Page 34 - Brandon Sun - Royal manitoba Winter Fair 2019

34 THE BRANDON SUN • ROYAL MANITOBA WINTER FAIR • MARCH 25-30, 2019

Trick rider teaching Trick rider Shelby Thue. (Submitted)

the next generation

BBQ Accessories

BY DREW MAY error in her backyard from the
time she was nine. Solar Lights
While most people would “When I was little my dad
never consider jumping off a had brought home a promo vid- Spring Fashion
moving horse or hanging off the eo of trick riders. … My mom
side of one using only their feet, said that’s all I would watch
for Shelby Thue it’s just another for weeks and ever since then Starts Here!
day at the office. I’ve always tried to hang upside
Thue is a trick rider and said down.”
she can do “all sorts of crazy The learning process wasn’t
stuff” on the back of a horse. easy and hanging off a moving
She’s set to perform at the Royal horse takes a lot of strength. She
Manitoba Winter Fair in Bran- said she fell off “a good handful
don. of times” while nailing down the
“We will be standing up tricks.
while our horses run, standing The two horses she rides,
on one foot, hanging upside Smoky and Mr. Jim Lahey
down and a little bit of vaulting, (named after the character on
so we’ll jump off our horse, hit the television show Trailer Park
the ground and jump back up.” Boys), who also needed to learn GIANT TIGER
CANADA’S BEST-KEPT SECRET.
Thue has been trick riding trick riding at the beginning, FOR YOU. FOR LESS.
for the last 13 years and com- but the two caught on quickly. 2626 Victoria Ave, Brandon • 300 - Mountain Ave, Neepawa
peting for seven. She said she
learned mostly through trial and » Continued on Page 35 MONDAY TO SATURDAY: 8AM TO 10PM SUNDAY: 9AM TO 6PM