Miss Gem State Stampede

Ashley Bennett is the 18-year-old daughter of Greg and Tawnya Bennett. She lives in Hayden, Idaho, with her horses right outside her front door. She is currently attending North Idaho College, and is working towards a degree in medical billing and coding. Aside from that, she works at a local coffee shop, where she has the pleasure of meeting many new people from our community. On the rare occasion when Ashley is not spending time with her horses you will find her doing other things she enjoys like; swimming in the lake, playing volleyball, hiking, and helping others in any way possible. Ashley also devotes time as a volunteer for a local youth group as a small group leader.

She grew up and flourished in 4-H, once her dad convinced her that horses weren’t as scary as she thought they were. Her parents have always supported her with all the different horse activities she wanted to participate in. 4-H really helped build her confidence, which allowed Ashley to compete at horse shows and to eventually compete for the title of Miss Gem State Stampede. The horse she rides today is a sweet buckskin Quarter Horse named Denni. He has the best personality, and always does his best to take care of Ashley.

Ashley is extremely honored to be Miss Gem State Stampede 2020 because this opportunity will enable her to be a positive impact to the many people, she will cross paths with and to serve as a role model or give the encouragement someone might need. Ashley has fallen in love with the sport of rodeo and looks forward to helping promote the Gem State Stampede. She will strive to give back to the community this year by doing many different things both big and small.

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Miss Gem State Stampede