Bring on the dancing horse: Vicki Adams' high-stepping paint horse is among the acts in the Wrangler Pro Rodeo Classic this weekend at the Kansas Coliseum.

From: Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS ) | Date: January 20, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Jillian Cohan

Jan. 20--In the ring, you can't tell her age. As the music plays, an American Indian maiden leads a black-and-white horse through graceful dressage moves, encouraging him to pirouette, wave his hoof and stand on two legs. "With some of the stuff, I think I make it look too easy," said the rider, Vicki Adams. Adams has been on the rodeo circuit for more than 30 years, performing with her husband, Leon, all over the United States and abroad. S...

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