management
Home town: Park City, UT
Favorite Horse: Brady
Fun Fact: I am an AFA certified farrier!
Leah Smith
Treasurer
Western Class 12A
Year: Sophomore
Major: Equine Science
Hometown: Spokane WA
Favorite Horse: Mac
Fun Fact: I have lived in 6 states.
Paige Smith
Secretary
Western Class 12A
Year: Junior
Major: Conservation Biology and Ecology
Hometown: Rigby, ID
Favorite Horse: Lena
Fun Fact: I play four instruments and love gardening.
Emma Linn Britt
Western Social Chair
Western Class 12B
Year: Junior
Major: Animal Science - Livestock Management
Hometown: Coeur d'Alene, ID
Favorite Horse: Robbie
Fun Fact: I trained my first colt at age 14.
Ella Head
Western Safety Officer
Western Class 12A
Year: Junior
Major: Natural Resource and Rangeland Ecology
Hometown: Issaquah, WA
Favorite Horse: Grace
Fun Fact: I LOVE Lord of the Rings!
James O'Connor
Western Class 13
Year: Senior
Major: Equine Science
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Favorite Horse: Reed
Fun Fact: I am a triplet!
Maddy Bryne
Western Class 13
Year: Senior
Major: Animal Science and Range Management
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA
Favorite Horse: Jimbo
Fun Fact: I have a three-legged lizard named Legolas
Jack Walrath
Western Class 11
Year: Freshman
Major: Animal Science - Livestock Management
Hometown: Warner Robins, GA
Favorite Horse: Reed
Fun Fact: I'm a certified scuba diver.
Makena Porter
Western Class 14 & 15
Year: Freshman
Major: Equine Science - Business Management
Hometown: Snohomish, WA
Favorite Horse: Mavis & Brady
Fun Fact: I love working with kids and teaching riding lessons!
Kassie Johnson
Western Class 13
Year: Senior
Major: Equine Science
Hometown: Roseburg, OR
Favorite Horse: Jimbo & Jack
Fun Fact: I grew up doing 4H and I really like turtles.
Lauren Holecek
Western Class 12B
Year: Sophomore
Major: Microbiology/Pre-Vet
Hometown: Coeur d'Alene, ID
Favorite Horse: Jeze
Fun Fact: At my barn at home, we gentle wild mustangs.
Sophie Petke
Western Class 14 & 15
Year: Freshman
Major: Equine Science
Hometown: Ferndale, WA
Favorite Horse: Brady
Fun Fact: I used to play the flute!
Makayla Hunt
Western Class 12A
Year: Sophomore
Major: Equine Science
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska
Favorite Horse: Barney
Fun Fact: I've climbed Mount Vesuvius!
Kylan Elmes
Western Class 13
Year: Sophomore
Major: Equine Science
Hometown: North Pole, Alaska
Favorite Horse: Lick
Fun Fact: I have an unhealthy addiction to Dr Pepper.
John Ellis
Western Class 11
Year: Freshman
Major: Ranching Systems
Hometown: Roxborough, CO
Favorite Horse: Dutch
Fun Fact: I fenced for two years.
Emmy Spaletta
Western Class 12B
Year: Freshman
Major: Microbiology
Hometown: Lodi, CA
Favorite Horse: Goose
Fun Fact: I live on a major river back home.
Nicole Benson
Western Class 12A
Year: Senior
Major: Fish & Wildlife Management
Hometown: Centennial, CO
Favorite Horse: Zan
Fun Fact: I've been hissed at by a mountain lion on the job!
Julia Maertens
Western Class 11
Year: Junior
Major: Fish & Wildlife Management
Hometown: Buffalo WY
Favorite Horse: Zan
Fun Fact: I'm from the town that the show "Longmire" is based off of.
Rylee Weeks
Western Class 12A
Year: Freshman
Major: Equine Science
Hometown: Oly WA
Favorite Horse: Barney
Fun Fact: I was on my high school's dive team.
Morgan Czarnecki
Western Class 12A
Year: Junior
Major: Environmental Engineering
Hometown: Elmhurst, IL
Favorite Horse: Cisco
Fun Fact: I love snowboarding.
Chloe Clyburn
Western Class 12B
Year: Sophomore
Major: Equine Science - Pre Vet
Hometown: Ellensburg, WA
Favorite Horse: Mavis & Mocha
Fun Fact: I drove two welsh ponies in a carriage across the state of Washington over 16 days during covid.
Sophie Lesico
Western Class 11
Year: Second Degree Student
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Danville, CA
Favorite Horse: Dutch
Fun Fact: I'm earning my second Bachelors degree.
