Billy Allen

Ever heard of Billy Allen who owns Billy Allen Products, a horse feed company in Scott City, Kansas?  Ever heard of Billy Allen who is a past world champion in reining, team roping and working cow horses? Ever heard of Billy Allen who has four children – two sons and two daughters – each of whom is a past youth world champion in roping events? What about Billy Allen who, in 1976, campaigned three different horses to win high point titles in reining, calf roping and team roping?
Yes, each of the above mentioned Billy Allen’s are one and the same. Billy Allen also is an AQHA Judge and has been for 28 years.
Allen started out rodeoing, but in the mid-20’s began training horses professionally for the public.
Allen was fortunate to train ad show several nice horses and have much success at a young age, thought he admitted that his early days of training consisted mostly of trial and error.
About 22 years ago, Allen tired of searching for the perfect, consistent feed for horses, ventured out and formed his own company, Billy Allen Products, manufacturer of Billy Allen Feed. The feed mill is located on his property, alongside the barns and the pastures filled with broodmares and young horses. Allen runs the place with his wife, Connie and the help of five employees.
Allen has judged AQHA and AQHA World Championship shows, as well as, the All American Quarter Horse Congress and every major stock show.   

Charlene Harris

Charlene was raised on the family ranch north of Gillette, Wyoming along with two brothers, Bobby and Brad. She graduated from Arizona State University in 1983 and returned to the family ranch honing the finer points of ranch management. In 1995, Charlene moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to become the Executive Secretary/Treasurer for the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. Six years later, she moved back to Gillette and is currently employed in the Natural Gas Industry.
Charlene was the 1979 All Around Cowgirl for the Wyoming High School Rodeo Association, qualified for the Original Coors Women’s National Finals Rodeo nine times, most recently in 2002, qualified for the Indian National Finals in 1995 and placed in the top ten at the 2003 Cruel Girl Team Roping Championships held at the USTRC Finals in Oklahoma City. Charlene’s dad, Nick was a many times national finals rodeo qualifier in the steer roping event and her brother Bobby is the 1991 PRCA World Championship Team Roper.
Charlene has served on the host committee for the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette and has been involved with the production of the Original Coors Women’s National Finals Rodeo.  She has had interaction with the sponsors, media and the PRCA national headquarters and has worked as a PRCA timer at the Pendleton Round- UP PRCA Rodeo for the past two years. She is currently serving as the committee chair for the Powder River Roundup PRCA rodeo held in Gillette.

Susan Hart

Susan Hart is from Yakima, Washington. She and her husband owned and operated a 10,000 acre cattle and horse ranch, raising cows, kids, hay and American Quarter Horses. At the present, they now own and operate the White Birch Stables, a division of the Hart Ranch, showing Quarter Horses that have won and placed at the World Quarter Horse Shows in cutting, reining, and roping in both Youth and Open classes.
Susan is a member of several national and local cutting horse and team penning associations. She has been a member of the Okanogan County Fair Board for the past 15 years and a 4-H leader for 25 years.
She was the first woman National Director to be elected as an arena director for the National High School Finals Rodeo and held that position for three years. She has been the National High School Rodeo Association National Director for the state of Washington for over 15 years, serving on numerous committees.
Susan and her husband, Roger have three boys and two grandsons.

Frank Howell

A two time President of the Georgia Quarter Horse Association, Frank Howell of Union City, Georgia was elected to the AQHA Executive Committee in 2001. Currently serving as AQHA Second Vice President, Howell has been active and successful with showing world championship halter horses.
Howell’s success in the arena spanned more than 20 years. To his credit, Howell owned and exhibited SUGAR RAY COOL, four-time AQHA World Championship Halter Gelding and four-time consecutive winner of the year-end high point junior halter gelding, amateur halter gelding and open halter gelding awards. He also owned ZORAYA, 1988 World Championship Yearling Mare and MISS MERGIE, 1996 World Championship in Junior Barrel Racing and winner of the Old Fort Days Futurity Race held in Fort Sumner, Arkansas. The success of Howell’s breeding operation earned him a spot on the AQHA’s Leading Breeders List and his horses’ success have been lucrative through AQHA’s Incentive Fund Program.
Frank Howell and his wife, Lena, have three children.

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