Parker County Today February 2016 | Page 71

Seth Durham Cooke in the United Professional Rodeo Association in 2014. Calf Roper Q: What do you do? A: I’m attending Weatherford College and I rope calves and steer wrestle in the college, amateur, and pro-rodeos. I also shoe horses on the side. Q: How did you get into your field? A: My dad raced horses and when he got out of that we had a bunch of horses. I just started it on a whim in the eighth grade. Q: What is your favorite book? A: Wuthering Heights Q: What is your favorite movie? A: The Shawshank Redemption Q: Would you recommend your career for other people? Why? A: Definitely, if you want to do it; but you have to want it. Q: What is your favorite kind of music? A: Country, the older stuff. Q: What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done? A: Pendleton-style setup at Amarillo in the steer wrestling. The only other rodeo is at Pendleton, Oregon. The steer gets a 12’ longer head start on you. Q: What accomplishment are you most proud of? A: So far, winning the all-around Little Feather Equestrian Center Q: What do you do to relax? A: I’d say play golf but it’s been over a year since I played. I don’t get much down time. Q: If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go? A: Italy Q: What person from history would you most like to have lunch with? Just fifteen minutes NW of the historic Weatherford courthouse, tucked away in the quiet community of Garner, you will find Little Feather Equestrian Center: a place where ponies dance and twist as they wait to be fed, where small children learn to safely master large beasts and join with them in flight over hedges, and adults who were sure their riding days were done are reminded of the simple joy they knew from trotting their favorite horse across a field. Owner/Trainer Rebecca Innerarity has over 2 decades of riding and competition behind her. She is also certified by the American Riding Instructor’s Assoc. Rebecca spends her days at LFEC, working her current show jumpers, training green horses for herself and other owners and giving English riding lessons to both kids and adults. 432-853-1008 871 Pamela Kay Lane Weatherford, TX www.littlefeather.org Q: If someone asked you for your best piece of advice, what would you say? A: No days off. Q: What would you most like to be remembered for? A: I’d like to be remembered as a guy that makes everybody’s day better after he talks to them. I’m trying to be an uplifting guy. That’s my goal for 2016. PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY All new students get four 30 min lessons plus a tee shirt for $115. A: James Garner FEBRUARY 2016 Hunter/Jumper Boarding • Training Lessons • Sales Q: When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A: Vet for a while, but it didn’t take me long to figure out I wanted to be a cowboy. 69