PERFECT PARTNER Schieck Secures Share of Cheyenne Title By Joe Kusek, Photos by Jackie Jensen T iffany Schieck was looking for a horse. Nothing fancy, nothing special, nothing too expensive. She was needing a backup horse for her breakaway roping. Something that could also be used as a team roping head horse. A friend down the road from her home in Floresville, Texas, had some horses for sale. Schieck took two and kept one.
placing or winning. That puts it into perspective.” The money vaulted Schieck into the top 20 of the WPRA world standings and within striking distance of qualifying for the National Finals Breakaway Roping in Las Vegas. The money also helped her keep pace in the WPRA breakaway roping rookie standings where she is locked in a tight battle with Josie Conner, of Iowa, Louisiana and Bryana Lehrmann, of Lexington, Texas. Schieck and Conner traded the standings lead in the latter part of the season. “Between me, Josie and Bryana, it’s going to be a fight until the end,” said Schieck. “It might even go into the Finals.” Schieck first competed at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2019 before it was sanctioned by the WPRA. She was second in the long round but didn’t do so well in the performances. “Horrible,” said Schieck. The cowgirl returned in 2022 with Susie. “She’s almost ranchy and has got more run in her,” said Schieck, who was told the horse is between 10 and 12 years old. “I knew she was built for the bigger arena but was not sure about her mentally. I didn’t want to put her out there, have a calf get away and her get lost. “The main thing with Cheyenne is the long score and she scores very well. It was OK, ‘Just catch them.’ That was our plan.” Schieck and Susie tied for second with Megan Burbridge with a time of 4.9 seconds. The pair followed by sharing first place with world standings leader Martha Angelone in the first semifinal with times of
Schieck purchased Susie, a palomino mare for $2,000. With no paperwork accompanying the horse, this was not a long-range purchase. “I was going to use her, make a little money and sell her,” said the gregarious Schieck. Schieck got more than a workable horse. She found the perfect partner. The two advanced through the playoff system to win a share the breakaway roping title at 126th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days (July 23-31). Schieck and Susie, along with Macy Young on Boomer, posted matching times of 4.0 seconds to share the win. Schieck earned $18,078 at her second appearance at the Cheyenne Frontier Days while Young pocketed $15,497 at her “Daddy of ’em All” debut. Young is from Wittmann, Arizona. “It means a lot to me,” said Schieck. “Check that one off the list. “I can’t put it into words. People go their whole lives there without
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