Knop Equine & Cattle

05/26/2026

What a weekend for the team at the Wildfire Youth Rodeo! The amount of growth, confidence, and personal bests this weekend was incredible to watch and exactly what this program is about.

So proud of Savana, Carly, Ava, Arwen, Braelynn, Kindal, Jaqueline, and Everette for going out there and representing the program so well!

The day kicked off with Savana taking the win in the Senior Steer Daub on our boy Rebel!

✨ Weekend Highlights ✨
• Jaqueline competed at her very first rodeo and laid down a solid 30.4 run
• Kindal hit a new PR with a 16.7 in barrels and placed 4th in poles
• Ava crushed a new PR with a 19.3 and hitting the 20s in poles
• Braelynn brought home 2nd in Senior Barrels
• Carly brought home 2nd in Poles

These kids continue to prove that hard work, consistency, and solid horsemanship pay off. Proud of every single one of them and excited to keep building from here! ♥️🐴
“Where Performance Meets Horsemanship”

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day from all of us here at Knop Equine & Cattle 🇺🇸

Today we remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Thank you to those who have served and continue to serve our country.

Friendly reminder there will be no lessons today. We will also have a shorter lesson week this week, so keep an eye out for upcoming lesson availability posts 👀

Enjoy the day, stay safe, and hug your horses a little extra today ❤️

05/21/2026

What a weekend for the team at the Flickerwood Arena Little Britches Rodeo!! 🔥♥️

This team continues to put in the work behind the scenes and it’s starting to shine when it matters most. So many personal bests and breakthrough moments this weekend and I couldn’t be more proud of every single one of them.

✨ Alivia hitting a new PR and keeps getting closer and closer to her barrel goal with every run and the confidence is building each weekend.
✨ Kinley officially broke into the 20s in poles!!
✨ Clara and Kailen both laid down new PRs in barrels!
✨ AND every single barrel run from the team was CLEAN 👏🏼

Those are the moments that matter. Consistency. Correctness. Confidence. Progress.

And to top it all off, our beautiful princess carried the flag on Singing Like Sinatra with so much grace and pride. 🇺🇸♥️

This team continues to prove that hard work behind the scenes always shows up in the arena. Proud is an understatement. Now back to work because we’re just getting started. 🔥🐴

05/20/2026

🎓♥️ Two more seniors chasing big dreams and making this team proud ♥️🎓

A huge congratulations to Rori and Savana on their high school graduation!

Rori has committed to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M where she will continue both her education and rodeo career. Watching this girl overcome obstacles, battles, setbacks, and still continue to rise every single time has been inspiring to watch. From becoming the Illinois High School Rodeo Queen to reaching this next chapter, she has shown what true grit, determination, resilience, and heart look like. No matter what has been placed in front of her, she has continued to push forward with passion and purpose, and I couldn’t be more proud of the strong young woman she has become. I truly believe she is destined for incredible things ♥️

Savana will be attending Murray State University in Kentucky where she will study Pre-Vet and Equine Science while continuing her rodeo career on their rodeo team. Over the years I’ve watched her continue to push herself, grow as both a rider and young woman, and work hard for the goals she has set for herself. She has carried herself with determination, maturity, and passion both in and out of the arena, and I know this next chapter is going to lead her to amazing things. I couldn’t be more proud of everything she has accomplished and the young woman she has become ♥️

I feel truly blessed to have been a part of both of these girls’ journeys and watch them grow into the young women they are today. Their futures are bright and this is only the beginning ♥️👏

Congratulations girls!! Go chase those dream

05/19/2026

⭐️⭐️Lesson Availability This Week⭐️⭐️
May 19th–May 22nd

Spots are open this week, but they won’t last long! Message me to grab a time.

📆Tuesday 5/19: 5p, 6p
📆Wednesday 5/20: 5p, 6p, 7p, 8p
📆Thursday 5/21: 5p, 8p
📆Friday 5/22: 5p, 6p, 7p, 8p

Private, semi-private, and group lesson options available.

05/15/2026

Larger program life means there are weekends I can’t physically be at every gate, in every warm-up pen, or standing beside every rider — but that doesn’t mean the work isn’t still showing up. ♥️

Last weekend was one of those weekends.

I was in Springfield with Tonya showing saddle seat, bringing home blues and a Reserve Championship. Carly was at State Finals kicking butt and qualifying for the National Junior High Rodeo Finals. Braelynn and Kindal were at Reflections running the Missouri Classic and both hitting new PRs!

Different arenas. Different disciplines. Different parts of the state.

Same foundation.

The best part of all the hard work is what you’ll see at the end of the video — those happy “aha” moments when the kids realize their work is paying off.

All of these girls are products of this program, and I’m so proud to be part of every step, every correction, every pep talk, every FaceTime, every video review, and every breakthrough along the way.

Congratulations Braelynn and Kindal on your new PRs! This is what a solid foundation looks like — kids in different arenas, performing at their best.

I wish I could have been outside the gate for every single one of you, but morning pep talks, FaceTime, and videos will have to do. Love you girls and I’m so proud of your hard work! ♥️

05/12/2026

🔥 Lesson spots disappeared FAST this week! 🔥
I do still have a few openings left, so if you’ve been needing on the schedule now is the time to grab them before they’re gone. 😊

Some time slots may be semi-private, so reach out to make sure we get you set up with what fits best!

✨ Available Lessons ✨
Tuesday 5/12 – 7:00 PM
Thursday 5/14 – 4:00 PM
Friday 5/15 – 8:00 PM

05/11/2026

Congratulations Millie!!

Congratulations to 7th grader, Milli Hurst, who is the Illinois State Finals Barrel Racing Champion. She finished out her season 3rd in the state and is going to Nationals in Guthrie, OK. Great job, Milli, and good luck the rest of the way!

05/11/2026

WHAT. A. WEEKEND. 🔥🔥🔥

We have ourselves a NATIONAL QUALIFIER in the house!!! ♥️🇺🇸🐴

Carly and Cajun absolutely SHOWED UP at State this weekend and punched their ticket to the 2026 National Junior High Finals Rodeo with an incredible 4th place finish in the state!! And let’s talk about how huge that really is… only the TOP 4 in each event advance on to Nationals!

From dreaming about moments like this… to actually LIVING them. This duo has put in the long rides, the hard practices, the frustrating days, the early mornings, the late nights, and all the work nobody sees behind the scenes. And this weekend? It PAID OFF.

The 2026 National Junior High Finals Rodeo (NJHFR) will be held June 21–27, 2026 at the legendary Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, bringing together over 1,000 of the top junior high rodeo athletes from across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and beyond. And now THIS duo gets to be part of it!! 🔥

This time last year, qualifying for Nationals was just a dream sitting in the distance. But dreams backed by discipline, consistency, grit, and belief in the process become reality — and Carly proved exactly that this weekend.

Carly, I am SO unbelievably proud of you. Watching your growth as a rider, competitor, and young woman has been such an honor. You trusted the process, stayed hungry, kept working, and now you’re headed to the biggest stage in junior high rodeo. ♥️

And Cajun… what a horse. This team laid it ALL out there this weekend.

Oklahoma… you better watch out because this duo is coming in HOT!!! 🔥🇺🇸