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Desiree studied under 6w Cutting Horses' trainer, Paul Waters for two months. She
learned about starting long yearlings through bringing on finished horses. She is now
back 100 percent focused on continuing to learn from Penny and applying what she
learned at 6w.
. . . More coming soon! . . .
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Published in Pro Rodeo World magazine Article: Smoken 'Em with Penny Treeby-Hudgens |
Speaking Spanish, trick riding, working with Glenn Close, and currently leading the world
is the third year member Penny Treeby-Hudgens. After the Liberty, Ky. rodeo she has
placed at 17 out of 20 rodeos and picked up six first place checks. Among those first
places she set the arena record at the March Longhorn Rodeo in Huntsville, Al. with a
13.638 second run.
“I placed consistently at the Longhorns, so I’m going to continue entering and see what
happens.” Penny’s horse Montana Afton or “Tandy” was raised on the black dirt of her
1876 Kansas family farm and broke in the Flint Hills feedlots. When she realized that
Tandy was going a true winner she pushed him more on the pattern and quit riding him
at the ranches. “It would be great to give Tandy a world title behind his name, he
deserves it.” In 2000 she came close to winning the 1-D world National Barrel Horse
Association title in Augusta, Ga., placing third. Tandy goes back to her old barrel horse
Montana Brandy that she won the PRCA Badlands Circuit on three times and Montana
Pine. “They have been absolute blessings, I couldn’t have asked for better horses.”
Horses and barrel racing aren’t the only things that Penny knows. This Oregon native
earned her Bachelor Degree from the University of Oregon in Spanish and education.
But, what nobody would ever guess is that she earned a ballet minor. During college she
learned to trick ride so she could earn money for barrel racing entry fees. “Ballet was a
great way for me to stay in shape for trick riding.” Directly out of college she taught high
school for one year. “I had to quit teaching because it cost me too much money turning
down trick riding contracts due to my commitment as a teacher.”
Penny trick rode in the PRCA for about 14 years and worked five years for the Mexican
movie-star, Antonio Aguilar. “One of the wildest things was watching my horses fly away
in a plane,” she remembers about when they had a show in Puerto Rico while working for
Aguilar. “It was absolutely fabulous working for Antonio; we were completely taken care of
and the opportunities were great.” She says that to this day if she ever needed a job or
anything else that one phone call would take care of it.
After Penny quit trick riding she worked as a substitute teacher in Kansas while riding
outside horses and raising her two daughters, Natasha and Desiree. Because of her
riding experience she had the opportunity to work as Glenn Close’s stunt double in the
Hallmark Series movies Sarah Plain and Tall. She said that it was amazing how much
her and Close looked alike when they were in costume. “Some of the time people would
come up to me thinking I was Glenn.” In some of the movie set pictures sometimes even
she cannot tell them apart.
After living in Kansas for 15 years she remarried and moved to Oklahoma to be with her
husband Bobby. “Oklahoma is a great place to live because you can go to a barrel race
or rodeo almost every day of the week.” She also says that besides Texas, the barrel
racing in Oklahoma will keep you constantly working to win. Her winning strategy is doing
everything possible to be prepared and giving herself the best chance to win. Still, Penny
gets nervous before every run. If you see her before competition she’ll probably be
stretching herself or Tandy and mentally practicing her run trying not to get too nervous.
People often ask her why or how she gets so nervous? Her response is, “If I quit getting
nervous, that’s when I know I’ll have to quit.”
is the third year member Penny Treeby-Hudgens. After the Liberty, Ky. rodeo she has
placed at 17 out of 20 rodeos and picked up six first place checks. Among those first
places she set the arena record at the March Longhorn Rodeo in Huntsville, Al. with a
13.638 second run.
“I placed consistently at the Longhorns, so I’m going to continue entering and see what
happens.” Penny’s horse Montana Afton or “Tandy” was raised on the black dirt of her
1876 Kansas family farm and broke in the Flint Hills feedlots. When she realized that
Tandy was going a true winner she pushed him more on the pattern and quit riding him
at the ranches. “It would be great to give Tandy a world title behind his name, he
deserves it.” In 2000 she came close to winning the 1-D world National Barrel Horse
Association title in Augusta, Ga., placing third. Tandy goes back to her old barrel horse
Montana Brandy that she won the PRCA Badlands Circuit on three times and Montana
Pine. “They have been absolute blessings, I couldn’t have asked for better horses.”
Horses and barrel racing aren’t the only things that Penny knows. This Oregon native
earned her Bachelor Degree from the University of Oregon in Spanish and education.
But, what nobody would ever guess is that she earned a ballet minor. During college she
learned to trick ride so she could earn money for barrel racing entry fees. “Ballet was a
great way for me to stay in shape for trick riding.” Directly out of college she taught high
school for one year. “I had to quit teaching because it cost me too much money turning
down trick riding contracts due to my commitment as a teacher.”
Penny trick rode in the PRCA for about 14 years and worked five years for the Mexican
movie-star, Antonio Aguilar. “One of the wildest things was watching my horses fly away
in a plane,” she remembers about when they had a show in Puerto Rico while working for
Aguilar. “It was absolutely fabulous working for Antonio; we were completely taken care of
and the opportunities were great.” She says that to this day if she ever needed a job or
anything else that one phone call would take care of it.
After Penny quit trick riding she worked as a substitute teacher in Kansas while riding
outside horses and raising her two daughters, Natasha and Desiree. Because of her
riding experience she had the opportunity to work as Glenn Close’s stunt double in the
Hallmark Series movies Sarah Plain and Tall. She said that it was amazing how much
her and Close looked alike when they were in costume. “Some of the time people would
come up to me thinking I was Glenn.” In some of the movie set pictures sometimes even
she cannot tell them apart.
After living in Kansas for 15 years she remarried and moved to Oklahoma to be with her
husband Bobby. “Oklahoma is a great place to live because you can go to a barrel race
or rodeo almost every day of the week.” She also says that besides Texas, the barrel
racing in Oklahoma will keep you constantly working to win. Her winning strategy is doing
everything possible to be prepared and giving herself the best chance to win. Still, Penny
gets nervous before every run. If you see her before competition she’ll probably be
stretching herself or Tandy and mentally practicing her run trying not to get too nervous.
People often ask her why or how she gets so nervous? Her response is, “If I quit getting
nervous, that’s when I know I’ll have to quit.”
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