“He was a really easy horse for both of us. Shadow had been used for ranching, brandings, guided Yellowstone trail rides, and a few small trail rides before being exposed to trick riding by Jen.
Jemiah’s horse, a 14-year-old Spanish Barb Mustang cross, was raised by her dad’s dad, and had been her mom’s since he was a two year old. Finding or training good-minded, trusty horses just for trick riding, however, can be done.īoth the Belitz family, from Hot Springs, South Dakota, and the Aamot family, from DeSmet, South Dakota, adapted horses that they already owned to be a safe fit to carry their daughters around unfamiliar arenas throughout the region. “We made a few t-shirts and one said, ‘Riding a horse is like flying without wings.’”įor starting trick riders, finding an affordable horse already started or finished in trick riding can be unattainable. “She says it’s her favorite because she feels like she’s flying,” Jen said. Her favorite trick is the hippodrome or liberty stand, in which she stands on straps by the pommel of the saddle. To have him be the judge and also be a mentor to all the kids was just the best experience and best guidance she could have.” “The competition was probably one of our biggest learning experiences,” Jen said “Jemiah was able to work with Tad Griffith, who is probably, I would say, one of the most respected trick riders in this time period. Candice competed at the same competition and qualified for national finals in the peewee age group. Her first competition was at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City this February, where she won the youth age group.
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Jen did eventually trick ride, starting when Jemiah was two years old, and Jemiah picked it up when she was nine years old getting a start with her mom and seeking professional clinics as well. After seeing them, if just kind of fizzled, and I didn’t think about it as something I would do.” “They opened for Tommy Turvey, and later did a trick riding 101 clinic. “I had grown up around horses, and we rodeoed in North Dakota, but these three Canadian girls just wowed me and and the crowd,” Jen said. Her mom first saw trick riding at the Black Hills Horse Expo eleven years ago, when she was pregnant with Jemiah. Jemiah followed in Jen’s footsteps with her interest in trick riding. “I questioned the safety, but I didn’t want her to be 20 or 30 years old, and have her say that she had really wanted to trick ride, but her mom wouldn’t let her.” “We rodeo, my older daughter does, and trick riding is a little different thing,” Anne said. Her mother Anne conceded, though hesitantly, due to the danger of the sport.
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Both have been at the sport for only a short time, however, they are sought after for professional performances and have excelled in competitions.Ĭandice has been trick riding for three years, getting her start out of a desire to try her hand, having seen the movie Cowgirls and Angels. At 10 years old, Jemiah Belitz and Candice Aamot are two of three trick riders in South Dakota. 6 and 7, one standing atop her horse with a flag streaming out behind her, the other hanging off the side of her buckskin gelding, her fingers gripping her horse’s black mane. Two young girls will blaze around the perimeter of the arena at Black Hills Horse Expo Oct. The will be performing at the Black Hills Horse Expo Oct. Jemiah Belitz, at left, and Candice Aamot are two of only three trick-riding girls in South Dakota.
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