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But according to some jamboree competitors, more important than winning is the enjoyment and experience received while participating. The Roy Junior Posse, a team made up of 10 area youths between the ages of competed in horsemanship skills against 10 local clubs in the Weber County Junior Posse Jamboree Saturday night. The Roy team placed fifth in overall point totals, qualifying them for a performance against the West Weber team in the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo Saturday, July 19. Competition in the jamboree, a rodeo without clowns, bulls, or consisted of four team events and one individual event. The team contests included the water race, which involves holding a cup of water while riding; pole bending, where horse and rider weave though a series of poles placed several feet apart; keyhole, various degrees of turns within a radius; and barrel racing, a timed riding event around barrels. The last event of the evening, golf ball, had contestants balancing a golf ball on a spoon while traveling in a circle. The jamboree is like the World Series, of horsemanship, said Jay Edmunds, supervisor to the Roy Junior Posse. Each team sends out their 10 best riders to compete in various races against the clock, Edmunds said. But it usually takes a couple of years riding experience in order for riders to make 6, i x v 4,w jVif 'C vt injiwMii&dfai6aiiKfcafcMiM calf-ropin- the M. jV t 5' - '- , .a 1 srl rV 'f J A ,r4 44 (4- 44 '4, 4?l if 4a 411 9 Eif i, I I 4 i 7 ,,J '4 ;y V'r ? ? . 5 I after pouring a hat of cold river water on her head. maM Tom Chavez on his steed Barney ' J 1 ri WA. V - f.n '. j& V'i 4f T 4 57 ; Xfc- - r r " . 4 to J 4" s1 liTutoti jjiiVitf t 4 CSX& V' f . , Brandon Young, (top photo) shoots and misses with his mug of water in the water race. The goal is to fill the quart jar in the shortest amount of time. The Roy Rhythm Riders (above) stand silhouetted against the evening sun. The group has music notes on their flag, (left photo) held by Wendy Kingston, who is also dashing to the finish line (right). tixpunwHipmup wm itAniH X J? - i: v : , J " 5" i g, 10-m- team. Edmunds said the key to riding in competition is a partnership between the horse and the rider. You can take a good rider and put him on a good horse and theyll do a good job for you. But they wont do as good a job as a rider who is familiar and in tune with his horse. Youve got to be smiling in your heart, and if you are the horse will sense it and work for you, he said. Edmunds said a large majority of the youths who ride in the posse do so out of their love for riding, including his daughter who chose to ride rather than take dancing or karate lessons. However, a major concern of Edmunds is finding riders for the future. Because of the recent urban development in Roy City there 'The jamboree is like the World Series of horsemanship Jay Edmunds are not as many horse people moving into the area, he said. There is no room to put horses in the city, which in turn makes it so there is not as good an influx of riders coming into the posse. The Roy Junior Posse has included residents of Sunset, Plain City, and Uintah. But some of the more experienced riders on the team are from Roy, including senior members Lance Young and Tom Chavez. My brother who rode horses got me involved with the junior posse at an early age, Tom said, who represents the Roy area team in four of the five events, including the individual golf ball event. "The golf ball competition is the hardest, because youve got to keep the ball on the spoon, he said. Other events Tom participates in includes the keyhole, which he refers to as his strongest event, and the competition. pole-bendi- The secret to weaving in and out of the senes of poles is when you lean, the horse will lean. Reining is also important. When you jerk the horses head the body will follow, he said. Lance also shared his thoughts on nding. My parents were in the Roy Junior Posse, and they bought my first horse when I was 7, Lance said. Lance said the key to riding is teaching the horse the pattern they must follow in competition. Once a horse knows the pattern you only have to spend about four hours a week training him, he said. But beginning riders have to spend anywhere from four to six hours a day in training their horses. The horse knowing the pattern it must run is crucial, because every tenth of a second in competition is important, he said. However, Lance said he feels tradieven with the tion of barrel racing credits to the Roy Junior Posse team, the main reason the posse is there is for the long-standi- kids. For further information on becoming a Roy Junior Posse member contact Jay Edmunds at 7 or Lee Sundgren at 731-342- 731-268- 3. 3 Story by Bryon Saxton Photos by Robert Regan 3 J I i |